Recognizing Depression in Rabbits (and what to do about it)
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Unfortunately depression is common among rabbits that are kept as pets. Often this is caused by misinformation and erroneous advertising directed at new rabbit owners. Learn how to know if your rabbit is depressed, and what you can do about it.
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My name is Amy and I am the Bunny Lady!
I am a lifelong rabbit lover and have been specializing with rabbits at my local animal shelter. I am here to make sure all of you rabbit caretakers have everything you need to have a happy and healthy bunny in your home.
My mission is to help you fellow rabbit lovers get all the resources you need to help your rabbits thrive. A happy bunny is the best companion, and they are worth all the trouble those little fluffballs cause. - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
- Lack of energy/ lack of curiosity
- Lack of appetite,loss of interest in food
- Lack of grooming, will stop grooming self
- Consistent destructive behaviours
- Unexplained aggressive behaviour/ lashing out
- Socially withdrawn/doesn't want to interact
Most people have no idea how intelligent and loving bunnies can be. I had my first free roaming bunny, Lulu, a Netherlands Dwarf for 9 years. She was an incredible girl!! The best pet I've ever had. I now have Kiki, a Holland Lop, my second free roamer and she's doing great. Hasn't missed her litter box once and very playful and healthy!!
My rabbit was very depressed, then we got her a friend and she is so much happier!
Aw that makes me happy to hear I miss my bunny so much
I think that’s the main key for depression. “Do not keep them in an enclosure “ 👍🏼
Not the main thing. Changing routine can also make bunnies weirder out.
You have serious disney princess with animal friends vibes, and I'm here for it!
Also, Tysm. Your videos are always super helpful!
Wow, thank you! I think that's the best compliment I've ever received 😊
Like Sofia and Clover. Those two Disney characters come to mind.
This is such a thoughtful topic that many rabbit owners wouldn't even know could exist (depression) within a rabbit. Operative word and take away that you pointed out many times is the word " combination". Very insightful observation and remedy methods that only an experienced rabbit owner could recognize. I'm sure this channel has been so helpful to so many rabbits and humans alike. Thanks for being here
Funny how they show depression in the same way people often do. They are more like us than we like to belive
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It's so sad that people are still so uneducated about bunnies and their wants and needs, this includes some vets! If videos like this just improves the quality of life for just one bunny it's worth it 👍
Not all rabbits can be free roamed. My house layout does not allow for it and we tried once and my bun is very mischievous and got in trouble real quick. So at night and when we are gone, she is in a very large cage. She is a dwarf so it’s plenty of room. And then she has a very large xpen for when we are home. Keeps her happy and safe. She is a single bun but I am home almost all the time so we are buds. So do what works for you and your bun.
Yes I have dogs one is my sister’s dog and the other one is my dog my bunny and my dog get along But my sister’s dog is a beagle and they hunt bunnies so I can’t free Rome her in all of my house but I do let her play in my room and my parents won’t let me get her a friend
I just adopted two bonded buns and your videos have helped me greatly in preparing for them and making sure they have what they need! You are so kind and knowledgeable, we appreciate your videos and you have a new subscriber!
That is awesome!
Not going to lie glad I came upon this wish I would have almost a year ago you are very knowledgeable about bunnies and I think that's cool my bunbun is my husbun🥰 and he is a handful sometimes I think my kids scare him just cause they r kids but never pick him up just like a sudden movement you also have another new subscriber
Wow, just that one shot of Teddybeer sleeping on the green square thingie is one of the most speaking images of what a very happy rabbit testing after its daily adventures looks like.
We are so very thankful for your insights, thank you so much!
Thank you !! Really needed this!! Not many people upload such informative videos.😍❤❤🦋
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing this information. As a bunny parent we really appreciate how educational your videos are! 🐰🐰
Brilliant, a really important topic that is rarely highlighted or discussed. So informative, thank you ❤️😍
That is a great video thank you very much
I had a depressed rabbit once. she was a freeroam at that time, when my sweet 11 year old bun passed away she just went in to shut down. Obsessively digging at the carpet and very agressiv to anything placed out of order (human or object). It was heart breaking to see her like that.
