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Winston's ashes were returned to us and my OH had some of them made in to a small piece of jewelery.
She had been thinking about another rabbit to keep Clemmy company and about a month ago our local vet posted up on facebook they had a single male rabbit handed in with no owner. A week later and the owner hadn't come forward and he was taken home by us!
Meet Darwin! The vet reckons he is youngish, perhaps 2ish years old. He is quite happy being held and stroked. Due to his colour he is the most awkward rabbit to photograph.
He hadn't been neutured so that was the first thing. He got a small infection after the op and had to have some puss squeezed out of his ball sack
After a stint in cages next to eachother, both him and Clemmy seem to be getting on reasonably well although there is still a fair bit of humping (residual hormones?)
She had been thinking about another rabbit to keep Clemmy company and about a month ago our local vet posted up on facebook they had a single male rabbit handed in with no owner. A week later and the owner hadn't come forward and he was taken home by us!
Meet Darwin! The vet reckons he is youngish, perhaps 2ish years old. He is quite happy being held and stroked. Due to his colour he is the most awkward rabbit to photograph.
He hadn't been neutured so that was the first thing. He got a small infection after the op and had to have some puss squeezed out of his ball sack
After a stint in cages next to eachother, both him and Clemmy seem to be getting on reasonably well although there is still a fair bit of humping (residual hormones?)
Males can be fertil for a few weeks after neutering and yes hormones can play a part for a few weeks but sometimes it is a dominance display even with neutered animals.
If Clemmy is female but spayed there is obviously no risk of accidental mating!! Same as if Clemmy is male (and I assume neutered)
Hope they are happy together, always good to rehome a stray
If Clemmy is female but spayed there is obviously no risk of accidental mating!! Same as if Clemmy is male (and I assume neutered)
Hope they are happy together, always good to rehome a stray
gazapc said:
Winston's ashes were returned to us and my OH had some of them made in to a small piece of jewelery.
She had been thinking about another rabbit to keep Clemmy company and about a month ago our local vet posted up on facebook they had a single male rabbit handed in with no owner. A week later and the owner hadn't come forward and he was taken home by us!
Meet Darwin! The vet reckons he is youngish, perhaps 2ish years old. He is quite happy being held and stroked. Due to his colour he is the most awkward rabbit to photograph.
He hadn't been neutured so that was the first thing. He got a small infection after the op and had to have some puss squeezed out of his ball sack
After a stint in cages next to eachother, both him and Clemmy seem to be getting on reasonably well although there is still a fair bit of humping (residual hormones?)
Aww, Darwin is cute She had been thinking about another rabbit to keep Clemmy company and about a month ago our local vet posted up on facebook they had a single male rabbit handed in with no owner. A week later and the owner hadn't come forward and he was taken home by us!
Meet Darwin! The vet reckons he is youngish, perhaps 2ish years old. He is quite happy being held and stroked. Due to his colour he is the most awkward rabbit to photograph.
He hadn't been neutured so that was the first thing. He got a small infection after the op and had to have some puss squeezed out of his ball sack
After a stint in cages next to eachother, both him and Clemmy seem to be getting on reasonably well although there is still a fair bit of humping (residual hormones?)
My (ex) two used to hump occasionally, even years after the spay/neuter, although weirdly it was the girl on boy....flol,
Holy thread resurrection batman!
We've recently had a new member of the family. I'm fairly confident he's a netherland dwarf.
We think he is between 2.5 and 3years old. One of my wifes old colleagues broke up with his girlfriend and she upped and left, leaving behind a bunny. This was about 6m ago and he hasn't had any connection with him since. Hes been in a small cage (we think all his life) with no access to a run.
He's very timid and doesn't like being handled, hopefully we can slowly get him accustomed to it. He doesn't mind a stroke though where he is. We've already cut all his nails down about an inch, but they're still too long really (we're not even in the same county as the quick).
It looks like he's been chewing the bars of the cage in the past. For the moment we've put him in the kitchen and opened up the cage in the hope that he might venture out. He cant go anywhere unseen and there are no cables he can get to.
Hes a very cute little thing. Tiny little ears and bright blue eyes. His name is Calvin, which we dont really like, but heard it's bad luck to rename a pet.
Will take him along to the vets in the next week or so once he has settled in a bit and can be handled a little easier.
We've recently had a new member of the family. I'm fairly confident he's a netherland dwarf.
