HELP, HELP, HELP please?

Question

Okay I have been trying to adopt a bunny for a little bit now because I love them ever since my sister's bunny died, and now I have found a person with a lot of baby bunnies that were born 3-4 weeks old and they are probably so adorable but ummmm any tips for taking care of bunnies, and do you guys have any pictures of 3-4 week old bunnies, I mean I adore bunnies thay are so sweet and cute, oh yeah any name ideas would be nice!!!

Answer 1

Make sure they have a nice size cage something to move around in , a hut or igloo to hide in so they have a safe feeling place to live. Make sure u put stuff in there for them to chew on my rabbit likes chew logs . dont use pine bedding or ceder it is not healthy for them to live or eat that stuff. it affects their liver. if u get a boy bunny u will probably need to get him fixed b/c he will spray pee everywhere. play and love them alot so they will grow into a friendly easy to handle bunny. get small food bowls the big ones might be in their way while playing in the cage. there are vets that care for rabbits if anything happens.

Answer 2

Lol, your a bunny lover too?

Yeah, so am I! I just bought a 5 week old bun.

Heres some tips to start you out with!

I'm Bunnie, got thet nickname for the love of bunnies!

I've owned rabbits all my life, so I'll be more than happy to help you with this.

Lets start with the supplies you'll need for an indoor rabbit

A small cage, which you can make, if your interested making a cage, email me for more info, it's [e-mail]

If you don't fee llike going through the hassle of making a cage, you can buy one, they go from free up to fifty dollars

I suggest finding one, that opens from the top{If you can find a cheap one} Or just has a large side door, also you'll want to make sure the litter pan can slide easily in and out.

These cages are available at Pet stores, Online, Breeders and many other places, try garage sale shopping for some. I got 11 for free last year.

The next thing you'll want to get is a 25-50 Pound bag of rabbit food, this is sold by breeders, from feedstores, or from pet shops, I suggest buying from a feedstore.

i can't rember what brand I used, but it comes in a green bag, and has a kid playing with a bunny on the front,

This fit my rabbits quite well.

Next you'll want to buy at least two food dishes, I've found ceramic is the best, because they don't tip, or move easy, however they do break, if dropped.

You have a choice of a water Bottle, or a water dish, for your bun. I perferr water bottles, but I would keep both on hand, buy several water bottles, and another couple of ceramic dishes, to hold water, or fruit/ Veggies.

The next thing you'll want for an indoor bunny, is a litter pan, I've found, that my rabbits chew on plastic litter pans, but they usually do the trick, for litter training. If you would like some tips on litter training email me anytime! Again, it's [e-mail]

Your also going to want to buy bedding, I've found that wood shavings work best, however, they don't work well in a cage, unless it's for the litter pan, but if you chose a hutch, you should buy a large bag of wood shavings.

Something else, that you should give your hunnybun, is lots of Timothy hay, breeders sell this, along with feed stores, and petstores. I would buy this from a feedstore also.

Your rabbits teeth can overgrow, VERY easily, so a piece of wood, should always be available for them to chew on, you can buy them, flavored, or you can just find normal wood, available at petstores, or in your back yard, depending where you live, if you decide to find wood from your back yard, make sure it's smooth, and doesn't have bark on it, I've learned, my rabbits would not chew on it, if it had any bark.

Since bunnies, are very curoius, they love to nibble, and chew on stuff, this may include, Electrical wires, Clothes, Fingers, Hair, Wires of their cage, and as I mentioned earlier, their litter box, if it's plastic.

To avoid, your bunny from becoming ill, or dead, you should make sure that he:

Never eats plastic

All electrical cords are out of his reach

Keep an eye on him, when he's on a table/Ledge

Check his Food/Water Daily, keep water full at all times!

Also, check his, Teeth to be, clean, the top, overlapping the bottom slightly, check his eyes, to be Clear, and clean, not distant. Check his nose to be clean. Check his Feet, make sure, none are matted, or have sores.

