juju
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:wave:hi can anyone tell me what nesting materials my bun will need apart from extra hay/straw?, it has to be safe for her. any help is really appreciated, thanks guys :biggrin2:
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AngelnSnuffy
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Pmd her, moving this to Rabbitry!
bunnybunbunb
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I just give LOTS of hay. Good, edible, grass hay. That way the babies can eat it as they get older and trust me, they DO! By the time they are ready to come out there is barely any left. I usually add more though.
I know people who only give straw, people who simply give paper, people who give papaer and saw dust, and people who give a mix of it all.
Oh, and depending on what box I am using I usually put wood chips in the bottom for when the babies start peeing. This last time two out of my three litters where in boxes with no bottomes so I just sit them on fleece insted of wasting the wood chips.
I know people who only give straw, people who simply give paper, people who give papaer and saw dust, and people who give a mix of it all.
Oh, and depending on what box I am using I usually put wood chips in the bottom for when the babies start peeing. This last time two out of my three litters where in boxes with no bottomes so I just sit them on fleece insted of wasting the wood chips.
BlueGiants
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I use a thick absorbant layer of wood shavings under a tightly packed layer of soft hay in the nest box. (I will use straw if it is very warm out. I find the straw is cooler and stays drier than hay for the summer months.)
Mom and the babies will nibble on the hay, so it will have to be replenished for the first two or three weeks. I usually remove the nestbox by 21-28 days to prevent nestbox eye infections and dirty boxes.
Mom and the babies will nibble on the hay, so it will have to be replenished for the first two or three weeks. I usually remove the nestbox by 21-28 days to prevent nestbox eye infections and dirty boxes.
