Look, just because you see it on video, it doesn't mean YOU should try it. There are too many bad comments on this video and people don't know everything about this vid or the relationship between my bunny and me. This vid was uploaded over 2 years ago. I'm not stupid when it comes to taking care of animals. Brownie no longer swims, anyways. He's well and loved.
1) Brownie is a very spoiled bunny who is given a treat every morning and sometimes later on.(Piece of fruit/vegetable in mornings.) He is let outside almost all day until it's dark unless it's raining, too cold, or too hot. Whenever someone else it out there, he follows them around, circling around their feet, like in my other video.He's trusted around the house without making a mess or chewing on anything other than in their cage and outside. (He marks his territory outside, so he has no reason to indoors.)
2) I DO NOT torture Brownie, and would never dream of doing so. The most he's ever been in the pool was 3 times. I only let him in the pool when the pool heater was turned on in the morning AND during warm weather. I made sure not to keep him in the pool for more than 10 minutes so his skin didn't shrivel up and so the chemicals didn't irritate him. After swimming, I gave him a bath to get the chlorine off with a special shampoo meant for rabbits called 'Bunny Bath'. Before THAT, I had to make sure I had a towel ready and the water temperature must be right, not by touch, but by actually measuring the temperature with a thermometer bought at a pet store. When drying his fur, I softly rubbed the towel on him and dried the ears especially. I kept the hair-dryer on cool, lowest power, and never on one spot so that it wouldn't burn him. About the chlorine, it won't do anything under 10 minutes. Remember, we can stay in all day and nothing happens, but this is a bunny.
3) When a rabbit is scared it will huddle up into a ball with its ears up and eyes wide open, or lay flat on the ground with its ears back, eyes wide open so you see the whites clearly. Brownie shows neither of these, and the fact that his fur is wet and flat makes his eyes appear bigger and rounder. Also, the reason Brownie is jumping towards the steps is mainly because I'm pointing him in that direction and there are lots of people there, attracting his attention. As I said before, Brownie tends to follow people out of curiosity. That's how he got the nicknames, "Stalker Bunny" and "Land Shark".
4) The reason he bumped into the pool wall is because it was in a blindspot. Rabbits have their eyes on the SIDES of their heads, causing blindspots in the front of their faces. That is why they need whiskers. The water was affecting the whisker's feeling, so he couldn't feel the wall in front of his face.
5) After a big day like this, I gave him one of his favorite treats, Yogurt Chips (Bunny food.) and comforted him on the couch.
6) There may be some good in letting a rabbit swim, but I'm not encouraging this. There are swamp rabbits in the wild who are adapted to water and swim all the time to get away from predators and naturally dry off. Pet rabbits are different though. They have adapted to clean, dry enviroments with only drinking water or rain if they have an outdoor hutch. Most rabbits spend most of their lives locked up in a cage, bored with almost no freedom. Their genes are changing throughout generations as well, adapting to these easy enviroments. They are not all used to water, but can still naturally swim because of past ancestors. When put in water for the first time, they could either swim well like Brownie did, but they don't have as many natural mutations to water as a wild swamp rabbit. Look at your hand. See it's partly webbed? Same with the skin under the fur on a rabbit's paw. That's an example of a mutation to water.
Now, there are many other swimming rabbit videos out there, but I'm NOT saying they're all OK. Some actually ARE torturing animals, though most are not on purpose. Taking care of a pet is like taking care of a child. They need lots of love and care, and remember that they can have faith in you until you do something cruel to them. An animal cannot speak what it really feels about you, so have an open mind towards their body language. It's not your rabbit's fault if they don't obey, won't move, are trying to get out of the water, or scratch/bite. Thanks for reading!
One more note, I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN. I'm not even an adult yet! There are so many comments saying "your child" and such. I guess the mistake is understandable, but it gets annoying. They were just little kids that came to a party one day and I hardly even know them at all!
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Rabbits playing in the snow!by eenish325,978 views
u can see he is trying to get out yet u keep putting him back in... real nice.
modelhorseluvr 1 week ago 14
Rabbits swim in the wild. If people bothered to go out hiking in the wild and sitting and watching the animals they would know that. Rabbits that live close to water will sometimes swim for fun. He is a good swimmer and I agree that this owner is better than one who leaves his bunny in a cage all day. The people crying animal abuse probably think it is irresponsible to let your kids climb trees and swim in the ocean.
Mitchychick 1 week ago 7