Am getting Rabbits. What should I do to get ready for it?

Question

What sort of things should I put in the hutch, what I should do when I first bring them home etc. Also they will be babies, does that make a difference?

Answer 1

You need to make sure the hutch is a good size so your rabbits have enough room to move around.

Fill the cage with sawdust.

A place for the rabbits to sleep in the hutch (a house or a separate part of the cage) and fill this bit with hay so the rabbit will be warm, also put hay in another part of the cage so the rabbit can eat it.

Food bowls - once they are eating one type of food do not change it as this can make them ill.

A water bottle

A run outside so they can eat grass and exercise.

Toys and treats?

Hope this helped :)

Answer 2

get a pot on the stove! I feel the Bunny Boiler coming on

Answer 3

in the hutch make sure the sawdust/woodshavings, whatever you've decided to use as a bedding, make sure its roughly 2-3 inches thick, if you have a closed off bedding bit, where they sleep, put lots of hay and staw all bundled up in this as they like to snuggle down in this, then just leave that part, in the mesh wired bit (the bit you see into) put the food bowl and water bowl, then any other things really like bunny toys, in mine i've got a wooden chew hanging off the side and you can get bunny treats that hang on the side too, these help them from getting bored on days they can't go outside. make sure the rabbits are spayed/neutered to prevent any unwanted babies. for the first few days they may possibly be a little nervous so they need time on their own to settle into their new home before they'll actually want to be handled. i'm guessing their going to be outdoor rabbits, so if you find they start to get bored out there, put random things in there, like old cardboard boxes, tubes, tunnels, and if you don't want holes in the grass, fill an old put (big enough for the bunny to fit in) with compost or something so they can dig in that. hope i helped :)

Answer 4

i have a rabbit:)

A nice size hutch,. not small one it cannot move in:(

Sawdust, hay,dry food,veg,water bottle.

Food bowl, disinfectant. Brush to brush it?

Litter try for it when it comes in the house to

do its buisness in:)

&& a run for the garden:) some toys?

GoodLuck x

Answer 5

The best thing you can do is tons of research.  Rabbits are a lot of work, I think mine are more work than my dogs.  This was especially true when I first got them.

Please don't keep the rabbits outside where they are exposed to extreme temperatures and predators.  Even if the hutch is securely closed predators are very persistent and may break in, also just having the predator trying to get to them will be extremely stressful (and therefor dangerous) for the rabbits.

Rabbits can be extremely happy indoors and can be litter trained an allowed to run around in rabbit proof areas.  Mine have free reign of the apartment most of the day.  They are part of the family and will follow me around and run around my feet whenever they want attention.

For your rabbits you will need a nice big house.  You can build one yourself for very little money and it will be bigger and cheaper than one you can buy in the store.  Most rabbit cages sold in stores would make a good litter box but are too small for a rabbit to live in.  Cages like this are fantastic:

http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/NI...

You'll want tons of a high quality hay, rabbit are very  picky and you'll want to buy nice soft grassy hay (timothy, bluegrass or orchard grass).  You'll also need a good quality alfalfa based pellet like the Oxbow pellets (they also sell good quality hay):

http://www.oxbowhay.com/Shop/showProduct...

Finally, you'll want to start saving money for the rabbits' spay or neuter surgery when they are older.  Rabbits that have been spayed/neutered make better and healthier pets.  The surgery cuts down on the risk of developing many cancers and other diseases.  The surgery also makes for calmer, less aggressive rabbits who are easier to litter train and are less likely to spray urine (females do this too).  Great info here:

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/spay-...

Actually, the best rabbit info can be found on the House Rabbit Society website:

http://www.rabbit.org

Answer 6

plenty of pie dishes  ,the ones with humps are the best they fill the pastry  on top of the pie

Answer 7

you need sawdust or shavings, straw and hey, a water bottle, feeding dishes, a litter tray, as rabbits do use them, food, and a loving owner

Answer 8

As some oft these people said to use sawdust and wood shavings, Please do NOT. that will hurt the bunnies lungs.  provde them with fresh water timothy hay pellets loads of green leafy veggies. for the bedding use one the ESPECIALLY comes for them in pet-stores. and if their babies keep them inside because even if it is a enclosed hutch they will be in danger from their predators and bunnies of any age canot tolerate extreme tempratues.  

Answer 9

Hey i recently brought home an 8 week old baby rabbit.

All you need to do is get the cage all set up with plenty of food and water... Once your rabbit has started to eat type of food you give it do not change its diet as this can make a rabbit very sick.

As soon as you bring your rabbit home you must leave him/her in the cage for the rest of the day without bothering it. This will ensure that it has enough time to get used to its new surroundings. It is also better that you are getting a baby rabbit because you can bond more quickly and littertrain it from a very young age as they learn faster in their prime.