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FORUM DIET & CARE Perfect diet for 5 week old bunny

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    • Cardi Bunny
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        I have a baby bunny, I dont know her age but the vet says she’s pretty young about 5-6 weeks old. I got her at a flea market where she was the tiniest and I just had to take her. In her cage I always have unlimited hay and water.  I gave her some oxbow pellets for young rabbits and she got bloated, think. I gave her some infant gas drops and it went down and took her to the  vet the next day. The vet said she seemed healthy. She said she didnt need any milk and to slowly giver pellets again and veggies. My thing is that I read that bunnies shouldnt be fed veggies into they are 12 weeks. So i want to hear what you guys think. Im also giving her critical care twice a day.


      • Bam
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          If a bun has had veggies at a young age and has tolerated them, you can keep giving vegs. But honestly, the safest thing is hay and Critical Care, just as you’ve been giving her now. Then start her on to the Young Oxbow pellets slowly, that will provide her with just about all nutrients she’ll need. If the vet says she doesn’t need milk I’d not give milk. Spend lots of time with her, because ideally she should still be with her siblings and mum. Some buns really like a stuffy toy animal to cuddle with. Choose one intended for human babies, because they’re the safest (safe dyes, no loose parts like plastic eyes or nose etc).

          Young bunnies can have alfalfa hay + their grass hay until they’re 5-6 months, but I’d hold off on that for a bit now, seeing that she’s just had a couple episodes of gas.


        • Cardi Bunny
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            thanks, im going to buy her a teddy right away. Ive noticed how attached she’s become to me in such a short time. she comes up to me and falls asleep in the crook of my arm. i was thinking of bonding her with a young neutered male rabbit. what would you recommend?


          • LittlePuffyTail
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              Not a good idea to bond a very young unfixed bun to another. When the teenage hormones come out, they will unbond with possibly dangerous fighting. Then you will have to do a lot of rebonding work.

              Poor little baby, though. Thank you for saving her. So sad that people take tiny babies away from Mom to make $. I hope a teddy will help comfort her.


            • Cardi Bunny
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                Ok thanks for the advice, I read somewhere that its super easy to bond baby rabbits, but eventually I will spay my bunny, so ill just wait. When is the time to spay a rabbit?


              • kurottabun
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                  It depends on each individual bunny. I think most people would take female buns to a rabbit savvy vet at about 5-6 months – this is when the vet will check if the uterus is fully developed and whether the bunny is ready to be spayed. Once she is spayed it will take a few weeks for hormones to die down, so before then she shouldn’t be bonded to any bunny

                  If your bun turns out to be a male though, then the neuter surgery can normally be done earlier than a spay as males mature faster. It also depends on the individual bunny though – as long as you see the testes drop, the bun will most likely be ready.

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