Will be thinking of you and others during these next days and hours! Yes, batten down the hatches! Good luck to al!Also, in case anyone is worried, we have prepped for the tropical storm headed our way. When we redid the rabbit hutch three years ago, we raised the whole hutch up and dug a trench around it. We have a drain out of the yard at the end of the trench. We did check the drain and alley to make sure everything was clear so water shouldn't flood his space unless it gets really deep. Our house is in the middle of a street on a slight incline and we did install a concrete barrier on the uphill side to prevent flooding years ago so its only direct rainfall or serious flooding thats a risk to him. His whole hutch is tarped and tied down to make sure he stays dry (except a little on the side and front for air flow).
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Gladys's area is against the house. When we had all the rain, her area stayed pretty dry. It was mostly run off from the fence dripping in. She's on the downhill side of the house so no risk of water running into the space along the ground. Her biggest risk this storm is rain being blown in, one side already has a screen plus a neighbors bush blocking it so we just added a tarp to the other side. Between the two she will have a dry spot in that corner and she can get on the shelf or steps if she wants to get higher. I'll still double check once the storm gets here and we have two more tarps if we need to add more.
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Of all the nerve, she says.Although she did come out briefly to glare at the door for daring to be closed and the rain for making her ground wet.
Oh, do rabbits get wisdom teeth the way people do? I always imagined rabbits have pretty good teeth with all that fresh veg they eatFrodo will need a dental within the next few months, Gladys within the next year. Both of their second molars are not of concern yet but growing in a way that indicates that they will be.
Their teeth are more like horses. Open rooted teeth that will continue to grow their entire lives. In a perfect world, the motion of their chewing will grind down the teether evenly and all is good. It's part of why they need a diet with a lot of hay to make sure they are chewing to grind them down. Also why Peter had so many issues because he didn't eat a good amount of hay. What can happen is that they don't wear evenly and you end up with sharp points or spurs in places. These can cause damage to the cheek, gums or tongue leading to infection (which is probably what triggered Peters infection that later ended his life). My vet checks their teeth with a small camera and takes pictures to make sure the molars are wearing evenly (six on top, 5 on bottom on each side). It's part of why I like this vet versus others who try to just do visual inspections manually (like Peter's vet). It allows the vet to exam the teeth close up to catch tiny imperfections before they become major.Oh, do rabbits get wisdom teeth the way people do? I always imagined rabbits have pretty good teeth with all that fresh veg they eat