hanako - 2011-08-26 hi i am considering a netherland dwarf rabbit . i once had a rabbit and kept it outside and when it died i asked for a new rabbit but my mum said only if it was small and was kept in the house. where do you think i could put my pet in the house. please help me!!!
Renee - 2011-08-20 This is the 1st time i have had a dwarf rabbit. We have a blue eyed white male, his name is Oscar and he is now 5 months old. He is absolutely adorable. He is in my daughters room and basically has the room as a giant playroom. He has tunnels,ramps,chew sticks,balls,a soft blanket,plenty of fresh grass from the garden,litter trained in his cage. He is such a gentle rabbit,gives us lots of licks and loves our company. He does his little hops and jumps and his favourite place to sit and watch is on the window sill. The only thing is his sharp claws and his talent at ripping the wall paper, but wouldn't change him for anything. We love him to bits
Morgan - 2011-07-23 Hi, I am looking to buy a netherland dwarf rabbit but not sure if it is a good breed to have for a 12 year old. And I was planning on having it in the garage is that a good choice?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-25 A 12 year old is certainly old enough to have a bunny - pretty much any bunny. The Netherland Dwarf is small so easy to house and care for. However, it is said that the Netherland can be nippy and pretty standoffish. It normally doesn't like attention but will play. The Dutch, the Lop breeds (definitely the Lops) are known to be more laid back, even tempered, cuddlyand better pet characteristics. There are just other bunnies I would recommend for a pet ...
Haylei Bruno - 2011-07-31 It depends on how responsible the child is. Contrary to popular belief, rabbits are not good "starter"or "child" pets because most rabbits do not enjoy being handled, unlike a dog or a cat. Also, netherland dwarfs tend to be nippy and a bit aggressive, so they might not be best suited for your child. As always, it depends on the rabbit. You can always go to your local House Rabbit Society chapter and find a rabbit that is perfect for your family. Also, if you keep the rabbit in the garage, it will be secluded from the family! I suggest you keep your rabbit inside the house, preferably in a spacious pen or just let it free roam if it is good in its litterbox.
hannah - 2011-08-07 It really depends on the rabbit. I have a 3 month old Netherland Dwarf bunny who is sweet as can be! She loves to play and be held and cuddle and is very curious. She's very relaxed. However, she was bred in a house with 3 young girls who held her all the time as a baby, so she's used to it. If you have a responsible twelve year old who is dying to take care of a pet, it is an option. I would be careful when choosing the rabbit, though, for some may not be as kind as mine. I also suggest that you watch over the care of the animal, seeing as how children can be forgetful.
Rabbits are not meant to stay in garages. The fumes alone could kill them, or greatly shorten their lives. Indoor rabbits usually live much longer lives than rabbits in hutches outside. Rabbits are social animals that want to be around people and be paid lots of attention. Animals without a lot of affection are unhappy, lonely animals. I recommend you keep the animal in the kitchen or a bedroom or somewhere in the house where people often go. If you're unable to keep it in the house or in a nice, safe hutch outside, then you shouldn't be getting one. Garages are too lonely and toxic. It's great that you're doing your research before hand! Best of luck. I hope you can get a happy, healthy rabbit.
Anonymous - 2011-08-15 I have a netherland drwaf bunny. It is a buck. My friend has a doe. I recommend that you get a doe because the bucks are mean. They bite everyone. They also like to dig in your clothes and they bite and try to eat them also so I recommend that you get a doe.
kylie - 2011-08-16 Netherland dwarfs are great pets for old kids not for young kids. They do better in houses but a garage would be fine. Just make sure she or he has a blanket or toys to play with.
Rachel Liaw - 2011-05-31 I have 2 netherland dwarfs. The female is Miffy,9months old now. The male is Modi,3months+2weeks old now. (I'm still not really sure if he's confirm a male yet,cuz I dont see him having any testicles at all.)
Jus last night,they suddenly started fighting. For the first time I see Miffy chasing Modi away. Now she just keeps making some squeeking and grunting sound whenever he gets close.
