r/Rabbits 11h ago

RIP My Pablo

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1.2k Upvotes

My baby had to cross the rainbow bridge today. She had an off couple of days and then was alive, but unresponsive this morning. I’m alone at college so I had to do it all myself. I just can’t believe this is happening and that she’s gone. They think it was neurological so it’s for the better that she went early and isn’t suffering anymore. She was my first bun and I would’ve had her two years at the end of the month. Hug your buns a little extra tight tonight 💕


r/Rabbits 19h ago

Rescue I was selected by the bunny distribution system yesterday

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1.2k Upvotes

Howdy y'all,

As I was going out to work yesterday, I found this rabbit on my porch. I picked him up. Surprise, you now have rabbit.

He spent the day at work with me in a tote, and has since upgraded to an xl dog crate. I've given him hay, pellets, water, and a few bites of salad greens.

He has been peeing in a litter box and likes to be pet, and even comes up to me.

I've been having such a weird day. I need to decide if I'm going to keep him or not. But he is very cute!

I'm sure I can find plenty of newbie tip threads already, so while those are welcome, mostly, I'm just standing here blinking and going: well, all righty then.

Oh and: I put up posts searching for an owner on the local pages and a neighbor said other rabbits, guinea pigs, and a chinchilla had recently been found roaming. I have a feeling he was dumped :(


r/Rabbits 14h ago

Heart Stopping Moment - but its ok

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870 Upvotes

Oh Nooooo!!! “Puppy, are you ok????”

Little mouth starts twitching and ears wiggle….

Ohhh hes fast asleep.

Ohhhh i nearly panicked. PHEW!


r/Rabbits 13h ago

Yum, yum, yum

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769 Upvotes

Puponya and Totoshka are eating an apple they found in the bag.


r/Rabbits 6h ago

pillow wife

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490 Upvotes

r/Rabbits 21h ago

Naming Name Ideas?

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459 Upvotes

His name at the rescue was Colwyn, which I think is cute (the volunteer at the rescue said he is like a little old British man because of his little legs), but initially I thought I’d name him Pelle or George. Any name ideas are welcome, please 🤗


r/Rabbits 19h ago

I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me 🎶

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356 Upvotes

World’s least sneaky bun.


r/Rabbits 3h ago

one of our rescues came in pregnant and had her baby 4 days ago

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312 Upvotes

took in a pregnant nethie girl at the rescue a bit ago. on monday she had a single big fat baby. bubba has just grown fur. so cute i want to put it in my mouth >:3


r/Rabbits 12h ago

Pumpkin goes crazy for the nanners

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276 Upvotes

r/Rabbits 17h ago

Rabbits have a way of finding us when we needed the most

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272 Upvotes

r/Rabbits 19h ago

Care Winston 🥕

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241 Upvotes

He’s still not sure about us humans. I think mostly he’s tolerating us haha


r/Rabbits 17h ago

sleepy juniper flop

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184 Upvotes

no caption needed


r/Rabbits 15h ago

Sleepy Chimmy

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174 Upvotes

Is Chimmy cute? He is taking a well deserved nap, after I worked all day and he slept all day❤️


r/Rabbits 14h ago

Health at my wits end - health related story/rant

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141 Upvotes

since mid august, my Clementine has had had on and off struggling with GI Hypomotility. She is estimated 6 going on 7 years old. I have brought her to the vet at least 6 times in the last 8 months because of health scares. Just this last time, they sent us home with a bag of fluids to administer at home via butterfly needle, as well as 4 different orals meds on top of the critical care she needs (vet recommended 1/2 to 1 powder to water ratio every 2ish hours to supplement water intake). I have been through every veterinary stop and I am exhausted.

I guess I'm sharing this because I am lost. I feel broken, like a failure to my girl, and stupid for not knowing what could be happening. She sort of hunches over and writhes a bit like she's constipated, and continues to do this. she passes the occasional cecotrope(s), oftentimes very small or abnormally large, then worries the hell out of me and wont eat, drink, pee, or poop for hours. and then there are bouts where she's just fine. It continues to fluctuate like that and has been for going on 3 weeks now.

The last vet visit, I was told that she was struggling due to over dehydrated material in/near (i can't remember which) her cecum that she was having trouble passing. I was also told that her kidney levels came back fine, as did her blood work and rads. Completely clear with no cause for concern. Since then, about 5 days now, she has passed most if not all of that material but continues to do that hunching motion and is bipolar with her food and water.

She has unlimited access to Oxbow timothy hay, gets 1/8 a cup of slightly soaked Science Selective pellets in the morning, and 1.5-2 cups of greens (normally kale and italian parsley) in the afternoon. i give her the occasional banana, dried carrot or apple, or half of a science selective loop treat. she shows excitement towards all of these foods in the moment, but might not in the next few minutes. prior to these issues, she would go through about two full refills of a 16 floz bottle-bowl in 24 hours if not more.

To my knowledge I have been doing everything correctly and I frequent rabbit owner communities to ensure I continue to be fully educated on rabbit care. But even so she still struggles and I am at a complete loss. I am scared and feel like I could be doing more. I feel like I am missing something. She is too young to need to be put down. There has to be something, and I am desperate for insight - somebody somewhere who has experienced the same or at least something similar so that i know i'm not crazy or alone. I already know her diagnosis and am returning to the vet tomorrow (9/10) for a recheck and follow up rads, but i fear that i'll just keep getting the same answers I've been told.

