I have 2 rabbits; one is a girl and one is a boy! The girl likes eating. After many months, she started panicking and making weird noises everytime we carry her out of the cage! And when she's lying, she's always shivering too much! What is happening to her? I don't want her to die! We had about 8 rabbits before and all of them died! These are our longest living rabbits! Can someone help me??....
2006-12-19 16:33:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I would say that the female would be in heat, she wants to make babies,.. the weird or panicking noises and behavior you are hearing and seeing is normal...
The reason she does not want ot leave her cage because that is "her" place and territory, female rabbits are very protective of their space..
The shivering.. 1 the ears of the rabbit may be damaged and she can not cool down properly or warm up properly..She needs plenty of WATER.. that will help them regulate their body temp. 2. if she is an inside out side rabbit.. so if you are taking your rabbit inside and outside with extreme temp changes that is not good, the rabbit can not regulate their body temp that fast and you will see shivering.. 3. Shivering can be a sign of being in heat also..
it depends on the breed and care of the rabbit on how old they may live too.. some rabbits only live a few years and others will live a very long time..
2006-12-19 17:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is normal for scared rabbits - the noise is often referred to as a 'grunt' or in extreme cases a 'quack'. Give them time to know your voice, smell and then they will come round to being picked up. Follow this 3 step plan to get them to stop: 1. Talk quietly (then louder) around your rabbits so they get used to you, feed them treats at the same time. 2. Feeding treats, stroke and pet your rabbits, touching ears, tummy, legs and head 3. Pick up your rabbits This process should be carried out over 2 weeks - don't push them into being picked up, you'll only scare them more and lead them to become aggressive towards you.
2016-05-22 23:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's shivering, she's probably frightened, in which case you need to be more gentle and careful with her. Bunnies are very timid and easily frightened. Have a read of my article on how to get close to your bunny -
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnybonding.html
Especially, have a browse of this site - it's fantastic - it explains how to interpret your bunny's behaviour and what she's saying to you -
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html
Enjoy this site - it's fantastic to learn from!
You should get a vet check-up too - better to be safe than sorry - and it's good to get to know a rabbit-savvy vet before an emergency happens. I've collected many links - just scan down all these pages and click on your country and/or state -
http://www.3bunnies.org/vets.htm#pets911_findvet
http://members.shaw.ca/cocoasun/RabbitVetsMain.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/PB_vets.html
http://members.shaw.ca/cocoasun/AustralianRabbitVets.htm
http://www.rabbit.org/care/vets.html
Telephone as many as you like, and ask lots of questions to find out whether they know enough about bunnies - some questions to ask them -
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/vet.html
Also, here's some more excellent articles on rabbit care, behaviour and communication -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmVwuwYeeKDZ58Zd.L169SLsy6IX?qid=20060725170557AAUOWsu
http://www.tagyerit.com/hopline/cold.htm
http://www.rabbit.org/
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/?once=true&
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html - this is my site - please have a browse and best of luck to you and your bunn!
2006-12-20 17:55:04 · answer #3 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rabbits have a life span of about 10 years. my Jeremy is 7 years old.happy and healthy. please google House Rabbit Society to see how to take care of rabbits properly and you should have progress. as for the female rabbit, take her away from the male for now and have both rabbit neutered and spayed. she may be pregnant. many rabbits are able to some how not show until labor. take her to the vet just in case.when rabbits get sick they don't show symptoms until it's really bad.
2006-12-20 01:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by punkbun03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She feels safe in her cage. When you take her out, she doesn't feel safe and comfortable anymore. Keep playing with her and she'll get used to socializing with you and roaming outside the cage.
2006-12-19 16:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the Vet
2006-12-19 16:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your bunny needs to see the vet.
2006-12-19 19:59:44 · answer #7 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she might be pregnant,because animals do get sensitive and nervous easier when they are carrying offspring. another option is she might be sick, or have high anxiety. if you are unsure i suggest seeing a vet.hope i helped!
2006-12-19 16:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure she isn't injured? Best bet is take her for a check up
2006-12-19 17:02:42 · answer #9 · answered by mbunnyau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