I wish to know what are the chances of Modi being able to impregnant Miffy at the age of only just 3months old?
please help
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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-31 A Netherland Dwarf can achieve sexual maturity (make babies) as early as 12 weeks - so there is your 3 months. It is normally more like 16 weeks but yep - they are old enough. Do you want little bunnies? Good luck and stay in touch and let us know.
LUVURBUNS - 2011-07-10 ND's can mature VERY early, depending on his/her lineage. I think it is a boy because not only girls and boys breed, they also fight. Separate them and DON'T GET THEM SPAYED/NEUTERED! IT CAN KILL YOUR RABBIT IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL!
Haylei - 2011-07-31 You CAN get them spayed and nuetered if you visit a rabbit savvy vet! It is actually very important considering 80% of female rabbits that don't get spayed by the age of two will develop uterine cancer. Also, nuetered males are less likely to spray and both genders will be less hormonal, making the human-rabbit companionship more manageable.
If they are male and female, get them fixed by a veterinarian that KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING (there is a list on rabbit.org). If they are both females, they will most likely not be able to live with each other unless you get them both spayed because they will constantly be fighting over dominance
Chloe - 2011-07-23 I have a pet Dwarf bunny that is a netherland that is 7 weeks they are so cute and nice but gotta watch their claws They WILL CLAW VERY HARD.
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-25 Be with and around your bunny as much as possible. Let others around your bunny so your bunny becomes well socialized. The Netherlands can kick and you might want to cut their nails. They can also nip so get her very used to handling, playing etc at an early age. They are adorable.
LUVURBUNS - 2011-07-10 Hello, I'm a 4her and I just got a baby siamese sable netherland dwarf. I plan on breeding him because he has great lineage, and his sire has just won 2-3 legs at the Santa Barbara County fair. Is there any advice that anyone has to give me on breeding him?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-11 When two true dwarfs are bred (both the male and female are dwarfs) there is a good chance that that a pecentage of the babies will carry what is called the DWDW gene. The babies that have this gene can live for a few weeks but they will die. It is fatal. They look different than the healthy babies from the start. No one seems to know the reason and some say they don't have a digestive tract. Animal World is just in the process of researching this very topic and more information should be soon. In the interim, please read up on as much as you can about the Netherland Dwarf reproduction, Netherland Dwarf Peanuts, Netherland Dwarf Breeding and Netherland Dwarf DWDW. Breeding can be done and successsfully. A person should just know that a high percentage of the babies will be peanuts. That is hard. You may want to make a decision as to whether you are breeding for show or pets and who to mate him with.
LUVURBUNS - 2011-07-11 Yeah, I've been doing a LOT of research! There are loads of things that can happen like, Max factor, peanuts(as you said), stillborns, the kits getting stuck, false dwarfs which are dwarfs that didn't get the dwarfing gene, hippos, and runts. I was planning on breeding him with a REW, so I can either get a black himi, a brown himi, a siamese sable, or a REW. And I really like him as is and I would love to produce one.
emily - 2011-07-06 i litter trained my bunny when he was younger and he seems to be using it when he is in cage. Now when I let him out onto my bed because I don't want him on the floor, he has recently been using bathroom on my bed. Not only that, he has been spraying urine. How can I get him to stop spraying his urine, and to stop using bathroom on my bed?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-07 Spraying (especially by males) usually happens as a result of them wanting to mark their territory. Believe it or not, it is a sign of affection. It's hormonal and what is happening is that your bunny is getting to puberty. If you spay or neuter your bunny, the problem should go away or at least be alleviated to a great extent.
LUVURBUNS - 2011-07-10 The comment that was posted before me is right, but if you do spay or neuter your rabbit, there are things that you should know.
Spaying may get rid of spraying, but it is dangerous if you don't have a rabbit vet around there. It can KILL your rabbit! Why bother risking your best friend just to stop some stupid spraying?!
emily - 2011-06-19 My netherland dwarf bunny is really skittish and doesn't like to be held much. Also it is very hyper and will not sit still when I try to pet it, I don't know the sex of my bunny yet but I think it might be a female because I heard that female rabbits are more aggressive. I only had my bunny for maybe two months now, my question is will my bunny become more calmer and friendlier as it becomes older?
