Rabbits?!?

Question

i want a pet Bunny....

What things do they need and how much are they?

What breed do you recommend?

And any tips to make sure my pet bunny is happy...

P.S If you want the best answer--With 10pt duh-- Then i'm looking for long spaced out answers.

THANKS =]

Answer 1

I had a rabbit before. I found it while walking in my neighborhood. It was colored just like our Floridian wild rabbits, and I decided to walk up to it to see what it would do. It let me pick it up! I brought it home, and it seemed fine for a few days. After a few days, I noticed that a few of my lights weren't working. It had chewed the chords! Also, if I would walk into my kitchen and back out, the rabbit would run up to me, aggressively wanting food. That freaked me out. So out of my own personal thing against that bunny, I probably won't have another one in my lifetime, but I still can't help myself when I am in a pet store. I have to pet the bunnies!

You can find a bunny for free, I am sure, by looking in the classifieds in your local newspaper. Many people take on pets that they realize they can no longer handle or some other life situation comes up, and they are willing to give it away, often with cage and toys, for free! You can also check your local humane society. They get more than just cats and dogs.

What I would do if I had the ideal bunny ('Lops' breed - the big floppy eared bunny breed) and its habitat in my home.....

They can climb up a shallow incline, so I would definitely have a multi-tiered cage. You can buy something like that which is designed for ferrets but would also work for a bunny. Just make sure that the slope of the ladders isn't to steep.

They love to and need to chew for the health of their teeth, and I would have multiple hanging toys on the different levels of the cage, just like I have for my pet squirrel.

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I bought a squirrel, corn cob feeder from Petsmart. You could get one of those, too. I also buy pumice stone and colorful, flavored wood chew toys that can be attached to metal rods to hang in your cage. I also find that parrot toys are fun with different ropes, plastic rings and wood pieces on them.

I would move around the toys every so often, and not use all the toys at once, so that your bunny does not get bored with the same old stuff.

In one of the pictures, you can see a plastic box with cedar chips in it. I used that to hide Squirrelly's nuts so that she would have to dig like she would in the wild to find them. Sometimes, I would put real dirt in there.

You can also bring in branches from outside for your bunny to chew on. Heat them up in the over for a few minutes at around 250-300 degrees to get any bugs and germs off of them, and of course, let them cool down before putting them in the cage.

You can see that I had a hanging ferret tunnel in the squirrel's cage, but for your bunny, ground based toys would be good, too. They make ferret tunnels that just sit in the cage.

You can get creative with making your own bunny house. At one point, I took a bird box and cut the hole big enough for my squirrel to get into it. It didn't last long because her urine saturated it, and it stunk. Now, I have taken a tupperware container and heated up a knife, cutting a door hole in the plastic. I flip this upside down an put cut off tee-shirts in it for her to nest. This way, I can wash the plastic house and pieces of shirt that she sleeps with when they get dirty.

I would also stick some stuffed animals in the cage. You can wash them, too. Be mindful that the urine can be stinky, and get a cage that is easy to wash with parts that won't absorb the urine. My cage has trays that I can take out and wash. It is made out of plastic and metal.

I did run into a problem with holes in the main metal frame rods of the cage, which are hollow that hold the different levels of the cage in them. I free-feed the squirrel, so there is always food in the cage. I live in Florida, so roaches are a problem. They had put up camp in these hollow rods. I had to caulk all the holes shut. That solved the problem, as you can't use pesticides in an animal's cage.

You can also feed them nearly any vegetable and fruit that you eat, so whenever you are eating a piece of fruit your self, cut a piece off for the bunny!

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That is a picture of Squirrelly eating a fruit and vegetable mixture that I made her. I also give her rabbit food and rabbit alfalfa treats.

Oh! I also have a picture of me helping my mother feed a baby bunny that her dog brought into the house. It was a wild Floridian bunny, like the one that would chase me down in the kitchen ;0)

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Answer 2

These rabbit care sites are good:

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/r...

http://www.rabbit.org/

Answer 3

they r alot of work!

first u have to find a bunny thats good for u-some of mine i hated cause they sprayed pee n they just stunk-others didnt want to be touched etccc.

we gave them to our friend that raised bunnys.

