3 week dwarf bunny diet

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- 03/16/2014 at 1:36 PM
  silver060
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  I’m getting a 3 week old dwarf bunny soon and I wanted to know what type of diet it should have…
  
  Should I even start to give it veggies from now?
  
  How much pellets and veggies should I give it?
- 03/16/2014 at 2:53 PM
  BlueMoods
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  Diet, Mother’s milk, that is far too young to wean the rabbit, it should not be weaned until it’s at least six and preferably 8 weeks old.
  
  Is there a special reason it’s being weaned so young?
- 03/16/2014 at 4:28 PM
  Tessie
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  Yes, that is far too young. Are you sure it’s three weeks old?
  
  Do you mean that it’s three weeks now but will be older when you get it perhaps?
- 03/16/2014 at 7:54 PM
  NewBunnyOwner123
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  Omigosh I sure hope you don’t have a three week old baby bunny on your hands without its mother close by! :/ not to mention it’s illegal in most states to sell a rabbit under 8 weeks (6weeks in some states) so the person you are getting the rabbit from is someone I wouldn’t want to support anyways. They don’t sound very responsible.
- 03/16/2014 at 8:09 PM
  LongEaredLions
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  I second (third, fourth?) that you should not get your bunny when it is three weeks. It needs it’s mothers milk to grow up healthy.
- 03/17/2014 at 6:18 AM
  silver060
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  Oh my gosh ok i didnt explain myself very well. Ill b getting it when it’s about 1.5months old.
- 03/17/2014 at 7:35 AM
  Roberta
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  Hi Silver… It’s best to look at what they have been eating and prepare a transition plan… I’m estimating the bun will be about 7 weeks when you take him/her ?
  I have babies as I am in Rescue, as Mummy bunny has greens unlimited the babies tend to get into it too as they start to eat whole food at 4 weeks and upwards… If your baby is coming from a similar situation then, yes, it is OK to start greens but stick with the ones they are accustomed too. If its from a breeder chances are all Mum and the bubs have ever seen is pellets so you will want to introduce a good quality hay and transition the pellets to something acceptable to their needs.
- 03/17/2014 at 7:38 AM
  Roberta
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  Oh and the greens should wait until atleast 12 weeks if they have not had veg before..Then you can introduce small quantities one or two at a time.
- 03/17/2014 at 8:55 AM
  silver060
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  Thanks a lot Roberta
  Will definitely use your info
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