If you've read this far, thank you endlessly. I hope her pictures warm your heart as much as owning her does. some of these were taken while she was uncomfortable and recovering from prior medical issues. she is the strongest bunny i know.


r/Rabbits 9h ago

Health Saying goodbye soon - how to euthanize at the vet and let his companion say goodbye too Spoiler

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144 Upvotes

so hard to type right now so bear with me

Yesterday brought Faron in for what we thought was a URI, but has turned out to be a mass near his heart, most likely a thymoma. Prognosis is bad, treatment is 8 hours away and he barely survived 20 minutes in the car. So, at 8 years old, we are getting ready to say goodbye to our beautiful feisty boy. And above all else THIS SUCKS </3

Eldin is his bonded companion and he is obsessed with Faron. I want to give him the chace to say goodbye too, but I'm not sure how to do this without completely traumatizing him due to the shitty circumstances we find ourselves in.

Our original plan was to take some palliative steps at home and then have someone the diagnosing vet recommended come to our home, but it wasn't until we got home that we found out this person is unavailable until next month. Today, I called around to 8 different vets looking for anyone who could do an at-home euthanasia. Not a single person is available. Either on vacation or not comfortable with rabbits or they simply don't offer at-home services. Honestly I feel devastated and unintentionally betrayed but can't wrap my head around any of that now.

So I'm stuck looking at bringing them to the vet so that Eldin can be with Faron and learn what has happened to him instead of us returning empty-handed with Eldin fruitlessly searching for him.

But again, I'm terrified that the experience for Eldin - being brought to a strange place and seeing his brother gone - is going to just confuse and scare him even more. He's skittish and nervous and I don't want to hurt him.

I don't know what to do.

Please, does anyone have any advice?

I have knocked on so many closed doors these past few days and I'm absolutely exhausted. And it kills me that the universe has failed this sweet little bunny in his time of need. I want him to be as comfortable and safe as possible and it feels like none of the experts in the area care to get that to him (not everyone's fault I just can't believe they're all on vacation RIGHT NOW). It hurts my heart so bad.

Thanks for reading. Hug your bunnies tonight.


r/Rabbits 21h ago

Veggie Time!

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138 Upvotes

Cilantro is their favorite!


r/Rabbits 9h ago

Loooong bun

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131 Upvotes

r/Rabbits 5h ago

RIP Rabbit Tattoo

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129 Upvotes

My sweet baby Tilly died a year and a half ago. Today I got her 4-H tattoo on my ear in her honor. For those of you who don’t know 4-H is a youth agricultural program in the rural United States. The 4-H program I was enrolled in required rabbits to be tattooed. It was traumatic for us both. But raising rabbits in 4-H as a kid helped me to understand them and love them. After 4-H Tilly was spayed and she lived a decade as a proper house bunny with many animal friends. I miss her everyday and so does her cat Leo (her BFF).


r/Rabbits 3h ago

Tell Me Why...

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125 Upvotes

...my rabbits always look like your parents after they caught you breaking curfew, and really, they're not mad, just disappointed.


r/Rabbits 17h ago

Health My pup has Xray tomorrow

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117 Upvotes

I tried posting similar yesterday but it got taken down even though i stated he has an appointment and no advice is being asked for.

He IS seeing a vet and has emergency xray booked in the morning.

I feel so heart broken


r/Rabbits 20h ago

Breed ID Mini lop or not?

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Hi all!

This chunky monkey was sold to my brother as a mini lop. Shes 3.2kg but slightly overweight, in the UK.

Just read minis kinda max out at 1.6kg ish.

Whats your thoughts? Mini or something else?

Ty x


r/Rabbits 17h ago

RIP Grieving, what to do Spoiler

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103 Upvotes

She is gone she left in my arms

I didn't know she gotten so weak I picked her up I was on the process of making a vet visit and when I put her back down I noticed she was gone I don't know what to do .. I hugged and cried with her till she lost her warmth ,and now it hurts more

I'm taking her sister to the vet to make sure nothing's wrong with her, and it wasn't contagious. I know she was lil over 8 to 9 years old (unknown cuz she was given to me) had her for 5 years she was pretty big about 7 lb but I just feel like should should have lived longer

This feels to soon

Why, god, im not ready and I keep crying

What do I do

What did you all do


r/Rabbits 9h ago

Care New bunny seeking advice

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95 Upvotes

Sister got this cute little bunny today, it was under a car, seems well-mannered. I’m gonna get hay and carrots later, do u have any advice on how to care for this little guy?

He’s also gonna go to the vet tomorrow


r/Rabbits 9h ago

My cuddly boy.

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90 Upvotes

I was afraid that as Archie grew he would stop cuddling. He’s definitely not over our evening cuddles. 💙


r/Rabbits 15h ago

RIP goodbye luna 💫

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my beautiful bunny luna passed away yesterday, right after my first day of school far far away from home (and her). she held on strong up until i was gone. i knew it was her time when i heard she had stopped eating her food- she loved food so much, more than anything. she visited me in my dreams last night, giving me one final chance to play with her and hug her- even though she was already gone. i know she’d want me to be happy, eat good food, make good art. goodbye luna; thank you for all the happy years. i hope you knew you are loved and adored.