(note-we have wild babys all summer n most are great)

we saved the one we have now-shes a dwarf -albino with black ears/nose n tail. she was beat by the old owners -we bought her at a rummage sale for $5.00--at first i was scared to touch her-the girl at the sale kicked her-threw her on the ground etc n said shes mean n bites.  when i got her home she was very scared-jumped on her food dish n growled like she never ate b4

she would freak if u took the water jug out.

took her to vet cause of her blistered feet n bad paws-she had 30 broked bones n acid burns from sittin in pee. i tried to turn them in but no luck! they had 15 rabbits but they locked their house when cops came.

that week id gate the livin room off n let her check evrything out-she had a new big cage n i made a mesh cover from pvc pipe n green fence mesh from homedepo. pine chips under the mesh.

cage bought at petland-grey bottom n green gate on top-lifts on top-n pull out on side.

she has a cuttin board wrapped in fleece so its soft for her in the corner of cage-small cermic dish with rabbit food-alfalfa-n twice a day she gets a a pinch of romain/broc/parlsey/green pep/ppods in a dish. i buy a weeks worth so it dont get bad-she gets check ups every 6 months (had her 2 years now)

after the first week she didnt want us out of her sight!!

she would paw the cage n we had to carry her around everywhere!! she licks us constantly-face-arms-hands feet-nose whatever!

shes cage trained up to 3-5 hours-she has her own spot on the couch with a fleece blanket. shes out for 3 hours after breakfast-back in for snack n pee break-n wants back out -she lays on couch till we go to work. when we get home she wants held for a hour or so then wants her spot on couch. she loves getting brushed-petted-carried-n give kisses. shes not a rabbit that chews on things or hops away but their out there!! i think we got a winner! she'll sit on my daughters (9) n hubbys chest n l**k their neck forever! she plays my mom-we have a baby bowl with cheerios n when my mom sits down she'll go over n l**k her arm n put her head on her lap for a cheerio-she sits up to get it out of her fingers-its too cute!! but u have to clean the whole cage every 3-5 days or sooner if dirty-keep health updated-good food-clean water n lots of close attention!

if they go outside keep them in shade n close by cause of hawks/dogs etcccc

they need alot of love!!!

dont mind me if i spelled anything wrong---

edit--u dont make a cage from boards!

Answer 4

Bunny's are very lovable animals i have 5 they can cost around $40 .

i have lops i think they are nice but so are netherland dwarfs.

to make your bunny happy have a big enough cage of course and a toy or to i have a ball with a bell inside my rabbits LOVE it! i also had a safe chewing wood shaped into a ball with a BIG nut inside that toy lasted about 10 months before they got the nut out, but they never eat the nut

and just some fruits and veggies! aand lots of love will make them very happy!

have fun!

Answer 5

What things do they need and how much are they?

- A big cage, bunny food (pellets), certain types of fruits/veges every day, Timothy Hay (sell these at every pet store) they need this every day, bowl/water bottle (of course), liter box (if you want them liter trained), another bunny friend preferably. COST: depends what kind you get. The big rabbits tend to cost $20, baby bunnies around $30 or $40.

What breed do you recommend?

- I have a lop eared bunny and I've never kept any other type of rabbit so I don't know.

And any tips to make sure my pet bunny is happy...

- Clean cage, let it play outside of its cage for at least 4hrs daily, fresh food, give it frequent attention, if it doesn't want to be held (like most rabbits) don't forcefully try to hold it.

Answer 6

i would recommend having a house rabbit, she is such an awesome pet lol, has  similar qualities to cats and dogs really!

get a medium sized bunny- if you're looking to buy a pure bred then it'll be expensive, mine's a harlequin lop cross, and she cost £40.

bunnies are happiest with company so you'd either need to be at home for at least 6 hours so she can be out; or get 2 bunnies if your not home much.  

you'll know whether they're happy or annoyed- she'll want to have lots of strokes and kisses; or she'll honk at you!!!

