jazzybeaar
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Hello all, I'm new to owning a pet rabbit and would love some advice/tips! My bunny just turned 7 weeks old, she has been with me for about a week & a half. She's getting quite comfy being in my home & warming up to me 😁so it makes me happy.
I want some advice on what her diet should be please. For the past week I've only given her unlimited pellets, alfalfa hay & sprinkle of oats from time to time. I heard its good to begin introducing bunnies to vegetables from 7 weeks to older so I purchased some celery (only the leaves), Romaine lettuce, watercress & green leaf lettuce. I've heard to give them little by little to get them use to it but I gave her 1 cup of celery leaves for breakfast and lettuce for dinner to see if she'd like them and she loved them! Finished the whole plate! Should I continue to give her veggies or slow it down? She didn't get an upset tummy so that's a good sign right?
I'm weaning her off pellets too, just 1/2cup a day and unlimited hay of course. She loves her alfalfa hay. I also gave her Timothy hay & she seems fine eating that up too but is it okay since timothy hay is meant for adult rabbits?
I also feel really happy today because she let me pet her for at least half an hour & she dozed off while grinding her teeth. Usually she'd run away after petting her for 5 seconds. I lay outside her cage & let her roam around while I read so she can explore and get use to me. She occasionally sniffs me and puts her paws on me to stand then hopmaway to other curiosities. I also read out loud and talk to her so she would get use to my voice. Any tips to get her to warm up to me?
I've also tried to pick her up a couple of times ( I know bunnies don't like it) I was doing it to see if I can calm her so I can trim her nails but she hates it, she kicks out of my hold and hops away 😅😓so I'm thinking of trying again when she likes me a little better..
Also, what treats do you recommend? I heard apples are good! I've tried giving her strawberries and found she's okay with it but I don't think I'll give her that a lot. I heard bananas are too sugary & yogurt drops are no-nos. Carrot tops? Oats? Rose petals?
😅 I appreciate any advice you can provide me!
I want some advice on what her diet should be please. For the past week I've only given her unlimited pellets, alfalfa hay & sprinkle of oats from time to time. I heard its good to begin introducing bunnies to vegetables from 7 weeks to older so I purchased some celery (only the leaves), Romaine lettuce, watercress & green leaf lettuce. I've heard to give them little by little to get them use to it but I gave her 1 cup of celery leaves for breakfast and lettuce for dinner to see if she'd like them and she loved them! Finished the whole plate! Should I continue to give her veggies or slow it down? She didn't get an upset tummy so that's a good sign right?
I'm weaning her off pellets too, just 1/2cup a day and unlimited hay of course. She loves her alfalfa hay. I also gave her Timothy hay & she seems fine eating that up too but is it okay since timothy hay is meant for adult rabbits?
I also feel really happy today because she let me pet her for at least half an hour & she dozed off while grinding her teeth. Usually she'd run away after petting her for 5 seconds. I lay outside her cage & let her roam around while I read so she can explore and get use to me. She occasionally sniffs me and puts her paws on me to stand then hopmaway to other curiosities. I also read out loud and talk to her so she would get use to my voice. Any tips to get her to warm up to me?
I've also tried to pick her up a couple of times ( I know bunnies don't like it) I was doing it to see if I can calm her so I can trim her nails but she hates it, she kicks out of my hold and hops away 😅😓so I'm thinking of trying again when she likes me a little better..
Also, what treats do you recommend? I heard apples are good! I've tried giving her strawberries and found she's okay with it but I don't think I'll give her that a lot. I heard bananas are too sugary & yogurt drops are no-nos. Carrot tops? Oats? Rose petals?
😅 I appreciate any advice you can provide me!