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    • Lintini
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        So as most of you know, I got a new baby bunny. I pretty much kicked the guinea pigs out of their zone in my room and rebuilt the cage to be 3 grids long, 2 high, 2 wide, and with a shelf in between.

        The problem. Well, my room is pretty gross with 2 rabbits and 3 guinea pigs. I don’t know what to do, It stresses me out. I keep the cages very clean, I mean the rabbits aren’t the issue since they use litter boxes, even the new baby is using hers. I love my guinea pigs to death, but I can’t take their disgusting mess. They poo and pee all over and now I am just overwhelmed.  I really don’t have any room in my bedroom for all these pets and I don’t know what to do! I have a terrible headache from thinking over what to do. I really didn’t need this new rabbit. Ughhhhhh.

        We have an insulated aviary in the backyard, so it’s basically like a guest house minus the furniture, but I feel like I am just throwing my guinea pigs away if they have to live out there. Because they have been in my room for 2 years now. I want my pets to be happy and healthy, but when I tried putting the guinea pigs in the aviary for one night, they wouldn’t even come out of their houses and they had bug eyes like they were scared to death.

         

        I really really really overdid it with the new bunny


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          I didn’t know you had piggies, too.
          If the insulated aviary is adequate for their needs and you are up to spending time there with them, it’s not a bad place. They would be scared because it is new and strange but you can set it up nicely for them. It can be fun. My trio of rabbits hhad to adjust to moving into my basement at night times and they were scared in the beginning. But now they’re happy.
          As for your new bunny; until she’s altered and bonded, it will be more work but it can be done. There are so many smart habitat solutions. Can you build something with two storeys, one for each bun?

          Since you feel ovewhelmed now, make a point of saying your warren is full, no more now. You said you weren’t keeping your fish? Fish tanks can actually be a lot of work too.


        • Lintini
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            Yes I put my aquarium up on craigslist today and my dad said he would come with me to bring my oscar to the aquarium shop where I bought him when he was just a wee 3 inches long, now he is about 14”. I’ll probably end up crying lol. I’m such a pet nut, I never give away my animals. . Sigh. The aviary is adequate, but it’s just not the same, I would rather keep them in the house so they are easier for me to visit and take care of. It’s going to take time for me to build another large cage for them. I might just convert my closet to a guinea pig home, and just deal with the smell, and just clean their cage everyday, or do better spot cleaning. I’m just frustrated with my bedroom. I think I will talk to my mom about moving them into the guest room, or I gotta go buy more cubes to convert my closet.


          • RabbitPam
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              I agree that there’s potential in the aviary for a good solution. You might consider making it a space for you to use as well, like for homework or computer time, or maybe a library. That way you would visit the piggies daily, let them out to play with you, but still have you in there for company for longer periods than you might be if you were just visiting with them. It could be a nice little escape place for you.


            • Lintini
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                Considering I just randomly got this new rabbit without having it being planned, I mean I don’t even know if they will get to bond, and I don’t know if it will be a good idea considering Bun is a dwarf, I don’t know how large the new baby will get, or if its a girl or a boy. I don’t see testicles but the pictures I saw of the genitals look pretty similar, or at least they did to me. (they were baby photos) I can’t tell =/ I guess I will know in a few weeks. AHhhhhh

                I agree about the aviary, I just took one look at my closet and cringed.


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                  My basement is definitely an escape, LOL! I get to watch my rabbits when I iron laundry, hehe. I also have a desk, my pantry and my closet there. My boyfriend is forever calling me to come upstairs. My rabbits might move again depending on how my quartett bonding goes.

                  Lintini: a compromise: you could house your piggies in the aviary til your rabbits are a bonded pair.

                  I think you are having a bad day b/c of the heat you’ve been taking.


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                    Posted By Lintini on 10/24/2009 04:23 PM
                    Considering I just randomly got this new rabbit without having it being planned, I mean I don’t even know if they will get to bond, and I don’t know if it will be a good idea considering Bun is a dwarf, I don’t know how large the new baby will get, or if its a girl or a boy. I don’t see testicles but the pictures I saw of the genitals look pretty similar, or at least they did to me. (they were baby photos) I can’t tell =/ I guess I will know in a few weeks. AHhhhhh

                    I agree about the aviary, I just took one look at my closet and cringed.

                     

                    It isn’t a great idea to randomly do anything but you had been saying lots you wanted a hus-bun for Bun. Bunnydating helps tremendously but random bonds have their success stories also. As this bond might take time, the aviary for the piggies will give you a bit more space in the meantime. Don’t be too stressed over what gender or size the new bun is.  It doesn’t matter as much as personality.


