Bunny?!?!?

Question

What do you need to take care of a pet bunny?Also what kind of breed do you suggest? If you want to get the best answer with 10points...Then im looking for long spaced out answers....Thanks!!

Answer 1

breed:

-overall, it doesnt matter unless youre a proffessional breeder or showjumping.

pros:

-really fun

-can be litter-box trained

-take care of paper towel brown rolls and old phonebooks

-toys can be any chew toys, like toilet paper rolls, just the brown part, phonebooks, blocks of unfinished wood

-live up 2 10 years

cons:

-because theyre so small, are prey to some cats, some cats dont mind them

-need a REALLY big cage. you can make them yourself. heres a video how. http://youtube.com/watch?v=4bLUDLbZYr4 its not as expensive as it says, you can use linoleum, which is a very cheap flooring.

list of supplies:

-rabbit cage

-water bottle or bowl or both

-litter box

-a couple homemade toys

-a cereal box or small card-board for them to hide in. replace this when he chews threw it all

-rabbit food

-timothy hay

-rabbit vet

please adopt from petfinder.com! there can be some purebred ones too on there, maybe! so many rabbits are overbred and petstore rabbits are just like puppy mills!

Answer 2

it depends on your lifestyle

mini lops are realy small and cute

dont need much space ect

big rabbits need big spaces

they need rabbit food carrots apples (fruit &veg)

they need a hutch preferbly with a run (to run in exersize with

shade area  rabbits are verry easy to care for

they shed their fur so they need brushing somtimes

they can be trained to poo in a cat litter tray

you need a water bottle

hay to sleep it and eat



saw dust news paper

good luck with your rabbit

females are suggested to be best because they are less agressive

but my rabbit wasnt agresive (a boy)

but i think boys are best

hope this helps you

please help me out any one

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Answer 3

Rabbits make great pets! I am very glad that you are considering what you need before you buy!!!

You will need:

Bedding

Any kind of Care Fresh Bedding works Well

Care Fresh

http://www.petsmart.com/family/index.jsp...

Ceramic Food Bowl

I go with the ceramic food bowls because it is really neat, and they don't knock it over:

http://www.petco.com/product/8826/PETCO-...

Water Bottle:

With Metal Tip:

http://www.petco.com/product/104922/PETC...

Food:

I like Kaytee:

http://www.petco.com/product/100586/Kayt...

Timothy Hay:

Important For Health:

http://www.petco.com/product/15422/Kayte...

You can also feed them carrots, apples,tops of carrots and celery, celery, dandelions, dandelion greens, grass, or clover.

Stay away from lettuce, as it causes gas in rabbits, and is unhealthy to them.

Toys:

Chew Sticks:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

Tube:

They don't hide in this, they just chew it. Take the wool out before giving:

http://www.petco.com/product/9438/T-Rex-...

Get a mini rex. They are very very friendly. And small!!!

Answer 4

Hey, I'm Bunnie, got thet nickname for the love of bunnies!

I've owned rabbits all my life, so I'll be more than happy to help you with this.

Lets start with the supplies you'll need for an indoor rabbit

A small cage, which you can make, if your interested making a cage, email me for more info, it's [e-mail]

If you don't fee llike going through the hassle of making a cage, you can buy one, they go from free up to fifty dollars

I suggest finding one, that opens from the top{If you can find a cheap one} Or just has a large side door, also you'll want to make sure the litter pan can slide easily in and out.

These cages are available at Pet stores, Online, Breeders and many other places, try garage sale shopping for some. I got 11 for free last year.

The next thing you'll want to get is a 25-50 Pound bag of rabbit food, this is sold by breeders, from feedstores, or from pet shops, I suggest buying from a feedstore.

i can't rember what brand I used, but it comes in a green bag, and has a kid playing with a bunny on the front,

This fit my rabbits quite well.

Next you'll want to buy at least two food dishes, I've found ceramic is the best, because they don't tip, or move easy, however they do break, if dropped.