Unfortunately i just started a new job and could not provide the attantion she needed. It was hard but i gave her to my mom she has a lot of garden space to hop around and dig and she found a new friend she is much happier now.
This is by far the best channel for rabbit friends. I subscribed.
Greetings from Gent, Belgium, where the Flemish Giant comes from.
I just wanted to thank you for all the work you put into your videos, they are very helpful and informative to me! You are basicly living my bunny dream, haha^_^. Once I move to a bigger place (hopefully later this year) I hope to bring home a bunny as well. How big is the apartment you share with your bunnies? Much love from The Netherlands!
Awesome video! I've only been a bunny mom a few months and I'm trying to keep learning!
Great video. I have a small rabbitry and I need to know if they are depressed. I loved to keep my bunnies happy.
I adopted my rabbit, Harvey, from my friend and he lived in a small hutch his entire life (2 years) and he wasn’t eating well, he was terrified of everyone around him, and he just sat in one place and stared. But then I adopted another bunny named Winter. And Harvey ever since has been eating!! And playing! And exploring! And I’m so proud of him and he’s doing so so so well
Thank you for all your videos! I find your channel very helpful and informational every time I need to learn more about bunny care.
Would it be possible for you to create more recommendations for rabbits that are (going) blind? One of my bunnies is showing signs of depression due to her developing cataract on one eye.
The fact that you posted... made my day!
Hello!
I would like to include post surgery. When I spayed my 2 girls it took them nearly a week.... YES A WEEK....to eat and play and eat and drink on their own. I was in contact with their DVM the whole time and I was force feeding/ drinking by her recommendation. They eventually came back around.
What a great channel. Not sure though if you have issues with a very common and potentially deadly upper respiratory condition called Pasteurella in the US. I'm in the UK and my rabbit has had this all her life. So far I've managed to keep her as healthy as possible for 9 years and counting with tonnes of vet visits, time, patience and money. However she's extremely sociable but can never be bonded with another rabbit as it's so highly infectious. Would be good to see something on this as its barely covered on the Internet.
Huge thanks for this video! Depression is horrible but we can fight it!
another great video!!
Awsome work! youre my go to specialist on youtube 😘 thank you!
Wow, thank you!
We got my baby a friend for the purpose of avoiding depression. I work almost all the time and realize I may not be working from home much longer and will have to leave the house for 9-10 hours a day. Thus we got him a friend, to avoid a chance of becoming depressed. And BOY did I spend 100s of dollars on toys for them. I do recognize when our babies are still normal. Purposely waking us up 10 minutes before our alarm, zooming around the room, race into the bathroom where I hide their giant box of hay as we try to go to the bathroom. If we don't find them being themselves, we know something isn't right. Gotta have our troublemaker and diva be normal to make our daily lives so much better.
My Netherland dwarf went through a depressive period when he was about 9. He pulled his fur out and stopped being food motivated during training. He was very socially withdrawn and stopped coming when called. I had recently moved him into another room but he was a v anxious bun and when I moved him back to my room his symptoms stopped.
This video is cool and i've learned alot😊💕
Were did you get the fence?
I almost cried watching this video for no reason. 😢 I couldn’t finish the video.
My rabbit has been depressed since we lost our beloved other bunny due to old age 3 months ago. She's free roam,, but is definitely less playful and curious since our other bunny has been gone. I try to enrich her environment and give her extra cuddles but at the end of the day, she wasn't meant to be a solo bunny. I'm not ready to get another rabbit at all, however.
In due time, please think about it. Bunnies need contact with one another. I have a 2 year old Mini-Rex that lost his girl bunny who was 10-1/2 years old. I will be pairing my 2 year old Mini-Rex soon. He deserves to be happy.💕😊🐰
I'm still not 100% sure if my rabbit is sick or depressed. Just a few days ago she would binky, she would have zoomies, she would chew on her toys and absolutely loved her treats. Then we opened up her space (she was in a playpen, but we bunny-proofed our livingroom and kitchen so she can roam). At first, she was super curious and explored everywhere. Now, just a day later, all she does is sit and do nothing. She doesn't show interest in food or treats, she hardly acknowledges when we pet her or interact with her, she doesn't chew on the toys she used to love. But when we put her back in her play pen during the night, she rattles the cage. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I plan to take her to the very to get spayed, since the place I got her from never did that. I'm going to ask the vet, but what can I do in the meantime?
