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Rabbit sleeping habits: can you tell if your rabbit is asleep?
Rabbit's like to rest up all day, so they are ready to play when you come home! How many of us have watched our bunnies zooming around at 10 PM, as we are ready to settle in and drift off? Well, wild...
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FEEDING unlimited hay vs. EATING unlimited hay
When you were a little kid, chances are you tried to hide your peas under the potatoes. Or maybe fed them to the dog under the table. Just because someone gave us healthy and nutritious food didn't...
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Top 10 Toys for Guinea Pigs
Toys are not just fun. Sure, it IS fun to play. The exercise is important, too. Guinea pigs need to stretch, romp, and popcorn. Let's not forget those teeth! Chewing and tugging on toys help wear...
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Rabbit bonding: getting ready for the new rabbit
Have you gone on some dates? Do you think you've found a soulmate? Before your new bun comes home, we've gotta do some prep work.You will need to separate living areas at first…two ex-pens set up...
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Rabbit bonding: good fences make good neighbors
You've chosen a great rabbit to join the family, and done all the prep. Your new bun is home! Now what?Your rabbits begin their relationship in your home by being great neighbors. They can hear each...
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Rabbit bonding: swapping spaces
We're not quite all snuggled up like the buns above yet, but we're getting there. We've shared our scents and voices from a distance. The next crucial step is for your two rabbits to share spaces -...
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Rabbit bonding: bunny courtship
The rabbits are ready to meet up close. You are ready too...all nice and calm and present. It is worth a little review of what you are going to be watching for, when to interfere, and when to let...
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Rabbit bonding: how to support the process
They're ready to meet face to face...how can you help? How can you support the process so there is the best chance of a beautiful relationship?You might get lucky, and have rabbits that bond within...
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Rabbit bonding: what to do in a fight
You are doing what you can to support the bonding process. But when should you step in?There are many behaviors that may look a little alarming but that don’t require intervention. CHASING, MOUNTING,...
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Rabbit bonding: let’s move in together!
No more fights, right? And you are all caught up with this series? Then you've done great with rabbit bonding: let's move in together!Call all the friends with trucks, get out the tape. It’s moving...
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Rabbit bonding: this isn’t working
You've read all this, you've tried it all. You've found help at your local rescue. This relationship is still not working.There is the occasional situation when rabbits cannot be bonded.If you have...
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Rabbit bonding: is it true love, or only tolerance?
You've got two rabbits who are not fighting, and you've decided the match has worked. Nobody is breaking up.Have you ever been stuck sharing a hotel room with someone at a conference? Or maybe you...
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Rabbit bonding: stress bonding
Wow, we've talked about rabbit bonding pretty thoroughly! Don't miss any of the info.In our last series segment, we are going to talk about some ways NOT to bond your rabbits, and why these methods...
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Nominate someone for the 2016 Rescuer of the Year
There should be a ton of people who are Rescuer of the Year. There is just no one like a rescuer. Every single rescuer out there works long and hard, sometimes in bad conditions, to help animals....
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Taking Care of Rabbits – How much time is needed?
How much time is needed to care for a rabbit? Before we start to talk about how much time you’ll need to devote to take care of a rabbit that you own, have you spotted the deliberate mistake in the...
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5 Myths about rabbits BUSTED
Rabbits have not been domestic pets for nearly as long as dogs, cats, even horses. Buns are pretty new on the scene, really. So, we just don't know as much about them. And they haven't had as long...
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Put me down! Why rabbits don’t like to be picked up.
Rabbits don't like to be picked up. You can see it when you start to lean down to pick up your bun, ready for some snuggles. Your arms make the first tiny moves to reach for Daffodil, and there she...
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Clicker training refresher by Joan Orr and Teresa Lewin
Now you’ve seen how fun agility training can be, we are proud to give you a clicker training refresher (see our whole series about clicker training starting here). Guest bloggers Joan Orr and Teresa...
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What rabbit agility training looks like! (plus a Rocky tribute)
photo credit: Daily Mail UK There are jumping competitions and all kinds of rabbit activities out there, but we are talking about off-leash agility training. This is what it looks like (and...
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Pet rabbits are HOUSE rabbits…INDOOR rabbits!
photo credit: animalfair.com Pet rabbits are domestic rabbits. Domestic rabbits are not the same as wild rabbits. Only wild rabbits can live outdoors. Domestic pet rabbits are house rabbits. PET...
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