Sarah1989
Warren Veteran
Hi, :wave:
Last week I picked up two 8 week old adorable mini lion lops - Badger & Blueberry
I have been keeping rabbits off and on since I was about 8 or 9, but it's only very recently I joined this forum and realised I know nothing about properly keeping bunnies
I want to do what's best for my babies (obviously!!) and I was just wondering how much I should be feeding them? I've always had single bunnies before, and also have a two year old dwarf lop named Slipper. I am also trying to right any accidental mistakes I may have made with Slipper as well, because I don't think he likes me too much, but I am seeing some gradual signs of improvement
Badger and Blueberry live together, Slipper lives in the cage next door - they are all indoor bunnies. I got them partially because I thought Slipper seemed to be lonely when I am at work all day and although they don't live together, they are near enough to see/talk to each other if they want and partially because I wanted a more loving bunny than one who attacks me every time I go near his food bowl to fill it :shock:
So I was wondering how much food I should be giving my buns each day? Slipper gets a bowl full of Wagg bunny brunch - he used to be on pets at home junior & dwarf nuggets, but then my ex got to keep him for a year whilst I was trying to get back on my feet and get somewhere suitable to live - loooooong story which I won't bore you with - and now I got him back a couple months ago, he is now eating this Wagg. He also has Timothy hay available in his hay rack at all times, although he rarely eats it for some reason. Guess he's like me and doesn't like anything that's good for him :lol: I also give him a carrot a day in the morning and I used to alternate it with lettuce until someone told me it wasn't good for bunnies so I stopped. I just read on another post that carrots aren't good for them either as they're sugary? I always hand feed him the carrot to try and get him to like me, but if they're not good for him, he won't be getting them any more. As an occasional treat, he also gets a treat stick for bunnies from pets at home.
I prefer bunnies to be on pellets rather than museli, but Slipper is definitely not a picky eater (he must be a permanently hungry bunny by the way he attacks when removing food bowl and putting it back in when full of food!) so I was wondering in this case if it was ok to keep him on the museli? I'm very aware he's had a lot of disruption in his life in the past few months, coming back to me and then going for vaccinations and neutering and bunny boarding due to a holiday I had booked before I knew I was getting him back. So I don't want to disrupt him any more than I have too.
Badger and Blueberry won't be neutered until they're six months old and only once they've settled in will I take them for their vaccinations and ask the vet to trim their claws - Blueberry's are like little razors :lol: I don't want it to be too much too soon for them as they are so young. The last baby rabbit I had came down with E. Cuniculi within a week of coming home with me and sadly passed after only a few months so I'm terrified of history repeating itself with these guys. My OH gets exasperated with me at times for pannicking every time a bunny seems slightly out of character, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Badger and Blueberry always have hay available in their hay rack and I have seen them eat it, although they too don't seem to keen and prefer their food. They're on Burgess Excel adult rabbit nuggets which is what the breeder had them on. As they're only babies, and there are two of them, I don't really know how much I should give them. I guess I should have asked when I collected them last week, but it didn't occur to me until I got them home and picked up the bowl to feed them and it was a bit of an "oh dear" moment The first night I filled their bowl up, but it took them a while to polish it all off - it was still there the next evening when I fed them again - got rid of the previous nights and only half filled it. They ate that pretty quickly, so that's what I've been giving them. I haven't given them anything extra apart from one of Slipper's treat sticks which I had spare - there's two in a packet so Slipper got one and they got the other. I know they can't eat any greens until they're 6 months old - or is that an outdated rule from when I got my first rabbit?
So if anybody can advise how much these guys should/shouldn't be eating or any hints/tips to get them eating more hay as I know they should be mainly eating that, or any suitable treats I can give them, it would be much appreciated
Guess I should also buy a bunny manual too so I don't have to keep bothering you guys with dumb questions
Thanks!
Last week I picked up two 8 week old adorable mini lion lops - Badger & Blueberry
I have been keeping rabbits off and on since I was about 8 or 9, but it's only very recently I joined this forum and realised I know nothing about properly keeping bunnies
I want to do what's best for my babies (obviously!!) and I was just wondering how much I should be feeding them? I've always had single bunnies before, and also have a two year old dwarf lop named Slipper. I am also trying to right any accidental mistakes I may have made with Slipper as well, because I don't think he likes me too much, but I am seeing some gradual signs of improvement
Badger and Blueberry live together, Slipper lives in the cage next door - they are all indoor bunnies. I got them partially because I thought Slipper seemed to be lonely when I am at work all day and although they don't live together, they are near enough to see/talk to each other if they want and partially because I wanted a more loving bunny than one who attacks me every time I go near his food bowl to fill it :shock:
So I was wondering how much food I should be giving my buns each day? Slipper gets a bowl full of Wagg bunny brunch - he used to be on pets at home junior & dwarf nuggets, but then my ex got to keep him for a year whilst I was trying to get back on my feet and get somewhere suitable to live - loooooong story which I won't bore you with - and now I got him back a couple months ago, he is now eating this Wagg. He also has Timothy hay available in his hay rack at all times, although he rarely eats it for some reason. Guess he's like me and doesn't like anything that's good for him :lol: I also give him a carrot a day in the morning and I used to alternate it with lettuce until someone told me it wasn't good for bunnies so I stopped. I just read on another post that carrots aren't good for them either as they're sugary? I always hand feed him the carrot to try and get him to like me, but if they're not good for him, he won't be getting them any more. As an occasional treat, he also gets a treat stick for bunnies from pets at home.
I prefer bunnies to be on pellets rather than museli, but Slipper is definitely not a picky eater (he must be a permanently hungry bunny by the way he attacks when removing food bowl and putting it back in when full of food!) so I was wondering in this case if it was ok to keep him on the museli? I'm very aware he's had a lot of disruption in his life in the past few months, coming back to me and then going for vaccinations and neutering and bunny boarding due to a holiday I had booked before I knew I was getting him back. So I don't want to disrupt him any more than I have too.
Badger and Blueberry won't be neutered until they're six months old and only once they've settled in will I take them for their vaccinations and ask the vet to trim their claws - Blueberry's are like little razors :lol: I don't want it to be too much too soon for them as they are so young. The last baby rabbit I had came down with E. Cuniculi within a week of coming home with me and sadly passed after only a few months so I'm terrified of history repeating itself with these guys. My OH gets exasperated with me at times for pannicking every time a bunny seems slightly out of character, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Badger and Blueberry always have hay available in their hay rack and I have seen them eat it, although they too don't seem to keen and prefer their food. They're on Burgess Excel adult rabbit nuggets which is what the breeder had them on. As they're only babies, and there are two of them, I don't really know how much I should give them. I guess I should have asked when I collected them last week, but it didn't occur to me until I got them home and picked up the bowl to feed them and it was a bit of an "oh dear" moment The first night I filled their bowl up, but it took them a while to polish it all off - it was still there the next evening when I fed them again - got rid of the previous nights and only half filled it. They ate that pretty quickly, so that's what I've been giving them. I haven't given them anything extra apart from one of Slipper's treat sticks which I had spare - there's two in a packet so Slipper got one and they got the other. I know they can't eat any greens until they're 6 months old - or is that an outdated rule from when I got my first rabbit?
So if anybody can advise how much these guys should/shouldn't be eating or any hints/tips to get them eating more hay as I know they should be mainly eating that, or any suitable treats I can give them, it would be much appreciated
Guess I should also buy a bunny manual too so I don't have to keep bothering you guys with dumb questions
Thanks!