Nice looking rabbit.  Is it your one and only rabbit? Or this is the new additional?

Did you bring her to a rabbit-savvy vet?  Because some vets are not very familiar with small animal illness and treatment.

I also see the nose like bald and red spot.  Possible sign of mites problem.

Well..you don't need to bring to another vet yet.  If you have some herba oil at home (i.e. Minyak Zaitun, Neem Oil or Euca??), you can apply on that bald spot first.  Observed for few days and see any improvement or not, if getting worse, then only bring to vet.

This is the method I normally used on my guinea pig, if got fungal problem.

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Added on March 9, 2010, 8:06 pm
Alam Damai vet.  This vet I trusted him, he is very honest, and he is very experienced too, further more he won't simply slaughter people's neck.

hi, can i ask some suggestion..
how the proper ways to do this get-to-know session?
cause my rabbit not get along with my new rabbit 
i also try few times to let both out from cage together in same time, but ended wif i'm injured by protecting my rabbit from figting 
fyi, my rabbit is 3++month and others one is 1++month (is dis the cause of my prob?)
thanks 

the older one is doe, n the young one is buck..
yup, i do realise of high risk from purchase too young rabbit, but cannot to help myself coz its too cute 
tomorrow i will take both of them to vet, to check their health n get ivermectin injection for older one

huu~okey. i swear i will not buy any underage bunnies again, dis is 1st n last
i think it mites or maybe others parasite..cause at both my rabbit ear hve such as dandruff
b4 dis, i do read more disease symptom like dis (in internet of course), n the best treatment is ivermectin injection.
well, i'll will cmfirm again wit vet tmorrow. hpe he can cured my rabbit.
btw, thanks a lot for advices 

Hi, I just discovered this forum and I'm glad that there are so many avid rabbit lovers in Malaysia.

But just a word of warning, be careful when mixing rabbits and guinea pigs together. Rabbits are a carrier of a disease (Bordatella bronchiseptica) which can cause a fatal respiratory disease to guinea pigs. And after reading through the forum, I realized that many of you all like to keep your rabbits in wire cages. Personally, I do not like wire cages very much for rabbits especially big sized rabbits that are fed large amount of pellets. They do develop sores at their hock known as pododermatitis/sore hock which can get very serious if not prevented. And the other thing I would like to comment that some of the owners do like to feed high sugar content fruits (apples, bananas and baby carrots) to their rabbits. I seriously do not recommend feeding these food items in large or frequent amounts. I do not have the time to explain why, but I shall when I have more free time Remember rabbits are hind gut fermentors and fibers are essential to their diet and even timothy hay pellets are no replacement to the actual timothy hay itself. Remember that if you get their diet right the first time, your rabbit may live up to 10-12 years.

A final word, remember that rabbits are prey species and they do very well to hide signs that they are sick. So a single day of inappetance and inactivity can be quite significant for a rabbit. Many times when you notice the signs, it can be the terminal stage of a chronic disease that you just noticed.

That's all from me. Feel free to ask if there are any other questions.

Any advise for travelling with bunny? I go back to my hometown this weekend by car, which take 3 hours..I don't know if the rabbit will stress if I bring them along?

All fluffies i call busuk... Even my bf i call him busuk too.. hehehehe

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Added on March 11, 2010, 10:47 pm

I have experienced travel with 3 bunnies too.. cyberjaya-penang. we (my bf n i) make sure they feel like home : put them in the cage, provide litterbox, and boxes for them to hide. We wrapped the cage perimeters with towel, except front part of the cage where the aircond can blow to them (not too cold, not too hot). Keep them away from noise as much as can. Give treats before, during and after the journey.. some bunnies love to be pet.. so u can pet them to keep them calm.

Shiro (my si busuk HL), also traveled from kl-penang. The couple who brought him to me also pat him along the journey. Make sure u give them a comfort environment as soon as u reach ur destiny, such as playpen etc. They will settledown themselves as long as u make sure they eat n drink like normal...

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Added on March 11, 2010, 10:50 pm

The bunnies are ok.. except their mommy is too busy with work lately.. so not much petting session 

because they said rabbit needs hay more...so i tot just purely gave alfafa hay.....

hi guys,

i got few rabbit which i just bought.. but there is one where his tooth is grow really long till his nose. i brought him to the vet ask them to cut shorter the tooth which then cost me RM90 and it only can last for 1 week and it grow back till his nose.. its really costly and i hope you guys can recommend me a way that is much more cheaper..
thx

Just an update...

I travelled with my 6 bunnies last Saturday....I tried to make them as  comfortable as I can during the trip...So far everything is fine and they're seem healthy and OK...

noted i will get pallets for him tomorow.....mmm seem like lots of ppl suggest pro optimum and show rabbit.....which is best for him....since he is 4 months od

Already died 6 rabbits so far..     But still have not given up yet. 

Expensive experience    , but hopefully I am getting wiser now.  So far, I have successfully rescued 4 rabbits from critical moment to safety.  Initially plan for holiday this week, but have cancel my plan since most of my rabbits are still young and not in stable condition.  What a big sacrifice I made for my rabbits.

Yikes

If I'm not mistaken and correct me if I'm wrong but it seems that you are having problems with the young rabbits. You might want to reconsider the breeders that you're buying from.

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Added on March 15, 2010, 11:29 pm
Do u live in klang valley? If you do, I believe pet lovers centre sells chubbypets hay. That's where I buy mine when I'm too lazy to wait for the delivery.

sweet? I don't think so. lucky? I really don't think so. 6 died so far isn't a good indication at all.

Really need to rethink about breeder, age of rabbits, basic care skills and re-evaluate the number of rabbits kept.

Sorry to be blunt but reading about dying rabbit is not fun at all...

awwww I'm so sorry, what I meant just now is, she sacrifice her work for the rabbits. 6 died is not fun at all.

What u said is true sangterap,before we buy any pets we need to do research about that pets...every single things we need to know because animals also are living things like us....When first time I bought my rabbit, I don't have any knowledge about rabbits....but some how I get some Inspiration from nicoty_yne sis....than after do research, I get a lot of informations...This forum really help me too

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Added on March 16, 2010, 12:32 am
Huhuhuhu nope, I'm from Penang. Sometime I buy the hay from Chew Thean Yeang pet shop but the quality of the hay is not that good bcoz inside their packing got bugs( I don't is it bugs or what but it is in  brown color ). I prefer to give hay from chubbypetsgarden but is my mistake order very late.

one Q;
do we need to trim the rabbit's nail once in a while?
my few month old rabbit's nail is growing longer...

thanks...sorry cause I forgot to tell you regarding the boarding...so sorry...

anyway, I just come back from my hometown yesterday, only with 2 bunnies...The other 4 I left @ my parent house.. feel so sad but no choice cause 6 bunnies life in apartment is tough to handle...