The bunnies are now eating hay, pellets, and lettuce. The first meal I actually discovered them eating was Red Leaf Lettuce. I had put some in for the mom, but the babies found it first!
There is now a layer of newspaper placed in the bottom of the cage under their water crock/bottle corner. Since the bunnies are beginning to eat more solid food, they are also beginning to eliminate more. This just happens to be the corner that they chose for their potty. I wondered if they followed their mom's lead since her potty box is on that side of the cage as well. I found myself using my daughter's baby wipes to clean up the constant mess that I was finding. After realizing that the mess, which doesn't look like traditional bunny poops, was a constant occurrence, I put the newspaper in place. The poop is kind of wet and gritty looking. A traditional healthy bunny poop is more round and dry. The wet is probably due to their pee coming with the poops. This afternoon, the mess was much easier to clean up! But why are they eliminating around their water bowl?
While taping this video, I noticed a bunny drinking water for the first time, as well. I was beginning to think that their only liquid source was their mom's milk until today.
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