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[Lady Faerya]

Anyways his name is Yeager Bomber Bunnymeister. We call him Yay or Yeager. He is an American Sable. Apparently he has white hairs on his eartips that make him unregisterable for his breed, and so I have a pet. For eight white hairs. Anywho, anyone else breed American Sable, and if so, is there anything I need to know?
I love my Yeager, he's a funny rabbit, and likes playing with cats. XD

[Baby bunnies!]

Anyways his name is Yeager Bomber Bunnymeister. We call him Yay or Yeager. He is an American Sable. Apparently he has white hairs on his eartips that make him unregisterable for his breed, and so I have a pet. For eight white hairs. Anywho, anyone else breed American Sable, and if so, is there anything I need to know?
I love my Yeager, he's a funny rabbit, and likes playing with cats. XD

I am glad you still love him as a pet.
Registrars have the right to turn down any rabbit that they feel doesn't represent the breed (or rabbits in general) well. You can, however, take him to different registrars. Are you sure it wasn't a white spot instead of scattered white hairs? White spots are DQs. Also a lack of ruby cast glow on the eyes is a DQ for AmSables. His coat looks very bleached. Nothing a good molt shouldn't fix...
I don't raise them but I am familiarizing myself with them so that I have a better understanding of all the breeds.

[thunderofthedrum]

My own rabbit, Kenna.
Haven't posted one of her in quite a while. This picture is several years old but of course she looks the same. xD

[bloodclot]

I have a rabbit, and I would like to share everyone about him. his name is Atwood (i named him after atwood, my favourite admin, on chicken smoothie) he is a brown lion head mix, he looks like he is growing a Mohawk and a mustache. It is so cute <3 I don't have a picture on me, sense im on my laptop, but he is 2 years old. he loves lava rocks, and vegies. he is very shy, even though i hang out with him a lot. he hates loud noises, and will go crazy when he smells perfume (like he thumps on his cage and he gets mad.) so that's why i tell people not to bring perfume with them. that's all i have for today

[silky.moth.is.gone]

Hi! I'm having another go at clicker training Gypsy as she's finally started taking treats from me and I've finally found a good food to use as her treats...her normal rabbit food! She loves it, it's quite strange, so I'm also going to be taking her to the beach on her lead which I know she'll like as she always enjoys walking down to the park.

Also I was thinking about writing a story or making a rabbit RP but I can't think of a plot which involves rabbits. (If I'm not supposed to ask please ignore me) I was wondering if there's anything fellow rabbit lovers would like to see?

[The Mean Kitty]

Just lost one of my rabbits... some of you may remember Romeo, the blue magpie harlequin buck I traded for, only to receive him thin, 2 pounds underweight, and then to find out later he was sterile and the person I got him from knew it. But I still held on to him, partly because he was the sweetest rabbit I owned, never once having scratched me like the others rabbits from acting silly when going to put them back in the cage or something, partly because I hoped maybe he wasn't completely sterile and just had low fertility, and partly because he was just so pretty to look at... this morning I had him outside, he was hopping round, digging in the dirt, just enjoying himself. A few hours later I went out to check on him, and he was laying in his cage... still alive, but obviously not well. I picked him up and he was rather limp, brought him up to the house and tried to help but there was nothing I could do but love on him until he passed... I wish it got easier, to loose a pet, but after 17 years and countless pets, goats, dogs, cats, chickens who has passed, whether it be from injury, illness or simply old age, it hasn't gotten the slightest bit easier. R.I.P Romeo, love ya boy...

I'll slowly edit in the other pictures, for now, my new buck, Romeo. <3

[claypigeon]

hey guys, no I do not have a rabbit, yet. You see, I want one so bad but my parents keep saying no, see in the past I have had Chinese button quail, a bird that is scared of you and can't be tame. Well, since they are so scared of you they start panicking when you come close to the cage. As a 7 year old, I thought they were boring. That led to me not paying attention to them accept to clean their cage and give them food and water. Recently we adopted them to a couple and get will not be missed. However because of me and my sister not caring about them, my parents think if I get a bunny I will not care for them. However they are wrong. I would love my bunny. To prove it t them I'm going to get straight A's this year and make a large PowerPoint saying why I should getva bunny. What else could I do?
Oh and how much money should I raise this year for an indoor bunny who is not going to have a hutch, just a large cage. I'm thinking 250$?



*by the way, I'm wanting a Holland lop, any color, and mostly leaning towards a female, however have no grudges on gender.

[thunderofthedrum]

I think $250 is a great goal to start with! I also think the straight A's is a good way to show your parents that you are serious and that you have the determination to stick with something. If you do indoor with a cage then the cage may be around $100. Maybe you could start looking around to get an idea of how much the cage will cost? I think my cage was $70 or so but it was on clearance. Also, when you look at websites for cages (like Petsmart or something), pay attention to the dimensions. Maybe even get out a measuring tape so that you can see for yourself what the cage would be like.

Other essentials include: food bowl, water bowl or bottle (bottle saves space and can't be knocked over), and food. For food, you need timothy hay and pellets - people in here have a lot of opinions since it sounds like they show their rabbits. For me having a pet, I just try to get timothy-based pellets instead of alfalfa pellets, while still being reasonable with cost. Sometimes I buy a bag of each and mix it together to save money since I'm on a budget.

Now, you have two choices in the cage - cover the whole bottom with litter/bedding or use a litterbox. I really prefer a litterbox, personally. That means that poop and pee is more contained, I don't have to use as much litter (so it's more cost-effective), and I can just sweep the rest of the cage (like poop, fur, hay) which is pretty quick. If you are covering the whole bottom of the cage then it might be better for you to use one of the cheaper options for litter. I use Carefresh which is around $20 for the large size, but remember I only have one rabbit and I only put it in her litterbox. And even then, I only put it in HALF of her litterbox, because I put her hay in the other half!

