Hi. I just "inherited" what I believe is a Himalayan bunny on Friday. I don't know much about him but have seen him on and off the majority of his life.
I have read up on basic care for Bunnies but I have more questions.
I have a 29 in wide by 18 inch deep by 16 inch high cage for "Bay Bay" being small this I feel is ok for now. I am lining the bottom with plain white paper, for two reasons, monitoring things with my less than perfect vision and also easier to clean sections than the hole cage between good cleanings.
I have Timothy hay from Wal-Mart. And a large bag of pellets. Question....is it normal for Bunnies to prefer pellets over hay? He'll eat both but the hay comes last.
What portions of hay and pellets should I be feeding? Should veggies AND a type of fruit (strawberry, blackberry, melon) be fed daily? I have given him romaine lettuce and a bit of honey dew melon the past couple of days. He ate a SMALL bit of pinapple today and LOVED it but I am not giving that often.
What type of toys can I introduce to him to try and get him to play? I gave him two toilet paper tubes but he'd rather be a brat and tip his food bowl and push his corner litter box around. He actually sleeps in the litter box and potties in the cage (at least poop) lol.
He is very docile and we'll mannered when it comes to me handling him.
I am kind of stuck on being able to let him out of his cage though for exercise as 1 I haven't begun to rabbit proof or know if I could fully. I have little room, and I'm actually not even supposed to have him where I live.
Is there anything else I should know that I may have forgotten?
Does anyone know of a good place to find a list of good foods for Bunnies?
Thanks in advance
Kinai and Bay Bay
I have read up on basic care for Bunnies but I have more questions.
I have a 29 in wide by 18 inch deep by 16 inch high cage for "Bay Bay" being small this I feel is ok for now. I am lining the bottom with plain white paper, for two reasons, monitoring things with my less than perfect vision and also easier to clean sections than the hole cage between good cleanings.
I have Timothy hay from Wal-Mart. And a large bag of pellets. Question....is it normal for Bunnies to prefer pellets over hay? He'll eat both but the hay comes last.
What portions of hay and pellets should I be feeding? Should veggies AND a type of fruit (strawberry, blackberry, melon) be fed daily? I have given him romaine lettuce and a bit of honey dew melon the past couple of days. He ate a SMALL bit of pinapple today and LOVED it but I am not giving that often.
What type of toys can I introduce to him to try and get him to play? I gave him two toilet paper tubes but he'd rather be a brat and tip his food bowl and push his corner litter box around. He actually sleeps in the litter box and potties in the cage (at least poop) lol.
He is very docile and we'll mannered when it comes to me handling him.
I am kind of stuck on being able to let him out of his cage though for exercise as 1 I haven't begun to rabbit proof or know if I could fully. I have little room, and I'm actually not even supposed to have him where I live.
Is there anything else I should know that I may have forgotten?
Does anyone know of a good place to find a list of good foods for Bunnies?
Thanks in advance
Kinai and Bay Bay