My 9-week-old bunny: Is she too young to eat hay, as my breeder says?

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I have a 9 week old bunny and think she should be eating hay but the breeder said she was to young, is that true? Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | unspayed

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thumper should definitely be eating hay by now. I'm not sure why the breeder would say that, but any healthy rabbit that age should be eating hay. Bunnies should start eating hay within three weeks of age and should eventually be eating grass and hay (good quality like timothy and brome) as the majority of their diet. Below is a link to some more helpful/good information about caring for your rabbit. https://www.chittendenhumane.org/files/galleries/Rabbit_information.pdf I hope that helps and all is well with Thumper.

My 9-week-old bunny: Is she too young to eat hay, as my breeder says?

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