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Jenna - 2011-06-19 I also have a female netherland and she does the same. When I clean her out she makes like noises what we do is try to pick her up as much as possible and she always calms down if we take some lettuce and we brush them.
Ron W - 2011-07-01 We had a ND for 15 years. In his early years he never wanted to be held unless you were standing on hardwood floors, which he was afraid to walk on. He had tons of personality and this was just part of it. When he got older, he became more accustomed to being held, liked to be brushed and even made happy noises when we massaged his eyes to help open his blocked tear duct. Every breed and every rabbit within the breed have their own personalities and likes/dislikes. We need to figure out what those are, but with lots of attention, they develop trust and eventually adapt to us. From what I've read, ND's are more skittish, but I wouldn't trade the years we had with our ND for a more low keyed rabbit. He provided endless entertainment and was my "shadow" even though he didn't want to be held.
Greg - 2010-11-10 I just got a netherland dwarf rabbit today, 2 months old name CCH Pounder. Does anyone know anything about litter box training a rabbit?
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Lauryn - 2010-12-11 My rabbit is litterbox trained. What I did is I put the litterbox in the corner he uses most and he will start using it. If not put newspaper in the bottom of the cage and if he pees rip out the piece of newspaper and put it in the litterbox. Or if he poops sweep it up with a mini broom and dust pan and put it in the litterbox. I hope this helps.
jesse - 2011-01-15 Hi Greg I do I'm training my second one you need to put some soiled bedding or newspaper in the litter box so they know and it might take a while to train them. Do NOT use cat litter they eat it and will die of a stomach impaction ues pelleted litter.
Jennifer Kuhn Perseghin - 2011-04-15 I have litter boxed a few of my rabbits. I use yesterday news paper pellet cat litter and either a plastic dishpan or a triangle litter pan from pet store. As they get use to to the pan I put a few droppings in it so they use that spot. It can go 2 ways they will use it it may take a month or two or they will play in bedding and make a mess.
carly - 2011-05-11 I have a mini rex. I just put the litter box in her cage and she used it right away and always went in it never in her cage. I didn't have to train her she knew. Clean her/his cage and put the litter box in it.
These are the cutest rabbits one could imagine! They come in about 36 different varieties (more than any other breed!) all of which stay very small!
hi
i am considering a netherland dwarf rabbit .
i once had a rabbit and kept it outside and when it died i asked for a new rabbit but my mum said only if it was small and was kept in the house.
where do you think i could put my pet in the house. please help me!!!
This is the 1st time i have had a dwarf rabbit. We have a blue eyed white male, his name is Oscar and he is now 5 months old. He is absolutely adorable. He is in my daughters room and basically has the room as a giant playroom. He has tunnels,ramps,chew sticks,balls,a soft blanket,plenty of fresh grass from the garden,litter trained in his cage. He is such a gentle rabbit,gives us lots of licks and loves our company. He does his little hops and jumps and his favourite place to sit and watch is on the window sill. The only thing is his sharp claws and his talent at ripping the wall paper, but wouldn't change him for anything. We love him to bits
Hi, I am looking to buy a netherland dwarf rabbit but not sure if it is a good breed to have for a 12 year old. And I was planning on having it in the garage is that a good choice?
A 12 year old is certainly old enough to have a bunny - pretty much any bunny. The Netherland Dwarf is small so easy to house and care for. However, it is said that the Netherland can be nippy and pretty standoffish. It normally doesn't like attention but will play. The Dutch, the Lop breeds (definitely the Lops) are known to be more laid back, even tempered, cuddlyand better pet characteristics. There are just other bunnies I would recommend for a pet ...
