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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A My bunny is very quiet!

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    • Emmapaige123
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        Hi,
        I’ve just brought home a French lop rabbit from a breeder (yesterday).
        She was quiet yesterday and is still very quiet today.
        She’s eating a lot and drinking lots as well.
        She’s passed urine twice in 19 hours and stool a normal amount.
        She’s just so quiet and lying down a lot and not moving very much.
        Is this normal for a new bunny?
        I’ve had bunnies before but I can’t remember what they were like the first few days! Losing them broke my heart and I might just be paranoid but I thought better to check!
        What do you guys think?

        (I’ve included a picture of her, she’s been lying like this for about an hour, then she cleaned herself and lay back down!)


      • Bam
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          Since she’s eating, drinking, peeing and pooping and also cleaning herself, I’d not suspect an illness. Rather a reaction to a new environment. Many animals lay low at first when they’re in new surroundings and don’t know what to expect. Does she have a hidey-box? (A hidey-box can be an overturned cardboard box with two doorholes in it). Sometimes just knowing there is a hidey-box if one is needed can make a bun feel more secure.

          The reason your pic isn’t inserting is probably in the file name. Try changing it to something simpler, then re-upload and check “insert”. 


        • Emmapaige123
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            Thanks Bam! I will give that a go


          • joea64
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              Yes, most buns are quiet for the first few days while adjusting to a new environment. That’s why a lot of people recommend that they be let be in their new habitat for a day or two, with plenty of food and water and clean litter/bedding, so that they can get accustomed to their new home. I endorse the hidey-box suggestion; it’s something very simple that bunnies really, really love.

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          FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A My bunny is very quiet!