Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="hotzcatz" data-source="post: 336302" data-attributes="member: 303">Generally eight weeks is considered minimum age for going to a new home and in some areas it may even be federal law?&nbsp; Bunny mums will wean their offspring by four weeks sometimes, but the baby bunnies are still very young.&nbsp; I&#039;ll leave them with their mums until two months old if not older. Bunnies generally eat pretty low on the food chain.&nbsp; Grasses (hay is dried grass), leaves, twigs and such instead of fruits and nuts.&nbsp; If there&#039;s a carrot around, feed them the top and you can eat the root.&nbsp; Bunnies have a fast metabolism, they don&#039;t really need sugars and there&#039;s a lot of sugar in the most amazing things that you&#039;d not really expect to have a lot of sugars.Around here, we feed the young bunnies as much as they want to eat until they&#039;re about six to nine months.&nbsp; They get lots of grasses and fresh forage (ti leaves, mulberry leaves, strawberry leaves, etc.) along with 18% pellets (these are angora, they need higher protein for wool growth) that has been mixed with either rolled barley or &quot;dry COB&quot; (Corn Oats Barley without molasses).&nbsp; The young ones are pretty much fed however much they want to eat.&nbsp; The adults are fed enough to keep them in condition.&nbsp; Feel the backbone of the rabbit, it should be fleshed over but not fat and you shouldn&#039;t feel sharp bones.&nbsp; If it&#039;s a specific breed, there may be a breed standard which suggests a good weight for the bunny, but he may not have gotten the breed specific memo and have a different weight that would be best for him.He sounds like he&#039;s going to be a great rabbit, keep up the good work in finding out the best way to care for him.&nbsp; Does he have a name yet?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hotzcatz, post: 336302, member: 303"] Generally eight weeks is considered minimum age for going to a new home and in some areas it may even be federal law? Bunny mums will wean their offspring by four weeks sometimes, but the baby bunnies are still very young. I'll leave them with their mums until two months old if not older. Bunnies generally eat pretty low on the food chain. Grasses (hay is dried grass), leaves, twigs and such instead of fruits and nuts. If there's a carrot around, feed them the top and you can eat the root. Bunnies have a fast metabolism, they don't really need sugars and there's a lot of sugar in the most amazing things that you'd not really expect to have a lot of sugars. Around here, we feed the young bunnies as much as they want to eat until they're about six to nine months. They get lots of grasses and fresh forage (ti leaves, mulberry leaves, strawberry leaves, etc.) along with 18% pellets (these are angora, they need higher protein for wool growth) that has been mixed with either rolled barley or "dry COB" (Corn Oats Barley without molasses). The young ones are pretty much fed however much they want to eat. The adults are fed enough to keep them in condition. Feel the backbone of the rabbit, it should be fleshed over but not fat and you shouldn't feel sharp bones. If it's a specific breed, there may be a breed standard which suggests a good weight for the bunny, but he may not have gotten the breed specific memo and have a different weight that would be best for him. He sounds like he's going to be a great rabbit, keep up the good work in finding out the best way to care for him. Does he have a name yet? [/QUOTE]

Verification

Reply to thread

Help Support Rabbit Talk Forum: