new 6 week old bunny. help?!

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- 06/05/2014 at 7:52 PM
  BabyyLovee
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  Just got my 6 week old lionhead. She’s so cute and pretty social. She hasn’t eaten yet and not drinking any water from the bowl. I know the new move for her was stressful I’m just wondering how long it will take her to eat and drink and when should I worry??
  
  She’s also sleeping/reading a lot which I guess is normal for babies?
- 06/05/2014 at 7:53 PM
  BabyyLovee
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  I meant Sleeping/resting a lot***
- 06/05/2014 at 8:17 PM
  Roberta
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  Baby bunnies generally eat non stop in my experience and are dynamic balls of mischievous energy getting into everything and binkying their brains out, but yes, the disruption of a new home will make them quiet for a little while…. If she has not started to eat by the next day I would get to a vet so she can be checked out… With a new bunny a baseline check as soon as possible is always a good idea so you have a point for comparison if they have any health issues later…
  Mean while lots of crunchy fresh hay and good quality pellets… No mixed stuff with seeds etc and that is really not good for them… Hay, Hay and more Hay.. It’s vital..
  Also are you feeding her something different or is she on the food she was on before ?
- 06/05/2014 at 8:22 PM
  Roberta
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  Oh and they will sleep quite soundly in between outbursts of zoomies and binkies…
- 06/06/2014 at 12:35 AM
  LongEaredLions
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  The babies do tend to have both extremes. They are very active, and they do sleep a lot. My baby girl Roxy used to sleep a lot more when she was younger.
  Roberta covered pretty much everything.
- 06/06/2014 at 7:24 AM
  Sarita
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  Normally it is best to not separate mom’s from babies until they are 8 weeks old. What you are describing sounds normal.
- 06/08/2014 at 9:35 AM
  Beka27
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  Congrats on your new bunny! Can’t wait to see pics!
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