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Forum DIET & CARE Vacinations and Dietary Care

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    • Miyavp
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        I recently found a bunny locked in a box in a ditch and took him in. Earlier we estimated his age to be 6-8 months. Becuase of him being so young I was suggested feeding him alfalfa. How much alfalfa should I be feeding him? I’m going to start switching him to timothy hay. I was hoping to see about getting him his shots but I was hoping you guys might have a price estimate. I’m a kid trying to pay her way through college so its something I’m going to have to save for. Btw heres the little guy, he kinda took a liking to my car when I drove him back to my house, in a dog carrier not in the back window. But here he is hanging out in the back window of my car, supervised of course. His name is cappy.


      • Miyavp
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          Also my mother really likes feeding him treats, but I know they aren’t good for him. Are there any treats I can get that she can give to him that’s okay for him? By treats I mean she’s been feeding him small bits of romaine lettuce(not iceburg we read about all the things bunnies cant eat), a little bit of carrot here and there. I’ve been kinda limiting her to one treat a week because I know those aren’t good for him.


        • Roberta
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            Well I think you are both doing an amazing job… A little bit of romaine is not going to do any harm… Just watch the amount of carrot. You could try Craisins but definitely limit that to every other day… Really, you can make a treat of any favourite food..
            If there is something healthy he likes make sure there is always a bit extra available. Apple, carrot, banana, water melon are all good but sweet treats that should be limited.


          • Miyavp
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              Thanks its hard because I’m actually growing fresh carrots and I wanna spoil him lol. Should I be feeding him both pellets and hay?


            • Roberta
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                At under 12 months and with longer fur I would say yes… There are quite a few varying opinions but I think a small percentage of pellets makes for a balanced diet… Have you given him the carrot greens ? They are very good for them..


              • Miyavp
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                  Thats good to hear I’ve actually been sharing the carrots I do give him, I’ll eat almost all of the carrot then give it to him with a little bit of carrot left and the top still on.


                • Roberta
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                    Do you have nasturtiums growing… They love the leaves, which can be fed pretty freely and the flowers make a nice treat… Hibiscus flowers and rose petals are also good. I tend to shy away from recommending some plants and flowers primarily due to so many things having different names in other countries… I.E Cilantro/Coriander Collard Greens/Chard The USA marigolds don’t look like the flowers we call marigolds and we have several species of dandelion and I am not confident abut some of ours.


                  • Miyavp
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                      He really likes to eat dandelions out of my yard, I couldn’t keep him in the main house but we built him a hutch on our porch/sun room. Don’t worry though, I bring him in to play at least twice a day. Even if I’m busy I have a little bunny safe play area he can play in so he’s not all sad out in his hutch.


                    • Miyavp
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                        I might try growing nasturtiums. Last time I tried they didnt grow well, we have such a bleh climate over here. Its just kinda gray and rainy all year long, no harsh weather though. Rarely freezes in the winter or passes 80 degrees during the summer


                      • Bam
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                          I find it better to use the Latin names of plants than the English to minimize the risk for confusion. Marigolds are several very different kinds of flowers, f ex calendula officinalis and tagetes erecta. My bunnies will eat the leaves of the tagetes erecta but won’t touch the calendula. French tagetes is not edible at all.

                          If you’re in the northern hemisphere it’s probably too late in the season to start growing anything now, but for next year you could perhaps also grow various types of mint, tarragon, parsley and basil (perhaps best grown indoors in pots if it’s a cold climat), leafy lettuce like oak leaf and Australian red and green, and my bunnies´ great favourite: sunchoke or Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). They eat the leaves, I eat the tubers =) They grow very willingly and need very little fussing over. I’m also in a “bleh” climat. This year’s summer’s been lovely and warm and everything has grown and prospered, last summer was cold and windy and useless for growing stuff.

                          Bunnies can also eat f ex zucchini but mine won’t. There’s always a discrepancy between what they can and are allowed to eat and what they actually will eat.

                          Dandelions are a whole group of plants, Taraxacum. They’re all bunny-appropriate.

                          I’m in Sweden so I can’t tell you anything about prices of vaccinations elsewhere. I pay the equivalent of 46 USD or 30 Pound Sterling for the double vaccine (myxo and rvhd) once a year, per rabbit.


                        • jerseygirl
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                            Depends on where you are regarding vaccinations. Australia we have RDHV vaccine only. Europe has that and Myxo vacc.
                            Not common to vaccinate rabbits in US.

                            If you do need to vaccinate, look into rabbit groups or Rescue that offer to do them. That’s often cheaper. It’s the consult at vet that cost, not so much the vaccine itself.

                            VPI do insurance for rabbits and this might help in veterinary cost in the long run.

                            Treats: herbs are good. Taste bud explosion!

                            I just love his colouring.
                            Looking at him there, you’d think he’s been living the good life all his life! : )


                          • manic_muncher
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                              Yes, he looks really happy there, I’m so glad you found him!


                            • Miyavp
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                                Lol me too He’s been doing that thing where he jumps up in the air alot lately. I read its called a binky and now I understand the name of this website lol. He really does seem happy. It took a few weeks for his diet to really pick up though. He wasnt eating or drinking at first and I had to temp him with carrots and lettuce. But now he’s going through alfalfa like crazy and I have to refill his water almost daily. He’s very social too

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