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My husband came home with two baby bunnies today. One of his dad’s neighbors purchased them for Easter and was talking about ways to “get rid of them” (grr…) because they were “so messy” so my husband offered to take them.
They are both really small. Do you guys have any guesses on ages? I’d never seen an English Lop until Monty and now I have three of them O.o
The alleged girl:
The alleged boy:
We made temporary pens out of NIC cubes and separated them since we weren’t sure about age. They did come with some food, hay, and oats that the person they purchased from sent with them. Do baby bunnies need to eat oats? They’ve both been eating and drinking and pooping well (so far).
I’ve never taken care of a baby bunny and advice would be appreciated. Even though the way they got here is much less than ideal I’m really excited about these two new additions
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Unfortunately I saw quite a few “Easter Rabbit” ads on CL selling English Lops so I’m thinking they probably came from one of those breeders. I doubt my FIL’s neighbor would have gone through the trouble of hunting down a breeder. He has a habit of getting pets and then “getting rid” of them just as quickly so I’m not really surprised by his actions with these bunnies. He told my husband he wanted to “get rid” of them because they were “too messy” and “go to the bathroom everywhere” (he was keeping them in a plastic storage tote). I’m just glad he was visiting his dad and they’re here with us now.
Contacting a breeder in the area is not a bad idea though! There is one that I know of that’s reputable in the area. I contacted her about Monty once upon a time to see if he was a product of her breeding program. He was not but she was helpful.
@tanlover – I have to say Monty made me fall in love with EL’s!
No oats for the babies. I was confused by them. We do have some of the pellets they had been eating so we’ll be able to mix them with the new stuff and hopefully put less stress on their little digestive tracts. I think I’ll hold off on veggies til they get their vet visit and we know a little bit more about them.
We settled on names:
So hopefully they stay their presumed genders (or we’ll have to come up with something new!
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@ tanlover – I feel the same way about your tans! I think they’re gorgeous
@ BunnyBuster – Haha, that’s a great question! Monty doesn’t trip over them at all but I’m always sort of afraid he’ll face plant when doing 500’s. The babies are so low to the ground right now their ears “sweep” the floor but I haven’t seen them trip yet.
@Monkeybun – We almost chose River but we didn’t want to encourage her to be “crazy”. Especially with puberty over the horizon XD
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Glad they have you! 
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