Greetings from Atlanta!

[Scarlett the Hare]

Hello all! We just unexpectedly ended up with an adorably sweet 10 week old female bunny. The rescuer we received her from believes she is a Netherland dwarf, but we aren't sure. She's very small, but fearless! She's escaped her crate twice to come curl up in the crook of my neck and tries to scale the furniture to get to the cats and dog. We're keeping her crated most of the time now, but allowing her out a few times a day to socialize with supervision.

Any tips for a bunny this young or breed? What should we expect or be looking for? At what age can we start litter box training? We have her on Oxbow alfalfa hay and Oxbow Essential young rabbit food. We also got a few small apple twigs for her to chew on, but she doesn't seem to interested. She's doesn't seem as interested in chewing as my previous rabbit, but she's eating, pooping, peeing, sleeping, generally thriving otherwise. Photo for cuteness. Thanks in advance for any info!

 

[Blue eyes]

Hello and welcome to the forum!
I assume that is an old picture and not a current one.

 

[A & B]

Welcome! To answer your questions, litter box training can (and should) be started as soon as possible. Most buns aren't big chewers. Mine doesn't like toys but prefers cords and my things instead

 

[somebunnylovesme]

She sound very friendly bunny and is curious to know everyone and everything around her. Some bunnies are energetic than others and they can both be the same breed of bunny.

Litter box training can start asap. You can do the old trick with the hay in the litter box or a hay manger right beside it. I've never had to do those tricks for my bunnies, they just hopped in the box.

As for toys, I had one bunny that like toys to toss around and chew. The other rabbits I had, from a young age all they cared about was food. If it wasn't food they turned face from it.

 

[Augustus&HazelGrace]

Looks like lionhead to me in this picture but I would need to have a full body and the most recent picture that you have to give you a better idea of the breed.

 

[Scarlett the Hare]

Hello and welcome to the forum!
I assume that is an old picture and not a current one.

Nope, current.

 

[Scarlett the Hare]

Looks like lionhead to me in this picture but I would need to have a full body and the most recent picture that you have to give you a better idea of the breed.

Pretty much all the photos are recent. I need to get better ones, but she prefers to jump on me and not sit still for the camera. We've only had her a few days. Met with a rabbit specialized vet the other day to assess her. She thought she looked Netherland dwarf as well, but that we'll need to see how she develops to get a better idea. Either way, we know for sure she's a dwarf breed of some sort.

 

[Augustus&HazelGrace]

Oh wow, she is super small for 10 weeks old even for a dwarf.

 

[Janiene Quigley]

Hello everyone. We are new holland lop bunny owners and was hoping to get some feedback from a live forum instead of frantically searching the internet. Our male holland lop, Tucker, is 6.5 weeks old (12/10/18) and an absolute joy! This is our first bunny and he has a crate with a litter box and play pen (2x/day @ 1-3 hours each time). We are feeding him Sherwood baby food (combined with the breeders Purina) and Timothy Hay - no treats. He is very active with his quiet time typically being from 11a - mid afternoon. In the morning, in his litter box (grid on top), there are long cecotropes (dark in color, glossy, firm but softer than his regular poop). I can upload a pic if necessary. We are only finding that poop in the morning though? Is he supposed to poop like that? I've also read that they are supposed to eat the cecotropes? Is that true? Should I leave some out on the bottom of his crate? Also, his urine is dark yellow? Is that normal, anything I should be alerted to? Thank you!

 

[Blue eyes]

Oh wow, she is super small for 10 weeks old even for a dwarf.

Yeah. That's what I was thinking too. Could a rabbit that tiny really be 10 weeks old? Maybe some of the breeders on the forum can chime in. (Hope the OP wasn't deceived.)

 

[Blue eyes]

Hello everyone. We are new holland lop bunny owners and was hoping to get some feedback from a live forum instead of frantically searching the internet. Our male holland lop, Tucker, is 6.5 weeks old (12/10/18) and an absolute joy! This is our first bunny and he has a crate with a litter box and play pen (2x/day @ 1-3 hours each time). We are feeding him Sherwood baby food (combined with the breeders Purina) and Timothy Hay - no treats. He is very active with his quiet time typically being from 11a - mid afternoon. In the morning, in his litter box (grid on top), there are long cecotropes (dark in color, glossy, firm but softer than his regular poop). I can upload a pic if necessary. We are only finding that poop in the morning though? Is he supposed to poop like that? I've also read that they are supposed to eat the cecotropes? Is that true? Should I leave some out on the bottom of his crate? Also, his urine is dark yellow? Is that normal, anything I should be alerted to? Thank you!

