This is what I've got so far (and thanks for the bits added at the end too!
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Don’t feed bun grass if it’s not used to it or could get seriously bad stomach
Can’t be kept in a small hutch without exercise as it’ll get bored, destructive and depressed. It can make them self-harm (yes really!!)
Don’t pick a bun up by scruff of its neck - put one hand under its front legs and MUST support the bum with other hand. If you don’t support it’s bum and it kicks, it can break its own back.
Don’t feed veg if it’s not used to it and stick to dark green cabbage/spring green, carrot and celery. One small leaf of greens, half a small carrot and a bit of celery is fine, don’t overfeed.
Hay is THE most important part of bun’s diet, should be at least 80% of their diet otherwise they can get bad teeth and stomachs
Make sure hutch/run is secure in case you have urban foxes you don’t know about! You don’t wanna come down one morning to find a headless body!
Poos should be big and golden, not small and dark (sorry!). It’s normal for buns to eat some of their poos coz they poo, then eat these poos, then poo them again. (yummy)
If it doesn’t have a litter tray, then it’s a lot easier than cleaning out the actual hutch for wee and poo. The bun will likely have a main toilet area with poos scattered too. (they mark their territory this way). Get a plastic litter tray/Tupperware (not too high at the sides) and fill with newspaper and straw/shredded paper. Litter tray will prob be ok for cleaning every 2 days if its a single bun.
Watch out for bun eating too much shredded paper as can cause stomach blockage and die/massive vets bills
Don’t use sawdust/shavings if you can help it as bad for buns respiratory system
Lumps and bumps and swollen genitals on bun is a sign of myxi – vets needed ASAP
Buns bum needs to be clean especially in warmer weather otherwise flies can hatch eggs on their bum and the larvae bury into the bun eating them alive (barf). Within 24 hours the bun is usually dead if Flystrike goes un-noticed. Rabbit food needs to be high in fibre to ensure clean bum and no sticky/runny poos.
Food should always be weaned into buns diet, not swapped straight away or they can get bad stomachs and be really ill/die
Never feed veg straight from fridge as buns can get bad stomach/die
Nails need to be kept short but don’t try and cut them yourself as they can bleed. Give me a shout and I’ll do them if they are long
Hutch should be 6 foot ideally
Don’t come to the bun head on as doesn’t see well straight on. Approach more from an angle and not from above but at its own level.
Bun may be aggressive if not neutered/bored/scared etc
