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How long can rabbits remember My sister has two rabbits.
Yesterday one was killed by an
Urban fox. How long will the
remaining rabbit remember the
death, and will she easily
adapt to being a house rabbit.
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I'm sorry about your sister's rabbit, that is so sad. Did the two rabbits live together? If they were bonded, the remaining rabbit will likely be depressed for a while. Make sure she's eating and drinking enough. Stressed out rabbits might stop eating and drinking, which leads to GI Stasis, which can be deadly. I think it's a great idea to bring her inside. I think she will appreciate it. It will probably take a few weeks for her to adjust to all of the changes...new habitat, the loss of her friend, but I think she will be happy to be inside. Here's a website about helping your rabbit deal with her loss: http://www.rabbit.org/journal/ 2-1/loss-support.html |
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How can you encourage rabbits When we bought out first
rabbit we were told that
rabbits are very social. Today
I bought another rabbit as
company for the first, and all
they have done is fight. Is
there anything we can do to
help them get along?
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its a slow process, but its easier if both rabbits are fixed or young. This is the easiest. First of all, don't do it the way you are doing it now. Check them both for injuries, wash + disinfect with Listerine. No bandages, they take them off + nothing should be on them tight it can cut off their circulation. I found a link for you to read up on the whole proceedure. Hang onto it + believe what it says. Rabbits are somewhat like a cat. Cats only do something if they feel like it, rabbits are the same, except you can train them by feeding them lol. this site says you could place cages close together. Make sure they aren't too close + supervise it because one can slash their paw out + cut the other. Happened to one of mine. |
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What is the normal process for We have recently discovered
that a mother rabbit has dug a
hole for a nest in our flower
bed and has given borth to
baby rabbits. What is the
normal process for the newborn
rabbits now that they are born
and living in the nest? How
long will they be in the nest?
The mother comes back to the
nest each day and the baby
rabbits are getting quite big
now. We discovered the nest
about a week ago.
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Young rabbits grow extremely fast. By the end of the first week, they have their eyes open, and by the end of the second week, they are beginning to leave the nest and feed on green plants. During the nest few nights they may return to the nest to nurse, spending the day as tiny forms in the grass nearby. At this time they still weigh only about four ounces, but are well developed and able to survive on their own. And well they must, for the doe is able to mate again the same day the young are born and may be well on her way to having a second litter. Litters may range from three to nine, with four or five about average. Although capable of having six litters each summer, the usual number is three or four. By six months, the young have reached minimum adult weight and are hard to distinguish from adults. The cottontail's weight at maturity is 2 1/2 to three pounds. |
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What do i feed my rabbits for I am putting my partner's
sons' rabbits' droppings
(Phew!) in the compost bin but
i am worried that the dried
food supplement they are
having during the winter will
affect the compost. We have
been giving the rabbits all
home grown green waste leaves
and vegetables but need to add
to this now the colder months
are here and our greens aren't
as prosperous. We have been
giving the rabbits dock leaves
and dandelion leaves that grow
wild but these are now in
short supply. Help anyone?
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Rabbits will do fine with dried lawn clippings, provided the lawn represents a wild selection of plants like grass, clover, birds-foot-trefoil and most other weeds. During the spring summer and fall they will get along best with the same, but not dried. Drying the food does nothing to help the rabbit nor the compost, but on the other hand it does not hurt it either. If the situation does not allow for drying, the lawn clippings can be firmly packed into a barrel, still moist. and stored with a covering like a sheet of plastic to keep out air and mold spores. The firm packing makes this into silage. The problem with this silage is that when well packed it may emit methane which must not be allowed to collect in a closed space. But at the same time you do not want the food to be frozen solid when you want to feed the rabbits, because of inconvenience. But rabbits will eat and survive with frozen silage. |
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How can you keep rabbits from I have 2 female rabbits. One
of them is really aggressive.
Everytime the other rabbit
gets near her she tries to
bite. Is there a way that I
can get her to be less
agressive so that they can be
let out at the same time with
out fighting.
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no, not really, Females are territorial just as male. Females are more so because of hormones. They also have a pecking order kind of life. The more dominate and stronger, will always pick on the weak one. This is not usually fixed at all. They will and should be left out seperately or suffer some really nasty bites on you or the other rabbit. WHAT ever you do dont stick your hand in the middle of that. Rabbits can bite VERY HARD. |
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