When should you give baby bunnies a water bowl

Hi!

I'm guessing that the babies are in with the mama - are they?

If so - I have found that my mamas teach the babies how to drink out of the water bottle (by example). Or if my mamas use a crock they just teach them how to drink from the crock...but they tend to use the water bottle.

If you wanted to - you could probably go ahead and put in a SMALL crock of water now...don't make it very deep and be prepared for WET babies as they will dance in it (not on purpose) by falling in and then shaking themselves off and then accidentally pushing another one in the water, etc.

But I wouldn't make it deep enough so that they could drown themselves....I sometimes put a small amount in a cereal bowl or something - like maybe 1/3 of a bowl....but 99% of the time I just let mama teach them how to use the water bottle..

Peg

Minilops (I think?) Also put an ice cube tray with waterin the cage for the babies

Yes the babbies are with their mama rigt now they have a little ramp so thay can go in their bed or go in their mamas cage . Most of they time they are either with yheir mom or under the ramp.

An ice cube tray is what I used too (yay, I'm not the only one!). I had water in one half, and broken up pellets and rolled oats in the other. They can make a bit of a mess of it so make sure to check the water a few times a day.

my kits started to drink at 3 weeks

my kits started to drink around 2 or 3 weeks

Thanks for the great replys.:dutch:rabbithop

Hi
My rabbits are not drinking much. Their eyes opened just last week. They just love to hop around and don't like to be in the cage unless the cage is covered. They are active. Drink only 5 to 10 ml milk. They love hay and some times cabbage and pellets. Any suggestions for their good health?
Jas

Jas said:

Hi
My rabbits are not drinking much. Their eyes opened just last week. They just love to hop around and don't like to be in the cage unless the cage is covered. They are active. Drink only 5 to 10 ml milk. They love hay and some times cabbage and pellets. Any suggestions for their good health?
Jas

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They sound healthy, but pictures would be the best way to tell.

They sound fine, my kits started drinking at 2 1/2 weeks. I used a small turtle water thing, they liked it and it had a ramp up to the single cm of water.

Thanks a lot. Yes, they are very active and playful.

What breed?

They are New Zealand Whites.

Cute! Yes, I would give them a water bowl.

So cute! They are definitely big enough for a bowl!

ThanksMariam+Theo, bunnylobe2024 I have kept a water bowl in their enclosure. I am not sure if they are drinking water from it or not because water level seems to be the same. They do drink milk about 10 to 20 ml each twice a day (Dawn and dusk)

What type of milk is this? Is it from the mom rabbit or is it cows milk?

Or cat milk with heavy whipping cream, that is what my vet recommend.