You have a choice of a water Bottle, or a water dish, for your bun. I perferr water bottles, but I would keep both on hand, buy several water bottles, and another couple of ceramic dishes, to hold water, or fruit/ Veggies.

The next thing you'll want for an indoor bunny, is a litter pan, I've found, that my rabbits chew on plastic litter pans, but they usually do the trick, for litter training. If you would like some tips on litter training email me anytime! Again, it's [e-mail]

Your also going to want to buy bedding, I've found that wood shavings work best, however, they don't work well in a cage, unless it's for the litter pan, but if you chose a hutch, you should buy a large bag of wood shavings.

Something else, that you should give your hunnybun, is lots of Timothy hay, breeders sell this, along with feed stores, and petstores. I would buy this from a feedstore also.

Your rabbits teeth can overgrow, VERY easily, so a piece of wood, should always be available for them to chew on, you can buy them, flavored, or you can just find normal wood, available at petstores, or in your back yard, depending where you live, if you decide to find wood from your back yard, make sure it's smooth, and doesn't have bark on it, I've learned, my rabbits would not chew on it, if it had any bark.

Since bunnies, are very curoius, they love to nibble, and chew on stuff, this may include, Electrical wires, Clothes, Fingers, Hair, Wires of their cage, and as I mentioned earlier, their litter box, if it's plastic.

To avoid, your bunny from becoming ill, or dead, you should make sure that he:

Never eats plastic

All electrical cords are out of his reach

Keep an eye on him, when he's on a table/Ledge

Check his Food/Water Daily, keep water full at all times!

Also, check his, Teeth to be, clean, the top, overlapping the bottom slightly, check his eyes, to be Clear, and clean, not distant. Check his nose to be clean. Check his Feet, make sure, none are matted, or have sores.

Check his gentile areas, make sure, nothing looks wrong there.

Clip his nails regularily, I trim just a few millimeters away from the pink part. Check to see, that he hops normally, and seems interested in food.

So heres a list so  far of what an inside bunny needs

*Wire Cage

*Wood Block

*Litter Pan

*Food

*Timothy Hay

*Food dishes

*Water Bottle/ Dish

*Bedding, or cat litter

*Optional--Toys, you can buy a ball with a bell in the middle, or other rabbit toys, available at petstores, these keep them well entertained, and happy.

Now for outdoor bunnies.

Rabbits can start to smell, if they don't have a nice clean cage, and no one wants that, sometimes parents, just get sick of the smell, and say"Get, that thing out of here"

If this were to be your case, you should purchase a wooden hutch, the hutch should have:

* wire flooring, big enough for the droppings to fall through

*Metal or shingled roof

*A cubby, made of all wood, to get out from wind and rain, along with the heat

*A roll up canvas to cover the cage, at night or i nthe winter, is optional

*A closed in fencing surrounding the hutch, is optional, but I suggest it, so your bunny gets lots of exercise, and fresh grass

If your rabbit is to stay outside, in the winter, I strongly suggest, filling that cubby up with hay, and wood shavings he can burro into.

During the summer, a layer 2-3 inches thick, of wood shavings should be in his cubby, but when it gets cold, be sure to fill it up!

Also, during the winter, water freezes, especially when it's in a bottle, Think about moving his food and water into the cubby during the winter, or getting a heating lamp for the hutch, but be sure, the cord isn't where he can get to it!

Cleaning:

You should clean your rabbits cage, every couple of weeks, it should be scrubbed with soap and water, and disinfectiant, while doing this you can also look for rusty wire, you can simply spray on some aluminum spray paint, which may help prevent rust. Litter pans, and litter trays should be emptied and sanitized every couple of days, fresh litter should be added to them after they have been washed, and dried.

As for cleaning hutches, you should clean the cubby out every week or so, all year round, and in the Spring, should scrub down, and disenfect the hutch.

Soiled Straw, or bedding should always be removed, to prevent germs from circulating.

To clean your rabbit, you need to buy a soap, especialyl for rabbits, even baby soap, is too harsh on their skin, and can cause irritation.

Fill shallow sink, with lukewarm water, not too hot, to burn your bun, and not cold enough to make him shiver.