Check his gentile areas, make sure, nothing looks wrong there.

Clip his nails regularily, I trim just a few millimeters away from the pink part. Check to see, that he hops normally, and seems interested in food.

So heres a list so far of what an inside bunny needs

*Wire Cage

*Wood Block

*Litter Pan

*Food

*Timothy Hay

*Food dishes

*Water Bottle/ Dish

*Bedding, or cat litter

*Optional--Toys, you can buy a ball with a bell in the middle, or other rabbit toys, available at petstores, these keep them well entertained, and happy.

Now for outdoor bunnies.

Rabbits can start to smell, if they don't have a nice clean cage, and no one wants that, sometimes parents, just get sick of the smell, and say"Get, that thing out of here"

If this were to be your case, you should purchase a wooden hutch, the hutch should have:

* wire flooring, big enough for the droppings to fall through

*Metal or shingled roof

*A cubby, made of all wood, to get out from wind and rain, along with the heat

*A roll up canvas to cover the cage, at night or i nthe winter, is optional

*A closed in fencing surrounding the hutch, is optional, but I suggest it, so your bunny gets lots of exercise, and fresh grass

If your rabbit is to stay outside, in the winter, I strongly suggest, filling that cubby up with hay, and wood shavings he can burro into.

During the summer, a layer 2-3 inches thick, of wood shavings should be in his cubby, but when it gets cold, be sure to fill it up!

Also, during the winter, water freezes, especially when it's in a bottle, Think about moving his food and water into the cubby during the winter, or getting a heating lamp for the hutch, but be sure, the cord isn't where he can get to it!

Cleaning:

You should clean your rabbits cage, every couple of weeks, it should be scrubbed with soap and water, and disinfectiant, while doing this you can also look for rusty wire, you can simply spray on some aluminum spray paint, which may help prevent rust. Litter pans, and litter trays should be emptied and sanitized every couple of days, fresh litter should be added to them after they have been washed, and dried.

As for cleaning hutches, you should clean the cubby out every week or so, all year round, and in the Spring, should scrub down, and disenfect the hutch.

Soiled Straw, or bedding should always be removed, to prevent germs from circulating.

To clean your rabbit, you need to buy a soap, especialyl for rabbits, even baby soap, is too harsh on their skin, and can cause irritation.

Fill shallow sink, with lukewarm water, not too hot, to burn your bun, and not cold enough to make him shiver.

Next you can add some soap into the water, then place your bunny in

Then put soap on your bunny, and get everywhere, except his face, try to never get your bunnie's face wet

Rub soap the opisite way of the hairline, then the correct way

Then rinse your bunny with warm water, make sure, all the soap is off, or it may cause irritation.

Now, you can towel dry him till he's damp, then you can blow dry him on low, but hold your hand at his level, with the blow dryer running, for 15-20 seconds, make sure it's not too hot.

This sounds a lot eaisier than it really is, cause rabbits tend to fuss, when their wet, they squirm, and squeal, don't let him kick though, cause he could rip a tendon, or pull a muscle and injure himself.

Choosing the rabbit

Rabbits usually like to be with another rabbit, so consider buying a pair, just make sure, their either Altered, or you get two females, two males tend to fight, and if you get an unaltered male and female, you will end up, with TONS of babies!

Females can live in the same hutch, but you should buy a cage for each one, seeing cages are generally smaller than hutches.

When you purchase your rabbit, I reccomend buying from a breeder, you should pay no more than $45 For her.

I also, reccomend fostering, or even adopting from a shelter,

Shelter benefits are as follows

*You can learn more, while only having a temporary rabbit

*They come altered

*You don't have to pay

*Usually shelters provide cruicial items, Cage, WAter, Food, Ect..

The only Con I see to fostering is

You can have the bunny taken away at any time..However, you can foster as many as you like!

But if you were to decide, you rather not foster, you want your own rabbit, I advise you to not purchase fro ma petshop, petstores usually have bad breeding genetics, and overcharge you for a sick, or unhealthy rabbit.