Another thing to research is how much your bunny will eat, so that you know how often you will need to buy food. Of course you can't predict it exactly, but I want to say I've heard of like 1/4 - 1/3 cup per five pounds?? I can't remember. My bunny gets about 1/3 cup of pellets per day. If you get the chance to go to a petstore, you could do some research and write down a few notes on how much pellets may cost and see if they say how much to give your rabbit. It's typically determined by weight, so it will be X amount of food per 3 pounds of rabbit, for example. Maybe you can look up how much Holland lops typically weigh? Also, you can look around for any places to get that kind of bunny. And if you discover that there are no breeders around, think about whether you are open to other breeds.

I wasn't picky on breed or gender, but I really wanted a rabbit who was friendly and didn't mind being held/carried. I ended up with a female Mini Rex out of what they had at the place I visited.

PS - I find it really weird that your parents allowed a pet quail?! That is very unusual to me.

Perhaps you could include some pictures in your presentation? Such as do-it-yourself cage ideas, store bought cage options, and people snuggling with their bunnies to show that they are sociable animals? I easily have several pictures of my rabbit and I (they don't show my face or anything).

[claypigeon]

I think $250 is a great goal to start with! I also think the straight A's is a good way to show your parents that you are serious and that you have the determination to stick with something. If you do indoor with a cage then the cage may be around $100. Maybe you could start looking around to get an idea of how much the cage will cost? I think my cage was $70 or so but it was on clearance. Also, when you look at websites for cages (like Petsmart or something), pay attention to the dimensions. Maybe even get out a measuring tape so that you can see for yourself what the cage would be like.

Other essentials include: food bowl, water bowl or bottle (bottle saves space and can't be knocked over), and food. For food, you need timothy hay and pellets - people in here have a lot of opinions since it sounds like they show their rabbits. For me having a pet, I just try to get timothy-based pellets instead of alfalfa pellets, while still being reasonable with cost. Sometimes I buy a bag of each and mix it together to save money since I'm on a budget.

Now, you have two choices in the cage - cover the whole bottom with litter/bedding or use a litterbox. I really prefer a litterbox, personally. That means that poop and pee is more contained, I don't have to use as much litter (so it's more cost-effective), and I can just sweep the rest of the cage (like poop, fur, hay) which is pretty quick. If you are covering the whole bottom of the cage then it might be better for you to use one of the cheaper options for litter. I use Carefresh which is around $20 for the large size, but remember I only have one rabbit and I only put it in her litterbox. And even then, I only put it in HALF of her litterbox, because I put her hay in the other half!

Another thing to research is how much your bunny will eat, so that you know how often you will need to buy food. Of course you can't predict it exactly, but I want to say I've heard of like 1/4 - 1/3 cup per five pounds?? I can't remember. My bunny gets about 1/3 cup of pellets per day. If you get the chance to go to a petstore, you could do some research and write down a few notes on how much pellets may cost and see if they say how much to give your rabbit. It's typically determined by weight, so it will be X amount of food per 3 pounds of rabbit, for example. Maybe you can look up how much Holland lops typically weigh? Also, you can look around for any places to get that kind of bunny. And if you discover that there are no breeders around, think about whether you are open to other breeds.

I wasn't picky on breed or gender, but I really wanted a rabbit who was friendly and didn't mind being held/carried. I ended up with a female Mini Rex out of what they had at the place I visited.

PS - I find it really weird that your parents allowed a pet quail?! That is very unusual to me.

Perhaps you could include some pictures in your presentation? Such as do-it-yourself cage ideas, store bought cage options, and people snuggling with their bunnies to show that they are sociable animals? I easily have several pictures of my rabbit and I (they don't show my face or anything).

Ahh yes I was reading for food a lot of things, I think I'll do hay bottom, as my parents usually pay for all the expenses of food and care. I realize that alfalfa Hay is actually sometimes an unhealthy hay, as unlike Timothy hay it doesn't give them enough fibre. Your information is wonderful but there is plenty of breeders in my area, just no bunnies available right now. ( which is fine because I'm buying mine is june 2016 hopefully) however in my area there is a site like craiglist that you can post your things for sale, and its better then a pet store. Breeders post their rabbits and since this site is only for my city, I can just go check out the rabbit and buy them if they seem in health. Many offer a cage with the bunnies, so I might not need to buy one, but I for sure will if needed. Thanks so much! I'm sure I'll see you around here, as all year I'll need tips until I get a rabbit

[thunderofthedrum]

Do you mean 'hay bottom' as in covering the cage bottom with hay or the litterbox? It may be worth trying out, but I will say - if you are buying the timothy hay from petstores in a bag or something, it can be as much as $20 per 100 oz or so, and you might go through it fast if you cover the whole cage bottom. A bale would be WAY better priced, but I don't know if that would be easy to find in your area. It may be better to line the bottom with a different kind of hay that's cheaper if you mean the cage?

Also, just a tip from an indoor-bunny owner. Hay is a pain on carpet! My rabbit's cage is on carpet so occasionally a little hay gets out (mainly as I'm refilling her box) and I have to pick up as much by hand as possible before vacuuming. On hard floor is way easier since you can just sweep it up.

I'm glad you will have options in your area! Picking out my bunny was like a 10 minute process (she was the first one I held and I already liked her), but for preparations I started a couple months ahead of time to spread out the expenses. Best of luck to you!