Next you can add some soap into the water, then place your bunny in

Then put soap on your bunny, and get everywhere, except his face, try to never get your bunnie's face wet

Rub soap the opisite way of the hairline, then the correct way

Then rinse your bunny with warm water, make sure, all the soap is off, or it may cause irritation.

Now, you can towel dry him till he's damp, then you can blow dry him on low, but hold your hand at his level, with the blow dryer running, for 15-20 seconds, make sure it's not too hot.

This sounds a lot eaisier than it really is, cause rabbits tend to fuss, when their wet, they squirm, and squeal, don't let him kick though, cause he could rip a tendon, or pull a muscle and injure himself.

Choosing the rabbit

Rabbits usually like to be with another rabbit, so consider buying a pair, just make sure, their either Altered, or you get two females, two males tend to fight, and if you get an unaltered male and female, you will end up, with TONS of babies!

Females can live in the same hutch, but you should buy a cage for each one, seeing cages are generally smaller than hutches.

When you purchase your rabbit, I reccomend buying from a breeder, you should pay no more than $45 For her.

I also, reccomend fostering, or even adopting from a shelter,

Shelter benefits are as follows

*You can learn more, while only having a temporary rabbit

*They come altered

*You don't have to pay

*Usually shelters provide cruicial items, Cage, WAter, Food, Ect..

The only Con I see to fostering is

You can have the bunny taken away at any time..However, you can foster as many as you like!

But if you were to decide, you rather not foster, you want your own rabbit, I advise you to not purchase fro ma petshop, petstores usually have bad breeding genetics, and overcharge you for a sick, or unhealthy rabbit.

If you were to buy from a breeder you should ask the following questions, along with toher questions you think of.

*How long have you been breeding for?

*What breed do you favor for a pet?

*How would you describe your living conditions for your rabbits?

*If I purchase a rabbit from you, will you garuntee it Healthy to the best of your knowledge?

Don't be shy to ask questions, your purchasing a lifetime companion, so make sure their healthy look for

Straight ears

Straight Feet/ Legs

Normal hopping

Curosity

Clean Eyes,Ears, Mouth, Nose, Teeth, Feet

Also ask the breeder to pick up and hold the rabbit for you, then pet, and hold the rabbit for yourself.

Breeds I reccomend are

*Holland Lop Which I give a 4/5 * rating

Hollands are usually very friendly, and mild, good kids rabbits

They come in Solid Colors, and broken patterns, usually of brown/ White, or Black/White

*Dwarf rabbits, which I give a 3/5 Rating

Netherlands stay tiny, so theyl ook like babies, and are so adorable all their life! There are several types of Dwarf rabbits,

I like the Netherland, and the Hotot.

*Dutch rabbits, I would give a 3/5 Star rating

Their very friendly, and common, so you could find a cheap one, easily. My dutch was so sweet, he used to l**k me.

The thing about dutches, is they only have one pattern, but they come in several different colors.

*Mini Rex, I would give the mini rex a 3/5 star rating also, their cute, soft and cuddely, they have velvet feeling fur.

You should google and research more about these breeds, I can tell you all the info you want on them.

As for Gender, The male rabbits, tend to spray, and smell worse than females, however those little girlies have their days, just like us.

It's really up to you.

Cons to rabbits

*If kept in doors, the odor

*Constant need to have a clean cage

*Semi-Difficult to litter train

*Need both Affection, and time alone

Pros

*Cute and cuddely

*Friendly and curoius

*Loving

*Small pet, pretty easy to keep

*Fairly cheap

*Many different breeds to chosoe from

*Li

Answer 5

Depends on whether you are having an outdoor bunny or indoor. Outdoor you need a hutch with run attatched. Bunnys get bored and lonely so either get a pair or make toys for them. Mine loved plastic cups to chuck about or balls to roll around. Make sure you keep them dry and clean as they are prone to fly strike which is a killer and make sure you keep an eye on thier teeth as some can grow quite long and need clipping if they are not alined right. Long haired and lion head rabbits need quite a bit of grooming so I wouldnt go for them. Pros of rabbits are they are tamed easily, good with kids and fit into families easily, cons are they can get health problems but this is mainly due to the idiots that interbreed them!! Hope you get a great bunny!!