It depends on how responsible the child is. Contrary to popular belief, rabbits are not good "starter"or "child" pets because most rabbits do not enjoy being handled, unlike a dog or a cat. Also, netherland dwarfs tend to be nippy and a bit aggressive, so they might not be best suited for your child. As always, it depends on the rabbit. You can always go to your local House Rabbit Society chapter and find a rabbit that is perfect for your family. Also, if you keep the rabbit in the garage, it will be secluded from the family! I suggest you keep your rabbit inside the house, preferably in a spacious pen or just let it free roam if it is good in its litterbox.
It really depends on the rabbit. I have a 3 month old Netherland Dwarf bunny who is sweet as can be! She loves to play and be held and cuddle and is very curious. She's very relaxed. However, she was bred in a house with 3 young girls who held her all the time as a baby, so she's used to it. If you have a responsible twelve year old who is dying to take care of a pet, it is an option. I would be careful when choosing the rabbit, though, for some may not be as kind as mine. I also suggest that you watch over the care of the animal, seeing as how children can be forgetful.
Rabbits are not meant to stay in garages. The fumes alone could kill them, or greatly shorten their lives. Indoor rabbits usually live much longer lives than rabbits in hutches outside. Rabbits are social animals that want to be around people and be paid lots of attention. Animals without a lot of affection are unhappy, lonely animals. I recommend you keep the animal in the kitchen or a bedroom or somewhere in the house where people often go. If you're unable to keep it in the house or in a nice, safe hutch outside, then you shouldn't be getting one. Garages are too lonely and toxic. It's great that you're doing your research before hand! Best of luck. I hope you can get a happy, healthy rabbit.
I have a netherland drwaf bunny. It is a buck. My friend has a doe. I recommend that you get a doe because the bucks are mean. They bite everyone. They also like to dig in your clothes and they bite and try to eat them also so I recommend that you get a doe.
Netherland dwarfs are great pets for old kids not for young kids. They do better in houses but a garage would be fine. Just make sure she or he has a blanket or toys to play with.
My rabbit is 12 years old and is in great health. He has no signs of aging.
Fantastic... glad for you Must be the great care you take of him.
I have 2 netherland dwarfs.
The female is Miffy,9months old now.
The male is Modi,3months+2weeks old now. (I'm still not really sure if he's confirm a male yet,cuz I dont see him having any testicles at all.)
Jus last night,they suddenly started fighting.
For the first time I see Miffy chasing Modi away. Now she just keeps making some squeeking and grunting sound whenever he gets close.
I wish to know what are the chances of Modi being able to impregnant Miffy at the age of only just 3months old?
please help
A Netherland Dwarf can achieve sexual maturity (make babies) as early as 12 weeks - so there is your 3 months. It is normally more like 16 weeks but yep - they are old enough.
Do you want little bunnies? Good luck and stay in touch and let us know.
ND's can mature VERY early, depending on his/her lineage. I think it is a boy because not only girls and boys breed, they also fight. Separate them and DON'T GET THEM SPAYED/NEUTERED! IT CAN KILL YOUR RABBIT IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL!
You CAN get them spayed and nuetered if you visit a rabbit savvy vet! It is actually very important considering 80% of female rabbits that don't get spayed by the age of two will develop uterine cancer. Also, nuetered males are less likely to spray and both genders will be less hormonal, making the human-rabbit companionship more manageable.
If they are male and female, get them fixed by a veterinarian that KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING (there is a list on rabbit.org). If they are both females, they will most likely not be able to live with each other unless you get them both spayed because they will constantly be fighting over dominance
I have a pet Dwarf bunny that is a netherland that is 7 weeks they are so cute and nice but gotta watch their claws They WILL CLAW VERY HARD.
Be with and around your bunny as much as possible. Let others around your bunny so your bunny becomes well socialized. The Netherlands can kick and you might want to cut their nails. They can also nip so get her very used to handling, playing etc at an early age. They are adorable.
Hello, I'm a 4her and I just got a baby siamese sable netherland dwarf. I plan on breeding him because he has great lineage, and his sire has just won 2-3 legs at the Santa Barbara County fair. Is there any advice that anyone has to give me on breeding him?
