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Its cage should be indoors, were it will live longer. It needs to have a really large cage and needs to be able to play outside of its cage for at least 2 hours a day. Rabbits do NOT make good pets for children as rabbits do not like to be held or restrained. They live for 10 + years and require just about the same amount of care as a dog or cat. PLEASE GET A FIXED RABBIT! Nuetered/spayed rabbits are happier and they dont chew, dig and spray as much. A rabbit's diet should be made up of good quality pellets, fresh hay (alfalfa, timothy or oat), water and fresh vegetables. Anything beyond that is a "treat" and should be given in limited quantities. Make sure your house is "bunny proofed" as cords and wires are a major concern. Their teeth NEVER stop growing and therefore you should provide wood blocks and vets trimming their teeth. Rabbits need to be groomed often.
Here are suggested veggies:
Alfalfa, radish %26 clover sprouts
Basil
Beet greens (tops)*
Bok choy
Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems)*
Brussels sprouts
Carrot %26 carrot tops*
Celery
Cilantro
Clover
Collard greens*
Dandelion greens and flowers (no pesticides)*
Endive*
Escarole
Green peppers
Kale (!)*
Mint
Mustard greens*
Parsley*
Pea pods (the flat edible kind)*
Peppermint leaves
Raddichio
Radish tops
Raspberry leaves
Romaine lettuce (no iceberg or light colored leaf)*
Spinach (!)*
Watercress*
Wheat grass
love and attention, so he will have a long and happy life, good luck.
hutch and run
nice garden with no holes!
they adore dandy lion leaves
plenty of water,
clean hutch out daily
you don't say what type of rabbit!
i have a lop and they are very very lazy!!!
oh! and put a football in the run,mine loves
to play football!!!
lots off grooming and handling..
honest!!!
dont keep in cage
give vegetables to eat
you need a good size hutch with either a run connected to it (which is easier as rabbits dont like to be handled very much once out of the baby phase)or a playpen if indoors, being couped up in a small hutch will only make it depressed and will cause behaviour problems, of course - plenty of food water and hay, toys to keep him/her stimulated and please get your rabbit spayed/neutered - will reduce hormones in both sexes and help prevent cancer. and watch out for flystrike which is nasty - you can spray their bottom with lavender which the flys dont like.
Make sure you have your rabbit injections every year/6mths for mxyamotosis.
My rabbit loves his football too !!
Rechargeable batteries... (I am sorry, I couldn't resist... even though you said no silly answers).
make sure it has carrotts to chew on, also get it a run so it can enjoy time out on the grass as well- also make sure you clean its cage often and keep its backside clean - so it does not get an infection.
There's so much you need to know if you want a happy rabbit. You need to get at least one rabbit care book, that way you have the information on hand when you need it.
Just go to your local pet store or buy one off amazon. It's really important and they contain really good information.
But before you get the rabbit make sure you have prepared for it well enough, you need a big enough hutch! I've seen too many rabbits in hutches too small and that's because theyre available almost everywhere. Just cos ur local petshop sells a hutch doesnt mean it is big enough. It should be half a metre in height (excluding the legs) and have lots of living space. Also get a run, because rabbits are designed to run!!
Have fun!
We have two rabbits. Just make sure that you keep plenty of hay in it's sleeping place and saawdust in the other. Give it plenty of rabbit food, ours eats about 2 bowlfulls a day. Don't give lettuce as it gives them the runs. Plenty of fresh water and exercise- you can get special harnesses for them and take them out as you would a dog. Really, they are so easy to look after.
1. Buy timothy hay and feed it timothy hay whenever it runs out
2. Rabbits need to be taken out a lot so make sure you have somewhere for it to play and a playpen or something.
3. It needs to have a big cage with a little house for privacy
4. It needs a loving and caring owner
5. They are best to be housed with their own species, but are better alone, do not house them with guinea pigs, rats, or especially snakes. It can be very dangerous
6. Somewhere for it to go if you go on vacation
7. The proper Nutrition
Buy or build it a large weatherproof hutch for starters most of those you see in pet shops are too small it should be at least two foot above ground level out the way of cats and dogs. It will need clean dry hay or straw for bedding in a sheltered box or better still a cubby hole. Rabbit food as sold in in pet shops is okay but it also needs green food, fresh dandy lion leaves are better than lettuce also a raw carrot or chunk of turnip are essential for healthy teeth and clean fresh water ( not milk ) should always be provided and will need it's hutch cleaning at least once a week. If it is young the more it is gently handled the tamer it will become. Enjoy.
ask lots of questions when you pick it up,what food its already on for instance as they have delicate tums and if you change their diet it may cause problems.if you are keeping it indoors you will need a large cage with a house in it also a litter tray as they can be trained to use one,feed small amounts of pellets,afew greens but lots of good quality hay,oxbow timothy hay is very good.plenty of fresh water is needed too.take it to your vet as soon as possible for a check up and advice on needed vaccinations,also arrange for it to be neutered or spayed,this is important as your bun will feel much better after their op,females have a high risk of uterine cancer if not spayed plus they can be aggressive due to the hormonal inbalances,males too.if its to be an outdoor bun then a good solid large weatherproof hutch with a run for exercise.you must bunny proof your home and garden.provide things for the bun to play with and to chew,they can become very bored and lonely if not handled and played with.there are many good books that explain most of what you need to know,but remember they are very intelligent and have characters of their own.join an internet group for advice and support, yahoo groups uk pet rabbits for instance.you can learn their body language and know how to respond to their actions.they are a joy to care for and very loving creatures.take things slow at first so they will learn to trust you,and then just enjoy their binky dances,if your bun licks your hand or face,as mine do,they are telling you that they love and trust you.i could go on and on but i'll stop now.enjoy
The most important health issue of all is DONT GET IT FROM A PET SHOP! they get really bad teeth and lots of them carry infections. Go to a breeder or a resuce centre.
Other than that if you make sure it gets lots of exercise and fresh food. Lots of environmental enrichment and love, then you will have a very very happy and healthy rabbit.
If you live in an area with wild rabbits you may also want to get your rabbit some jabs, kinda like the ones dogs get, to protect agains any diseases the wild ones may pass on.
Have fun with your new rabbit :)
Only advice I would give anyone BEFORE purchasing / receiving any pet is to read all you can about them, buy a decent book or borrow one from the library. Try not to get annoyed when you find that every book by a different author has contradicting opinions on welfare/husbandry! Its not just rabbit books - it's EVERY book on any animal.
Anyway, when you have gained sufficient confidence and knowledge, take your bunny home and register him/her with your vet. A general health profile and some proffesional advice will benefit both you and your rabbit in the long run.
Talk about innocculations (injections against viruses/diseases), and ask about neutering.
You can also join or obtain more information on your beloved bunny by contacting the Rabbit Welfare Association / Rabbit Welfare Fund on (UK) 01403 267658 or you can e-mail them: http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk
Best of luck - oh, and have fun choosing a name.
make sure the seller shows you the front teeth the top 2 should over lap the bottom 2 make sure the seller tells you what you rabbit has been eatting as rabbit don't like sudden change in food the best age to buy a rabbit is 8 wks old %26 most important don't feed rabbits lettuce it's not suitable for rabbits and gives them upset tummy make sure the rabbit has a clean bottom bright eyes and a coat clear of scurf as this could be mites once you have a rabbit you need to keep its rear end clean as it could get fly strike
shelly
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handle it lots so it is very tame. Don't give it cabbage to eat. Carrots with their tops on are good, but don't over feed it lettuce as it can give them diarhorrea
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