Answer 6

There's care info here http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/r...

I go by personality rather than breed.

Adopt http://www.petfinder.com/

Answer 7

Some things you should need to take care of a bunny:

*A cage. I am not exactly sure how big it should be, but large, rabbits need lots of space to hop around in, it should at least be 2" high so the rabbit can stand on its hind feet and look around conftorably.

*Food. (Obviously) Rabbits eat rabbit pelets that can be found at Walmart, or a local pet store. The best are the kinds that are mixed with Timothy Hay for fiber, corn, sunflower seeds can be mixed in with it. This is a domesticated rabbits main sorce of food.

*Hay. The best is Timothy Hay or Alfalfa. Rabbits need hay to help them digest there food and for fiber.

*Water. The water can be placed in a bottle like so ( http://www.martinscages.com/images/full/... ) these can be found at, again, Wal Mart or a local pet store.

*Toys!: Cat toys work great for rabbits. Give your rabbit at least 4 toys in it's cage.

*Liter Box: This should be placed in a corner of your rabbits cage, where she feels safe and comfy. Change this 2 times a day. http://therabbithutch.com/Hosts/Amanda/p...

*Your Love♥: Rabbits are very socialble creatures and need lots of love and attention. Be sure you let your rabbit out of the cage and play with you, let her hop around so it does not become obese. You might want to lay down some news paper while playing with her (if your on carpet) but the best place to play with her is on tile (kitchen or mud-room) this helps wear down their nails.

*Rabbit Nail Clippers: Your rabbits nails grow, just like humans as I mentioned above, letting your rabbit hop around on tile helps wear them down but you will still need to clip them. Be sure not to clip to far down and cut the "quick" this will cause your rabbit to bleed and be in pain. When you look at the nails you can see where it changes color, dont cut the color! (thats the quick). This may explain it better... http://www.threelittleladiesrabbitry.com...

To answer your question about the breed... All rabbit breeds are great. I, personally love the Hotot, very loveable and sociable rabbit. If you want a BIG rabbit, a Flemish would be good. If you want a small rabbit, a Netherland Dwarf would be good. It really doesn't matter the breed, it matters how well its taken care of that depends on there personality.

I hope I helped!

Good Luck with your Rabbit!

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Answer 8

I suggest the holland lop! great beginner rabbits!

First of all when you get the bunny you need a waterbowl or bottle, food , hay at all times, and a hayrack! You need a litter box which should be cleeaned every other day! You should put bedding down for the bed and for comfort and you should clean the cage once or twice a week.

I suggest the holland lop because they are great, most of them are friendly, and they are great for beginners!

To clean the litter box you need to clean mst of it out, but leave a few of its droppings/ pee in it until it is sure that thats where it goes

Pros

Fun

Friendly

Best friend

and a companion

Cons

some might not be friendly and some can be messy!

Answer 9

You'll need:

A cage

Bedding (old newspaper and wood shavings will do a big bag will last a few weeks)

A water bottle

A food bowl

Food (a big bag will last a good month or so)

A house or something for them to hide in

Some chew things (these can be bought very cheap from a petstore)

I don't know much about breeds I've only ever had a mini lop, and little ones that I think are called Rexs

the mini lop actually got quiet big and wasn't nearly as friendly as the others but she was still sweet

the good thing about bunnies is that they don't always need your love so when you play with them is really up to you unlike a dog or cat

depending on the bunny they can also love just sitting and watching tv with you

the bad thing is that they do smell, but with slightly more expensive bedding that is changed often this can be conqured

and speaking of changing bedding, that has to be done at least once a week, but it's actually not that big of a deal, I have it down to a ten minute job

they also need their nails trimmed or those can get nasty

but overall I would rate them as great pets who don't need much except a bedding change and food every now and then, and can be very loving...