                  • Lintini
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                      I know, I was caught up in the moment seeing so many poor little baby rabbits in a tiny cage. Even if they don’t work out in the future I am okay with it. I am just stressing. Thank you though for the advice, I will work on having the piggers go in the aviary. It seems like the best option without my mom raging. My room will less stressful to me without my pets taking it over.


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                        whatever set-up you decide on, make sure it’s easy to clean. then it will all work out!


                      • feeona
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                          why dont you put your new bun in the avairy until the bunnies bond? i reckon he/she would have a ball in there after coming from a tiny little cage! then if they bond you could take him/her into the bedroom. and if they dont well i think that the aivary sound like a great place for any of the four pets!
                          i bought my bunny on a whim because i was showing my son the bunnies at the petstore at a marketplace and we were admiring him and a couple next to me were talking to themselves and i thought they said something to me and i said huh? and they said they were going to get him to eat him .
                          well we all know what happens next ….. i stormed into the petstore with my 3 year old on my hip and handed them 45 bucks and said ill have that rabbit thanks ….. i knew nothing about rabbits …. all i knew was ….. he wasnt dinner.
                          then after a few hours i kept thinking oh no what have i done? my husbands gonna kill me ! you shouldnt buy animals on a whim feeona!!!
                          i got home and i was so stressed out !! but after a few days i know this rabbit was meant for us!!!!

                          we love shoog 4eva 


                        • luvmybunny
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                            I think this “whim” happens to everyone at some point! Things will be ok, Lintini. You are not a bad person for housing the piggies or bunny in your aviary. I am keeping my fingers crossed that Bun and your new bunny form a bond soon, so you will be at ease. Good luck and we are here for you


                          • Lintini
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                              Okay so I was sent home early from work because I was sick, and was able to work things out when I got home. Baby bunnies cage is complete, and I have decided on the piggies living in my converted closet. I have some new photos, and thank you all for your help, I am much more relaxed now.








                            • feeona
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                                aawwww too cute – i thinks all will be okay – good luck vibes on the two of them bonding


                              • Lintini
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                                  Bwahahaha! Mom just came into my room and HELD the new baby bunny!! IVE SUCKED HER INTO THE CUTENESS!!! She also said, my room looked nice and clean


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                                    Woo hoo for mom holding new bunny! *cheers*


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                                      If more people who live together understood the persuasive power of a cleaned room….


                                    • Lintini
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                                        Yea, on Saturday we took out all our decoration carpets since we have hardwood floor and had to wash them down. The 5 month old puppy had been tinkling on them and we didn’t know until it started to smell, and we caught her a few times. My parents were very upset and on a house cleaning rampage. They spent a lot of money remodeling the house and getting the hardwood floors redone after our other dog ruined the carpets when he was a puppy. We’ve had lots of problems with the little dogs being potty trained since they are little and we can miss the spots. Wickett is good now, Leia still is working out her issues. But yea on top of the cleaning stress, adding a new bunny to my room, ahhhhhhhh. I think that’s why I was also flipping out.


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                                          Posted By Lintini on 10/26/2009 01:08 AM
                                          We’ve had lots of problems with the little dogs being potty trained since they are little and we can miss the spots. Wickett is good now, Leia still is working out her issues.

                                           

                                          If it’s a little dog, puppy training pads might help get the random peeing under control. I have never had a small dog and I didn’t use them with my big dogs but my friend’s boarding kennel uses them a lot with good results.

                                          http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp

                                          you can even buy a tray for them. It is an expense but cheaper I think than fixing damaged flooring. Also, they help get a pup on track whose toilet habits are off.


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                                            Well I think a lot of the issue is that they are free fed, so she isn’t on a timed schedule to poo so we don’t know when we should be letting her out, and it doesn’t help now that it’s fall and everyone is back to school and my mom is a teacher, so she is back to work. So I’ve already told my parents she needs to be fed on a set schedule, because she doesn’t let us know when she has to go, we just have to keep taking her out and taking her out, and half the time she just runs around and plays, digs in the planter boxes and harasses the cats lol. Ahhh to be a puppy.


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                                              oh, wow, yes… the joys of housebreaking! LOL! I’d feed her on set times like you said and personally I would also use a crate to keep her from pottying indoors, but people believe in different methods.
                                              It’s funny, many people think it’s the intact males that are tough to housetrain, but I have had a few female dogs that took a full-time commitment to establish the clean habits. With a boy dog, you take him out — he’s going to lift his leg, you know?


