Hi, I recently bought a New Zealand White doe (along with a buck). They are about ten weeks old and are a joy! The buck is quite friendly and is turning out to be somewhat of a house rabbit. The doe, on the other hand is shy, she doe-sn’t like to move around, and she won’t eat much of her pellets or hay. I am new to NZW, so im not quite sure, but her face looks a lil’ puffed… I think she might be ill or just shy? She is only active when I am gone, or the buck is with her. The breeder from where I bought her seemed knoledgeable, he has successfully bred NZW for 20+ years, but could have improved the size of the cages. Their diet (at the breeders) was purina (yuck! I changed them off that!) pellets, NO hay, grass, melons, roots, Ti leaves (anyone know if these are good for rabbits? They LOVE them, and seem to do better on them), and other veggies. I give them hay, pellets, papaya, dandelion, plantain (herb), grass, etc, all homegrown and organic (x-ept pellets). I do not have the money to see a vet, I spent all my money on the rabbits (my money that doesn’t go to food, water etc)! Did I change food to quickly? Am I feeding something that would make them ill? Is ti leaves good for rabbits? The only thing they seem to like is dandelion, grass, ti, but they only eat a little bit of hay and pellets. The buck is quite healthy and energetic. I live in Hawaii, that is where I get Ti/papaya/etc. Any help would be much appreciated! And please, no one telling me money doesn’t matter and I have to see a vet anyway! I need food for my dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits, fish and other critters!!
Thanks evrybody, I give them pellets. They are eating more hay now, and the female was happy and ate a bit more (I mixed hay with fresh grass and she ate almost all of it). Emily, its not that I cannot afford animals, but in case of emergency, the vets in my area charge too much. I have many animals, and all of them are very healthy, except for the doe rabbit. I can afford the animals, their food (my cats/dogs are on a raw homemade diet, and I try to buy the best for my animals). I know that most papaya is to sweet, I produce seedless papaya that is much much less sugary than grocery store papaya (I "breed" the papaya for the animals :¬). And I know that they should not eat only these things, but its the only thing they are eating a reasonable amount of.
Question: Since the only way the doe will eat the hay is if I mix it with fresh grass, should I just keep doing this? Or do I "wean" her off until she is eating mostly hay? Thanks!
Edit:
Seems she is doing OK. The buck had been roaming the house all day (the only reason the doe wasn’t in was because she was scared, and didn’t like the house), and I decided to let the doe come in for awhile with the buck, she immediately started hopping around and having fun. When I placed them back in the cage, the doe (which she had never done before) started playing in the cage and sniffing me. It seems she just needed some confidence! They are also eating a little more hay. It seems that the face looked "puffy", but I looked at more pictures of NZW does, and they have a more rounded face, guess I’m just worrying too much!! Thanks for the help =¬)

I just bought a Lodge Grill Pan, the kind with raised ridges in the bottom. Grilling season is coming to an end and I dont like the taste of burgers fried in a skillet, so I bought this for that purpose. I would like some ideas for other uses. I am thinking about trying to do some scallops or fish on it. Will seafood fall apart on the ridges? How do steaks come out on it? It seems like you can use it for most of the same things as a grill, you have a hot "grate" and radiant heat underneath. Please share your experiences.

I got hooked!
I fell in love with fishing after going fishing with my girlfriend on a pier a few weeks back…
its my birthday in a week and my gf wants to take me to a charter boat to fish in the open waters! *may be newport beach 1/2day*

Questions!:
1. i bought cheap rod&reel combo(*under *) @ walmart… would i be needing an upgrade?.. *the fishing line is under 15pound*

2. All i’ve caught on the pier(redondo pier) are spanish mackerels using sabiki rigs… What will i be needing for this day? (Lures*what kind?..*, baits?, any other fishing equipments?)

3. Are there any websites that can help me learn about boat/sea fishing?

Thank you for your time!

however, on the fish package, it’s marked: Cholesterol 50 mg. what gives? Thanks

In "The Simpsons". There was this show called "Little Big Mom" where it was the year 2000, and it was Season 11.

Marge gets her leg broken inside a ski lodge.

Lisa Simpson takes the role of Marge while Marge is in the hospital with her broken leg healing.

One of the systems Lisa comes up with is a "chore hat" where Homer reaches in and is supposed to do the chore he pulls out of the hat on a slab of paper.

ANYWAY, as Homer reaches in the hat he says "Come on bikini inspector… Scrub toilet. Ok that was a practice." He reaches in again and keeps saying "Practice.. Practice.. Ok here we go FEED FISH."

What I don’t understand, is why was Homer so intent on getting the "bikini inspector" job. What was he supposed to do if he got the "bikini inspector" job? Insect women’s bikinis from a drore or inspect women’s bikini WHILE the women are wearing them?

I don’t get it.
Could someone please inform me?
What did he expect to get to do with the "bikini inspector" chore?

When I go out on a charter boat to fish in the SF bay or the ocean, they stock up on a large amount of live anchovies. They seem to do fine when they are in the live-well, but once they are put in buckets for use as bait, they start to weaken and eventually die. Why does that happen? What is different about the bucket and the live-well for the bait?

I have two friend in Europe he says there too they now grilling before a game.

I know the same also, but in much more, happens in USA, and other countrys. That is an argentine tradition that started when before playing Pato (horseball, our national sport), they would eat a cooked cow from the ground, the old way of doing grill.

Ever since that tradition went to our football and rugby so people cook meat to watch games.

I don’t know why now in other countries they do this. You should maybe boil vegetables or catch a fish, but grilling for sports is OUR tradition! Find your own…
Of course it’s our tradition, we had gauchos and cows tradition before US colonized and much before Australia, and they not eat meat like that in Europe.

We eat more meat than any other country in world

Until some year ago, USA games had no grilling at games, that started after 1950. In Europe never grill until a few years ago….

We are planning a trip to CR this May and my husband is interested in chartering a boat to fish for sailfish, etc. Anyone out there that knows of a good boat or any kind of recommendation?
Thanks

We are planning a trip to CR this May and my husband is interested in chartering a boat to fish for sailfish, etc. Anyone out there that knows of a good boat or any kind of recommendation?
Thanks

ur 11-years old and kayaking with ur (11-year-old) cousin and for some dumb reason, u stand up and fall in the lake. ur 83 miles from Canada (in Minnesota) and the lake is freezing even though it’s July. and, of course, ur really far out in the lake and u can barely see ur lodge because your glasses slipped off ur nose and their already making their way to the bottom of the lake (which is quite far). oh and also, u don’t know this but there are fish with very big and sharp teeth swimming around in the lake.

so what do u do??
this happened to me. but i’m not going to say how it all ended, i will when i pick a best answer. the best answer has to be closest to what actually happened.

HAVE FUN AND DON’T BECOME DEPRESSED BECAUSE THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!

ps whenever i think about this, i get really freaked out because i remember ever tiny detail and so i can just be right there again. and its’ really scary!!!!!
it’s impossible to get back in a kayake after falling out!!!!