Rabbit Skin Problem? Please help!

[PrayingMantisPets]

Hello, today a friend of mine was giving away a rabbit. He said I need to give it away today or I have to let it go. So I asked him if i could have it. He drove to my house and gave me the rabbit. I put him in my old guinea pig cage. I noticed that his face was "crusty" Thick crust around his eyes,nose and feet. I have no idea what to do. I asked m friend what happened and he said "rabbits have a sensitive skin."


Please help! I hope it is nothing life threatening to the rabbit.

 

[Krissim Klaw]

You really need to take the rabbit to the vet. There are a number of potential ailments that could be causing the problem. Also, if your old guinea pig cage is a store bought one you are probably going to need to make/purchase a larger cage. Good luck.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Rabbit has a parasite. I'm going to have to give my friend the rabbit back. I want to save the rabbit but I can't afford vet bills. Because of the parasite it infected me. I got in my eye!!!! I going to the eye doctor tomorrow. My eye is swollen, irritated and itchy.

 

[Krissim Klaw]

Oh man that is awful. I hope it clears up for you fast. Your friend should really be paying your doctor bills if you picked up something from the rabbit.

 

[Sticky]

Definitely!!! Good luck with your eye!

 

[Sticky]

How did it go? What did the doctor say?

 

[Mantis Man13]

What happened to you mantis pets? Are you ok?

 

[Sticky]

Hello?

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Im all fine. I got the parasite removed with some weird eye drops.


Found out where my friend got the rabbit. He caught a wild rabbit and tried to tame it as a pet.

 

[Sticky]

Im glad you are ok! Wow. Your friend really wasn't one, giving you a very ill wild rabbit. You are lucky you didnt loose your eyesight in that eye.

Take good care and don't accept any more animals from your 'friend'!

 

[Mantis Man13]

Glad you are ok dude. Your friend should have known something was wrong with that rabbit