Probably the closing her back in her playpen? When a rabbit is reaally into running around snd energetic and doing binkies. If you close them back to their playpen, they can get hella mad, or slowly/quickly fall into depression, because they can’t stimulate themselves the way we can. My suggestions to try would be either 1) remove the playpen completely, or make it more wider, then it was, if your rabbit is prone to digging out of fun. Chances may be, she is feeling the way she is because she’s confused at why is she suddenly in a playpen again.
Or 2) I know that sometimes it may be impossible to keep rabbits run free through the night, I myself don’t keep my rabbit run around at night due to a traumatic experience I had with my previous rabbit. What you could do, in this case, is to make her playpen as comfortable, as possible. For example toys, something to dig into (unless you have the playpen in your bedroom), some sheets she can lie into, or something to poop into. For example, when we did our playpen, we made it bigger sometime ago, because our rabbit grew a lot. When we did it, she suddenly became much more happier, then before and would even flop to her side. Rabbit’s surroundings can affect them a LOT actually.
And last, but not least, as everyone says. Better be sure, then lost. I’d visit veterinarian who specialises on care for animals like rabbits etc. Anytime you get the feeling they may be sick, take them to the vet. We released my rabbit had a hay stuck between her teeth this way, too. Anytime a rabbit stops behaving the way they were, it’s a visit to the vet for my family☺️
Or also, you could spend as much time as possible. Rabbits are social creatures, so they need lots of attention! Make sure you play with her often, if not every day. It could help, too. Also making sure she’s not too energetic before going to bed, create a routine, when you’re calmer and show her night time may not be too bad after all. But I’m sure by the time I’m writing this, you already took her to the vet. Just commenting in case I can help☺️
Very informative, I learned something
My rabbit Willow passed away last year. It was so devastating and sudden but I had a feeling she had been depressed for a very long time since when I adopted her she had this lame front arm:/. I adopted her so I could help her have a happier life. She never seemed to completely ‘recover’ She was always been allowed to free roam and I had her become friends with my other Bunny Athena but it didn’t really do much more in fact she avoided interacting with Athena except sometimes. I felt that Athena was humping her sometimes and I didn’t like how she ‘tolerated’ it so I separated them. When I went on holiday and left her with a sitter, she stopped eating and even with emergency treatments when I returned she passed away. I just have been looking for closure I suppose. It still makes me so sad 😞 thank you for your video.
My poor lil feller (he'll be 12 y/o this Feb 1st, 2022) lost his lil bonded Bunny (aka - my other lil bun) Penny, they were bonded for over 11 years. So, I am hoping I am keep my lil guy happy. He does have a big play pen (4x4ft) + is left open to the basement (though they never did go exploring, the laminate was always scary for them... and he has many toys.
Thank you for the tips.. i have an old bunny..and shes alone now
I am suffering severe depression NOT having a rabbit in my life, and in my face.
Thanks 👍🏼
Thank you
Your the best
Hey my rabbit has mites (I don’t know how it must have come from hay!) and He’s gotten the spot on Revolution treatment after noticing some flaky skin and seeing a little black mite dart past where I was looking in his fur 🥺 I was so horrified. I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help get his skin back to completely healthy or is just getting rid of the mites enough and the rest will take care of itself? Thank you your channel has helped me so much I have a lot of anxiety with making sure my rabbit is living his best life. He’s 10 years old and also has the wet eyes that can’t really be cured apparently.
keep him on medication and he'll be fine :) the best you can do, you are already doing
Thank you.
Having a pair or trio of buns is the best way to have happy buns!!