Janiene, it would be a good idea to begin a new thread so more people will see this and respond. Just go to, perhaps, the Health & Wellness section and click on the green button near the top middle of the screen that says "Post New Thread."

 

[Augustus&HazelGrace]

Yeah. That's what I was thinking too. Could a rabbit that tiny really be 10 weeks old? Maybe some of the breeders on the forum can chime in. (Hope the OP wasn't deceived.)

She looks like she is 4 or 5 weeks old.

Either way, we know for sure she's a dwarf breed of some sort.

from that last picture you posted she looks like a pure lionhead her head shape would be way different if she was part Netherland Dwarf. Some people that don't know a lot about rabbits may say," Oh, she's so small she must be a dwarf bunny" I'm not saying that the person you got her from doesn't know but some people use dwarf meaning small and not an actual dwarf gene.

 

[Augustus&HazelGrace]

Hello everyone. We are new holland lop bunny owners and was hoping to get some feedback from a live forum instead of frantically searching the internet. Our male holland lop, Tucker, is 6.5 weeks old (12/10/18) and an absolute joy! This is our first bunny and he has a crate with a litter box and playpen (2x/day @ 1-3 hours each time). We are feeding him Sherwood baby food (combined with the breeders Purina) and Timothy Hay - no treats. He is very active with his quiet time typically being from 11a - mid-afternoon. In the morning, in his litter box (grid on top), there are long cecotropes (dark in color, glossy, firm but softer than his regular poop). I can upload a pic if necessary. We are only finding that poop in the morning though? Is he supposed to poop like that? I've also read that they are supposed to eat the cecotropes? Is that true? Should I leave some out on the bottom of his crate? Also, his urine is dark yellow? Is that normal, anything I should be alerted to? Thank you!

Yes, they are normal. Most of the time you shouldn't see these, beings they are supposed to be eaten typically during the night. There is no need to leave them out as they only eat them directly from their anus, and will not touch them if they have fallen to the ground or floor. I know that there is a reason that needs to be dealt with on why he is having excess of these, I believe I have read that they need more hay and also buns under 6 months need alfalfa hay (it helps them get more nutrients) unless you are feeding alfalfa based pellets, also I feed unlimited pellets to all of my buns until they are 6 months old but if I start having this problem I increase hay and decrease pellets.

 

[Janiene Quigley]

Yes, they are normal. Most of the time you shouldn't see these, beings they are supposed to be eaten typically during the night. There is no need to leave them out as they only eat them directly from their anus, and will not touch them if they have fallen to the ground or floor. I know that there is a reason that needs to be dealt with on why he is having excess of these, I believe I have read that they need more hay and also buns under 6 months need alfalfa hay (it helps them get more nutrients) unless you are feeding alfalfa based pellets, also I feed unlimited pellets to all of my buns until they are 6 months old but if I start having this problem I increase hay and decrease pellets.

Yes, they are normal. Most of the time you shouldn't see these, beings they are supposed to be eaten typically during the night. There is no need to leave them out as they only eat them directly from their anus, and will not touch them if they have fallen to the ground or floor. I know that there is a reason that needs to be dealt with on why he is having excess of these, I believe I have read that they need more hay and also buns under 6 months need alfalfa hay (it helps them get more nutrients) unless you are feeding alfalfa based pellets, also I feed unlimited pellets to all of my buns until they are 6 months old but if I start having this problem I increase hay and decrease pellets.

Thank you for your reply! At the suggestion of another member, I started a new thread.

 

[Scarlett the Hare]

Oh wow, she is super small for 10 weeks old even for a dwarf.

Yes, she is pretty tiny. She's grown some even in the week we've had her. She came from a rescue so exact breed and age are questionable. The vet that gave her the once over a few days ago said she's perfectly healthy so we're relieved there. She seems to be thriving so just keeping close eyes on her to see how she develops. Here's a pic of her favorite sleeping position. Passed out in my lap.