Hi everyone

[Baby.Angel021]

Hi everyone yesterday I got my very first bunny I was told he is a dawf/american long eared and is 8 weeks old. I never thought I would actully own a bun but I have always loved them and now I have one :biggrin2:. I am doing alot of research as to their needs because I want him to have the best of everything.

I know with smaller critters their is alot of unsafe things for them I am now wondering is their a safe wood list for them?

I was told no alfalfa anything untill they are 12 weeks old ?

He was on a diet of some rabbit food mixed with g.pig food and since they didn't know what type of g.pig food they had mixed it with I just have some kinda bunny pellet I want him to have the best food but I'm not sure which type of pellet a timmy base or alfalfa base?

I have unlimted timmy hay with him right now and adding as needed.

What other types of hays should I add now? or do I wait until he is older?

I have timmy,moutain and oat as I do also have chinchillas who eat it so those hays are not a problem .

For caging right now I only have him in a superpet chinchilla starter cage as that was my only extra cage I would like to get hime a better cage or make him one so if anyone has any tips it would be a great help.



As soon as I get a picture of his fluffyness I'll be sure to show off my little jasper

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

I was told no alfalfa anything untill they are 12 weeks old ?

Alfalfa is fine until about 6 months. Hay and pellets shouls be alfalfa during this time. No veggies till 12 weeks, and then introduce one at a time.

He was on a diet of some rabbit food mixed with g.pig food and since they didn't know what type of g.pig food they had mixed it with I just have some kinda bunny pellet I want him to have the best food but I'm not sure which type of pellet a timmy base or alfalfa base?

Keep him on the food you have now for a bit. Then slowly switch to a better one. Switching should take about a month. 25% new and 75% old week 1. 50% old and new week 2. 25% old and 75% new week 3 and 100% new week 4. Many members here feed oxbow pellets but it can be expensive and hard to find. There are many good brands of food out there but you have to look.

Alfalfa pellets till about 6 months and timothy based from then on.

I have unlimted timmy hay with him right now and adding as needed.

What other types of hays should I add now? or do I wait until he is older?

Timothy is good but alflafa is better for growing buns. It has more calcium. Since you are already feeding timothy, you cold mix in some alfalfa. As get gets older, only feed grass hay, timothy, oat and brome and types of grass hay.

For caging right now I only have him in a superpet chinchilla starter cage as that was my only extra cage I would like to get hime a better cage or make him one so if anyone has any tips it would be a great help.

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=15348&forum_id=21

You should build an NIC cage. It is cheaper than buyingone at a petsore and can be 2 or 3 times bigger.

As soon as I get a picture of his fluffyness I'll be sure to show off my little jasper

You better

 

[SOOOSKA]

Hi, welcome you certainly came to the right place to learn about bunnies. We all love to see pictureson here.

I was always under the impression that you should feed alfalfa hay is the best for baby bunnies but I'd wait to see what others say. I was also under the impression that Guinea Pig food is not good for rabbits.

You should make him a cage from the NIC panels, you can make it any size. Their is a blog on here somewhere that shows pictures of many cages that different people have built for their bunnies. We have 6 rabbits four of them have the NIC cages.

Susan:bunnydance:

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Welcome to the forum!

You've gotten great info so far.

I would suggest making him an NIC cage also, they're so much cheaper and you can make it any size, style you want. Have a look at the link you were given in the previous post, many pictures there.

I can't wait to see pictures of your Jasper.

 

[Baby.Angel021]

Thank you everyone

I will deff look into making one of those cages for my little guy and willorder in some alfalfa hay and pellets .



I was wondering what is the safest height fo a buns cage to be?

Also is their a safe wood list for buns? Can they have KD Pine for shelves? or is their something better when building the cages?

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Cool! You can just use the grids for shelves and just put a sticky tile piece to put over the grids. Cheap!

Let me look for a safe wood list for you.

 

[Baby.Angel021]

Thank you Angel =)

I would hate to give him the wrong kinda wood and my search has been a dead end on one for buns

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Oh, you're welcome!

Okay, I just copied this from House Rabbit Society's website as it appears there:

Here are some items that are OK for rabbits to chew on:

• apple, willow, aspen branches;
• pine firewood;
• cotton towels
• untreated fresh pine lumber attached to cage so it doesn't move--piece of molding, 1"x2"s, or 2"x4"s;
• basket with hay in it--let the bun chew the basket as well as the hay;
• compressed alfalfa cubes
  

Aren't some woods toxic?
Fruit tree branches, such as, apricot and peach are toxic while attached to the tree but not after they're cut and dried (a month or more). Lisa McSherry and Rusty Fayter, who package The Busy Bunny baskets, share this research. Another tip they offer for your bunny's safety is to keep your purchases of imported baskets limited to willow, the only basket material not sprayed with pesticide.

 

[Baby.Angel021]

Thank you Angel I have most of the safe stuffon hand already :biggrin2:



Since I am still trying to get the hang of the forum layout and dunno how to post pics here is a link to my Jasper baby

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Awww, what a cutie! My Snuffles looks similar to Jasper, I bet that's what he looked like when he was a baby.

Here's a link on how to post pics using the hosting site, Photobucket, which is free.

Good Luck with the pics. Once uploaded, you'll want to use the IMG code and paste in to your post.

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=25443&forum_id=47

 

[Thumpers_Mom]

:shock:I just have to say your Jasper is a Cutie!!! :bunnydance:

 

[undergunfire]

Baby.Angel021 wrote:

Hi everyone yesterday I got my very first bunny I was told he is a dawf/american long eared

Hello! Welcome to the forum .


From the pictures, Jasper is a "Holland Lop". There is no such thing as a "dwarf/american long eared" .

Do you have anymore pictures of him? If you said he was fluffy, then he most likely is a "Fuzzy Lop" .


Jasper just looks like my baby, Brody, when he was 8 weeks old .

 

[Michaela]

Welcome to RO, and congrats on the new addition!:highfive: He is very cute.

Enjoy the forum!

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~Michaela & bunnies (Madison & Ebony)~

 

[~BunBuns~]

COngrats on your new addition!!!!:biggrin2: