New to this whole thing and her poop is so soft.

[Kale Passfield]

Okay. I'm sorry if I seemed attacks in my last reply. Lack of sleep and alot of people dont plan these things. I understand it wasnt your fault. Also for that type of pellet/dry food it's highly bad for the rabbits. Get timothy high protein pellets with nothing added. It's the healthiest. The brush pillow and rest is alot better. Except the chemical spray. The sprays probably a gimmick that isnt good for your rabbit.

 

[Kale Passfield]

Free roaming you want to fix her first. Then limit to curtian rooms of the house. For instance ours because our one isnt 100% potty trained yet is just our bedroom. Rooms that your bunny will go in will need rabbit proofing. It's not as bad as it sounds. Our rabbits 3.5 and 4.5lbs jump upto 3 feet up. So cords will need to be either tucked behind things they cant move and get at or wrapped in thick plastic tubing. I dont know where you are but 5ft of tubing was 6$ and that was enough to proof our bedroom TV xbox and light fixture with extra left over. Only other thing they may destroy is bottoms of wood furniture. There are covers you can also get but if they have enough hay and wood toys to chew on even branches they shouldnt be bothered. At worse you will have to spray her with water with a spray bottle. Doesnt harm them just try not get in her ears. Theyll be annoyed with you but it's how we trained ours to not chew furniture and only their toys. Which we rarely had to spray.

 

[zuppa]

I like the corner toilet it is good size for her for now.

Remove that ladder she can get seriously injured, even if she could climb there her tiny legs will get caught in the wire and she can easily break them! Is there a door apart this roof opening?? This can only be used for cleaning and there supposed to be a door so she can go out and back to her cage easily. The ladder is completely wrong thing please remove it asap!

You don't need that shampoo! If your rabbit smells bad it is because she is not getting healthy food for 2 weeks already and she needs hay hay hay and just a small amount of pellets (without corn and cheese) and small amount of green leaves. And she will be good. Never shower her again!

You see many comments already about her food pellets. Corn is bad, if you want to finish that bag you need to pick out the cornels. Food bowl is too big for her, only give her small amount of pellets like one handful once a day. Next time buy just plain pellets without corn and cheese in them.

You only need to put litter into her toilet and leave the entire floor clear if you want to train her, otherwise she will think that the whole cage is her toilet. So just remove this bedding from her floor (put it into a bag so you can use it later adding to her toilet), and add hay on top of it in her toilet. she will eat hay and will pee/poo there. If she peed somewhere outside of her toilet wipe it with paper towel and put it under her litter in toilet box so she can smell it and she'll start using it.

Put some hay over or beside or into her toilet, she will eat hay and will use toilet same time. Some examples here.

She needs much more hay, give her fresh hay twice a day about same size as she is.

 

[JBun]

You all need to keep in mind this person is in Iran. It's very likely that their choices of food and rabbit supplies are extremely limited, and also likely they don't have access to an experienced rabbit vet. So try and keep this all in mind when commenting.

@Sophie.k2002 You're doing a good job. That set up looks pretty good, just make the changes taking out the ladder and taking the corn out of the pellet food like Preitler suggested. No bathing, only butt baths if a bunny has a health problem and has a messy bum, and that should only be done when absolutely necessary and needs to be done correctly. If you want your bunny to free roam, you just need to rabbit proof the room, especially electrical cords as rabbits like to chew those, and block off anything else you don't want chewed if your bunny seems to like to chew on things.
http://bunnyproof.com/

 

[VioletRose]

Hello! I have been watching your journey with your little bunny with interest! I'm glad you are feeling happier about her and it! You are doing well. Just a few tips, she doesn't need a high protein diet so much, more of a high fibre one, so the hay is great and glad you could source it for her! She is so little and sweet! I am glad she gets to run around your room as her cage is pretty small, but that doesn't matter if she is roaming freely. As for toys, rabbits love to chew on things that are safe, like unpainted, untreated wooden toys made of safe woods, like willow, or apple branches (not sprayed with pesticides), plenty of others, I will link some here. Also, the pellets don't look so great, take out any fruit, corn or other stuff that is not just pellet like. Bunny tummies do best on hay, small amount of good quality pellets, (no added sugars or fruit or grains or extra stuff, the best ones are mainly made from hay) green leafy veggies like parsley, kale, basil, mint, dandelion greens and flowers (if picked wild, make sure not sprayed), dark green and red lettuces. I will link some. I am so glad you are keeping her. It can be stressful worrying about another life, I know how that feels.

