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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Brought My Bunny Home – Something Is Wrong

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    • Grace
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        Hello everyone,

        I brought my new bunny home a few days ago (this past Saturday). I’ve been so excited but on the ride home in the carrier, she was shaking like crazy and it took me a couple hours to even get her to come out of the carrier and into her cage (I left the room). She hasn’t binky’d at all since coming to her new home/cage and at even the sight of me or my family, she will dash to a corner and hide. I am getting worried. Was she mistreated by her breeder? How do I get her to be affectionate and bond with us? If we even pass by her cage, she will run to the corner ): what do I do?? By the way, she is around 8 weeks old.


      • LBJ10
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          I wouldn’t say something is wrong, necessarily. Some bunnies are just scared when they go to a new home. I would keep the room where she is as quiet as possible and then gradually start getting her used to normal noises in the household. Don’t try to grab her inside the cage, this will one scare her more. Sit in the room instead and ignore her. Read a book or something. If you speak to her, do it in a soft and soothing voice. Once she is more comfortable with you, try hand feeding her at little. If she likes pellets, it can even be that.


        • Boston's Mama
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            This was the bunny where the breeder tried to sell it at 3 weeks old right ?
            If I’m remembering the situation right you had to pay more money just so she would keep it till 8 weeks and not wean it way too young
            If so – it could be that she didn’t spend much time with it ( since she doesn’t care about its welfare at all if she was trying to offload it at 3 weeks old )
            And it ( boy or girl? I can’t remember sorry! But feel bad saying “it”!) will need time to adjust and see you are trustworthy and kind


          • Boston's Mama
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              I would have it vet checked though ( as I would recommend anyone do the first few days for general health )


            • sarahthegemini
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                You’ve only had her a few days, you need to give her time to settle in.


              • BanditCamp
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                  Yes this is the rabbit with the breeder issue. I’m not sure if he allowed to stay the full three weeks but make sure to have a syrange with some KMR kitten formula if your don’t see your bunny eating you can get it at Wal-Mart or any pet store. My local shelter also mixes a small bit of heavy whipping cream to entice bunny to drink and make sure it’s a little warmer than touch temp.

                  Your bunny will also be very scared on the first day some bunnies are explorers but from your avatar if that’s the most recent picture I would show signs for concern if not weaned right.

                  You doing everything right just go slow and try not to handle unless it’s a must like to move to a cage or from kennel. Introduce small amounts of space before increasing the area during play time

                  This is my emergency notebook giving by my vet regarding kmr milk feeding that I help others near me with only use this if you don’t see your bunny eating hay or pellets at all he might not be weaned properly (also ensure that water and pellet/hay are easy to reach on floor using a tupaware lid) only use this information as a reference JUST IN CASE your new baby does not start eating. I would also try to see if you can schedule a vet visit to ensure proper health and give detailed info to your vet about the breeder issue.

                  Formula recommended KMR Kitten formula (warmed to body temp)
                  Newborn – 1 week
                  4-5 cc formula
                  1-2 weeks
                  10-15 cc formula
                  2-3 weeks
                  15-30 cc formula
                  3-6 weeks, until weaned
                  30 cc formula
                  Baby rabbits feed from their mothers while lying on their backs. You may loosely wrap baby in a soft face cloth or hand towel and lay it on your lap or in the crook of your arm. If bunny will NOT eat this way, of course, do the best you can. It is ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL to let the baby eat at it’s own pace—especially if it is not suckling from the syringe willingly. If you squirt the liquid in too quickly you can aspirate (get liquid in) the lungs and the rabbit will suffocate

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