Any Rabbit advice ?

joyfull

Hang a piece of heavyish cloth (towel?) from the top of the cage so that it just touches the bottom. Bunnies love to weave around it so that it rubs their faces and bodies. They never seem to tire - it's very cute!

Empty loo roll holders get thrown about.

I've put a piece of old carpet behind a chair & bunny loves to try to 'tunnel' into it. Great exercise & keep the claws down.

girlpower

amy104 wrote: »

All sounds good, hope your little girl is feeling better soon.

Thanks Amy,

Looking good so far, nice clean bottom today
Not drinking a lot of the water but she is at least drinking some so she is getting some of the Bio Lapis.
Was so sad for her on Wednesday, must have been so uncomfortable for her and I felt so helpless. Just wish she would have let me help with her. Had already stopped the few exel pellets I had been giving her as that was the only newish food she had been having and her bottom didn't look quite so bad on Thursday but still needed her checked out so kept the appointment with the vet.
Very pleased I did as it has put my mind at rest & she was a bit stressed when were there but fine when we got home.
Have taken on board all the advise from the vet & yourself which are pretty much the same. Don't think I will chance the exel pellets again but will start reintroducing small amounts of her favourite veggies gradually.

girlpower

dandy-candy wrote: »

I have the most fantastic friendly rabbit but it has been so wet here lately that he hasn't been able to use his outdoor run so as a compromise I am letting him explore the playroom but I am wondering if anyone can suggest toys to keep him amused? He did have a rabbit "toy" which was a bundle of willow sticks which he would gnaw and toss about but he has got bored of them now - any ideas I can buy or make would be most welcome!

My bunny just loves cardboard boxes, have got toys from the pet shop & she just ignores them, one (a ball with a bell in it) she really didn't like and just ran away from if it moved and made a noise.
If she can not go in her run due to the weather she comes in to visit, she has the run of the hall, where I put a bowl of water for her and her cardboard boxes. Have tried putting treats in old toilet rolls as some one else has mentioned, sometimes she takes an interest but most of the time she is too busy going from one box to another or curled in one of them. I have cut out an arch shape at each end in them so they are a bit like tunnels for her, some times she will push them around to re arrange them if she doesn't like where I have put them.
When she goes in the front room (she has to be very well supervised as it's not completely rabbit proof) she likes to play with the curtains so some cotton fabric (not coloured/dyed in case bunny chews it) hanging from one of the boxes would probably keep them amused for a while, not sure what would be safe to use to attach it again in case bunny chews.

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My OH finally caved and let me have a house rabbit about a month ago. :j He needs his claws clipping, but I don't want to do it at home as I don't want him to hate me and my OH doesn't feel confident enough to do it in case he hurts him. Has anyone has this done at the vets? Roughly how much does it cost?
Thanks

ClareEmily

We always go to the vets, normally they quickly clip them when she is having a check up so in the price or when she is having her VHD or myxi jabs (a house bunny needs these too).

Call your vet and ask the price for a nurse to do the nails for you.

Fire_Fox

It cost me £18 to have my cat's claws clipped for the first time, as the nurse would not do anything without the vet having given the cat the once over first.

amy104

I've never got a vet to cut my buns nails as I've always done it myself. Mine have been used to it since babies so sit still and let me get on with it, but nervous buns can be steadied by wrapping them in a towel. If your bun has white nails its really easy, as long as you cut below the quick (pink bit) you wont hurt them. If you bun has dark nails its harder to see but I get my OH to shin a torch underneath the nail so I can see better.

I think some vets can charge up to £15 for nail clipping, though I believe its cheaper if you see the nurse.

clutterydrawer

My vet charged me £8 for nail clipping - I do it myself now though. It's fairly easy if you're confident and the rabbit isn't wriggly - it helps if the rabbit has pale nails too so you can see where the "quick" is, ie the bit that will bleed if you cut into it.

Although if you're not confident it's fine to have the vet do it and if he's going for his vaccinations anyway then you can have it done at the same time. Maybe you could ask the vet for some tips on how to do it yourself if you want to try that in future.

mcmanlyn

I've been charged between £6-12 in Manchester area. Recently bought clippers to have a go myself...was very scared as bun isn't fond of being held (i.e. HATES it lol) but I did fine

He's got black nails so it was tricky, and he did sulk for a while - but some treats brought him round

girlpower

Costs £8 at our vets, the nurse does it, should say it takes 2 nurses really (very wriggly bunny).