We think he is between 2.5 and 3years old. One of my wifes old colleagues broke up with his girlfriend and she upped and left, leaving behind a bunny. This was about 6m ago and he hasn't had any connection with him since. Hes been in a small cage (we think all his life) with no access to a run.
He's very timid and doesn't like being handled, hopefully we can slowly get him accustomed to it. He doesn't mind a stroke though where he is. We've already cut all his nails down about an inch, but they're still too long really (we're not even in the same county as the quick).
It looks like he's been chewing the bars of the cage in the past. For the moment we've put him in the kitchen and opened up the cage in the hope that he might venture out. He cant go anywhere unseen and there are no cables he can get to.
Hes a very cute little thing. Tiny little ears and bright blue eyes. His name is Calvin, which we dont really like, but heard it's bad luck to rename a pet.
Will take him along to the vets in the next week or so once he has settled in a bit and can be handled a little easier.
We lost one of our pair of pigs in the week due to a very short and serious episode of bloat.
The first vet we took him said there was nothing obviously wrong but told us to try some antibiotics and syringe feeding him with watered down food. The next morning he looked worse so we took him to a cat and rabbit specialist who said he had very serious bloat and was very weak. They kept him in and tried some injections and a few other things but it was just too late so was put to sleep later that day. It was very sad.
So we now have a lonely guinea pig, who's an absolute unit (who was a rescue) and a lonely smol bunny. I know they shouldn't live together, but we might try introducing them and see what they make of each other. They're not dissimilar in overall size to be fair.
Ultimately we need at least another pig, and ideally another small bun too. The two pigs had always lived with each other. The remaining one at the minute doesn't appear too depressed, he's still trotting about and eating plenty of food, but he obviously doesn't have a playmate anymore and he's not "popcorned" since as they used to play together and chase each other around.
The first vet we took him said there was nothing obviously wrong but told us to try some antibiotics and syringe feeding him with watered down food. The next morning he looked worse so we took him to a cat and rabbit specialist who said he had very serious bloat and was very weak. They kept him in and tried some injections and a few other things but it was just too late so was put to sleep later that day. It was very sad.
So we now have a lonely guinea pig, who's an absolute unit (who was a rescue) and a lonely smol bunny. I know they shouldn't live together, but we might try introducing them and see what they make of each other. They're not dissimilar in overall size to be fair.
Ultimately we need at least another pig, and ideally another small bun too. The two pigs had always lived with each other. The remaining one at the minute doesn't appear too depressed, he's still trotting about and eating plenty of food, but he obviously doesn't have a playmate anymore and he's not "popcorned" since as they used to play together and chase each other around.
Definitely looks like a Netherland Dwarf to me. He's lovely
I've had numerous pets and renamed many of them, so change his name if you want to. New life, new name. I've not heard about it being bad luck to rename them.
As richatnort says, rabbits are generally best with company but house rabbits can live alone if they have plenty of human company. Mine are outside buns, so they are in pairs. Neutered opposite sex pairs work best.
I understand your thinking, but really wouldn't recommend mixing the bun and guinea pig. Rabbits often bully guinea pigs, and could seriously injure by kicking/scratching.
If you are able to find one nearby, I would strongly recommend finding a small animal rescue to get them companions. They can often help with bonding. Most of my buns have come from one near Gloucester, which is excellent, although they don't rehome guinea pigs any more, only rabbits.
Good luck!
I've had numerous pets and renamed many of them, so change his name if you want to. New life, new name. I've not heard about it being bad luck to rename them.
As richatnort says, rabbits are generally best with company but house rabbits can live alone if they have plenty of human company. Mine are outside buns, so they are in pairs. Neutered opposite sex pairs work best.
I understand your thinking, but really wouldn't recommend mixing the bun and guinea pig. Rabbits often bully guinea pigs, and could seriously injure by kicking/scratching.
If you are able to find one nearby, I would strongly recommend finding a small animal rescue to get them companions. They can often help with bonding. Most of my buns have come from one near Gloucester, which is excellent, although they don't rehome guinea pigs any more, only rabbits.
Good luck!
moorx said:
I understand your thinking, but really wouldn't recommend mixing the bun and guinea pig. Rabbits often bully guinea pigs, and could seriously injure by kicking/scratching.
If you are able to find one nearby, I would strongly recommend finding a small animal rescue to get them companions. They can often help with bonding. Most of my buns have come from one near Gloucester, which is excellent, although they don't rehome guinea pigs any more, only rabbits.