Answer 7

Well I have had a wild cottontail rabbit for 6 years now. He is so sweet but I'm not sure if you can buy the wild cottontails. We just caught him at my grandma's house so he was free.

Rabbits usually need a pretty big space to run around. You DON'T want to keep it in a small cage all its life. If you keep them in there long they will get very overweight and might die.

We have a big rabbit hutch in our front yard about 8 feet long and note its outside. You want your rabbits to always have fresh air.

Don't worry about the winter time because they survive the best in the winter but the summer time gets really hot and they  sometimes get really hot.

I usually spray my rabbits cage down with cold water but he  has a little piece of carpet right next to where he likes to lay and we spray that and he loves it.

We also have a big cat little box full of dirt so he can dig otherwise their nails get long and sharp if they can't dig. We also spray the water making it more muddy and he loves that, too. Don't spray the rabbit though.

Plus, get a litter box for it to go in so you can scoop it right out. Don't worry about their p**p as much because all it is, is their food. So don't freak if it eats its p**p either. It's a source of nutrients for them.

Get a salt l**k for them for sodium.

Get the good rabbit food not just the alfalfa pellets but a variety of little treats that are in the food. Usually at Wal Mart.

It should have a little house it in hutch to sleep in so you want to fill that with hay because they can burrow in it. My rabbit hates bedding that you buy because if it gets in their food they can't eat it but if hay gets in their food they can eat it.

If you get a baby bunny, well mine was like only a week when we caught him, but if you get a newborn, you should buy a little bottle at a store they have them for pets, and buy cat milk in a can, heat it up where it's just almost warm and bottle feed it because it still would have been nursing.

Some foods my bunny love are bananas, celery, cilantro, parsley,and white corn(but not cooked, the kind that you peel yourself). His favorite is the banana. But surprisingly he never really liked carrots.

Also, buy one one of the bottles to go on the side of the cage for water.

And just so you know, my rabbit is extremely spoiled but all this has helped him survive for 6 years and he's a wild rabbit. He never ever bites, he only licks and wipes his chin on you to mark his territory. It's really cute.



And I'm only 14 and I've been the only one taking care of him. Everything ever since he was like born, I've been like his mom and we got him when I was only 8.

One more thing is to have a fenced yard, where the bunny can't get out so you can let him run around and eat the grass. He loves when I let him out. But if you get a hutch outside put it in a place that always has shade because they don't like being in the hot sun.

I recommend, obviously, a cottontail, or a dwarf rabbit

(which we recently got but for free).

And if you have a dog, you can let it out with the rabbit and if it tries to run after it you yell no and it will stop. I have a chihuahua and she tried to run after but we taught her not to and they get along great.

Ha, and I just feel like telling you their names. The cottontail is Otis, the dwarf rabbit is Oreo, and our dog is Olivia. All O names.

Hope this helps :)

Any other questions, just ask me and I could probably answer them.

Answer 8

Well, long answers are rather useless, as people think that the more you can talk, the smarter you are, which is usually the opposite. That said-

1: A place for them to live, can be home-made, if you have some plywood, food and water, they make holders for the food, but they can eat out of anything I guess. And a thing that holds the rabbits water. Not sure of the price, but it is relatively cheap.

2: All are about the same.

3: If they act unhappy, alter their living conditions, but using common sense will usually tell you, anyway.

Answer 9

Hey If you do buy a Bunny you have made a dam fine decison. Ok I Have A Rabbit and they cost about $40-$120 You have to buy it food littering and hay.

This Means Every month you should set out aside  about $40-$60 Depending on the type of stuff you get. Ok

I Have a NEW ZEALAND WHITE. They Are White Rabbits with Red Eyes And Very Cute looking Face. I Recommend this kind. You should house train your bunny because running is what it makes it happy. You Shoudl take your pet bunny to Da VET every 6Month-1Year.

Hope This Helps!!!