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Old 04-18-2012, 03:01 PM   #11
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thank you i think i will, i dont think they have been spreyed but i will be getting in touch with the vets and having this sone asap also they have got hay and pellet food and at the moment they are running around my kitchen having a good old sniff and the hutch i will be getting hopefuly at least over 6ft but they will be seporated so one goes up the top and one goes down the bottom i have got quite a big garden too so i can make a run thats 8ft by 8ft, i got a lot to learn tho
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Old 04-18-2012, 03:07 PM   #12
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do you mean separating the rabbits?
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Old 04-18-2012, 03:58 PM   #13
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yea but they will b in the run together or well have a path going from the top to the bottom to the run so if both wants to sleep together they can or if one wants to go up the top or go down the bottom
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Old 04-18-2012, 11:17 PM   #14
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yeah, to be honest i wouldn't separate at any stage which means they can't get at each other (except if fighting) as it can cause permanent bonding issues. They need to be together at all times, but you can get hutches that are like two but have an internal ramp, between the two tiers
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Old 04-19-2012, 01:41 AM   #15
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yeah, to be honest i wouldn't separate at any stage which means they can't get at each other (except if fighting) as it can cause permanent bonding issues. They need to be together at all times, but you can get hutches that are like two but have an internal ramp, between the two tiers
I agree with you. If you intend on putting them in the run together then you should also house them together as they may de-bond and then potentially fight.
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Old 04-19-2012, 02:42 AM   #16
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yeah, to be honest i wouldn't separate at any stage which means they can't get at each other (except if fighting) as it can cause permanent bonding issues. They need to be together at all times, but you can get hutches that are like two but have an internal ramp, between the two tiers
yea thats what i mean but by the looks of it i cant see me having them now because me and my mam have had murders just because she dont want them in my bedroom or in the house just because they smell, first of all she said i could have them and now because my nan is down and my mother wants to sleep in my bed she wants the rabbits kept outside in the shed where its crammed full of garden stuff and loads of spiders im reallly furious she tells me one thing and do another so looks like ill be giving them back
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Old 04-19-2012, 03:11 AM   #17
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Do what`s best for the rabbits couchy. Rabbits can be a really big commitment both in terms of housing and expense. They need a very large cage indoors (like a large dog crate converted for them) or if kept outside, something like a small garden shed to live in and a large attached run so they can run around and do bunny things. As far as I`m aware, they also need speyed (as has already been suggested) and injections each year against disease. Your vet would tell you more about those.

Their diet needs careful attention aswell because their teeth can suffer if they are fed the wrong diet. Pelleted food is the best and good quality hay at all times. Never feed cut grass as this ferments in the stomache. Nibbling grass from a lawn is fine though.

Rabbits should always (where possible) have company, so your pair are already bonded, which is nice. The best way to find rabbits a good home is to join a rabbit welfare forum and not rehome them as kids pets where they might just be kept in a small hutch in the garden and their welfare needs not met.

It`s a shame your mum and nan are not a little more sensitive to their (and your) needs right now so try and make them aware of this and that you just can`t get rid. If they go back to their previous home, they might just end up living in that small cage. If they were unwanted there, they will probably be handed on again to someone else who isn`t rabbit savvy and that would be a shame.

I hope you are allowed to keep them at least until a home is found that is suitable. Good luck.
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Old 04-19-2012, 06:16 AM   #18
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Congrats. I had a rabbit when I was a kid, we had an outdoor hutch. Every morning I would open the cage so he could run around during the day and I would close it at night so he was safe over night.

He lasted a year and a half till he got mauled to death by a cat.
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Old 04-19-2012, 03:11 PM   #19
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aww thats awful to hear im sorry 4 r loss have u got another one now?
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Old 04-19-2012, 03:15 PM   #20
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Nope, I now have a hamster, a fish and 2 guinea pigs.
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