Many parents think getting a pet rabbit for their child is a good idea because it will be a cute little animal that they can keep outside where their children can pet it and love it and all the rest of it. What parents who haven’t owned rabbits before don’t know is that rabbits need a lot of time and attention and their temperaments are variable at the best of times. That cute little fuzzy ball peering out at you in the pet store can easily have your child crying and bleeding within a moment or two if they choose to.
It is great having an indoor bunny. You get to truly live with your pet and share your life with them. You also get to bond more closely with your rabbit than you would do if it only lived outside.
Once you decide to let your bunny live indoors, you will have to find a cage suitable for an indoor rabbit. Many indoor rabbit cages are wire topped, plastic bottomed affairs, which are somewhat ugly, I’ve always thought, and not very draft proof either.
Does your rabbit scratch, bite, kick and generally attempt to assault you every time you look at it? Is owning a pet rabbit not turning out to be what you thought it was going to be? Good news desperate rabbit owners, here is a series of articles leading you through the ins and outs of rabbit care with humor and realism, helping you and your bunny become real friends instead of sworn enemies.
Good Bunny, Bad Bunny
PART ONE: The Basics Of Care
Get these basics right and you’ll be putting yourself and your bunny in good stead for a happy and long life together.
Basic Veterinary Care
The House Bunny
House Bunny Litter Training
House Bunny Bedding and Accommodation
PART TWO: Help! My Bunny Hates Me!
Now let’s work on that homicidal rage, shall we?
Basic Bunny Grooming (Trimming Nails, Brushing)
Advanced Bunny Grooming (Bunny Bath, Molting)
The Happy Bunny (Rabbit Communication)
Having a hard name coming up with a good name for your bunny? Not all bunnies are good bunnies though, are they? Some bunnies are mean bunnies that bite and kick and scratch. We still love them though, even though their sole desire may be to bring about our demise in a fluffy fit of rage. If your bunny has an undeniable connection with the dark side, why not give it one of these super names for bad bunnies.
New Bunny Articles
Sep 28
See the bunny in the picture there? Well its not fake, some rabbits really can get that big! They are known as giant rabbits, and a popular breed of such rabbits are Flemish Giant rabbits. Most Flemish Giant rabbits won’t get anywhere near that big, of course, but even normal sized ones can grow very large indeed.
A bored bunny is a bad bunny, and many rabbits are bored simply because their owners have little appreciation for how smart they are, and how much they need to play and ‘work’ their brains. If you got a rabbit because you thought they were a dull but pretty creature that would sit in a small cage all day, then you chose the wrong pet, and should think about getting a goldfish instead!
Adopting a bunny from a shelter is a great way to make a new friend and save a bunny’s life. Learn about adopting from shelters here….
In summer it is easy for rabbits to over heat and die because, unlike other animals, bunnies have no means of cooling themselves such as panting, or sweating. In the wild, rabbits huddle in their cool underground burrows during the heat of the day. Domestic rabbits often die in summer because they have nowhere to hide from the heat of the sun, and their owners have no idea that they are in trouble until it is far too late.
Toys For Rabbits
Jul 28
There are all sorts of fun commercially available toys for rabbits. These are great for entertaining your pet and keeping its mind busy. Many people don’t know that rabbits like to play with toys as much as any other animal, and so lots of bunnies go their whole lives without ever having something to play with – isn’t that sad!
Here are several types of toys that your bunny is sure to love!
