Bath time

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leggy

Young Bun

• Apr 10, 2008

• #1

I gave my 8 week old bunny a bath today. When he poops it seems to stick round his bottom. This is also happening to my adult male. I like to keep them clean as i worry about flystrike How often is it ok to bath them and what shampoo do you use.

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Apr 10, 2008

• #2

Hiya,

It's best to avoid bathing as much as possible. Try baby wipes or a damp cloth first. If you do have to resort to a bath just bath the bum using a few inches of water in a bowl/sink.

The best solution is to get to the bottom (excuse the pun) of the problem causing it. Often it's diet related issues. What foods to they eat and in what proportions?

Tamsin

 

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capel

Warren Veteran

• Apr 10, 2008

• #3

You shouldn't need to bath a bunny at all. If things get really bad then you should clean what you can using wipes, cornflour or at the most a little dunk of just that area in some warm water. If both buns are having the problem then it's likely to be caused by too rich a diet. What are you feeding them?

 

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carmen

Warren Scout

• Apr 10, 2008

• #4

If I need to clean Hugo's bum I just fill the sink with a bit of warmish water and rabbit shampoo and gently rinse it out.
Then dried him as well as possible towels hair drier but from a distance not to burn him and so on.

 

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leggy

Young Bun

• Apr 10, 2008

• #5

Thanks all I only got the baby the other day,an the others were in a right state the hutch they were in fell apart when we got it out of the van.where it had soaked up huge quanities of urine.the roof came off in my hubbys hands and when he pushed it from the side it toppled over off its legs.he took it to the tip and had to leave the window open the rest of the day.

 

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leggy

Young Bun

• Apr 10, 2008

• #6

sorry forgot to add,the baby was on a pellet diet with the breeder,and the other 2 were on mr johnsons supreme but slowly weaning onto pellet diet.they have a few greens and lots of hay.

 

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carmen

Warren Scout

• Apr 10, 2008

• #7

leggy said:

sorry forgot to add,the baby was on a pellet diet with the breeder,and the other 2 were on mr johnsons supreme but slowly weaning onto pellet diet.they have a few greens and lots of hay.

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I think you are supposed to introduce changes in the diet slowly. If you change to fast and too much their tummy can't cope. Especially in babies.

Yours sounds like a lovely little bunny, I hope he will get better soon

 

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clutterydrawer

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 10, 2008

• #8

leggy said:

sorry forgot to add,the baby was on a pellet diet with the breeder,and the other 2 were on mr johnsons supreme but slowly weaning onto pellet diet.they have a few greens and lots of hay.

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That sounds good It is the pellets and veg that can sometimes cause a mucky bottom if fed in excess as they are high in protein - how much do they get?

 

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leggy

Young Bun

• Apr 10, 2008

• #9

I give a small scoop of the dry food then some sliced carrot some grass maybe a cabbage leave and some apple They also get weeds ie dandys plantain and so on i feed weeds to my torts so pic some for the rabbits now. Obviasly i dont feed all this on the same day