You are doing really well and you care so much, that is so obvious. I really applaud how much concern you have expressed for her well being even when it has been so hard for you to find hay and the other things you wanted to get. I do hope you keep her even when she is fully grown (you do know you cannot just realise her into the wild?). You and she will be really bonded as time goes on and develop a strong connection and things will get easier. You don't need to wash her at all (not a good idea anyway as this can be very physically shocking to them and hence dangerous ), bunnies groom like cats, even more so and are very clean. When their diet is good there shouldn't be any soft poop sticking to them at all.

Ebay sells lots of rabbit stuff, Oxbow pellets are excellent, willow stick, apple sticks and other toys on there, so you could always try their if you wanted to get anything else, if you can of course, I know where you are is a bit challenging in terms of shopping for these things.

All the best and I'm happy for you both that things are getting easier

https://www.thesprucepets.com/safe-woods-and-plants-for-rabbits-1239351

https://pethelpful.com/rabbits/homemade_rabbit_toys-2
https://pethelpful.com/rabbits/Bringing-Home-Your-First-Pet-Rabbit
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https://rabbit.org/frequently-asked-questions/

https://www.thesprucepets.com/top-rabbit-toys-1239280
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[VioletRose]

https://www.walkervillevet.com.au/pet-care-advice/rabbits/feeding-rabbits/

 

[A & B]

If she's still loud in her cage at night, you can try covering it with a blanket. I've never tried this but I have heard it works. It's supposed to tell her that it's time for bed. If that doesn't work, you could let her run around for a while to let her burn energy and then she will be tired before bed. When I first got my bun, I would let him run around for a bit and he would always fall asleep when I locked him in his cage. You're doing amazing!

 

[Sophie.k2002]

I like the corner toilet it is good size for her for now.

Remove that ladder she can get seriously injured, even if she could climb there her tiny legs will get caught in the wire and she can easily break them! Is there a door apart this roof opening?? This can only be used for cleaning and there supposed to be a door so she can go out and back to her cage easily. The ladder is completely wrong thing please remove it asap!

You don't need that shampoo! If your rabbit smells bad it is because she is not getting healthy food for 2 weeks already and she needs hay hay hay and just a small amount of pellets (without corn and cheese) and small amount of green leaves. And she will be good. Never shower her again!

You see many comments already about her food pellets. Corn is bad, if you want to finish that bag you need to pick out the cornels. Food bowl is too big for her, only give her small amount of pellets like one handful once a day. Next time buy just plain pellets without corn and cheese in them.

You only need to put litter into her toilet and leave the entire floor clear if you want to train her, otherwise she will think that the whole cage is her toilet. So just remove this bedding from her floor (put it into a bag so you can use it later adding to her toilet), and add hay on top of it in her toilet. she will eat hay and will pee/poo there. If she peed somewhere outside of her toilet wipe it with paper towel and put it under her litter in toilet box so she can smell it and she'll start using it.

Put some hay over or beside or into her toilet, she will eat hay and will use toilet same time. Some examples here.

She needs much more hay, give her fresh hay twice a day about same size as she is.

