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bathing a bunny

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Question
uuuuhhhhh.... i need to now how to bath a baby bunny.like what do i do if soap gets in its eyes or how deep the water is aspose to be?

Answer
Dear Mikayla,

It is NOT recommended that you ever bathe a rabbit.  Only if he has a messy bottom should you even attempt this, and only his bum.  Please read the following bunny bath instructions:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/buttbath.html

But DO NOT NOT NOT bathe him unless there is some very serious reason you must do so.  Rabbits are very easily stressed, and I have known of rabbits who have died from being given a bath.

If you need a good rabbit vet, you can find one here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Hope this helps!

Dana