Comments on: What are Deer Rabbits? Are they the Rex Rabbits? And how important is the salt lick to rabbit? http://lolrabbits.com/what-are-deer-rabbits-are-they-the-rex-rabbits-and-how-important-is-the-salt-lick-to-rabbit/ Darn it, em rabbits are cute! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: devilishblueyes http://lolrabbits.com/what-are-deer-rabbits-are-they-the-rex-rabbits-and-how-important-is-the-salt-lick-to-rabbit/comment-page-1/#comment-15470 devilishblueyes Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:53:45 +0000 http://lolrabbits.com/what-are-deer-rabbits-are-they-the-rex-rabbits-and-how-important-is-the-salt-lick-to-rabbit/#comment-15470 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. 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.

]]> By: Trouble http://lolrabbits.com/what-are-deer-rabbits-are-they-the-rex-rabbits-and-how-important-is-the-salt-lick-to-rabbit/comment-page-1/#comment-15471 Trouble Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:53:45 +0000 http://lolrabbits.com/what-are-deer-rabbits-are-they-the-rex-rabbits-and-how-important-is-the-salt-lick-to-rabbit/#comment-15471 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. 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.

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