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    Oh, thanks for showing me that! I'm thinking about expanding a little bit more and those cages...

    Oh, thanks for showing me that! I'm thinking about expanding a little bit more and those cages look really nice. I might get some from them. Sorry I didn't reply sooner; I haven't been on BYH for awhile! :)
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    Thanks for replying! You're not late at all. :) It's good to know that the nesting areas worked well for you. What sort of style are they? Mine are like the ones on the right hand side of the picture (on the first page), but they have walls with a hole to enter. My rabbits are Holland...
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    Okay, I think I have a good idea of what to do now. I think I'll block off the nesting area for at least a few days, at the beginning, and allow them to establish a litter area before I let them in and see how they do. If I use straw on three sides of the hutch, but leave such a large section...
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    Keeping cool in hot summer

    Perfect, thanks for letting me know!
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    They're out in an open yard. Stacking bales of straw around them is a great idea! I'm guessing that they'll be peeing through the wire, so I thought the shavings would be good for holding it and preventing odor like you said. Does the pee soak into the drywall at all? Or maybe the rabbits...
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. Most of the time, the winter isn't too terrible, but I've grown up here so I'm not sure how to gauge that. It's just the odd day that the wind is really piercing and or the temperature is downright frigid. The winter nights are usually about 10 to 15 degrees...
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    Thanks for the reply, it's very informative! Well, I was planning to use the nest boxes as kindling areas as well as a place for the rabbits to stay warm in the winter. I thought they might like to sleep there at night too, or to hide if they like. The rest of their hutch is really open, with...
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    Thanks for the reply! I just noticed the last part of your message now. That's really interesting, I wonder how the straw could cause mites! Since my bunnies have lop ears (Holland Lops) and are more prone to mites, I'll have to keep an eagle eye out if I do try the straw. Thanks for...
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    Thanks for replying! Hmm, you're right, I guess they might think it's a litter box. If I lined it with some laminate flooring, do you think that would work alright? That's assuming that I find a way to make sure they to poop and pee on the wire instead, at least most of the time. Then I'd...
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    Are pine shavings really so bad?

    I have a wire-floored hutch with a completely wooden nesting/sleeping area, and I'm wondering what would be best to put in it. I'm steering clear of hay, since it molds so easily, so the basic options seem to be either straw or pine shavings. Straw, I've read, keeps them very warm - which is...
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    Keeping cool in hot summer

    Do you have to wrap the frozen bottles in towels, or are they good as they are? Thanks!
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    Should alfalfa hay be green?

    Thanks for the information! That's just what I had wanted to know. I'll get a bag of Calf Manna next time I'm at the feed store. It's nice that it's both healthy and delicious, I'm sure my rabbits will love it!
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    Should alfalfa hay be green?

    Maybe you could help me out with another question I had. I'm keeping my rabbits (Holland Lops) as pets, and I'll be breeding them a few times a year too, but I won't be showing them. Would the calf manna be helpful as a supplement for my bunnies? I read something about it helping with milk...
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    Should alfalfa hay be green?

    Wow, that's a really cool story. I'm glad you found the life you were looking for, it sounds very nice! :) That makes sense about the hay, and it's convenient too! Thanks for clearing up my confusion. I'll have to try out the ACV, I didn't realize that they would actually like it. Thanks so...
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    Should alfalfa hay be green?

    Great, thanks so much for letting me know! I have two bunnies now, and I'm only planning to get two or three more, so I guess they won't eat a ton. I was starting to do the math thinking that they would be eating two bales a week like yours...then I thought to ask how many you had. I was a...
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