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Purchasing Young Bunny VS. Older Bunny
Meet Young Bunny and Older Bunny.  This is MY interpretation of the differences between a "young" bunny (6 weeks old or sometimes people sell them younger :s ) and an "older" bunny (3-6 months old).  This is here to bring to your attention how a very young bunny, although very cute, is a higher risk to take home.  I am not saying that a younger bunny will never survive and make a great pet, I am simply trying to deter people from purchasing bunnies that are TOO YOUNG, because unfortunately there are people who do sell them!

Young Bunny is very cute.
So is Older Bunny ;)

Young Bunny is small and you do not know exactly how big he/she may grow to be.
Older Bunny is close to full grown (4-6 months for a Holland, about 9 months-1 year for a Frenchie) and you will know how big he/she is or will be.

Young Bunny may be more shy and nervous, so you can not tell what his/her personality will be.
Older Bunny's personality is evident when you first meet him/her.

Young Bunny may stress very easily, because it has been taken away from it's mother and siblings way too soon and has not been given the chance to properly adapt to eating, drinking and sleeping on his/her own.
Older Bunny has been weaned at a proper age and is quite content and has adapted well to being on his/her own.

Young Bunny's tummy can be very touchy getting on to solid foods, and it's mortality rate is much higher due to the high risk of enteritis which a bunny is prone to at a younger age.
Older Bunny has passed the 3 month age where the possibility of getting enteritis has greatly decreased, and Older Bunny has adjusted well to solid feed and is way hardier than a very young bun.

Young Bunny is harder to litter train.
Older Bunny is more easy to litter train as he/she has developed habits such as peeing in one spot in his/her cage.

Young Bunny is not sexually mature, so it is impossible to tell how his/her "attitude" will be in the future.
Older Bunny is sexually mature and his/her "attitude" or personality is evident.  Also Older Bunny is ready to spay or neuter.

Young Bunny will take a while to adjust to his/her new home and family.
Older Bunny will also take a while to adjust to his/her new home and family.

Young Bunny will bond with his family from the beginning.
Older Bunny will also bond with his family given the time.

Young Bunny is small now, but grows rapidly and will in a few months will be just as big as Older Bunny.
Older Bunny is bigger from the beginning with a lot less risk of raising Young Bunny.

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If you are interested in looking for more bunny info, I put a couple of my favorite links on here to direct you to some good sites with loads of bunny info:

The Nature Trail ~ Check out their pet rabbit care info and their adorable Hollands!
Tranquil Acres Rabbitry ~ Go to the articles and check out all of the rabbit info!