Just adopted a holland lop. His skin is not looking good. Areas of matted fur n some alr infected. One of his front leg looks hurt. Broght him to the vet. It seems he has skin infection due to the matted hair which has been pulled out of the roots and his front leg is broken and has healed itself. So he will have a limp.
Ive 2 baby rabbits of diff breed. Is it ok to mix them? Im scared they will gaduh.
Plus, any supplements for the lops fur? Special food maybe? Currently feeding him britter bunny n timothy hay (he doesnt eat alot. Unlike the baby rabbits..Hmm) and daily green vege n occationally carrots. The vet shaved some of his fur off. So he looks very kesian now.

I can't really make out the 'horn' on the nose from your photo. but from the symptoms that you described:
- hair loss
- crusts forming on skin

it *may* be a case of mange infection. basically caused by parasitic microscopic insects infesting their skin. the crust that forms is the waste material produced over time by the mites. try spreading the fur on the nose area, and see if there's any buildup of crust there or not. nose, legs and ears are common areas for mange infection to start at

more information here, along with another vet in Puchong that you can look at: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=66359549

Hi,

Hope anyone can provide some adv.
My daughter who is 8yrs old loves rabbit  always insist on buying one as a pet.
My questions are, which species is d smallest?
Which species easist to rear and tame?
Also any pet shops in penang i can get it?
Thks.

Netherland Dwarf is basically d smallest


As for d species that is easier to tame, i think have read that it's holland lop but it actually depends on that particular bunny. They are like humans and comes with different personalities. Mine likes to run around and do not like being cuddled nor to even sit on my lap but damn smart for sure LOL

I've not have any experience with broken bones before, so I really cannot comment on that.

on the skin infection, useful things to keep around are:
- saline solution. get the big bottle of contact lens liquid from tesco. quite cheap. this is useful for cleaning the skin, and also for softening up matted fur.  also very useful for cleaning the areas around their eyes. useful for cleaning any wounds too. saline solution is not as painful as cleaning with water, and this is personal experience from cleaning my own cuts and scratches
- cotton balls for cleaning. ie. wet the cotton ball with the saline solution.

the vet should have given you some antibiotic cream for the skin infection right? make sure to use that

fur shaved off can grow back wan, so don't worry about that. most important of all right now is to handle the skin infection first.

for the food, you can try some better quality food. fur condition will improve a lot with a better diet. but control the amount of greens and carrots though. you can probably add in some rolled oats into the diet too.

rabbits of a different breeds getting along, it really depends on how you bond them. if both are males then its more difficult (fighting to see who's the boss) unless you neuter them.

Question for experts, is it normal for bunnies to change colour as the mature? My lil oatbun's fur changes colour from brown to very dark brown (almost black) in a very noticeable way, less than 10 days. Is it bcoz of d change of food from alfafa to timothy?

Oatbun should be ok because my rabbit changed fur color too when I graduate him to carrot as snack. From shiny black, he grew white fur on the butt and grey fur at random parts of the body. He is less than 1yo.

Question for experts, is it normal for bunnies to change colour as the mature? My lil oatbun's fur changes colour from brown to very dark brown (almost black) in a very noticeable way, less than 10 days. Is it bcoz of d change of food from alfafa to timothy?

Hi All,

Anyone knows where to get good and nice rabbit huts? I wanted to place my rabbits in the garden so they'll have a lot of space to run around. But i need to give them a shelter just in case rain. I don't want to ruin my garden with ugly looking cages. I want nice sophisticated huts. Any place to recommend?

Only 1 bunny? So lonely...

Hi agheng,

In Malaysia, very seldom people will spend $$$ on outdoor huts for rabbits. The market is not there. But you can try search for some dog cages/huts. Some of it, might suit for rabbits. Or you DIY.

But is it a must to put them in the garden permanently? With the heat or rain here, don't think the rabbits will like it outdoor. Do reconsider.
Thanks 

Btw guys,

today when i purchase my bunny pellet, one of the salesman approach me and propose for Harrington pellets.
anyone had tried this? how good is it?


how good it is compared to Genesis?

PLC? Harrington is PLC's own inhouse brand. They will promote their own brand to every customer. For me, I think Genesis is better because it is Timothy and Alfalfa Hay based and it is very good for my rabbits. My rabbits after consuming Genesis have very nice, thick, soft fur as Genesis has Omega 3&6. If you see the ingredient list for Harrington pellets, the main ingredients are wheat and oat which are grains. Personally I think that is not good as that is not really natural food for rabbit as compared to Timothy & Alfalfa hay in Genesis.

wow, u really guess it right 
yes i bought my pet supply from PLC.
but from google, Harrington is an Australia product right? how does it related to PLC?
and other country user review from internet is kinda convincing, but i m not sure anyone local had tried this kind of pellet.

btw, u got selling Genesis pellet?