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Forum DIET & CARE Diet and behavior

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    • Taylor
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        Hi! I am the proud bunny mama to two 4 week old buns and quite new to all this. I’ve been doing a ton of research trying to do right by them, but it seems it’s hard to find a consensus among websites. Upon recommendation from the place we bought them, we’ve kept them on a diet of pellets and dry oatmeal–they’re poop has been fine and consistent and they’re CONSTANTLY eating. Well, I bought them a little home made of Timothy hay to put in their cage because I didn’t think the basket we had in there was safe for them to chew on. As soon as I put it in, possibly before I even let it hit the bottom of the cage they were going wild chewing and eating it, which is really cute but I didn’t think they’d go straight there. I thought maybe a nibble here and there, nope. They’ve been voraciously chewing it for a little while now. Is this okay? Should I take it away until they’re more ready for hay?

        Secondly, our buns have been very loving and affectionate. Very open to being held and pet, but last night and today they have been avoiding any pets from us, aside from minimal headstrokes. Our Dutch girl even hid in the corner and nipped my boyfriend. Do you think she is sulking because we weren’t home all day, or is there something up? I’m just terrified of them getting sick. As you may be able to tell.

        Thank you in advance.


      • Bam
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          Hay is fine for young buns. Hay and pellets are what’s recommended you give them. 4 weeks is very young, so you’ll need to keep a close eye on the workings of their tummies and take them to a vet if they show signs of liquid poop. (Diarrhea is the biggest risk with really young buns, and they are of course tiny l and get dehydrated very quickly).

          I can’t say why they didn’t want pets yesterday. Again you look at apetite and poop when determining the health of a bunny. 4 weeks is of course much too young for puberty, otherwise puberty is a common reason why buns doesn’t want to cuddle. Kind of like human teenagers, they want to be independent. Most buns prefer to be pet on the head and ears, so that’s normal.


        • Taylor
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            Thank you so much! Trippy is not sulking as much now, my bet was she got her feelings hurt yesterday. Thank you, thank you!

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