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I had 2 rabbits, one was 11 years old and the other is 2. The older one dead last december and nu younger one is changed a bit since then. He is a bit more scared and sometimes has less energy 🙁
I am going to try your tips soon!
The best thing would be to bond a new friend to your existing bun.
I have a four & a half year old white male rabbit (just like the one in the video) I adopted him when he was 13 months old & love the guy like crazy, but the way things go with him is often sad. Small towns in India have no proper rabbit vets. Greens are heavily sprayed with pesticides & God knows what we do to a rabbit even after washing off as much as we can. Hay isn't available here. He's free roamed & we share the room, but lately he's constantly depressed. Don't know the cause but I do worry about dental problems & he does have frequent stomach upsets. I have begun to get depressed
Very friendly and cute
Good info 👍 You didn’t mention loosing their partner . That can be a cause.
Very true
what does it mean when my rabbit doesnt want to use her litter box, she already knows how to use it but yesterday she started pooping outside the littler box.
Does this work with bunny to and I took my bunny a shower and now every time I get close to her she Doesn't interact with me anymore
How can I tell if furlock Holmes is afraid of me, depressed or just confused? He likes nibbling my fingers, but if I try to pet or move him he gets scurred
My Elvis is sadly coming to the end of his life. I still put out toys that i rotate for when he has a good day which happens occasionally. He still loves a massage and groom which i thoroughly enjoy doing anyway. He gets a few more treats than he used to get but some those have his pain relief hidden in them. I've just lost my dad so i will be traumatised if I lose my beloved bunny as well.
My rabbit is eating his home and lacks curiosity and that other stuff but he still interacts with me
My bunny been eating slow but eats n drinks slow eating more is she going to be ok
when my rabbit goes to bed he puts his head down.... is he depressed???if yes than please tell something that I can do for him...please
and your videos are nice......
My bunny has been depressed since she lost her friend. I have tried a lot but I can't get her to bond with another rabbit. I feel so bad for her.
I had two brothers for the first 7 Months of their life, and then I gave one away, and now other rabbit looks depressed. What do I do? 😫 13:29
We don't have the room to have 2 rabbits, and our rabbit is only ever In a large cage at night. How do I help?
My rabbit whenever he was forced in a small space he looked sad. He didn't deserve to be shoved into a cage and not be given the attention he needed. Even with the neglect he was the sweetest, most affectionate and brave rabbit. All he ever wanted was to be loved, but because of that he was very much a pushover. When he started showing signs of something being wrong he fell over and could get up because of his previously damaged eardrum. I was worried about his weightloss and my gut was right about it being kidney failure. The poor thing got fucked over again and a couple months before he was euthanized he dislocated his ankle.
Who forced him into a small space? Who was treating him like that?
Im really worried about my brothers rabbit. It doesnt have too many signs, the main one being a lack of energy. He just sits in one spot and doesnt do anything most of the time.
My brother keeps him in a hutch, and hes there most of the day (the door doesnt stay open).
Ive told him to get some bunny proofing stuff so that we can let him out without worrying about things but he thinks its stupid.
My brother always thinks he is right, and he is smart but hes very ignorant, and he doesnt listen to me when it comes to alot of things. (Hes 25 and im 17. Although he and my family tell me im very smart, they treat me like an idiot whenever it comes to anything that sint school related.)
I feel so bad for his rabbit because even though i love him so much, i really wish my brother would give him away so that he could go to a wonderful home where he'll be taken care of properly. Its very obvious that my brother thinks "Well if hes alive, then it must be good enough".
My brothers works, but he goes out with friends alot after work or on days off. It upsets me bc he hardly spends time with his rabbit, and even when he does, its for a short amount of time and he mostly takes pictures. Ik he loves his rabbit, but hes just not fit to take care of him in my opinion.
Im going to start spending more time with the rabbit to see if i can hopefully make him less lonely and happier. But im going to start working soon since i iust graduated high school. Ill still try to spend more time with him but also my brother is trying to move out next year. If he moves out with this rabbit, and he treats him the same way as he does now, im really afraid he'll fall into depression. Because the main ones who spend time with him and let him out of thay damn hutch is me and our dad, and if he moves, he'll have nobody. And that really scares me.
