[ItalianFashion]

Do the papaya fruit treats work like the enzyme tablets to promote better digestion? The package says the only ingrediant is dehydrated papaya and to sprinkle some over their food each day or for treats. I picked some up tonight a long with yogurt drops some sisal balls and cardboard tunnel . He is having a blast right now shredding. He loves the papaya things but I dont want to give them to him if they will hurt him.

[bellapsyd]

did you get the oxbow ones? those are good for digestion! Yogurt drops are bad for the bunnies though (causes sugar shock to their system)


Just reread what you write- I don't think what you bought is the same as the tablets. Did you buy them from the health food store or the pet store? Click on Kirsten's link awhile back (or look at her entry for the drops) and sign up at that website- you can get a free sample of the oxbow ones! Plus you will be helping a bunny shelter!

[ItalianFashion]

ok I bought these at petsmart. I just did not know if it was the papaya that was aiding the digestion or something in the drops. I will just order the oxbow ones. I have ordered there food and critical care before. OMG the yogurt treats I used to feed him several a day. He got a few bags for Christmas. Once he found them while I was asleep and knocked them over onto the floor and ate the candy part off like 15 of them and left the little green pellet in the middle. He never got sick thank goodness. I will have to cut those out.

[bellapsyd]

do you have the product name/image? I could do a google search and tell you if the products are the same.

I totally used to give mine yogurt drops too! Until my vet told me they were little death drops. And my older adopted bunny passed from previously being fed too much sweet stuff and carrots! We only had him a few months too :( (bad previous owners!)

Lol- Mine have found the papaya drops and the orchard hay before....figured out how to get the top off of their pellet jar as well (I use timothy hay pellets as treats too)....they gorged!

[omgblonde]

Really?! Eeek, Honey used to have yogurt drops quite a lot! Now we stick to bags of dried fruit that he can have as treats instead.

[ItalianFashion]

http://www.getpetsavvy.com/product.php?productid=24380 This is what I bought.

[lyn3tte]

just discovered this thread! and I wanted to share that after 5 mos of bunny research, my boyfriend and I are getting a pair of bunnies. we'll be going shopping this weekend for supplies for "bringing home bunnies" so they'll have everything ready when they come to their new home :) and we'll take our time to finding the best buns for us. looking at all the info on this thread and at all the pics is making me super excited!!

[bellapsyd]

ohhh- if you haven't already fallen in love with a pair, may I suggest you adopt some? Welcome to our thread!!!!

[jellybebe]

Yay Evander is doing better, he actually cuddled with me a bit today, although he's still mad because I had to give him some antibiotics today. At least I didn't have to hold him upside-down today! I put him on my lap and forced it in instead, but he still acted all violated and angry. Oxbow stuff is hard to come by here for some reason. If I want it, I have to get it through a local rescue & advocacy group, which is fine except they expected me to adopt one of their bunnies (who bore a striking resemblance to Evander) but we decided to get him from a breeder.

[lyn3tte]

Thanks, bellapsyd for the warm welcome! Great thread you started :)

Within the next few weeks, we're going to visit the Humane Society and see if there are some bunnies that we like (or like us! lol). If not, we have a couple places to check out. We're leaning towards Netherland dwarfs or lops. I've learned a lot about behavior through research but I think I'm more nervous about how to gentle approach them when I try to interact on first meeting them. Any tips?

[bellapsyd]

lyn3tte: one suggestion i would def. have is get down to their level and let them come to you. No sudden movements. If you need another place to check out- look up the House Rabbit Society in your area

Jelly: can you order oxbow online?

ItalianFashion: I haven't forgotten your link! I'm just inbetween patients today checking tPF !

[ItalianFashion]

Originally Posted by jellybebe

Yay Evander is doing better, he actually cuddled with me a bit today, although he's still mad because I had to give him some antibiotics today. At least I didn't have to hold him upside-down today! I put him on my lap and forced it in instead, but he still acted all violated and angry. Oxbow stuff is hard to come by here for some reason. If I want it, I have to get it through a local rescue & advocacy group, which is fine except they expected me to adopt one of their bunnies (who bore a striking resemblance to Evander) but we decided to get him from a breeder.

Oh poor thing! I wouldn't like being held upside doown either so guess he is mad.

[ItalianFashion]

Luigi took a bite out of my new botkier bryant today. I went to the bathroom and came back and he was munching and digging my bag that was sitting on the couch! Not too noticeable like a 1/2 " deep scrape and a little pin dot size of leather gone from the trim on top but darn havent had the bag a month!

[omgblonde]

Naughty bunny! Hope your bag isn't too damaged!

[bellapsyd]

ugh! My ^Frankie^ chewed a hole in the blue part of my LV globe shopper!!!