                                            • Kafrn
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                                                We were having the same problem with our guinea pigs, they pooed and weed everywhere! So we got them their very own container, like the one in your pic, filled it with straw, a bowl of food, put the water bottle up on the lip of it, and now they wont come out! they are so happy in there, and they just snuggle all day long!!! Harry has come out once for a raisin, but other than that they just stay in there, and its easy to clean too because you just have to tip it out once a day. All the poo stays in there!
                                                Just make sure that the rabbits have a seperate litter tray / hay thingy cause otherwise they chase the guinea pigs out when they want some food.


                                              • hooty22
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                                                  Sounds to me like the aviary would be a FANTASTIC neutral spot to do bonding. When are you going to begin that process?


                                                • Kokaneeandkahlua
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                                                    I know how you feel. Sometimes I’m cleaning my rabbit room, going ‘what was I thinking!!! FOUR!?!?! Argg…” But yeh, then I put them back into their nice clean room and see how happy they are with their space and home, and it’s worth it

                                                    Well I think a lot of the issue is that they are free fed, so she isn’t on a timed schedule to poo so we don’t know when we should be letting her out, and it doesn’t help now that it’s fall and everyone is back to school and my mom is a teacher, so she is back to work

                                                    For sure; Some puppy training tips-hope you don’t mind?

                                                    1) Never punish, if caught in the ‘act’ just scoop him up and take him outside (they’ll stop elminating when you pick them up). If you don’t catch it until later just clean it up. Make sure to clean any accidents really well. Enzyme cleaner works well to elminate the smell. Punishing will just make them elminate when you aren’t there to see it

                                                    2) Take the pup out -in the morning, and before bed. After every meal, every drink and every play session and every nap. Also watch for sniffing in corners. (Oh if you go from free-feeding to meals, remember pups should get at least three meals )

                                                    3) when pup goes outside, Have a potty-party-treats and LOTS of praise


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                                                        What a precious bunny!


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                                                          Awwww! Your new bun looks just like my Yuki! She was just as small when I got her and I was being just as impulsive. A friend of a friend was trying to feed her to a snake, but the snake didn’t want her. So he said, “you can pay me $20 for her or I’ll wait ’till the bigger snake is hungry . . .” How could I say no? I also managed to suck my mother into the cuteness. When I came home with the rabbit, I thought she’s be mad, but she was like, “Oh Bunny Foo Foo so cuuuuute! I wanna hold the bunny!!!!!”
                                                          Unfortunately, I feel your pain as far as animal stress goes. A freind or mine had a couple of stray black kittens living under her tailer, and we realized things might not go so well for them on Holloween. I agreen to take them “just until November 1st”. Yeah right; one of them is still here. They’ve both been sick, and they throw their litter everywhere plus I have the rabbit and the guinea pig all in one room. The smells were over-whelming. My floor was covered in cat litter and I had this huge useless table in my room plus FOUR cages plus an unused computer and monitor. . . A couple days ago I just snapped. I woke up, stormed dowstairs nearly in tears and said to my family, “If I don’t get some help carrying this crap downstairs I’m going to have a nervouse breakdown!” My day was spent moving everything out, scrubbing my floor, and setting up a high-sidded litter box for the remaining cat. I was practically crying with reliefe when I was done.
                                                          Oh, yeah; does anyone in Southern California was a beautiful black female cat?


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                                                            Oh space_cavy that sounds about right! That’s EXACTLY how I feel about my room if I don’t keep the carpets clean or cages clean. I keep up very well now with the cleaning and I’m much happier! MarkBun LOL!!! I love it!!! Indy was soooo gross!

                                                            Hooty! After confirming the sex of Indy being male, I cannot try bonding until everyone is fixed! Before when they were visiting eachother, But wasn’t happy about him at all and trampled him, so I know this will be a long process to get her to like him.


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                                                              Posted By Lintini on 11/14/2009 12:43 AM
                                                              I know this will be a long process to get her to like him.

                                                               

                                                              You might be suprised what a spay will do for her. After she is done she might really take to him (though he should still be fixed prior to bonding). As for him, well to me personally, he doesn’t look like a trouble maker. Best of luck! Even if they never bond, I think rabbits like having other rabbits around them.

                                                              Oh, and you probably know this, but I took what Jersey said to heart: A male is still fertile for a little while after his neuter! This is esspecially important for your little bun because she is so much smaller than him.

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