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Last Post by Meg Pressley at 06/28/2011 11:49 AM (33 Replies)
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User is Offline Celia
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06/10/2011 03:02 PM
We are about 150 miles from Hays, in Morris County.
I know that they have a vet at K State but they would charge even more.We cant afford those prices at all.The bigger the city usually the higher the prices unless they have a low cost clinic.


What are x-pens? Dont they get sick if they chew on the rug? So far they arent very good at using the litter box.They use it but also pee just anywhere in the cage too.

User is Offline Stickerbunny
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06/10/2011 03:22 PM
There is a rabbit rescue in Manhattan that may be able to point you to a low-cost spay/neuter somewhere near you. Riley County Humane Society. You could try contacting them, see who they use for their bunnies (they get all of their rabbits spayed before adoption). I was going to adopt through them, but the local shelter had some rabbits and Riley uses fosters, whereas the bunny I got was in a small metal cage, so I got him instead. I use a vet in Topeka, but that's a bit of a drive for you and while he is excellent with rabbits, he's not low-cost ($152 for a spay, but included exam, 2 doses of pain meds to take home, one at the office, antibiotics, surgery and he was willing to take her in without appointment if anything caused concern at home).

X-pens are things sold at pet stores for animals - they are wire pre-built exercise pens and a lot of people use them for their rabbits. Whatever you get, remember rabbits can jump high! I have baby gate panels that were left at my house by the previous owner and they were great... for a few days, then my bunny remembered he could easily clear 28" lol

If they eat the rugs they could get sick, yes. It all depends on the rabbit - you could try buying grass rugs which are safe for them to chew (sea grass ones usually are pretty cheap). It takes a bit to litter train babies, but they'll catch on if you're persistent with it. What I did with my girl was I used carefresh litter in her whole cage for about a week and let her choose her corner - then I put a litter box in the corner with the bedding in it, then gradually removed the litter from the rest of the cage and by time it was all gone except in the litter pan, she was trained and using the box exclusively for urine. She still leaves droppings around, but she hasn't had time for her hormones to calm down yet.

User is Offline Jend013
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06/15/2011 06:10 AM

I got my x-pen on ebay, they can be expensive in pet stores. I haven't had any issues with mine chewing on the rug, but they have cardboard, sticks and hay to chew on in their pen. One thing that has helped me with litter training is feeding their pellets in a bowl in the litter box. I also started out feeding hay in there. I bought the biggest (cheapest) cat litter box at walmart. They got used to jumping in and eating and "going." For litter I use wood stove pellets that I bought at Orchelin's and Westlake, I think that's about the cheapest option. When I first started training mine they lived in a large pet carrier.  I put in the huge litter box so they spent a lot of time in it anyway.  I didn't want them to have a lot of freedom to just pee wherever they wanted.  I wasn't totally sold on the idea of getting mine spayed, especially when I found out I had two females, but I finally gave in when they wouldn't stop marking (leaving little pee spots) in their pen and on their stuff.  Oh and when I let them out it was like a poo sprinkler went off. 

Have you let them out at all?  How are their litter habits when you do?  They may view their whole cage as the litter box, but not have any accidents outside of it. 

Good luck to you, I'm happy that you are trying the house rabbit thing. I had them outside as a 4-H project when I was little, but they are so fun in the house I'd never go back! Once they are able to have more freedom you get to see their personality come out and all this will be worth it.


User is Offline Meg Pressley
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06/28/2011 11:49 AM
Aww, so cute. :3
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