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- 07/02/2013 at 12:13 AM
  hailee
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  my bun wont let me hold her any more! she used to let me hold her all the time then my bball seasin started up and know i cant even get her off the ground! ive tried the blanket trick where you cover them up but it doesnt wprk and i want to hold my lil girl again please give me any tips ill do anything!
- 07/02/2013 at 12:55 AM
  Alissa
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  Not many buns enjoy being picked up. As natural prey for birds, when they’re picked up, they feel as though they’re being picked up by a predator. The fact that she was okay with it earlier is a little frustrating to you I bet. For now, try giving her treats and letting her come to you. Don’t pick her far off the ground. If you’re sitting on the ground, just lift her into your lap and pet her. Hopefully this will help a little.
  Alissa
- 07/02/2013 at 6:32 PM
  LBJ10
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  How old is she? Young bunnies are usually easy to handle and people mistake this for the bunny enjoying. Then one day they snap and realize being held is not a good thing. This is completely normal.
- 07/02/2013 at 11:35 PM
  hailee
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  thank you so much!
- 07/02/2013 at 11:35 PM
  hailee
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  and she will be two on september 9th
- 07/02/2013 at 11:38 PM
  hailee
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  ok i have a new prob my bun is having the runs if you know what i mean this is the 2nd time in a week i think its the treats should i quit giving her treats for a while?
- 07/03/2013 at 7:14 PM
  Beka27
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  What is her daily diet like? Type and quantity of pellets, veggies, hay, and treats?
- 07/04/2013 at 5:24 PM
  hailee
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  she never showed any intrest in hay so thats not it,the pellets are the ones you buy in the big bag i cant remember the name,and treats are yogurt strawberry treats.
- 07/04/2013 at 5:36 PM
  MoveDiagonally
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  Hay should be about 80% of a bunnies diet so it’s really important that they have some available at all times. It’s their main source of fiber. What kinds of hay have you tried?
  
  Can you look at your bag of pellets and tell us what kind they are? There are many kinds marketed for bunnies that aren’t very good for them. The less healthy ones can also cause digestive upset.
  
  You don’t want to feed your bunny any yogurt treats because they can’t digest dairy and this can also cause some tummy issues.
  
  Generally speaking an adult rabbit should be eating daily:
  Unlimited Hay ( should be high or “horse quality”)
  1/4-1/2 cup of pellets per 6lbs of body weight.
  2 cups of bunny safe veggies per 6lbs of body weight.
  
  Here are some really great articles about bunny diet:
  http://rabbit.org/faq-diet/
  http://rabbit.org/suggested-vegetables-and-fruits-for-a-rabbit-diet/
- 07/04/2013 at 5:39 PM
  MoveDiagonally
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  I also wanted to ask you, is your bunny spayed?
- 07/08/2013 at 4:38 PM
  hailee
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  no she is not spayed and the food is purina rabbit chow.
- 07/09/2013 at 1:57 AM
  MoveDiagonally
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  Spaying is extremely important for female rabbits. They have an 80% chance of getting uterine cancer and spaying eliminates that risk. I urge you to look into spaying your rabbits and read the links I posted above to get some good info on what’s recommended diet wise.
- 07/17/2013 at 1:24 PM
  hailee
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  ok… ill look into that thank you!
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