When two true dwarfs are bred (both the male and female are dwarfs) there is a good chance that that a pecentage of the babies will carry what is called the DWDW gene. The babies that have this gene can live for a few weeks but they will die. It is fatal. They look different than the healthy babies from the start. No one seems to know the reason and some say they don't have a digestive tract. Animal World is just in the process of researching this very topic and more information should be soon. In the interim, please read up on as much as you can about the Netherland Dwarf reproduction, Netherland Dwarf Peanuts, Netherland Dwarf Breeding and Netherland Dwarf DWDW. Breeding can be done and successsfully. A person should just know that a high percentage of the babies will be peanuts. That is hard. You may want to make a decision as to whether you are breeding for show or pets and who to mate him with.
Yeah, I've been doing a LOT of research! There are loads of things that can happen like, Max factor, peanuts(as you said), stillborns, the kits getting stuck, false dwarfs which are dwarfs that didn't get the dwarfing gene, hippos, and runts. I was planning on breeding him with a REW, so I can either get a black himi, a brown himi, a siamese sable, or a REW. And I really like him as is and I would love to produce one.
i litter trained my bunny when he was younger and he seems to be using it when he is in cage. Now when I let him out onto my bed because I don't want him on the floor, he has recently been using bathroom on my bed. Not only that, he has been spraying urine. How can I get him to stop spraying his urine, and to stop using bathroom on my bed?
Spraying (especially by males) usually happens as a result of them wanting to mark their territory. Believe it or not, it is a sign of affection. It's hormonal and what is happening is that your bunny is getting to puberty. If you spay or neuter your bunny, the problem should go away or at least be alleviated to a great extent.
The comment that was posted before me is right, but if you do spay or neuter your rabbit, there are things that you should know.
Spaying may get rid of spraying, but it is dangerous if you don't have a rabbit vet around there. It can KILL your rabbit! Why bother risking your best friend just to stop some stupid spraying?!
My netherland dwarf bunny is really skittish and doesn't like to be held much. Also it is very hyper and will not sit still when I try to pet it, I don't know the sex of my bunny yet but I think it might be a female because I heard that female rabbits are more aggressive. I only had my bunny for maybe two months now, my question is will my bunny become more calmer and friendlier as it becomes older?
I also have a female netherland and she does the same. When I clean her out she makes like noises what we do is try to pick her up as much as possible and she always calms down if we take some lettuce and we brush them.
We had a ND for 15 years. In his early years he never wanted to be held unless you were standing on hardwood floors, which he was afraid to walk on. He had tons of personality and this was just part of it. When he got older, he became more accustomed to being held, liked to be brushed and even made happy noises when we massaged his eyes to help open his blocked tear duct. Every breed and every rabbit within the breed have their own personalities and likes/dislikes. We need to figure out what those are, but with lots of attention, they develop trust and eventually adapt to us. From what I've read, ND's are more skittish, but I wouldn't trade the years we had with our ND for a more low keyed rabbit. He provided endless entertainment and was my "shadow" even though he didn't want to be held.
I just got a netherland dwarf rabbit today, 2 months old name CCH Pounder. Does anyone know anything about litter box training a rabbit?
My rabbit is litterbox trained. What I did is I put the litterbox in the corner he uses most and he will start using it. If not put newspaper in the bottom of the cage and if he pees rip out the piece of newspaper and put it in the litterbox. Or if he poops sweep it up with a mini broom and dust pan and put it in the litterbox. I hope this helps.
Hi Greg I do I'm training my second one you need to put some soiled bedding or newspaper in the litter box so they know and it might take a while to train them. Do NOT use cat litter they eat it and will die of a stomach impaction ues pelleted litter.
I have litter boxed a few of my rabbits. I use yesterday news paper pellet cat litter and either a plastic dishpan or a triangle litter pan from pet store. As they get use to to the pan I put a few droppings in it so they use that spot. It can go 2 ways they will use it it may take a month or two or they will play in bedding and make a mess.
I have a mini rex. I just put the litter box in her cage and she used it right away and always went in it never in her cage. I didn't have to train her she knew. Clean her/his cage and put the litter box in it.