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[Baby bunnies!]

Hi, I'm glad I found this.
I had had rabbits my entire life, but sadly no more. I need help for my friend whose rabbits are going crazy. They are brothers, six years old and indoor rabbits. They have lived together their whole life and there had never been any problems. Six weeks ago, they started fighting. Not just playing, they really bit each other and were both hurt several times. We have no idea why they are doing this and we thought they'd stop, but it's six weeks now and we still can't put them together without a fight breaking out. We tried to get them together in the garden - fighting. Medicine doesn't help at all. We don't know what to do anymore. They've been good friends their entire life.

They are probably starting to feel like each other are invading on their territory. Rabbits go through a lot of temperamental changes in their life. They can completely change from sweet to aggressive, aggressive to sweet, territorial to non territorial, etc... The easiest and best solution is to separate them from each other. This way, there is no 'bloodloss'. You could still allow them to view each other, but still be separated.

[Forever Insane]

I have a question concerning broken Holland lops, how much of the rabbit needs to be colored and how much has to be white, also can the eyes be blue? or do they have to be brown? What about toenails? Is it a good idea to breed a solid and a broken rabbit?

[Keletheryl]

My friend got another rabbit, she thinks she's young because she's acting out (purposely chewing things, doing things shes not supposed to, just being a little brat in general lol), and she's not used to it and doesn't know how to react.
Also, she has an older bunny that she was trying to get them to like each other but whenever the younger rabbit is around the older one, she will just pee everywhere to try to claim her territory or something. And they fight a lot. She's had to separate them now.
Is there any advice you can give her? About her misbehaving rabbit (a netherland dwarf) and about her older bunny not getting along?

[Sleipnir]

I have a question concerning broken Holland lops, how much of the rabbit needs to be colored and how much has to be white, also can the eyes be blue? or do they have to be brown? What about toenails? Is it a good idea to breed a solid and a broken rabbit?

Sadly I can't help Captain Marvel... But this I CAN do!

On all brokens the standard says at least 10% color and no more than 50%. You have to eyeball it and look at other rabbits I think, but the rabbit has to have some sort of color on the nose.

Blue eyes are a DQ in every color except BEWs, and I would not suggest breeding blue or marbled eyes into anything... It is UNBELIEVABLY hard to get rid of! I had it in the dwarf hotots and had so many with weird eyes I gave up(one had GREEN eyes!).

Toenails do not have to be colored on a broken since the feet might be white.

As for breeding, I own an entire barn of broken rabbits xD here we go: Every rabbit has two genes that reflect either solid or broken. If a rabbit has two broken genes it's called a [img=http://www.thenaturetrail.com/photogallery/2011/06/champion-may2.jpg]Charlie[/img] and is almost 100% white. One broken gene gives you [img=http://www.stylesrabbits.com/ESW/Images/broken_black_doe.jpg]this,[/img] a Showable broken. A solid rabbit has neither gene so when they are bred, they will never throw brokens unless you breed them to a broken. Then you will get about half solid and half broken. No Charlies.

So in short, yeah, you can breed brokens to solids but always remember color is important too! Hollands are a colorful breed!


In other news... I'M AT ARBA NATIONALS!!!! So many bunnies!

[Forever Insane]

ok thanks!!

[spiderfish]

Just been kicked in the face by a giant rabbit. Luckily, hasn't left scratch marks, but damn it hurt.
How she missed my piercings, I don't know.

Anyway, can anyone give me any info on Mini Rex's?

I lost my nethie dwarf last week, which leaves me with cage space. Seen an ad for some stunning Mini rex's, but don't know anything about them. Not a fan of the shape of standard rex's, so never really looked into any rex before.

Not even sure if I want to add another rabbit yet, might get something else. And not even sure if I'd be able to get one of thoe mini's anyway, as we've never heard of the town where they're at.
Will probably contact them at the end of the week if I do decide on one.

[Sleipnir]

^^^Well... I know they have delicate feet and get sore hocks easily. No guard hair means no matting, and that wide and /agouti color looks weird on them, and that in grooming you use a funny little block thing to groom them.

[thunderofthedrum]

I can't really speak on the breed as a whole, but I've had my mini rex for over six years and adore her.
People marvel at her soft coat, she has a big personality, she's crazy for food, and I haven't had any health problems with her.

[Keletheryl]

My friend got another rabbit, she thinks she's young because she's acting out (purposely chewing things, doing things shes not supposed to, just being a little brat in general lol), and she's not used to it and doesn't know how to react.
Also, she has an older bunny that she was trying to get them to like each other but whenever the younger rabbit is around the older one, she will just pee everywhere to try to claim her territory or something. And they fight a lot. She's had to separate them now.
Is there any advice you can give her? About her misbehaving rabbit (a netherland dwarf) and about her older bunny not getting along?

[Daisywolf14]

My friend got another rabbit, she thinks she's young because she's acting out (purposely chewing things, doing things shes not supposed to, just being a little brat in general lol), and she's not used to it and doesn't know how to react.
Also, she has an older bunny that she was trying to get them to like each other but whenever the younger rabbit is around the older one, she will just pee everywhere to try to claim her territory or something. And they fight a lot. She's had to separate them now.
Is there any advice you can give her? About her misbehaving rabbit (a netherland dwarf) and about her older bunny not getting along?

Just hold her and give her lots of love but at the same time respect her space and leave her alone half the time, if she nips give her a flick on the forehead and DO NOT let her get away with biteing.
As for makeing her friends with the older rabbit, put them in a room (bathroom is the best choice) and let them exploe and meet each other, nipping and chasing is completly normal so don't interfere.
It takes time with both these things but within a year everything should be dandy!