Hi, I'm new to taking in a rabbit as a pet. On election day, I went to Pets Wonderland Store at Great Easter Mall branch and I bought a local cross breed rabbit which he is about almost a month old (I named him Chester ) and so far I'm enjoying keeping him But I have a few questions regarding general care and certain product I bought from there:-

1.) I bought the Genesis Alfalfa extruded pellets and also the alfalfa hay from them (Their own brand). But the thing is, I knew that Alfalfa has high content in calcium and much less in fiber and so far I've been feeding him the two stuff for a few days now and I noticed his pee becomes a thick yellow tone although sometimes it can be reddish brown colour too? should I be worried about it and do I need to change to another type of hay or pellet?

2.) Besides the food, do I have to clean his backside once in a while? Because I do know the dangers of the fly strike disease due to a dirty rabbit's bum but the problem is Chester won't let me pick him up for me to check and make sure it's not too dirty.

3.) Is it safe I give him an empty toilet roll as a toy? I'm not sure cause maybe it may contain harmful stuff in it?

4.) Lastly, I also bought Chipsi Classic for the bedding from Pets Wonderland as I saw there aren't that many choices and I'm not sure if the other brands they are selling are safe to use. So, is Chipsi Classic bedding good or bad? (link to product:- http://www.petshack.com.my/webshaper/store...roductItem=664)

I would really appreciate any feed back and help, thank you

This post has been edited by Jon C.: May 8 2013, 11:09 PM

ok thanks for some answers.

1.) But just now I went to check on him again and again for the 3rd time his pee is a thick yellow tone to it and also some other red brownish pee too, I'm a bit worried if I should continue giving Alfalfa type pellets and hay to him, is he getting too much calcium?? By the way I have only seen him having a bit of diarrhea once but it's gone already.

2.) err not sure how the playing activity would help me checking out his bum to make sure it's clean...?

3.) ok, maybe I might give one to him to see how his reaction to it. Though I'll make sure it's not a bleached empty toilet roll or anything colourful.

4.) ah that's fine, but after checking out Chipsi's website apparently it's bedding are made with two types of Softwood, Fir and Spruce Wood. I don't think softwood shavings are good for bedding as according to some other Rabbit website guides, it can be toxic and cause respiratory problems. I think i'll have to start looking for other alternatives.

oohh I see.. to make them feel tired them first. Not sure if it would work with my bun but I'll try

Yeah, I guess bribing does work too hehe

Just another question, where do you guys usually buy Alfalfa and Timothy hay besides from pet shops? I'm actually planning to introduce Timothy to my bun and mix together with Alfalfa and my Alfalfa hay is running out too. Oh, and any brand to recommend too?

Any economical bedding to recommend to put in the litter box?? First I was using Chipsi Classic bedding and I didn't really like it cause it's hard when it comes to cleaning and looks messy. Now i'm using LM Farms brand natural bedding but it's very expensive I bought it from pets wonderland for RM28 but it was on discount. If it wasn't, it would have cost me RM33! Though so far it's not too bad when I used it since it's natural and made of pulp which can absorb a lot of pee, but the cost is ridiculous

This post has been edited by Jon C.: May 30 2013, 10:40 PM

Ah so sorry, it's been a long time I haven't reply Oh I see, I know one seller selling Drypetz but currently I'm using woodypet, it's not too bad because it's highly absorbent but yeah it becomes dusty when it dries up, making cleaning a bit tiresome. I might try Drypetz later since it's still cheaper than woodypet once I ran out of it.

Anyhoo, I just got another cute one month old rabbit last week from a breeder and he's an Angora mix Lionhead breed, so adorable and named him Milo since his fur got brown patches lol Reason is I felt my other rabbit Chester is kinda lonely when I'm not around to play with him so that's why I got him a friend.

Sorry to hear about your loss

Hopefully your rabbit get well soon and move on with life..

Anyone can recommend a vet in Ampang area? Unfortunately this morning when I went to do the usual routine to feed my rabbit, I saw some few red spots about a five cent coin at the inside of his left ear and it got me worried if he has caught a skin disease or something? I only manage to see it today.

Besides that, where can I neuter him as well? he's already 6 months old + and starting to get sexually aroused sometimes

This post has been edited by Jon C.: Aug 22 2013, 02:05 PM

I see, sounds bad : ( In that case, I better bring him to the vet for a check up, but I'm not sure where as not many vet knows how to deal with rabbits I think?

Just to update on the current situation I have now, my rabbit buck is now scratching his left ear more frequently than ever and the red spots I mentioned is still clearly visible there on his ear and now I understand why he hasn't been moving about actively as of lately for the past few weeks. The infection could have taken few weeks before and I didn't spot the red spots on his left ear until now. By the way there is another rabbit doe staying with him too and could she too have gotten the infection? Please help I need to find a vet soon but I don't know where in Ampang area.

This post has been edited by Jon C.: Aug 22 2013, 10:31 PM

I appreciate your input dantck, but the problem my rabbit have now is just a little few red spots on the insides of his left ear now, no large crusted bits of flakes around his entire ear. I'm just worried the problem could become worse later. I think tomorrow I'll post a pic of him with his ear to show. Both of my rabbits are the mix local breed type that I bought from Pets Wonderland by the way...

This post has been edited by Jon C.: Aug 22 2013, 11:06 PM

Was it during the time when the rabbit is drinking water?? Their stomach sometimes make some funny sound when they drink water.