12 week baby bunny health

[loobers25]

Hi all, I have a new baby dwarf lop bunny. Although I am a experienced bunny owner my buns are over 7 and I cannot remember the dos and don'ts for baby buns. Currently, we are on **** pet shop feed he came with slowing changing over to excel nuggets. He has Timothy hay in his bowl and in a litter tray as im frightened he may eat litter pellets. He doesn't have any toys just loves coming out for a binky. So basically I want to know when can I trust him with toys, which are safe incase he eats, can I introduce different types of hay, for example five a day hay or some that has mint or marigold? I am worried about tummy issues. Also when can I worm and mite treatment him? We are off to the vets tomorrow for free check up and vaccine but they are not particularly savvy. We have him booked for his castration with John chitty in a few weeks. He is so precious to me I don't want to cause him any problems. Also all my buns are litter trained and it seemed to be easy with them. ..my little one is a poop factory?

 

[bunny momma]

Hi all, I have a new baby dwarf lop bunny. Although I am a experienced bunny owner my buns are over 7 and I cannot remember the dos and don'ts for baby buns. Currently, we are on **** pet shop feed he came with slowing changing over to excel nuggets. He has Timothy hay in his bowl and in a litter tray as im frightened he may eat litter pellets. He doesn't have any toys just loves coming out for a binky. So basically I want to know when can I trust him with toys, which are safe incase he eats, can I introduce different types of hay, for example five a day hay or some that has mint or marigold? I am worried about tummy issues. Also when can I worm and mite treatment him? We are off to the vets tomorrow for free check up and vaccine but they are not particularly savvy. We have him booked for his castration with John chitty in a few weeks. He is so precious to me I don't want to cause him any problems. Also all my buns are litter trained and it seemed to be easy with them. ..my little one is a poop factory?

You and I have something in common. After many years of having geriatric bunnies followed by new adoptions of adults; I now find myself with two very young netherland dwarf bunnies my spouse gave me (himself?) for our anniversary. It has been over a dozen years since I had young bunnies and I plan on keeping them on the same type of pellets as the original owner and offering only high quality timothy hay for many more weeks as long as they are thriving. I don't want to alarm you, but young bunnies are much more prone to tummy issues than older bunnies; something to do with the pH of their gut I think. Young bunnies have also just had stress from weaning and transportation to a new home and stress can also cause tummy issues (per my vet on their first visit last week).

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Hi all, I have a new baby dwarf lop bunny. Although I am a experienced bunny owner my buns are over 7 and I cannot remember the dos and don'ts for baby buns. Currently, we are on **** pet shop feed he came with slowing changing over to excel nuggets. He has Timothy hay in his bowl and in a litter tray as im frightened he may eat litter pellets. He doesn't have any toys just loves coming out for a binky. So basically I want to know when can I trust him with toys, which are safe incase he eats, can I introduce different types of hay, for example five a day hay or some that has mint or marigold? I am worried about tummy issues. Also when can I worm and mite treatment him? We are off to the vets tomorrow for free check up and vaccine but they are not particularly savvy. We have him booked for his castration with John chitty in a few weeks. He is so precious to me I don't want to cause him any problems. Also all my buns are litter trained and it seemed to be easy with them. ..my little one is a poop factory?

As far as toys are concerned, willow balls, apple tree twigs and other wood chew type toys are fine for baby Rabbits. I would speak with JC about the worm/flea treatments, (as you say the Vet you are seeing today is not Rabbit Savvy)
Here is some useful information about feeding young Rabbits :

http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/diet-baby.asp

 

[daphnephoebe]

I tend to provide them toys from the off (around 8 weeks). Toys made from willow always go down well and I feel safe giving these.
Different tunnels are always good, I tend to stick to wood or cardboard tunnels, no fabric.

I don't routinely worm or flea treat my buns. If they get fleas then I give them flea treatment and a worming course.

He's probably come into his hormones if he's 12 weeks old, meaning he'll be marking territory with faeces and will soon start spraying. This will all improve once he's neutered

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[Beau Belle]

I have a little 'un and she *loves* her little wooden hidey holes. She has a wooden "house" from P@H, so can chew it, hop on too of it and go lie down inside when she fancies a snooze. She also has one of those wooden stick "bridges" that she uses the same way.

She also has a soft kitten hidey house that she likes, but I think will get more use when it gets colder and she wants somewhere snuggly to chill out.