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Here are the pictures...sorry for the poor quality, she wouldn't sit still! Yesterday, I wiped the fur around the eye with a warm wet rag, so it doesn't look quite so bad as it did before. I'd love to hear any thoughts!

No, I actually hadn't, but I did as soon as I noticed your reply. Her eyelashes look good to me, so I don't think that's the issue. I changed her hay right away, but I suspected that the bale I'd bought had gotten wet too, so I got some dry stuff on Saturday and replaced the lining with that...

It really was! T of T got it....but here I am and couldn't put 2 and 2 together. Awesome detective work! :)

Moldy hay might make sense. Her nest box seems dry and she keeps it so pristine that I haven't thought I'd need to change it for a few weeks! But we've had some rainy, wet weather lately and it could totally have dampened her hay. I'll change it first thing tomorrow! Here's hoping that does...

Yes it is! I forgot to mention that. Come to think of it, her runny nose disappeared just about the same time that her eye started looking odd. If it is allergies, what kind of allergy could it be? I'd love to know what I can do about it, it doesn't look very comfortable. Also, is it normal...

For the last several days, I've noticed that my 14-week-old Holland Lop bunny has been "crying" in one eye. The fur around/beneath her eye is wet, and I think I can detect a bit of redness on the lower rim. As far as I can tell, it's a completely clear, watery discharge from her eye. I...

Thanks Bunnylady! I had no idea it worked like that. It sounds sort of like cancer in people, lol! So I guess the best prevention is just to keep them in tip-top health? Since you're here, maybe I can run their diet by you to be sure I'm doing it right! Right now, they're both around...

Thanks for the suggestion, T of T! You seem like the go-to for advice on bunnies, maybe I should just ask for you in the future (I'll put the title as, "T of T, help!")...lol. Really though, you've been super helpful! I really appreciate it. :) My bunny is doing much better today, her nose...

Hi! I just noticed that my rabbit has a runny nose, and I'm worried it might be snuffles! The fur around her nose is wet, although I din't see the white/yellow discharge I read to be a sign of snuffles. She sneezed a few times this morning, but not when I checked on her just now. Also, her...

Okay, I think I have a pretty good idea what to do now! Thanks, everyone for your suggestions...this is an awesome website!

Wow, thanks for the early-morning advice! :) It really seems like the good wire is the way to go! Do I need it for the walls too, or would simple hardware cloth do the trick there? I am having a difficult time finding it locally or online. I thought I found one product on amazon.ca, but it...

Wow, these are all really great suggestions! I'll have to think about it before I decide which way to go on some of these details...they do seem to have their pros and cons! Thanks so much for all of the advice! :) I do have one more question, though - when you make your floors out of the...

P.S. - Just to be clear, I'm building an outdoor stacked hutch for three bunnies (each with her own level), with the total floor space of each level at 12 square feet (6' wide and 2' deep). The nesting area would take up 1.5 feet of the width, leaving 4.5' for running around. The run area would...

I should have been a little clearer about what I meant by "nest box"...I'm building an enclosed 24" by 18" area into the hutch for the rabbit to sleep and hide in, and if/when there are babies, I'll just add a bit of a rim and they can stay there too. Now that I think about it, they will be...

Ok, I'll stick to the "good stuff" then! I'll have to look into where I can find it locally/online. Do you ever still end up needing to replace quality wire floors? My rabbits are Holland Lops. For the nest boxes, I had planned to line them with hay, so I thought it wouldn't make a...

Thanks for the reply! :) That does make sense to me. I'm planning on giving each rabbit a wooden-floored nesting area either way, which I don't mind cleaning out every so often. I'll give them some tiles too. For the wire, is there any source you can recommend? I tried to look it up, but...

Hi! I'm building a rabbit hutch and I'm not sure what kind of floor to use. Would it be better to give them a wooden floor throughout (with hay in the nesting area and wood shavings in the run area), or a wire floor in the run with a tray filled with shavings under it? I've read people saying...