Thinking of buying a rabbit/guinea pig? Please read
27 April 2006, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by **************
Sara all 3 of ours were litter trained within a few days of getting them. They have made great pets as we can't have a dog. 2 of them get on fine and can be let to run in the garden together and the other one comes out on his own. I had rabbits as a kid and they were a nightmare as they came from a farm shop and were a mix of domestic and wild rabbit and I didn't have a clue how to treat them properly. The Mrs got our first one when she moved in with me and after that I was hooked once I saw how to treat them properly and what good/enjoyable/entertaining pets they make 
Obviously, if you have a rabbit and keep it locked in a little hutch at the end of your garden, it's not exactly going to be the most exciting animal in the world. Give them freedom and look after them well and you'd be amazed how much personality they have, and how similar they are to dogs in terms of being a very loving pet (especially true with the larger breeds).
Friends and visitors always remark on how they never realised that rabbits were so friendly, funny and make such good pets. It's a real shame that so many people have such a blinkered, unpleasant attitude towards them.
28 April 2006, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
I do a bit of this...every morning i show rabbits.....to my lurchers 
28 April 2006, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SiDHEaD
shooting them is one thing and i understand they are pests on farms... but this comment shows you are scum. How anyone can be so completely heartless to animals is beyond me, something i am glad of. I much prefer to be a nice person than a sh1tface. *shrug*
lol.....do you turn off when wildlife shows are on?
28 April 2006, 07:06 AM
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i never said i was warm and fuzzy...today it was bloody chilly!
and my dogs are natural and so are the rabbits.....if they are an endangered animal then i'll walk my dogs elsehere, until then (or if my dogs start chasing Giant Pandas) the rabbits had better just keep running
and my dogs are natural and so are the rabbits.....if they are an endangered animal then i'll walk my dogs elsehere, until then (or if my dogs start chasing Giant Pandas) the rabbits had better just keep running
28 April 2006, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by weapon69
Jesus! I'm not sure what's worse, them telling you that or you believing them! 
Don't people research about pets before they buy them?
I've known about PAH for a long time and make a point of looking at all the animals to see if they have water etc.
Don't people research about pets before they buy them?I've known about PAH for a long time and make a point of looking at all the animals to see if they have water etc.
From the research we did before we got the rabbit, we learned that rabbit's systems do not cope well with change, and therefore it is not advisable to make sudden changes to it's diet. So, if we were to put a rabbit that's never seen a blade of grass on the lawn, our concern was that the sudden change would cause problems. Our intention was to "wean" it onto grass - unfortunately, it didn't last long enough.
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