Im really sorry for the long rant. Its just.. nobody else is gonna listen to me. And i dont know what the hell to do, and im afraid for this rabbit. Hes only 1 years old and I want him to have the best possible life. I really hope that if my brother moves out, he'll give the rabbit to someone who will take care of him and give him the best possible life.
How did you teach the rabbit to give a hi5?
I had 2 rabbits one died had worms in stomach another one is now getting aggressive eating a little less
You need to do a vid on pregnant bunnies
I feel like a fail bun mom failure.😢😢😢 ❤❤❤ 😢😢😢
What if my rabbit Almost every day finds a new corner or place that he wont stop trying to get into? Like behind a cabinet?
Sounds like a little troublemaker to me! The best you can do is try to block access to places the rabbit shouldn't be and try to distract them with other toys (like cardboard boxes). But don't feel too bad, rabbits have a way of getting into places that shouldn't
So I keep two bunnies separated because one is mine then the other is my sister but yesterday my sisters bunny escaped and I think she was fighting with my pet boy bunny so my pet bunny ended up being sad by the looks and today he wasn’t running like he did he ran for about 3 minutes and was laying next to me and wanted to lay down on the floor and isn’t eating as usual as he did two days ago
I hope they are spayed and neutered. Or they they both boys? You sure don’t want an oops litter.
Do you have a new rabbit or was he just visiting?
can someone explain how to stop my rabit from chewing my carpets and pooping everywhere i have had him for 3 weeks and he only comes out at ight and when i wake up theres poop and pee everywhere and when i google it nothing rlly explains it
Theres not much you can do except litter train your Rabbit for now. Once he's old enough to be fixed (Neutered) ...the problem of pooping and peeing everywhere should go away.
About chewing the carpet...maybe he does that coz he's not getting the spunk out of his hay and his teeth are paining. You must remember...Rabbits teeth grow about 4 inches per year! Ouch that's really painful.
Maybe you can consider keeping some nice wooden chew toys around for him to chew at night?
Don't give up on him! With proper training he will be allright. You must ensure the hay you're giving him is of good quality.
A rabbit will generally be less destructive if the Hay you leave for him at night is fresh and to his taste!
Hope this helped!
@@rabbittailsbyfarrahmartis thank you so much for the advice i will try it and let you know if it works wish me luck
I suggest you start with a small space so that the rabbit can figure out his own space then slowly adding more and more space for them to run around in.
When I got my rabbit he used to poop everywhere so I made him a small cage in a corner to stay in bc my parents didn’t like that. I slowly added more area to his cage till he’s freeroam and until now he still goes back to that corner of his to do his business
But there's is no vets in the wild how would bunnies get better??
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Hi to anyone reading this! I need some help! I would love to adopt a bunny and have been thinking about it for quite some time now but i live next to a busy road and it can get very loud during summer when cars drive around playing music and just like speeding you know! So do you think i can adopt a rabbit? Some people have said that rabbits can get used to the noices and it can become a norm but some have said they wont get used to it and will suffer so can anyone help me?
Most rabbits will be able to get used to traffic sounds pretty quickly. As a precaution, I recommend meeting them first and trying to choose a rabbit who is not super anxious or fearful when you go to adopt a rabbit
@@TheBunnyLady thank you so much for helping!!
Please send me the link to teach your rabbit to give you high five. Every time I see it, I feel very depressed. 😭
You can check out the video here: ua-cam.com/video/q6EgSv1yYQo/v-deo.html
HOW DO I SHOW MY BUNNY HOW TO HIGHFIVE OMG
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Depression is very common among single kept bunnies. After doing rescues for 4 years I can say that 95% of the rabbits that are depressed will stop being depressed once they have a partner. The other 5% stop being depressed once they are freed of living in a cage.
I personally think it’s really sad that people still deprive their pets from this very basic and natural need.
Fun fact housing your rabbit alone increases its chance of developing depression.
Anyone else feeling called out? Lol