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I would usually be able to advise him myself but I am way too tired to functuion.

Ashleigh

Ashleigh

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Heya,

Sorry I haven't been on Rabbits United in a few weeks.

Can I have a little advice please because I'm so tried I can't really think straight lol.

My friend has recently found a love for rabbits and he currently has three rabbits (all in seprate cages whilst they are still bonding) two of them are male and one if a female they are all babies still.

Anyway one of his bunnies (on of the males) doesn't really respond much, he said he just sits there and when you pick him up he just sits there too not really moving much.

He eats fine and is healthy, he just doesn't seam happy and my friend is worried his bunny is depressed.

They have a nice big set up and are handled regually.
 
Ashleigh said:
Heya,

Sorry I haven't been on Rabbits United in a few weeks.

Can I have a little advice please because I'm so tried I can't really think straight lol.

My friend has recently found a love for rabbits and he currently has three rabbits (all in seprate cages whilst they are still bonding) two of them are male and one if a female they are all babies still.

Anyway one of his bunnies (on of the males) doesn't really respond much, he said he just sits there and when you pick him up he just sits there too not really moving much.

He eats fine and is healthy, he just doesn't seam happy and my friend is worried his bunny is depressed.

They have a nice big set up and are handled regually.
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Unless a rabbit has been traumatised in some way before coming to your friend, I would doubt depression and would get him vet checked. Especially, young rabbits are usually inquisitive. Has he always been like this, or is it recent?
 
Something doesn't sound right, like MightyMax says young bunnies are usually very nosey. I think she should take him to a rabbit savvy vet for a check up, they can have a good feel of his abdomen and take his temperature. Does he sit in a normal position or does he seem like he's pressing his belly to the ground or struggling to get comfy?
 
If he's a baby bunny that has just been recently weaned and/or separated from siblings, it is possible he could be feeling depressed or nervous because of this. If the bunny's cage isn't next to one of the other bunnies, I would try putting their cages next to each other to see if it perks him up a bit. If they are under 12 weeks of age, letting the boys have a play time together might even be helpful as long as they are friendly towards each other with no signs of aggression. I had a new 8 week old that was very nervous about being in a new home so I put her with a slightly older very calm male bun for her first week or two, and that really helped her adjust much more easily.

Being relocated to a new home can easily make a timid rabbit very nervous, and if they were separated from other rabbits as well, that makes it that much harder for them.
 
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