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Teeth ?

Monty'sMarch

Young Bun
Can you correct crooked teeth on a bunny if they are young enough? Little Python has very bad teeth...


He he he bunny braces
 
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Regular burring and plenty of hay to eat can help and sometimes they will correct..but sadly alot don't and your bun may need regular dentals for life.
 
I have heard of baby's teeth shifting a bit and looking crooked, but shifting again and being straight when they were 8 weeks old or so. Scared the bejesus out of the breeder, and she did warn the new owners about that before she sold them. That was recent, so I don't know how the babies fared over time as they're probably not even old enough for spaying yet.

All she did was make sure they had lots of hay and lots of different chew toys, which she switched around to keep them interested. But more likely it was just the way the babies' jaws grew.

Although it could be straight-out maloclussion. I don't think you can correct actual genetic maloclussion, just damage caused by lack of hay and chewables.
 
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