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Rabbits
Sept 20, 2007 17:36:03 GMT -4
Post by Hamsters82 on Sept 20, 2007 17:36:03 GMT -4
First I hope this goes here, second I have a question. Or well my Mom did and we're getting two different responses. There is a new Lop Ear Bunny at Paws and she's very cute, so my Mom asked Sara if they're high maintenance. She said yes and that they smell. So I was talking to Tom the other day and asked him the same question and he said they don't smell. So do they or not? Thanks.
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Rabbits
Sept 20, 2007 18:55:03 GMT -4
Post by pinky on Sept 20, 2007 18:55:03 GMT -4
I yield the floor to Andrea!
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Rabbits
Sept 20, 2007 19:18:36 GMT -4
Post by Andrea on Sept 20, 2007 19:18:36 GMT -4
I yield the floor to Andrea! LOL..... No bunnies are not smelly. like every animal they need to have their litter changed regularly to keep the urine smell down. I do not like animals that smell. It icks me out if I walk into a persons home and smell animal urine. I have 10 bunnies in the hosue right now and you do not smell them (the hay yes, the wood chips yes, and the ferrets yes LOL). Having your bunny spayed/neutered helps with smell, plus spraying/marking and so many other things.
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Rabbits
Sept 20, 2007 20:17:08 GMT -4
Post by Die Fledermaus on Sept 20, 2007 20:17:08 GMT -4
There you go!
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Sept 20, 2007 21:57:02 GMT -4
Post by Hamsters82 on Sept 20, 2007 21:57:02 GMT -4
Thanks Andrea! Sara, a co-worker, knows a lot about animals, do you think that she was just misinformed on rabbits or just truly thought they did smell?
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Sept 20, 2007 22:04:55 GMT -4
Post by Die Fledermaus on Sept 20, 2007 22:04:55 GMT -4
Maybe she was nuts. You remember Lil Bit the mouse. See the thread "The Luckiest Mouse in the World" in the Mice forum, of you didn't. I got the mouse from the original rescuer as she could not stand the smell of just ONE male mouse! So, go figure. Everyone is different. In the past I posted on stuff that she could have used to cut down on the smell - stuff for the bedding and sprays. Rarely does it bother me, though.
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Rabbits
Sept 20, 2007 23:27:15 GMT -4
Post by Andrea on Sept 20, 2007 23:27:15 GMT -4
I heard on the radio today peoples different genetics make them smell one thing differently then another person would. So you may say something smells like Vanilla, while I may think it smells like dirty socks. It has all to do with our genes.
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Rabbits
Sept 20, 2007 23:56:03 GMT -4
Post by pinky on Sept 20, 2007 23:56:03 GMT -4
Oh, yes, genetics definitely dictates smell. Taste too. Don't like broccoli? It could be because of your genes. Some people taste a certain bitter compound intensely; others don't taste it at all. Those who do taste it intensely tend not to like veggies with a bitter edge, like broccoli.
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Rabbits
Sept 21, 2007 0:10:44 GMT -4
Post by Die Fledermaus on Sept 21, 2007 0:10:44 GMT -4
>> So you may say something smells like Vanilla, while I may think it smells like dirty socks. <<
I will trade you my dirty socks for a large bottle of vanilla extract.
The Duke of Wellington was such a poor taster he once ate a rotten egg without noticing!
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Rabbits
Sept 23, 2007 15:00:45 GMT -4
Post by Andrea on Sept 23, 2007 15:00:45 GMT -4
I'll keep my vanilla thanks LOL... (I love Vanilla)
Oh as for Rabbit being low maintanance. I don't think they are, I don't think they are real high either. More maintanance then a cat, and a bit less then a dog.
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Sept 23, 2007 15:06:37 GMT -4
Post by Hamsters82 on Sept 23, 2007 15:06:37 GMT -4
Thanks Andrea (guys). So with something as small as taste can be related to genes? I thought it was just our taste buds changing every seven or so years.
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Sept 23, 2007 19:05:25 GMT -4
Post by Die Fledermaus on Sept 23, 2007 19:05:25 GMT -4
Every cell in your body is different after seven years - but you are still you! And same goes for your tasting proclivities. ;D
Hope you rescue a bunny.
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