What breed?

[Grace4401]

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Her feet are bigger than my thumb and her fur is extremely soft. It doesn’t go back when you brush her hair in the opposite direction it just stays put. She’s not full grown of course. im not sure how old she is since I just rescued her from being given away as an Easter prize to little kids. Im trying to figure out what breed she is before I build a cage hoping ill know what to expect. If there are some other pictures that would help to identify the breed better I could take let me know its hard to get her to hold still lol.

[Wick & Fable]

With exception of giant breeds, all rabbits regardless of size require the same spacious enclosure. One recommendation is 12sqft of rest area and separate daily access to a larger free-roam area for exercise. This is usually achieved by purchasing and setting up 1 large xpen in a rabbit-proofed room.

For giant breeds, an expanded xpen or 2 xpens would provide plenty of rest area space.

Based on ears, English lop, but generally all rabbits are mixes and breed weight standards are arbitrarily set. I’d just start with one xpen and expand if needed.

Please note you may need to line the bottom with hardware cloth or something so the gaps are not too big.

 

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[LBJ10]

She looks like an English lop or English lop mix. They are fairly big, weighing over 10 lbs. Their ears keep growing until 5-6 months of age. You’ll want to be careful with her ears since they can be accidentally injured.

You will want a good-sized enclosure for her. As Wick said, this can be accomplished relatively inexpensively with dog pens.

[Grace4401]

I ordered 20 more cubes of those metal grids which if I did my math right thats 69 of them and the Guinea pigs cage right now is 5 ft x 2 ft im wondering if I could build ontop of that for the bunny and if she gets bigger and needs more support for the cage I can switch them so the pigs are on top?

[DanaNM]

It’s not recommended to house rabbits and guinea pigs together due to Bordatella risk (a bacteria that guinea pigs can carry).

So you should set up separate areas for them. It’s OK if they are in the same room, but stacking them on top of each other would be risky.

I have my pairs in Cube grid pens that are 3 cubes wide, 5 long, and 3 tall (one is a jumper and I have a level added in). You could start with 3 wide x 4 long x 2 high, just position her hide so she can’t use it to jump out. And yes sometimes baby buns can fit through the holes in the cube grids so keep a close eye at first.

 

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[DanaNM]

Poor baby 🙁 Thank you for rescuing her!

Keep a close eye on her eating and pooping, baby rabbits are very fragile, and especially when you don’t know their history. She should be given unlimited timothy and alfalfa hay for now, and unlimited amounts of a young rabbit pellet. No veggies, fruits, or treats until she is at least 4 months old. I would assume she’s around 5 weeks old now and go off of that. Better assume she’s younger and older.

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[pinkiemarie]

Ahhhh you rescued her from an Easter Bunny situation? Thank you so much!

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