yourstrulycate
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I just got my Link on Friday. He's 3 months old, not neutered yet, and my first bunny ever...so this has been a huge learning experience for me. Luckily I got two things going for me: 1)He's really quite laid back and tends to grade on a curve 
and 2) I naturally research everything to death before I make a commitment, so I have a lot of "book" knowledge on rabbits. Unfortunately, this doesn't always translate into practical knowledge or first hand experience, you know what I mean?
So I have a couple of questions/concerns. First, Link doesn't appear to be eating or drinking very much. I'm not quite sure how much a rabbit is supposed to eat, but Link has only eaten about a half of his ball of hay (he has one of those hanging hay ball feeders) and maybe a couple of pellets since I brought him home.
Also, I refill the water in his water bowl twice a day just to keep it fresh, but he's probably only consumed about half of his water bowl over that time (it's a 16 oz bowl), so maybe 8 oz total in the last 24-30 hours. Is this normally about how much a rabbit would eat/drink? Is he just adjusting to his new environment? Should I take him to the vet?
He tends to spend a lot of time in his litter box, and he is definitely pooping and peeing, so I would guess that he must be consuming enough food/water to complete those things.
Also, he doesn't really sleep or move a whole lot. He just tends to sit in his litter box most of the time. I let him out of his cage for free time for about 15-20 minutes at a time, twice a day. When he's out, he hops around and explores and sniffs everything. He doesn't mind being petted, and he's even quite tolerant of me picking him up. He doesn't *like* it, but he tolerates it with minimal squirming.
He hasn't growled or nipped at me at all. He has thumped at me a couple of times when I'm cleaning up or re-arranging his cage, but I just stop what I'm doing and talk to him in a calm voice. That seems to make him feel better, lol.
I've also moved his litter box three times already. He is very particular about where the things in his cage belong, which I think is adorable. I tried to move a couple of other things and he puts them back. It's his house, so he can do as he pleases with them
I basically just want confirmation that I'm doing things right and that my bunny is okay. If you could just let me know what you think about his eating/drinking I would feel much better!
and 2) I naturally research everything to death before I make a commitment, so I have a lot of "book" knowledge on rabbits. Unfortunately, this doesn't always translate into practical knowledge or first hand experience, you know what I mean? So I have a couple of questions/concerns. First, Link doesn't appear to be eating or drinking very much. I'm not quite sure how much a rabbit is supposed to eat, but Link has only eaten about a half of his ball of hay (he has one of those hanging hay ball feeders) and maybe a couple of pellets since I brought him home.
Also, I refill the water in his water bowl twice a day just to keep it fresh, but he's probably only consumed about half of his water bowl over that time (it's a 16 oz bowl), so maybe 8 oz total in the last 24-30 hours. Is this normally about how much a rabbit would eat/drink? Is he just adjusting to his new environment? Should I take him to the vet?
He tends to spend a lot of time in his litter box, and he is definitely pooping and peeing, so I would guess that he must be consuming enough food/water to complete those things.
Also, he doesn't really sleep or move a whole lot. He just tends to sit in his litter box most of the time. I let him out of his cage for free time for about 15-20 minutes at a time, twice a day. When he's out, he hops around and explores and sniffs everything. He doesn't mind being petted, and he's even quite tolerant of me picking him up. He doesn't *like* it, but he tolerates it with minimal squirming.
He hasn't growled or nipped at me at all. He has thumped at me a couple of times when I'm cleaning up or re-arranging his cage, but I just stop what I'm doing and talk to him in a calm voice. That seems to make him feel better, lol.
I've also moved his litter box three times already. He is very particular about where the things in his cage belong, which I think is adorable. I tried to move a couple of other things and he puts them back. It's his house, so he can do as he pleases with them
I basically just want confirmation that I'm doing things right and that my bunny is okay. If you could just let me know what you think about his eating/drinking I would feel much better!