I wanted to buy a cage that has a flat Flore but there was nothing else to get besides the ones with grid floors. I covered the grids with litter filler to not hurt her feet. I don't know what to put on the grids to be flat and changeable. She throws her hay on the floor and mixes them with the litter filler,so it's really hard to change . I need a flowering that if it got messy i can be able to clean it without using the grid. Can i just use this until she grows up a little and i could get her a new cage maybe dog or cat cage. nothing is available here. I wanted to get her the play pen but it's a bit too expensive. i can't really do much. The grid can be taken off but wouldn't the floor be too low for her? She can't jump out that way.
Her cage is a mess. She mixes everything, her pellets, her hay, her litter filler and vegetables. She started drinking water thankfully. She doesn't poop or pee outside her cage much. Only once that she peed on me while i was holding her. She's gotten used to the house. Knows where to hide, where to get warm. My mum used the special spray shampoo on her, she smells weird and good now that i suspected that it's not safe to use. She's very clean anyways. She's always cleaning herself. She's very comfortable with me and my family. Flops around us and does the pinky all the time. (besides her sleeping on me). I'm planning to make a few changes in her cage today. Change the flooring and her litter. I wanted to make something that she can eat hay from easily. Maybe from a cardboard box or something. I'd be very thankful for you all to help me with the mistakes in the cage today
I won't shower her anymore, only butt cleaning. I will pick out the corn in her pellets everytime i feed her some. The only problem is that is still haven't found a toy for her to chew. I want to make the toys that i can't find. She still keeps me up at night sometimes. She wants to come out and play. But ever since i got her things i feel less stressed, and i can enjoy her more. Her cute things, her her happiness, her growth

 

[Sophie.k2002]

I fixed her things up. It think this is much better. I'm gonna go and buy her something to fill with hay instead of a hay feeder. Maybe some wooden things for her toys. I took out the grid. I put the water feeder for emergencies, if her water ran out.
I put hay in her litter place. I don't use the ladder, she doesn't like it. I'm gonna fix it to put something on it for her to clench on, not slip and fall. Maybe something around and underneath it. How long will it take for her to get bigger? too big for her cage?

 

[A & B]

For toys, you could cut the ends of toilet paper/paper towel tube to have a different texture/style. It's an easy way to use stuff around the house as a toy. You could put hay in it to make it more appealing. You could also put a treat in the tube and fold up the ends. It would keep her busy. My bun prefers the hay in the tube toy more than his store bought toys

It's amazing to see how much you've learned and to make her life better. I love her new cage setup!

 

[zuppa]

View attachment 40262 I fixed her things up. It think this is much better. I'm gonna go and buy her something to fill with hay instead of a hay feeder. Maybe some wooden things for her toys. I took out the grid. I put the water feeder for emergencies, if her water ran out.
I put hay in her litter place. I don't use the ladder, she doesn't like it. I'm gonna fix it to put something on it for her to clench on, not slip and fall. Maybe something around and underneath it. How long will it take for her to get bigger? too big for her cage?

Hi, I like that you removed the grid and ladder, I like this new setup, well done

There are many options if you want to make some DIY toys, rabbits LOVE toilet paper and paper towel rolls, I mead the cardboard middle, they can chew them too. Here are some ideas how you can use them.

Firstly, here's youtube video tutorial on making toys, about 10 mins, let me know if youtube restricted in your country I will make some screenshots and will post here

You can get some cardboard boxes for free perhaps just try to get plain without a print or glossy paper because she will chew through the cardboard.

From egg boxes made of recycled paper, not plastic ones

Also I make butterflies of brown paper bags just like you do for cats, I hang them in their cages and they are trying to catch them and like the sound of them, chew them too.

 

[zuppa]

What size is the cage? I know you got best available and you're very good for removing grid floor, so much better now! It looks that the cage has no door on sides, only roof opening? Or it's just not seen in photo?

If there's no door maybe you can make side opening later, it's not difficult but you will need pliers or perhaps your parents could help, you can just make one side opening so your rabbit can jump out, also you can make an extension to the cage, like a little playpen of that extra side and the grid floor that you removed, if you post more detailed photo of your cage we can discuss here how to make more room for her as she grows.

she looks like a Dutch as someone suggested on the first page, if she's about 8 weeks now she will grow more, I am not sure, maybe twice her size. I am sure here are people who could tell you more about that breed. Also, she can be mixed with a dwarf, then she'll be a bit smaller, I have a lionhead mixed with dwarf and he's 5 months now so maybe will grow a bit more but not too much I can see comparing with my other rabbits, he will stay smaller than lionheads. I think she will grow faster in the next few weeks usually on rabbit food packages stated that adults are from 4 months, I think she'll be her full size by 6-8 months.

