Hi all! ((Have some questions to ask as a newbie rabbit owner ^^))

I'd like to introduce my Lionhead bought in September 2012 at Pets Wonderland IOI... when I bought "him" at 4 months, I was told "he" was male... yesterday just found out he's actually a she~

Old name: Rovsky (previously wanted "him" to grow up to be a Russian gangster )
New name: Kiki



With my cat, Ashvy:


Litter tray and lunch ball:


His cage is pretty bare atm, I know! I'm waiting for my kitchen renovation to finish this week, then can give her a nice pretty tile to rest her poor bunny feet on. She chewed through all the wired mats I've put down before, feisty this one!

Anyway, I actually have something to ask masters... Ever since I bought her I've been wondering if she is purebreed, and if she is single- or double- maned? Since she's the first pet I ever actually bought, so I'd like to know if I spent my money wisely. I think she's double-maned at least, since she seems to have the characteristic 'skirting'.

More questions:
1) Should I trim her fur myself? I brush regularly but it's still pretty long. She always accidentally chews on her fur while eating! If I send to a shop, how much should I expect to pay?
2) If I decide to spay her, should there be anything I need to prepare before or after surgery?
3) Should I get her a friend? And if so, any reliable breeders where can I get another Lionhead like her, preferably another color?

I've always only had cats before, so I'm pretty much a newbie at rabbit-rearing. Hope that masters can give lots of advice~

P/S: If you're worried about how she's getting along my cats (I have 3), I'd say swimmingly! Ashvy loves to hang about her cage, sniffing her and bumping noses with her whenever she's in my room. My other 2 cats lost interest in her about 2 months after she initially arrived

Thank you for the tips sangterap!

I just added some tiles from my renovation to the cage so half of it is now tiled and the other half is the litter tray. I'm very scared to put in a wire mesh as I did put in one before and she chewed a big hole right in the middle So far she hasn't done 'business' on the tiles, but even if she does it shouldn't be too hard to clean. (I hope)

And yes, I suppose she's not purebreed, what was I expecting I got her for RM98 after all, that's hardly 'pedigree pricing' xD

I'm getting a buck for her soon, will keep them separated until I can neuter the buck. I'm going to aim for having both of them neutered/spayed as I did with my cats but need to get the moolah first! Also need to get a new brush for her, ai...

Kiki in the garden yesterday~


This post has been edited by Mizu: Feb 17 2013, 07:22 PM

Your hutch is really nice! Looks elegant and expensive... Was it hard to make?

You let him roam the apartment? Does he poop/pee everywhere in your apartment, or were you successful in litter training him? He's super adorable, how old is he? Is he an English Angora mix?

So many questions haha But your bunny looks so contented, so wanna know your secrets

That cage looks like it's a load of fun to play in! Gosh, even I feel like exploring it Seriously awesome.

I understand that he's a dwarf mix as well? So it's normal for them to be so small at that age...? He is seriously very small... my Lionhead was twice that size at 5 months, but of course, she was a Lionhead.

Since her passing, we've had a big gap in our home where she used to be So we ended up buying a new rabbit to love. Mine's an English Angora mix too - this is Lola



Super-fluffy and super-cute! You can't see her eyes most of the time and she keeps bumping into stuff when she's out and about, so we keep her under supervision at all times when we let her loose. She loves to hop around in the garden! I can't wait when she gets bigger and gets that awesome grumpy yeti look.


Maybe like this?
Haha~

She's really well-behaved too. Not litter-trained (yet) but she doesn't pee or poop on me even if I hold her for more than half an hour at a time, or let her have floortime. Right now I'm feeding her my Lionhead's Oxbow adult rabbit food, but I know that I need to get her the young rabbit food instead. Will be getting that as soon as I have the moolah

And yes, expect a PM from me soon about the litter-training!

Is the champion mix the same as the Show Rabbit Feed pellets? I'm feeding my two-month old bunnies with strictly alfalfa since they're still so young.

By the way, what shampoo do you use for your bunny? How often do you bathe him?

I heard for the longer hair breeds you have to use a hair dryer to properly dry them. Planning to buy a really cheap one from Mydin lol. Because the breeder I bought Lola from recommends that I bathe her once a month, and my friend who owns 5 of her own bunnies also recommends bathing them. Because my bunnies do get stinky... Somehow Lola managed to get all her soiled bedding under the wire mat to stick to her fur, and it's yellowing >_> Haha. Need to find a whitening shampoo for that!