Any Rabbit advice ?

~Chameleon~

thatgirlsam wrote: »

...and he loves carrots but baby spinach is he favourite

Try to limit the spinach to just a once a week as it's high in oxalates which can become toxic over a period of time as it accumulates in the body. Kale is another one.

He can safely eat carrot tops, parsley, broccoli and lettuce leaves (not iceburg though, no nutritional value and can cause diarrhoea) such as romaine, cos, lambs, rocket.

And don't forget simple dandelion leaves.... rabbits adore them, but just remember not to pick them from the roadside as they'll be contaminated by exhaust fumes.

Other than that it sounds as though he's settling in great, enjoy him!

amy104

Carrots are very high in sugar so try to limit these as its the equivilant of giving a kids sweets so too many and you'll have a fat bunny.

You also have to watch the calcium content in veggies as too much can cause bladder problems.

Spring greens are a good choice. Mine also love bell peppers (any colour) and celery but you will need to chop this in small peices as its so stringy.

There is a good safe veg list here:

http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/resources/content/leaflet_pdfs/Feeding130807.pdf

They are both boys!

Did you buy these two together to live as a pair? If so you will need to go very careful that you neuter them as soon as their bits drop (approx 12-14 weeks) , otherwise they will fight and could cause each other some pretty horrific injuries.

Charlie23

Hi We're picking up a baby rabbit on saturday (currently trying to decide whether to get 2!)
Where do you all buy your rabbit food, hay and sawdust/shavings? We've been looking around pets at home and garden centres, so was just wondering if that was the best place to get it?
Also we don't have grass in our garden But are looking for a large hutch, my bunny will be ok without grass won't it? hubby keeps telling me it will but i worry about it.
Thanks
Charlie

bizywizy

as long as bunny gets plenty of hay and exercise it will be fine.

seeing a bunny being able to binky around and charge around a garden is really a lovely sight.

Charlie23

bizywizy wrote: »

as long as bunny gets plenty of hay and exercise it will be fine.

seeing a bunny being able to binky around and charge around a garden is really a lovely sight.

Thank you. It's lovely to hear it from someone else (someone who hasn't already promised our 3year old daughter a bunny!!;))
woo hoo roll on saturday

chatbug

Always make sure that your rabbits bottom is clean daily to avoid fly-strike, with the warmer weather on the way.

amy104

my bunny will be ok without grass won't it? hubby keeps telling me it will but i worry about it.

Hay will do the same job. You could grow your bunnies some in low seed trays, its fairly easy even if you aren't green fingered. Try some dandelions too.

~Chameleon~

Charlie23 wrote: »

Hi We're picking up a baby rabbit on saturday (currently trying to decide whether to get 2!)
Where do you all buy your rabbit food, hay and sawdust/shavings? We've been looking around pets at home and garden centres, so was just wondering if that was the best place to get it?
Also we don't have grass in our garden But are looking for a large hutch, my bunny will be ok without grass won't it? hubby keeps telling me it will but i worry about it.
Thanks
Charlie

Am I right in assuming your garden is fully paved/gravel? If so, bunny would need somewhere to dig so maybe a large cat litter tray, or something similar, full of soil would be appreciated. I know it would probably end up flying everywhere but is easily swept up and put back in the tray again.

bizywizy

My bunny doesnt dig - even with grass and soil ect - he wasnt really interested.

We are now slabbing the garden so he will have to destroy the flower beds if he wants to dig.

I did grow grass in containers but he prefered eating all the plants he shouldnt. the thrill of being naughty I think.

good point made about flystrike. Would very much recommend getting the (kids shoe polish style) treatment from the vets. Its not cheap but well worth it as fly strike is grim.

katiejayne_2

This thread is brilliant for advice! I decided to go with the names Alfie and Bailey! Both have settled in brilliantly, eating well etc. They are 8 1/2 weeks old so i'm going to leave it until they are 12 weeks old and take them to the vets to be neutered. At what age do they need to be treated to stop fleas etc?