Dogs eating rabbit Pooh is quite common. My shi tzu does it. He hates the farm...never comes out..but if he does..it’s only to go to the hutches.....little stinker...don’t worry. A dog cannot get sick (Typically) from eating the dropping, but will get sick if it eats a dead rabbit.
Sighhhh. I've been retired for 18 months. I want my job back. I need the rest!
But the seeds last a long time?so take full advantage of this offer! I know you’re busy..but even a gentle daily stroke goes a looong way with making a rabbit come around your way....so try to add that to your daily routine while changing water, hay, feed...
Of course, almost all has sifted to the ground now. I refilled the nest today. Forget the "beauty" thing. Just grabbed a bunch of hay and stuffed in there.
h noooo! Theyre soo expensive too! Mine love them and we have apple trees!! Wait until the summer when you have dandelions..I highly recommend that you no longer weedwhack if possible around stuff people wont see..let them grow big...the leaves..the flowers..they love them!! We pick them daily..cheapest treat out there and they are sooo happy! Plus..our grocery store has a shopping cart where they put the slightly old veggies. There’s always good stuff in there. Like kale! I was paying $2 a bag until I Found the cart..now I can scoop it up for $1 sometimes.. ours like strawberry but that’s not in season...green beans fresh out of the garden! And the real lettuce out of the garden..once again..we sell our veggies..but, what does go that day, we take down and give to the animals...no waste...Take those apples and make yourself a pie or applesauce, unless you like to eat them..hate to see anything not be enjoyed!! But I’m glad to hear the bunnies are doing well and it’s almost middle time! I want to see lots of pictures!!It's been awhile since I updated on the rabbits. Lots of stuff getting in the way, and, quite thankful, nothing of consequence has been going on with them.
HOPEFULLY that will change tomorrow. It's day 31! Time to find out if Salvador, with his lazy "rolloff" is shooting blanks. I'm pretty sure red's preggers. She's got a little "pot belly" thing going on when she's walking around, and a head on view shows a little broader in the middle than before. We'll see.
She DOES NOT like my idea of home decor. Two days ago I filled a nesting box with hay. It was a thing of beauty! Nice little padded foyer with a tunnel leading into a spacious, well formed "hole" in the back. Gracious handfull of hay on the floor for her to make "personal" touches with. I came back two hours later to check on the rabbits. The inside of the nest box was cleaner than my kitchen floor, and the rest of her cage had converted to the "deep litter method" of rabbit keeping.
Oh. Cruella (doing better but still not ready to change her name to "cuddles"). She would not attempt to use her water bottle. It was the "pin" type (less leakage than the ballbearing type). Her one from her old home was the ball type. So, I had been watering her in a crock bowl. I would even let her bowl go empty (not for long) put it under the bottle, and activate it, so it dribbled into the bowl. NOPE. She would rather go thirsty than try something new. She won! Last week I was in TSC and picked up a ball type waterer. I couldn't even get it attached to the wire before she was drinking out of it, like she hadn't had water in a month.
And apples! Today was the first time they experienced apples. They've had carrots,(so-so with), bananas (they eat them, but without gusto), violets (they like pretty well, but its such a small patch), and pear twigs and branches (amazing, but their favorite so far). Sunflower seeds were a bust. No interest. Wanting SOMETHING really distracting to give red while I examined her kits (if she ever has them), so I bought apples yesterday (golden delicious if the variety matters). This morning each got a slice. Sniff, and turn away. I left them on the cage floor. 5 hours later, they're still there, untouched.
Keeping fingers crossed for tomorrow.
