It seemed as though my rabbits didn’t use it. But then one of my rabbits would lick my palms a lot . . .and I think she was getting salt that way. What is really disturbing is that she grew ill and I wonder if it was because sometimes I had come home from the gym where I had been lifting weights . . .and can you imagine all the dirty germs off of the grip part of the dumbell . . . .Gosh . . .But she was so insistent right as I walked in the door . . .and always going right for the PALM of my hand. I worried a little but then thought she must have a real strong immune system because she is a rabbit . . .but a lot of times would not eat her orange segments or drink her OJ . . .so maybe immune was already compromised . . .and then . . . licking dirty palms. . . huuuh sigh. Did the red cabbage I would often give her have fair amt.s of Vit. C?
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Regarding deer rabbits, someone is probably talking about jackelopes, a fictionary rabbit creature that is supposed to have horns growing out of its head.
Salt is definitely important to rabbits, but rabbits don’t need a salt block or salt wheel. Any half-way good rabbit feed will provide the right amount of salt the rabbit needs in its diet in the feed.
The rabbit licking your hands probably didn’t hurt the rabbit at all, but it is a good idea to wash your hands before handling your rabbit.
What actually may have caused your rabbit to be ill is what you think would actually help it. Don’t give your rabbit OJ (orange juice) for one thing. The red cabbage you gave your rabbit along with the orange juice could cause it to have diahrrea, which would make it ill. So many people like to give their rabbits "snacks" of greens, grass, veggies, carrots, etc. What they don’t know is that doing this is not a good idea especially if given to the rabbit in large amounts. These kinds of "snacks" can give the rabbit diahrrea.
Stick to just the rabbit pellets and daily fresh clean water. Feed the rabbit just what it will eat in one day. The bowl should be just emptied by the end of 24 hours. The rabbit pellets should have all the nutrients your rabbit needs. I can’t say what your rabbit’s illness is since I haven’t examined the rabbit and you haven’t provided its symptoms. But if your rabbit has diahrrea take it completely off its feed for 24 hours. And give the rabbit plenty of fresh water to keep it from getting dehydrated. The reason why you want to take the rabbit off its food for 24 hours is because the bacteria that causes diahrrea will feed and grow off the food in the stomach. If you get rid of the food in the stomach it doesn’t have anything to grow on and the rabbit can get better sooner. You may also want to go to the veterinarian. He can provide you with a medicine such as Neomycin that you can put in the water to help take care of the diahrrea.
If you do give the rabbit a snack, give it a snack of dry timothy hay or half a piece of bread a day.
Rabbits need salt just like humans do. To much will dehydrate, to little will dehydrate. One wheel will be enough for a while. I think they call hares "deer rabbits" because 1) they have long ears, 2) rabbits are named like deer(female, doe, ect.). Or they call "jackalopes" deer rabbits. They are inaginary rabbit+deer= jackalopes.