What rabbit species doesn't grow too big?

Question

I want to know any species of rabbit that doesn't grow too big...I live in an apartment, and I can't really have a huge cage... Any ideas?

Answer 1

I also live in an apartment and have a few pets.  One of them is a Netherland's Dwarf Rabbit.  This breed is very small--at 3 months about softball sized.  At full grown they are about 8 inches long and weigh less than 3 lbs.  They are very sweet, but fragile.  Cages for them are usually sold as Guinea Pig cages, but don't go smaller than 36 inches long.  For a rabbit, an extra layer needs to be added to the floor so that they don't walk in their f***s.  All told, in costs less then $75 to get a set up for the rabbit.  Good luck and email me if you need any help!

Answer 2

Dutch,dwarf lops,lionheads,Netherland dwarfs,English spot and more. It depends what colour/shape you are after. Dutch are lovely coloured rabbit and have a nice nature, Dwarf lops are so gentle and loving and normally make lovely house pets. Lionhead or lion lops rabbits are cute and sweet,Netherland Dwarfs are the smallest breed of bunny,normally are very gentle but can be nasty. English Spots are beautiful rabbits and have a lovely nature.There are many other small/medium breeds around,type in on the web,www.thebrc.org (the british rabbit council) or www.arba.net(american rabbit breeders association) it depend where you live. Hope this helps P.S no the cage you looked at would be to small at least 4ft by 4ft is needed.!! WHAT MONTHLY CURSE??!! FEMALE RABBITS(DOES) DON'T AVE PERIODS SO THERE WOULD BE NO BLOOD! THEY ARE ''IN SEASON'' ALL THE TIME,WHICH DOESN'T MAKE THEM MOODY(NORMALLY!) THATS WHY THEIR ARE SO,SO MANY RABBITS AROUND!

Answer 3

Dwarf rabbits are high strung and impersonable.  Get a medium sized rabbit and get your cage from a breeder.  Make sure it is a wire bottom cage.  Petco and Petsmart try to sell cages that are solid bottom and call them rabbit cages.  they are not rabbit cages unless they have wire bottom and a tray for litter and poo.  Mini rex is a great stater rabbit.

Female rabbits do not have a "monthly curse".  rabbits do not have a heat cycle.  Your female may or may not get grouchy around six months of age.  what I tell people who buy my rabbits is to "just love her through it"  most will get over it in 3-6 months,

Answer 4

Dwarf.

But they still need a big cage.

If you don't have the space, don't get a rabbit.

They're all of wild blood and LOVE to have a huge space to run in, so a small cage won't cut it- even if it is for a small rabbit.

They all require a good sized cage.

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It's going to be in the cage ALL NIGHT and MOST OF THE DAY.

It can't run around during the day because your space won't be rabbit proof.

Supply a link to the Petco website and I'll look.

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'my first rabbit home' is painfully small!

I work in a pet shop and the smallest I'd say to customers keeping a rabbit indoors would be a Nero 3, and that would be only until it was fully grown, with at least ten hours run around time.

Answer 5

mini lop lion head mini rex dwarf

every rabbit still needs large cage

Answer 6

there are certain species of rabbit breeds such as the mini lop which are so cute, dwarf's, etc.  the cage at petco that you found sounds good for a smaller rabbit.  yes get a hard plastic bottem not a wire grate in which could cause the rabbit sore hocks.  

mini lop

http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/mo/mouse/32480...

dwarf

http://p.webshots.com/ProThumbs/19/65219...

good luck with a future bunny. ^_^

EDIT:  my rabbit is not neutered so she can have babies but she will only go into heat when she has actually mated i think.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...

Answer 7

Even with a small rabbit, you'll need a large cage. The Netherland Dwarf is the smallest breed, usually about 2.5 pounds, but they're very active and need lots of space.

That said, the cage doesn't need to take up your whole apartment - if you provide the rabbit with lots of time outside the cage. Rabbits can be very reliably litter trained, and if you rabbit-proof your apartment (cover electrical cords with plastic tubing, get rid of toxic plants, etc.) you can let him roam free much of the time.

With a mostly free range rabbit, you'd still need a decent cage, though. Something that allows the rabbit to stand up without his ears hitting the top and hop several times in each direction. I have a dwarf rabbit, and his cage is about 4 by 5, though he spends very little time in it.

Pet store cages are too small for rabbits - they don't allow the rabbits to stand up or move around. My rabbit's litter box is about the same size as most of those cages! If you don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars to get a decent cage online, puppy exercise pens make good cages, and there are lots of ways to make a homemade one.

Rabbits can be destructive, though, so if you're renting, make sure to clear it with the landlord...most don't take kindly to animals pulling up the carpet or chewing the woodwork. An adult, spayed/neutered rabbit will probably be less destructive than a baby (and easier to litter train), but there will probably still be teethmarks in some places.

Litter training:

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/litte...

Housing:

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/housi...

Basic care:

http://www.rabbit.org/care/new-bunny-ind...

EDIT: The cage you mention is way TOO SMALL! My rabbit's pen is 68" by 48" and I wouldn't go much smaller than that. The cage you mentioned will barely fit a litter box and food dish.

Answer 8

A dwarf bunny.

They have dwarf lops and many other breeds dwarf "versions"

However,

if you do buy a dwarf bunny,

do not get a cage with a metal grate in the bottom. They're feet will go through.

Answer 9

I've included a website below with a few rabbit breeds that are on the smaller side. You could google the specific breed that you like on the page to learn more about it. I have a Holland Lop (soon to be 3 Holland Lops!) and they're one of the smaller breeds and I love her! Dwarf rabbits will be about the smallest though :)

I've also included a link to a small cage that is suitable for a smaller rabbit. It costs only about $45 and sometimes cages similar to it can include some of the supplies with it (costs about $60)!

Good Luck! Hoppy Bunny Searching!

Answer 10

The rabbit itself is a species. There are not different species of rabbits, just different breeds.

There are a lot of small breeds out there. The Netherland Dwarf, Dwarf Hotot and the Polish are the three smallest.