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[HorseAholic]

My daughter got a bunnyfrom her father for Easter.Ihave no idea how hold she is butshe fit in the palm of my hand 2 weeks ago. How old could she be? I think she is a mini cross.

The store gave her pellets but I dont know what kind they are. What kindshould I buy when these are gone? What kind is best, protein/fat etc?

 

[kirbyultra]

That small might be about 8-9 weeks old depending on breed.

Babies and young buns under a year old can eat Timothy or alfalfa based hay pellets. Stay away from pellets that have seeds and colorful bits in it if at all possible. It's junkfood and will just complicate a baby bunny's gut and be fattening. Make sure you feed the bunny lots of hay! 80-90% of a bun's diet should be hay. The forum's lagomorph library has a lot of info on what to feed bunnies. Read through that for a good primer!

baby buns are a lot of fun but note that at 4-6months old they hit puberty and well... They may develop some interesting rabbit behavior that you might want to curb. Neutering/spaying the bunny at an early age can help nip it in the bud.

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

HorseAholic wrote:

My daughter got a bunnyfrom her father for Easter.Ihave no idea how hold she is butshe fit in the palm of my hand 2 weeks ago. How old could she be? I think she is a mini cross.

The store gave her pellets but I dont know what kind they are. What kindshould I buy when these are gone? What kind is best, protein/fat etc?

dear horse-a-holic,,.your familiarity with horses-diet- could put you ahead of the curve,,.a diet of timothy/orchard grass,,quality-pellets,..water---sound familiar.??.rabbits get sold sometimes too early--weaning is 8 weeks,,lets hope she is weaned---i have my reservations of feeding much alfalfa to a baby,,alfalfa is a digestible fiber,part of the clover family,,if fed too much-digestible fiber the stomach muscles do-not develope correctly for pushing the non-digestible fibers--ie.timothy/orchard grasses,,and of course raising buns can be rewarding and fun,,but there is much to know and you can check out websites like house of rabbit,,or adopt a rabbit,or,h.a.r.e.,-rabbit secrtets,,medirabbit.com---that should keep you busy..sincerely james waller

 

[jcottonl02]

She sounds pretty young to me- maybe 8-9 weeks old?

Have a look at the library here- it has some fantastic info on bunny diet, which is incredibly important.

Rabbits need a diet consisting of unlimited, good quality fresh hay every day, high fibre, good quality pellets, and a variety of fresh veggies, and the occasional fruity treat. Be careful though- make sure u consult a 'Safe Fruit and Veggies' list.
Jen