Two questions - Food ^ Litter Training

Hi i was wondering if you should give the new bunny the same food the breeder was feeding them so you dont upset their stomach. Also do you put the litter box in the cage right away if you want to litter train them? I was also told not to touch or hold them fo the first 24 hours they are home becuase they need to get use to their new house. Thanks Mindy

Yes you should feed the same food as the breeder feeds the rabbits, as to not upset the rabbit's stomach. Yes you can put a litter box in the cage, but first you might want to see which corner the rabbit uses as its toilet area, so that you know which corner to put the litter box in. Rabbits are very good at litter training and they learn quickly. Prince when he was alive, was very easy to litter box train. Sweetie took a bit longer to litter box train. She was stubborn.

It is a good idea to continue with the breeder feed at least for a while. Most breeders will give you enough to last a week to two so you can transition to a new feed. If you know what they have feed and can easily get that, you can continue with that food if you would like. If you would like to switch to something else, then do it slowly and mix the old and new foods.

For the litter box, you can just put it in the cage and hope the use it. You could also wait and see where the rabbit will pee and poop and put the litter box there. It can still take some time for the rabbit to litter train.

You should be able to handle your rabbit when you get it, but don't do too much too soon. You generally don't want to do too much for the first couple days so they rabbit can adjust and get used to the new environment. Each rabbit is different and some may want more attention right away than others. If the rabbit is shy and wanting to hide, then leave it to settle in before doing too much. If the rabbit adjusts well and is wanting to explore, then you can do more right away, just don't overwhelm the rabbit.