Yes, I think you're right re.mixing the bun and pig. He needs a play mate, not a big bully. Despite the cuteness of the bun, i get a feeling he's quite cranky. Who can blame him?If you are able to find one nearby, I would strongly recommend finding a small animal rescue to get them companions. They can often help with bonding. Most of my buns have come from one near Gloucester, which is excellent, although they don't rehome guinea pigs any more, only rabbits.
Hopefully he will come round.
Our pigs were via rehome place. She only has buns in at the moment as that is her main field. So we might contact her to see what she says about our little white chappie. She's incredibly experienced and does assist with introducing and pairing them.
Re. Pigs, we've been in touch with three rehome places so far and none of them seem to want to deal with us as our pig, Bjorn isnt neutered. I understand that an older boar can be more easily paired with a young boar, or spayed sows, but it's more tricky to pair with an older boar due to territorial warfare and dominance.
This is Bjorn.
Ambleton said:
Yes, I think you're right re.mixing the bun and pig. He needs a play mate, not a big bully. Despite the cuteness of the bun, i get a feeling he's quite cranky. Who can blame him?
Hopefully he will come round.
Our pigs were via rehome place. She only has buns in at the moment as that is her main field. So we might contact her to see what she says about our little white chappie. She's incredibly experienced and does assist with introducing and pairing them.
Re. Pigs, we've been in touch with three rehome places so far and none of them seem to want to deal with us as our pig, Bjorn isnt neutered. I understand that an older boar can be more easily paired with a young boar, or spayed sows, but it's more tricky to pair with an older boar due to territorial warfare and dominance.
This is Bjorn.
Bjorn is very handsome. I have a single boar too, Bert, and two sows, Gladys and Betty. I too thought about trying a baby boar, but apparently they can still start to fight when the youngster reaches maturity. Hopefully he will come round.
Our pigs were via rehome place. She only has buns in at the moment as that is her main field. So we might contact her to see what she says about our little white chappie. She's incredibly experienced and does assist with introducing and pairing them.
Re. Pigs, we've been in touch with three rehome places so far and none of them seem to want to deal with us as our pig, Bjorn isnt neutered. I understand that an older boar can be more easily paired with a young boar, or spayed sows, but it's more tricky to pair with an older boar due to territorial warfare and dominance.
This is Bjorn.
I believe that Nethies can be a bit grumpy (small rabbit syndrome?!?). My favourites are Rexes, they are generally very laid back and healthy and their fur is wonderful, like velvet. Four of my six rabbits are rexes, and the other two are rex crosses!
Bjorn is a handsome chap, I have 2 elderly sows myself, have you tried https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/ to see if anyone can help with rehoming? (I'm one of the administrators on the forum)
BossHogg said:
Bjorn is a handsome chap, I have 2 elderly sows myself, have you tried https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/ to see if anyone can help with rehoming? (I'm one of the administrators on the forum)
Thankyou - that's a really informative forum with loads of useful stuff on there.
Updates on our furry ones...
Calvin is to be renamed Casper.
He has really started to make himself at home. We have moved his cage into the living room and blockaded an area he can potter around in that's about the same size as the kitchen. He is now happily pottering around, sniffing, stretching up. Then goes back to his home for a lie down. Hes not to all this excersise! He's being very inquisitive.
Regarding handling, he's a bit feisty to get hold of, but once he's in your arms he's more than happy to stay there and be stroked and even grooms back.
He hasn't done a binky yet, but I don't think it'll be long before he does as he seems to be coming alive very quickly. Up until a few hours ago he was just sat in one corner of his cage, despite the door being open all day. Once my wife coaxed him out and he discovered it was safe and no big deal he's been hopping in and out since!
We have also collected another piggy today, a young boar (from the "returned and unwanted pets available for adoption" section at P@H). He's in a separate hutch at the mo for a few days to settle in prior to attempting a bond. He should be okay as he is still young and Bjorn is very gentle. If all fails we do have the ability to house them together with a divider between them so they can still communicate but not irritate each other.
Say hello to Dennis
Calvin is to be renamed Casper.
He has really started to make himself at home. We have moved his cage into the living room and blockaded an area he can potter around in that's about the same size as the kitchen. He is now happily pottering around, sniffing, stretching up. Then goes back to his home for a lie down. Hes not to all this excersise! He's being very inquisitive.
