Hector is my first pet (who isn't a fish) ever. I got him soon after moving out of my parents house. My mother has strong objections about pets so I pretty much spent my life lusting for a pet. Being my first pet experience I am constantly amazed with the trust and love a pet gives to its owner. Its magical.

Today while kissing my little rabbit it occurred to me what the kiss actually meant to my rabbit. I imagined myself being a tiny creatures who is easily scared. My instincts tell me to run and hide at the slightest indication of danger. But here I am, hopping trustingly to a creature 50 times my size with big teeth and obviously a carnivore from the smell from her mouth. I stand right next to this creature and bent my head telling the creature I want a kiss on my head. My natural instincts tell me that the creature could bite me with the scary teeth and hurt me instantly. Yet I do it anyway cause I trust her.

Everytime our pets let us kiss them or pet them or carry them, they take a big risk. Although some may argue that animals might not have the brain power to rationalize, I believe that being animals they have extremely strong instincts in sensing danger. Even more so with prey animals like rabbits. Its touching and well, magical that an animal could trust me with their lives, could put all their natural instincts aside and put everything in my hands.

Animals are amazing.

thanks for the condolences...

so kam tung!

zenix, u so kua chang

haha

This post has been edited by vincentwee: Oct 8 2010, 03:14 PM

Finally I got my Bunny name Gambit and Dorna...
will show to you guys soon...

Baby lop really have the shadow of prairie dog.

Looks more like Capybara to me. The largest rodent in the world but rabbits are not rodents.....

at first i tot u said Chupacabra

LOL!

Oh yeah, I have seen one of those in the nest boxes too....LOL!

hi guys....wots up....long time no see !!!.

been busy with my schedules...missing this forum

btw i've added ND lately and going to add one more

will update the photos....especially those who wonder how im taking good care []

is anyone can suggest me any vet clinics near kl? or ampang....for neutre/spay my rabbit? and usually wut is the price?

Try Animal Medical Centre at Jalan Tun Razak. I think for buck its rm150 or rm 180. Not sure about does.

Hi guys,

Shiro (the bunny u see in my avatar) starts to ignore his hay.

He just recovered from gas problem 2 weeks ago. And since than, he only feeds on vege, fruits and pellet.

A few days ago, i stop the fruits/vege and pellet. Hays only. But this fella sudah terlebih manja. He refused to eat at all! He doesnt touch the hay at all including alfalfa. As the result, the gas problem came back.

This morning, he starts to bounce back as i saw some poops in his litter tray (yesterday, none at all!!) And i have to feed him some pellet.

I've tried a lot of trick to make he eats his hay. Sprinkled with juice on the hay, and even wrapped/tied hays to his pellets!! Do u guys have the same experience and successfully change ur rabbit's eating behavior. If u do, pls share some tips. Thanks.

P/s : I have 13 bunnies. My other 12 rabbits have no problem as they love hays so much.

This post has been edited by nicoty_yne: Oct 13 2010, 11:26 AM

nicoty_yne,

how u determine your rabbit dont eat hay? i consider not eating if the hay was there for 1 or 2 day. if you just put the hay for few hours/half day, that doesn't consider he not eating. when they hungry, they eat hay no matter what.

you must not soft heart. they wont die if dont eat for few days. make sure got water. i think u should feed him timothy hay only until he finish it all.

do tell us how long u put that hay for him.

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Added on October 13, 2010, 2:13 pmhave u try force hay into their mouth?
i tried before on two bunny and it works.
you hold their body and push hay into their mouth forcefully. as the hay go inside their mouth, they have no choice but to chew and eat.

this trick is not for weak heart ppl.

This post has been edited by vincentwee: Oct 13 2010, 02:13 PM

When i say NOT EATING, means not eating at all loooorr.. The hay is remain at the same amount even i left it on the hay rack for a month! He only munch of veges, fruits n pellets (i'm feeding 3 pellets - BBT, Pro Optimum (as basic pellet) and SRF (as treat/bribe). My rabbit Shiro has a very sensitive stomach. He is having a 'sausage poo' problem (untreatable and getting worse as he gets older, but with a proper diet, he shud be ok)

With this problem, he required 70% of hay in his diet, pro-bio in his pellets (i'm using lacto5) 2-3times a week and a lot of running to make his gut keep working.

So, i've slowly reduced the pellets and fruits and veges, but he still not eating his hay. These few weeks i tried to stop the pellets and i only put hay in his cage. I want to make he eat his hay. I tot, if he starves, he will eats his hay. BUT NO! This fella ended up 'MOGOK LAPAR'. He rather not to eat at all instead of munch of his hay and it leads to gas problem. And yes, compared to other rabbits i have, this one getting skinny due to his eating habit. 12 hours after i stop the pellets, he got lumpy stomach due to gas and blockage. Blockage is not by gas, but by his food/poops. If u think rabbit cant die if not eating for a few days, i think u shud start read about SAUSAGE POO, COW POOP & MEGACOLON in rabbits, then u will understand that not eating for 12 hours might kill THIS BUNNY.

I'm getting sick about FORCE-FEEDING my rabbit, as i have to force feed him with Critical Care, Simethicone, and fresh pineapple juice every time he got blockage. That is not an easy job. As he wont swallow, but will spill out what ever u syringe feed him.

Just now i chopped small slices of apples, and hide it inside the hay ball (i make small balls with hay strands). And again, i failed. If some of u guys have some tips on how to trick ur bunnies eat the hay, do share with me. Thank you.

This post has been edited by nicoty_yne: Oct 14 2010, 02:12 AM

[quote=nicoty_yne,Oct 13 2010, 08:39 PM]
Sorry nico, everything that worked for me u have already tried. Poor little fella.

Eli, other than alfalfa/timothy, is there any other hay that ur bunny obsessed with?

i think only experience rabbit vet can help you.

if not sangeterap and beh.

your problem is too high level and difficult.

My little fella took an instant liking towards orchard grass so I have started to alternate his hay to give him some variety. Some are of the opinion that orchard grass is more appetizing to rabbits than timothy and alfalfa. Or maybe try oxbow botanical which is a mixture of dif hay making it more alluring. Good luck nico, hope ur boy gets better soon.

Any of u have a problem with a totally inactive bunny? My friend's rabbit is inactive. It has been 7 months and he still hardly comes out of the cage. He has never taken a run and has been indifferent to all the trick outlined online to lure him out. But funny enough he isn't scared at all of humans, always willing to be pet even by strangers. Is this something we need to be worried about? Any suggestions on how to deal with him?