I know you don't know what size were her parents so you will have to wait a bit and see how she will grow. That corner toilet will be probably too small for her if she will grow into a full size rabbit, but if she had dwarfs in her family maybe she'll be fine. I like that it has an insert so she can't dig it.

But for now for toilet training it's all good.

 

[Sophie.k2002]

Her place is good for now. She didn't like the previous way so. I changed it again. She's been having red skin behind her ears and behind her neck I'mrreally worried. Is this a burn or too much sweat or a skin irritation?
I don't know what to do.

 

[Sophie.k2002]

I think it's a dry skin problem. Because of the useless 'special' shampoo. I don't know how to treat it. Warm water maybe or should i take her to a vet as soon as i can?

 

[Sophie.k2002]

I took her to a vet. They injected something to stop her allergic reaction. And told us to buy a pill and give her 1/8 of a pill for three days every 12 hours. She's feeling better i think. The vet is very good..I'll be taking Maggie there for check ups from now on.

 

[VioletRose]

It's great you have found a good vet. That can be difficult sometimes, not all vets are familiar with rabbits. Glad she is feeling better.

 

[JBun]

Do you know what medication the injection was and what medication the pill is? Not all medications are safe for rabbits and I just want to make sure you weren't given one that might make your rabbit sick.

Make sure you don't use that shampoo any more. Like we've already said, rabbits clean themselves very well and should not be bathed. If your rabbit is getting a dirty bum then there is either a problem with the way her cage is set up that is causing her to get her bum dirty, or she could have a minor health issue. So if she is getting a dirty bum let us know and we can try and help you figure out why and fix it.

 

[Sophie.k2002]

Well she's feeling much better. She eats, poops, pee, drinks and plays healthily. Only there's one problem. She was starting to pee and poop 1. But she keeps pooping and peeing all over her cage. I put hay in her litter box. Cleaned the floor with nothing on it. The cage has become lower since i put away the litter filler inside her cage. She keeps getting stuck and might hurt herself. How can i make something like a boost that she can get on top before jumping out?

 

[Sharda Hartley]

I bought her the things she needes.
Hay, litter box, toys, a bigger cage, a water feeder, litter filler and high protein and healthy pellets. I think this might be enough. I'll get the carrier bag for later.
Any hints on keeping her roam free inside without wrecking the apartment? She is in my room. She walks and plays around in my room. I also got her a pillow thing to sleep and rest on.
This is her cage
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this is a vitamin chewy thingy.View attachment 40179
This is her brush and special rabbit shampoo. That isn't an actual shampoo, it's a spray thingy.
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This is her pillowView attachment 40183
These are her pellets.
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And you can see the toys. The ladder and the hanger.
Are these good enough?

Oh wow! I'm so glad to hear things have taken a turn for the better! Oh my gosh I had no idea she was so young! Poor thing...

A few notes;

the wire brush might be harsh on her skin, drag the brush across your own skin, and get a feel for what a comfortable level of pressure is.

The spray is not needed, bunnies bathe themselves like cats. If they smell, its their anal glands, which no amount of spray will help with. If her fur mats, you need to cut the mat out.

The ladder is super cute but not needed. It will probably serve you better as a chew toy. Once your bunny is fully grown they will comfortably jump 3ft or sometimes higher.

Prepping for freeroaming is no small feat. All wires need to be out of reach (above 3 ft) or contained and protected. Your rabbit WILL try to eat anything is can, from the floor to the walls. Clear tape is what I use to protect my walls and baseboards. Same can be used on wood furniture. Make sure there are solid barriers to stop your rabbit from getting outside (not mesh screens). Your rabbit should still have an area thats theirs. This should be in a quiet area. Your rugs and plush furniture, blankets, and pillows that are within the reach of your bunny are in constant danger, and eventually some or all will eventually end up with chew marks. No plants sitting in a place below 3ft. Floors should be washed with animal friendly compounds. The list goes on and on. Its a whole thing. I've had a free roaming rabbit for a year and he still finds things that I haven't secured as well as I should have. My rabbit thankfully has an iron constitution, but most bunnies would be dead if they got into a fraction of what he does. Even if your rabbit were to eat oh lets say, your plaster walls, and seems fine, this does not meant that if he eats it again he still will be fine.