Pee and Poop

Babies don't pee or poo naturally, in fact it is their mother rabbit that licks them after meals and stimulates them to do their needs, this is the only time they do it when they are breastfed, that is, twice a day.

Only at around one and a half months do they start to do everything by themselves.

Sometimes they still don't eat their cecotrophs (don't know what that is yet? See here). If they are with their mum, it's no problem, as they often eat hers to help their system get used to it, but if, as they grow, they still don't eat their cecotrophs, it's necessary to change their diet, as it is very rich in protein.

But what about when there is no mummy?

When they become orphans and it is necessary that humans take care of the babies, it is very important to stimulate them also after meals, of course you are not going to lick the babies, so with tepid water and a bit of cotton wool or even a cotton swab, wet them in the water and with it wet rub in a circular way the genital area, we must be careful not to get cold or we will lose heat.

When you do this we cannot be on our stomachs, we have to be as if we were normal (on all fours on the floor) or at the most standing up and after doing it you have to clean it so as not to get wet, it is also important to pay attention to your hands, I know that sometimes humans have cold hands, if this is the case, first warm your hands or else pick up the bunnies with a blanket or cloth.

When there is no mummy there are no cecotrophs for them to eat and here we have 2 options, you can get cecotrophs from a healthy bunny (which is very difficult), or when they start to make their own and don't eat, you can offer them to them, so that li step by step they eat until they end up eating directly from the butt.

As they grow it is necessary to make the litter box for them, at the beginning the best is to put puppy pads (but be careful, puppy pads are not advisable because they have toxic products that are very bad for the rabbits, if the rabbits start to chew, take them off and replace them for washable blankets), until they are 3 months old they will do it everywhere and even then many will only calm down and start to do it in one place only after the sspay/neuter (do you think it is not necessary? See here).

Having a litter box big enough for them to be comfortable is important, both for little ones and adults, have pellets suitable for animals and that are not made of pine (see here more about it) only in the litter box and put something soft on top so that they don't hurt themselves on the pellets. 

Putting hay in the litter box or on top of it helps them learn to do their needs there.

If you want to see here how to make a litter box for the bunnies. 

As with the adult bunnies it is also very important to pay attention to the baby rabbits' poops, the poops should be small balls, if it is a mushy poop or even diarrhea it is urgent to take the babies to the vet (diarrhea in bunnies is fatal! Check here about bunny poops if you want to), so he can do tests on the faeces and give the correct medication according to their age, weight and state of health.