Regarding handling, he's a bit feisty to get hold of, but once he's in your arms he's more than happy to stay there and be stroked and even grooms back.
He hasn't done a binky yet, but I don't think it'll be long before he does as he seems to be coming alive very quickly. Up until a few hours ago he was just sat in one corner of his cage, despite the door being open all day. Once my wife coaxed him out and he discovered it was safe and no big deal he's been hopping in and out since!
We have also collected another piggy today, a young boar (from the "returned and unwanted pets available for adoption" section at P@H). He's in a separate hutch at the mo for a few days to settle in prior to attempting a bond. He should be okay as he is still young and Bjorn is very gentle. If all fails we do have the ability to house them together with a divider between them so they can still communicate but not irritate each other.
Say hello to Dennis
I've been following the thread for a while but not really posted.
This is our rabbit, Named by the kids as Mrs Nibbles, which is fine until your in the vets waiting room. She's apparently a cross between a mini lop and a Lion head, although not all that mini.
She's completely taken over our conservatory which is now like a shanty town of cardboard boxes which provide places to hide and generally destroy, but a real character who spends most evenings running around in the Living room (trying to brake out into the rest of the house) or crashed out in front of the fire.
One thing we did notice last night when cutting her nails is that she seams to have broken one very close to her paw so will need to keep an eye on that.
This is our rabbit, Named by the kids as Mrs Nibbles, which is fine until your in the vets waiting room. She's apparently a cross between a mini lop and a Lion head, although not all that mini.
She's completely taken over our conservatory which is now like a shanty town of cardboard boxes which provide places to hide and generally destroy, but a real character who spends most evenings running around in the Living room (trying to brake out into the rest of the house) or crashed out in front of the fire.
One thing we did notice last night when cutting her nails is that she seams to have broken one very close to her paw so will need to keep an eye on that.
Hello all, haven't posted before but we have 3 house rabbits.
These 2 are smokey and coco and have a little Netherland dwarf called pearl.
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They were all rescues between 3-5 years old.
We tried bonding all together but the little one decided to chase the others so she stays down stairs in the livingroom and the other 2 have a shed during summer and come inside over winter.
These 2 are smokey and coco and have a little Netherland dwarf called pearl.
|https://thumbsnap.com/YUS7Z2jt[/url]They were all rescues between 3-5 years old.
We tried bonding all together but the little one decided to chase the others so she stays down stairs in the livingroom and the other 2 have a shed during summer and come inside over winter.
Since I last posted here our furry little bugger has cost the insurance company a fortune. I noticed a lump last Jan on his chin, our usual vet said it was a tooth abscess and they said they couldnt do anything about it due to his age, so advised we say goodbye. We were not saying goodbye to a happy bunny with a lump! 2nd opinion with a a highly reccomended bunny vet, she whipped tooth oit and cleared abscess and all was good. About 6 weekes later I found another lump. Long story short, 2 more small operations and he is happy as larry. He has been off meds for nearly a week and cant stop eating. Not a bad looking, nearly 10 yr old lol. Thats his back leg, caught him mid clean. 
We had an eventful start to the day!
Whilst reading with my daughter before school there was a lot of dog barking outside the house. After a few minutes a chap came to the door with his dog and asked if our rabbit had escaped - we don’t have one. He explained there was a baby rabbit under our green bin that had been being chased by a cat!
He went on his way, leaving me to deal with the rabbit, who was put in a safe place (laundry basket!) to keep it away from the cat whilst I googled the best course of action. I checked it over and there was no sign of injury, so it was promptly taken back over to the woodlands across the road from which it’d presumably come from. Advise was to cover it with some leaves whilst it resettled, but it was back on its way before I’d gathered them.
In other news, my daughter now wants a rabbit.
Whilst reading with my daughter before school there was a lot of dog barking outside the house. After a few minutes a chap came to the door with his dog and asked if our rabbit had escaped - we don’t have one. He explained there was a baby rabbit under our green bin that had been being chased by a cat!
He went on his way, leaving me to deal with the rabbit, who was put in a safe place (laundry basket!) to keep it away from the cat whilst I googled the best course of action. I checked it over and there was no sign of injury, so it was promptly taken back over to the woodlands across the road from which it’d presumably come from. Advise was to cover it with some leaves whilst it resettled, but it was back on its way before I’d gathered them.
In other news, my daughter now wants a rabbit.
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