so, in a few weeks i am getting two baby bunnies. however, i have a border colly, husky, english bulldog mix. she ate a whole family of wild baby bunnies about two years ago. i am extremely scared that my bunnies will end up a tradgidy, and most likely leave me traumetized. please offer me some addvice. i looked it up, but i am still very worried. thank you
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- 1 rabbit jointed cut into pieces
- 2 onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 2 tbs oil
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 2 bay leaf
- 3/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup red wine
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- 1 cup peas
- 1 carrot peeled sliced
- 3 potato medium broken into chunks
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Wait, so cute animals are more deserving of life than those we deem ugly?
As to your original question, most dogs will accept bunnies as part of the "pack" if they see that you (the "pack" leader) accept the newcomer. The owner can let the dog watch them playing with the bunnies from a distance, while someone holds the dog on a leash, and there is a very good chance that a well-behaved dog will be totally fine with the rabbits.
But you obviously know this particular dog's temperament quite well, and since you think there's a chance the dog will injure or kill the rabbits, then you will need to keep them separate at all times, no exceptions.
As to your original question, most dogs will accept bunnies as part of the "pack" if they see that you (the "pack" leader) accept the newcomer. The owner can let the dog watch them playing with the bunnies from a distance, while someone holds the dog on a leash, and there is a very good chance that a well-behaved dog will be totally fine with the rabbits.
But you obviously know this particular dog's temperament quite well, and since you think there's a chance the dog will injure or kill the rabbits, then you will need to keep them separate at all times, no exceptions.
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Border collies are herders
Huskys are work dogs that have traditionally been fed meat
I don't know much about bulldogs, but the first two tend to be a bit .... hyper.
Sounds like a dangerous mix considering she has eaten bunnies before. You'd have to keep the bunnies in a strong finely meshed, double fence or something to make sure she cant put her jaw or paw in to them and harm them.
Huskys are work dogs that have traditionally been fed meat
I don't know much about bulldogs, but the first two tend to be a bit .... hyper.
Sounds like a dangerous mix considering she has eaten bunnies before. You'd have to keep the bunnies in a strong finely meshed, double fence or something to make sure she cant put her jaw or paw in to them and harm them.
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Heads up. They don't call them "bunny pellets" for nothing. Do you know what bunny food looks like yet? Well, it comes out of them in roughly the same size and amount, drop by drop. And I don't know if they can be litter trained. I doubt it. And they can't keep living in a box in your room. And they go everywhere -- under you bed, behind furniture, in the corner, right smack in the middle of the rug. They don't stop to poop, they just poop as they move about.
My first year of college, I had to go a week early for freshman orientation. There was a women, (she had graduated the previous May, but hadn't moved on yet), already living there and she had a rabbit in her room. She moved out and two roommates moved in. She cleaned up the pellets, but the stench was still bad enough that the ones who moved in ripped out the rug and bleached the entire room. They spent three months trying to get that smell out. Rabbits stink! They just do.
Add to that you have dogs. Have you ever tried to keep your dogs out of your room? How did that go? I bet they got in about once a month. The rabbits don't have the luxury to shoo the dog away. Will dogs kill rabbits? Not likely, but is that good enough for the rabbits? Do you mind if the rabbit attacks the dog? Rabbits, bite, gouge and try to kill perceived enemies. They're not waiting around to see if a dog is going to befriend them or eat them. They will attack. They are vicious animals, no matter how cute they seem to be. And, thank God, or there would be no bunnies. Can you afford the stitches to your dog's nose? How about reconstructive surgery on a dog's nose? What happens if the rabbit kicks the dog in its eye? The dog could lose the eye. Rabbits don't just bite and scratch, they aim to kill! And they do kill at times. (My brother tried to stop one of his breeders from killing her babies. She had 13 in the liter, but only eight nipples, so she was systematically killing the runts. All he had to do was run inside to grab the key to the hutch and unlock it. In the 45 seconds it took him to do that, I watched her kill three of her babies!)
And you're going to get two baby rabbits? How will you know what gender they are? It's hard to tell until they hit puberty. And when they hit puberty, they breed -- like rabbits -- even with their siblings. It's what rabbits do.
The secret to being a pet owner -- learn what you're up against before deciding if you can treat the animal right, instead of waiting around for the advice to fall on your lap. You have a living animal's life in your hands. Be a good steward, and decide if that is a good idea.
You already have dogs? No. Rabbits aren't a good idea, unless they stay outside in cages most of their lives. Wait until you live on your own and don't have adverse pets, if you just need rabbits.
My first year of college, I had to go a week early for freshman orientation. There was a women, (she had graduated the previous May, but hadn't moved on yet), already living there and she had a rabbit in her room. She moved out and two roommates moved in. She cleaned up the pellets, but the stench was still bad enough that the ones who moved in ripped out the rug and bleached the entire room. They spent three months trying to get that smell out. Rabbits stink! They just do.
Add to that you have dogs. Have you ever tried to keep your dogs out of your room? How did that go? I bet they got in about once a month. The rabbits don't have the luxury to shoo the dog away. Will dogs kill rabbits? Not likely, but is that good enough for the rabbits? Do you mind if the rabbit attacks the dog? Rabbits, bite, gouge and try to kill perceived enemies. They're not waiting around to see if a dog is going to befriend them or eat them. They will attack. They are vicious animals, no matter how cute they seem to be. And, thank God, or there would be no bunnies. Can you afford the stitches to your dog's nose? How about reconstructive surgery on a dog's nose? What happens if the rabbit kicks the dog in its eye? The dog could lose the eye. Rabbits don't just bite and scratch, they aim to kill! And they do kill at times. (My brother tried to stop one of his breeders from killing her babies. She had 13 in the liter, but only eight nipples, so she was systematically killing the runts. All he had to do was run inside to grab the key to the hutch and unlock it. In the 45 seconds it took him to do that, I watched her kill three of her babies!)
And you're going to get two baby rabbits? How will you know what gender they are? It's hard to tell until they hit puberty. And when they hit puberty, they breed -- like rabbits -- even with their siblings. It's what rabbits do.
The secret to being a pet owner -- learn what you're up against before deciding if you can treat the animal right, instead of waiting around for the advice to fall on your lap. You have a living animal's life in your hands. Be a good steward, and decide if that is a good idea.
You already have dogs? No. Rabbits aren't a good idea, unless they stay outside in cages most of their lives. Wait until you live on your own and don't have adverse pets, if you just need rabbits.