Okay! They're pretty easy to take care of!
Housing:
Depending on the type of rabbit you get will mean you'll need an appropriate sized cage. A local pet store will have decent cages that may or may not have pull-out pans. The bottom of the cage or the pan should be lined with bedding such as pine or a paper bedding(Not newspaper) You can spot clean the bedding daily and clean it out entirely once a week. If you litterbox train it, you might not have to do it as much!
Nutrition:
You need to make sure they have fresh food and water daily, without over feeding them. At the pet store I work at we feed them a measured 3/4 of food a day, and we put vitamins in their water too. We don't recommend giving fresh fruits or veggies until about 4-6 months of age, so as a snack we give them timothy hay and dried fruit. (My own rabbits love dried papaya!) You want to leave water down the whole day so they don't get dehydrated.
Maintenance:
Your rabbit will groom itself, but you can buy a brush and brush it if you'd like, and I'd suggest getting hairball preventives to make sure (s)he doesn't develop any hairballs. And believe it or not, you can buy dry or wet shampoos to bathe your bunny in. Rabbits teeth grow like our fingernails, so make sure you have some wooden chews avaiable for it to chew on.(Getting teeth trimmed at the vets can cost you a bunch!)
Bathroom:
A bunny can be litterboxed trained! You'll notice that it'll be going in one particular corner because it's natural instinct is not to mess where it eats or sleeps, so what you'd want to do is get a corner littlepan and scoop some of the mess into the pan and put it in the corner where it's been going. It's highly likely that it'll continue to use the litterbox in that corner.
I hope some of this helps!How do I take care of a rabbit?
Rabbit smells bad when you keep in inside your house. Remember it also pees outside of it's cage, so you will have to spread new papers outside %26amp; underneath the cage.
I used to have 12 rabbits. But I kept it outside my house Because it stinks inside the house.
Just feed it dried pallets which you could buy from a pet shop and a water bottle for it. Just remember don't let it eat apple skin or any fruits with skin on it, cuz it has insecticide on it. Good luck.
you need to get a nice sized cage, toys, food, water BOTTLE(not bowl, it could make them sick from getting the area under their chins wet), get grooming supplie(brushes, nail clippers.) GET a book. ummm........you need to play with it everyday. you can train it to learn its name and respond to it(i think thats cool) and LOVE it.oh yea, they can live for 10-15 years...but the worl record is 17! so be prepared for the long run. keep wood for them to chew on because their teeth can grow long if not. use TIMOTHY HAY not alalfa because alfalfa is two rich for rabbits to digest. Ummm, if your rabbit ever gets sick their are a lot of easy home remedies to cure it ex: oatmeal for diarrah, cilantro(the green vegetable stuff) for indegestion and ect. also, oat meal(plain) is a good treat if fed in small amounts.
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My rabbit is outdoors in a cage but if I had a rabbit indoors I would treat it like it was a baby. So that means making the house safe for it. No electrical wires where the rabbit can get to. Rabbits will chew them so fast and will not survive electrocution. Also make sure you don't have any chemicals anywhere where the rabbit could lick so maybe the laundry should be off limits as you are bound to have some spilt washing detergent there. I have heard that rabbit toys are a good idea. And toilet training would be important. Also a comfortable bed would be a good idea for the rabbit. Make sure the rabbit doesn't get over heated in winter if you have a heater on or a fireplace. Also make sure the rabbit can't get burned anywhere like a heater, a fireplace, an oven, hot water etc... If a the rabbit can hop onto your kitchen counter you should never leave boiling pots unattended. The list is endless. If possible have a room for the rabbit and maybe block it off so the rabbit can't get out for when you are not home or unable to watch the rabbit.
do you have other pets? like that would eat it? if you do, you should probably keep it in the cage for when your not there, they grow big so get a good size one. when your in your room or in the house alone without any other pets, just let it hop around, buy like a leash and collar so you can take it for walks in the yard and stuff. they stink too, so be prepared* hope this helped!!
I would do research before you get it, and I would buy supplies first too. You take care of it, like you would any animal. Set up a nice cage, (Do your reasearch) Decide what kind you want, (If it's long-haired, you'll need grooming supplies) and well, you feed it every day change water every day, change nasty smelling bedding every day, take out your rabbit for some socializing, if you like you can buy a rabbit harness and take your rabbit for a walk :)
i have a rabbit and make sure you get one that doesn't shed b/c mine does and it is a pain to clean!!!!! wat you will need is a litterbox, a water bowl (they work better than the bottles), another bowl to put the rabbit food, some toys for them to chew on.. they love to chew, a cage well of course, and a brush and they love attention but be careful.. i let out my rabbits once (i have two) and on peed all over the carpet....
make sure you will want to take care of it for a while b/c i got mine when i was little and i thought it was the best thing ever now they are just a pain to take care of, think of also adopting b/c some ppl just get a rabbit for easter and then after easter... they dump them on the rabbit adoption places
Check out www.rabbit.org its the House Rabbit Society's website and has numerous resources about care, adoption, training, etc.
All I know is that you have to play with and handle them every day.. you can't just ignore them for a while otherwise they get very mean and bite a lot. Also, I would change the cage frequently, they can get quite smelly.
I think that you would treat it like a gueinny pig by making sure that it always has food and water and that you make sure to clean its cage at least 3 times a week.
First you'll need to get a hutch or cage and make sure you have room for it as rabbits generally need some space to move around. They can be litter box trained but it does take time. In general though they will usually go in the same place most of the time once they learn that is where the bathroom is. Definitely get two water bottles as after awhile one will get beat up or broke. Make sure the rabbit has something to chew on as like rats, mice, etc their teeth are continuously growing and they need to chew to keep them growing up into their upper jaw or down into the lower. They should have wood or chew treats(my personal choice) to take care of this. You'll need a food container as well but its entirely up to you to pick the food. Most are well priced and where ever you get your rabbit will have a recommendation if asked. I'd also recommend getting a rabbit leash and possibly making or buying a cage that can go outside. While you want your rabbit to be inside taking them outside for some exercise can be a nice treat for them and you. Just make sure you put the harness on good and tight as some rabbits will figure out that they can puff out and then slip out later. I would also recommend buying a book at a petstore or renting from the library for more information. Good luck.
Rabbits are a strange kind of pet to have. A lot like a cat, they can be trained to use a litter box, though it is difficult. In order to have and indoor rabbit, it will need room to excersize, and if you let it loose in your home, all wires and everything on its level is fair game to chew on. Rabbits often can get overweight from indoor living and that should be watched carefully. Otherwise, it is all up to how the rabbit's temperament on how to best keep it.
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