If you were to buy from a breeder you should ask the following questions, along with toher questions you think of.

*How long have you been breeding for?

*What breed do you favor for a pet?

*How would you describe your living conditions for your rabbits?

*If I purchase a rabbit from you, will you garuntee it Healthy to the best of your knowledge?

Don't be shy to ask questions, your purchasing a lifetime companion, so make sure their healthy look for

Straight ears

Straight Feet/ Legs

Normal hopping

Curosity

Clean Eyes,Ears, Mouth, Nose, Teeth, Feet

Also ask the breeder to pick up and hold the rabbit for you, then pet, and hold the rabbit for yourself.

Breeds I reccomend are

*Holland Lop Which I give a 4/5 * rating

Hollands are usually very friendly, and mild, good kids rabbits

They come in Solid Colors, and broken patterns, usually of brown/ White, or Black/White

*Dwarf rabbits, which I give a 3/5 Rating

Netherlands stay tiny, so theyl ook like babies, and are so adorable all their life! There are several types of Dwarf rabbits,

I like the Netherland, and the Hotot.

*Dutch rabbits, I would give a 3/5 Star rating

Their very friendly, and common, so you could find a cheap one, easily. My dutch was so sweet, he used to l**k me.

The thing about dutches, is they only have one pattern, but they come in several different colors.

*Mini Rex, I would give the mini rex a 3/5 star rating also, their cute, soft and cuddely, they have velvet feeling fur.

You should google and research more about these breeds, I can tell you all the info you want on them.

As for Gender, The male rabbits, tend to spray, and smell worse than females, however those little girlies have their days, just like us.

It's really up to you.

Cons to rabbits

*If kept in doors, the odor

*Constant need to have a clean cage

*Semi-Difficult to litter train

*Need both Affection, and time alone

Pros

*Cute and cuddely

*Friendl

Answer 3

To take care of a bunny, you need a relatively large cage, as the bunnies will not stay as small as they are now. You will need bedding, such as pine bedding or even rodent bedding, which is sort of cottony and soft. Never use cedar chip bedding for rabbits, as most are allergic and will make them sick. You will also need a water bottle that hangs on the cage and a food bowl and rabbit food, which you can buy at any pet store. Throw in a few toys (mine loved baby toys, such as rattles and keys) and you have a basic bunny cage set up. You will also need a corner bunny litter box, which can be found at your local pet store and mine just used normal cat litter in it. Bunnies like most any veggies and need some veggies everyday to keep healthy. Also, depending on where you live and if the bunny will be outside or inside, you need to give them at least one hour of exercise a day. If they are inside you can let them run around in the house (supervised of course) or I preferred to leash train mine as a small bunny so that I could walk him in the yard daily. You can get a bunny harness at your local pet store.

http://www.thebunnybasics.com/  is a website that I really enjoyed and learned from, when I got my pet bunny.

Answer 4

http://www.laclass.com/files/stage/AT615...

http://www.studerfamily.net/bunny1.jpg

http://www.eoni.com/~neener/rabbits/3wee...

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/preview...

Those aren't mine, I just searched google.

I have never had a bunny before, I cannot give you tips.

My friend has a bunny, and she named her Grace.

http://www.altheim.com/bunny/  Go there. It's a list of over 4200 names for a bunny.

Answer 5

Read here: http://www.rabbit.org/ for pet rabbit care information- start with "House Rabbits 101" and the FAQs, they are on the top of the home page.  

Baby rabbits should NOT go to a new home until at least 8 weeks old.  They are usually separated from mom around 6-8 weeks old, and any responsible person keeps them for a  couple weeks after they are separated from mom to make sure they are eating, gaining, healthy, and not too stressed by the separation from mom.  If someone is trying to sell you a 3-4 week old baby, run the other way.  You want to have a healthy, happy, well-adjusted rabbit, not one that's stressed out, sickly, didn't nurse long enough, and has no bunny social skills.