here i want a bunny and have been doing a llot of research and this has helped me so take a look at it
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so try itWhat can you feed a 5 week old rabbit and how much do you feed them?
Dont listen to the last two people they obviously dont have rabbits!
5weeks is far to young, they should still be feeding off mum. i have 19 5week olds at the mo and are eating and still feeding off mum.i never give my bunnys fruit or veg they dont need it! a carrot to bunnys is a mars bar to us!
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Five week old rabbits should NOT have any type of fresh food(veggies %26amp; fruit). They will develop mucoid enteritis and evetually die. Stop feeding them the lettuce right now.
They should be fed unlimited grass hay and rabbit pellets with 18% protein. They should also have fresh, cool, unchlorinated water at all times. At 5 weeks of age they really should not have been sold. In some states it is illegal to sell rabbits under 8 weeks of age.
Make sure you get them seperated BEFORE they turn 12 weeks old. Otherwise your doe will end up pregnant, too young and could die during kindling(Birth).
Never trust what a petstore tells you they just want to make money, they do not care about the animals they are just inventory to them. Next time find a reputable breeder(an ARBA member) to buy from
i dont kno much about baby bunnies but i have one witch is not full grown. but once it gets older feed them timothy hay and alfalfa keep it full all the time also thats the same with pelletes. once it gets older you dont want to feed them alfalfa and control feeding them pellets
as far as the water keep it full AT ALL TIMES!!
but when i first i got my bunny i thought he NEVER touched his water, but i got him used to a water bowl first nd then he started using the water bottle i would have a watter bottle and a watter bowl. (the things you put on the side of their cage)(you can get them a walmart(nd they r for birds. you kno bird water bowls))
but he will be fine if you do that. GOOOD LUCKK:]
First of all, you should NEVER buy a rabbit THAT young! they are not even weened yet. Yes they do eat pellets at that age but they still need milk. Now that that's over, DO NOT feed them ANY greens or vegatables until they are 6 months old. They are still developing and they need to keep their weight. Greens have too much water, and cause them to have diarreah and loose tons of weight. I HAVE BRED PEDIGREE RABBITS FOR 4 YEARS! PLEASE take care of them the proper way. Feed them alfalfa pellets and hay, LOTS of hay. They can have free food (as much as they want). I am not trying to be mean or rude, but SO many people buy rabbits TOO young and feed the SO badly. If you want them to live, PLEASE follow these instructions. THANK YOU!
You can feed them carrots it dosn't matter go ahead and feed them carrots lettuce radish
5 weeks is the earliest a baby rabbit should be weaned, and in my opinion it is the best age if the rabbit is to be a pet. Much older and it will be harder to tame. Rabbits are not as domesticated as dogs and cats and the babies are more naturally ';wild';. Use very gentle handling and your babies will be wonderful pets. As to feeding, the main food to feed any rabbit is rabbit pellet food. You can give a baby a little dry grass hay in addition to pellets, but nothing else. The problem with ';green food'; like lettuce or fresh grass, veggies or fruit is it has too much liquid in it and will cause diarrhea that can very quickly be fatal. Give your rabbits all they can eat each day, but not more, until they are 4-5 months old, then cut back to just enough to keep them trim, but not fat, about 4-7 oz per day depending on the size of the rabbit. Caged rabbits can easily become fat as they get very little exercise. I have a page on my farm's web site with lots of info on caring for and breeding rabbits:
http://www.donnybrookfarm.com/RabbitBasi鈥?/a>
It's mainly for people who raise meat rabbits, but the care for rabbits is the same if they are for pets too.
Also, please be aware that your male and female babies must be in separate cages after they reach 2 months of age!
Good luck and have fun with your new bunnies!
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