(Mods, hope this is in the right section; do move if not. Tara, if you're reading this, hi! It's Stef. You're in the right place)
Okay, so, some background: my brother David and his wife Tara live in Thailand and recently (as in just a few hours ago) he got her a baby rabbit from the market. They are very unprepared; this is his (I think it's a he; he is very young, probably only eight weeks old, I'm actually a little worried he's underage, called Jimmy) set up right now:
I've been texting Tara and told her to get a big cage, preferably a dog crate. I've told her to give him pellets (they were given some when they got him) and Timothy hay; however, since everything in the pet shop is Thai, we'll have to work out a way, probably using pictures, to get what he needs. He's not drinking water, but I don't know if that's because it's out of a bowl and he's not used to it or not.
I've also told her that rabbits live eight to twelve years if cared for properly, that he'll need a good vet and to be neutered once his testicles descend, to handle him gently, and that she would be good joining this forum and getting help from all of us. She's gone to bed now and says she'll join tomorrow. I'll be sending her to this post, so we have some time.
Hi Tara!
So, let's get some easy-to-understand-to-a-newbie information together, okay? Things she'll need, how to care for him, how to deal with my brother when he makes 'dinner' jokes etc etc.
Bonus pics of Jimmy and my brother:
Okay, so, some background: my brother David and his wife Tara live in Thailand and recently (as in just a few hours ago) he got her a baby rabbit from the market. They are very unprepared; this is his (I think it's a he; he is very young, probably only eight weeks old, I'm actually a little worried he's underage, called Jimmy) set up right now:
I've been texting Tara and told her to get a big cage, preferably a dog crate. I've told her to give him pellets (they were given some when they got him) and Timothy hay; however, since everything in the pet shop is Thai, we'll have to work out a way, probably using pictures, to get what he needs. He's not drinking water, but I don't know if that's because it's out of a bowl and he's not used to it or not.
I've also told her that rabbits live eight to twelve years if cared for properly, that he'll need a good vet and to be neutered once his testicles descend, to handle him gently, and that she would be good joining this forum and getting help from all of us. She's gone to bed now and says she'll join tomorrow. I'll be sending her to this post, so we have some time.
Hi Tara!
So, let's get some easy-to-understand-to-a-newbie information together, okay? Things she'll need, how to care for him, how to deal with my brother when he makes 'dinner' jokes etc etc.
Bonus pics of Jimmy and my brother: