Recently acquired pets, need advice

[hangin'witthepeeps]

I have recently acquired two house rabbits. My daughter moved in with a friend who had way too many animal in a small apartment and asked me to take the rabbits. Of course I need more animals like I need another hole in my head, but they were very thin and needed some care. So now we have Oreo and Squirrel. Squirrel is my sons favorite and Oreo is cute with his spiky hair. I have them in a dog crate and my son lets them out for about an hour in the evenings. They have been enjoying green beans (late season and stringy tough), tomato tops, cucumber peels, goat pellets, and hay. I have read up on house bunnies and have ordered some storage cubes and I'm going to Lowes this weekend and buying some laminate flooring, zip ties, 1x2's, and plywood to make them a condo similar to this one.

http://www.rescuerabbitsrock.com/Condo_Page.htm

I will be trying the litter box system and was wondering if any of you guys use the litter box and then add it straight to your compost? There will be hay and newspaper shred in the litter box along with the other stuff.

Any suggestions would be welcome and here are pictures of them when I brought them home. I don't know if they are male or female rabbits.

 

[so lucky]

I know less than nothing about rabbits, but just wanted to say those are cute! And I hear they do make woinderful non-burning fertilizer. Worth having just for that.

 

[lesa]

Cute! My daughter had to have a house rabbit, when she was little. Of course, it very quickly became mine and lived to be almost 10 years old! The rabbit poop you can put right into the garden- the issue will be what you are using for the actual litter. That you probably want to compost, although the hay and newspaper would be alright... I used the litter box method and she used it pretty routinely. I had a triangular one that fit nicely into the corner of her cage. Watch the electrical wires when you have them out- they do like to chew.

 

[ninnymary]

Hoodat, where are you? Your our resident expert on rabbits and hangin'witthepeeps needs you.

Mary

 

[NwMtGardener]

YES, watch the chewing when they are out! Woodwork, wires, pretty much anything. Cute though!!

 

[HotPepperQueen]

The first picture kind of looks Jersey Wooly-ish or Lionhead, hard to say without seeing better pictures of the body. The second pictures looks like a Rex or maybe a broken Satin? I can't wait to hear what Hoodat has to say! I bet he will have all the answers for you

 

[baymule]

To check if they are male or female, turn them over. If there are pink testicles between their back legs, they are male. There is a more detailed way to check, but it sounds like this method should suffice.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

that fuzzy one is a Lionhead. though it could be a cross like mine is. my little bunbun Wooly is a Lionhead crossed with a mini lop so his ears don't fully flop or stand straight up, but he does have that telltale 'mane' of the lionhead.

 

[desertlady]

so cute ! They will chew up anything ! wires and all ! Be sure they stay cool, they dont do well in heat.

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

After taking a look, I believe they are females, but Squirrel and Oreo have stuck as names. At least we won't be having baby bunnies.