I got bunnies last week and I need some tips on anything for bunnies! What is the best food to feed them? What is the best type of cage? All tips are welcome!
Thanx bunches!
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DonnA
2006-06-23 01:50:00 · 12 answers · asked by Donn-A 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If you keep your bunns indoors with you, they'll really become attached to you. Have a read of these sites' recommendations for cage sizes and security -
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/rabbithomes.htm
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/rabbitcageidea.htm
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/housing.html
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/rabbit-proofing.html
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/outdoors.html
http://www.rabbit.org/journal/4-4/pen-living.html
http://www.rabbit.org/journal/1/cage-manufacturers.html
http://www.rabbit.org/care/living-with-a-house-rabbit.html
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html
Bunnies can also be toilet trained - I've written a small article on this too -
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html#toilet
Before six months, bunnies' main diet should be hay, water, and lucerne pellets. Some say you can begin introducing vegetables at four months, some say not until six months of age. Most importantly, when you begin to introduce vegies, you must do it VERY slowly and gradually - begin with just one slice or one very small piece of your chosen vegie or fruit, and make sure it doesn't give her diarrhoea over the next 24 hours before giving any more. Please see my website, where I've written articles on this, at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood
Also, NEVER give lettuce and NEVER give cabbage to rabbits - lettuce and cabbage are both very bad for rabbits, can cause diarrhoea and bloat which can kill them -
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood#lettuce
And please check out my site at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood#safe&poisonous
for lists of safe and dangerous foods for bunnies older than six months of age, reproduced from the excellent "Rabbitlopaedia" by Meg Brown and Virginia Richardson.
Have a read of these great detailed rabbit sites too -
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/?once=true&
http://www.tagyerit.com/hopline/cold.htm
http://www.rabbit.org/
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html - http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood.html - my own site - please have a browse and enjoy reading!
2006-06-23 16:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A great website for rabbits is http://www.rabbit.org and so is http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk_intro.html and a great book is the House Rabbit Handbook. Do not get a cage with a wire floor. Rabbits take to litter boxes filled with wood pellets really well. Don't feed your rabbits carrots or other sugary foods too often. Make sure that you bunny proof your house for bunny playtime. Meaning, wrap up your cords with split loom cable and keep an eye on them when they are out.
The most important thing is to get them fixed as soon as you can. If they are young wait till they are about four months old.
P.S. Rabbits will NOT commit sucide if they are in a carrier and can see out. That is the stupidiest thing I have ever heard. I've had mine in carriers seeing out and they were fine.
2006-06-23 09:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bunnies eat mostly rabbit food and some timothy hay and green leafy veggies. They will need a large cage with a litterbox and something to hide in like a box. If you use wood shavings as litter, don't use pine or cedar, they have been shown to cause respiratory problems and liver failure in bunnies. You can use aspen though, or carefresh. Also don't use clumping cat litters.
bunnies need a lot of time out of their cages, so make sure there is a safe place in your house, or a run outside where they can get exercise.
2006-06-23 11:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by jerrri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... i had 2 bunnies. i gave 'em greens. i mean cabbage and stuff like that. they love those. or u can go 2 a pet shop and there u would find bunny food. mixed with diffirent stuff that bunnies like. i wouldn't put them in a cage. but if u don't want poop everywhere, the type of cage would be 1 where they can move comfortably in. sleep play with stuff etc etc. i had a cage that was pretty wide and had a long hight and i leave it open on the top. but they tend 2 jump out. mine was 60 cm high. my bunnies were jumpers. then i got them a cage with a top that was 1.5 meters long so they can move around.
2006-06-23 09:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good cage should keep them off the ground so any droppings do not pile up in their living area. The mesh on the floor should be large enough to allow droppings to drop through but be small enough so their feet don't slip through. I have in the past fed rabbits a mixture of commercial rabbit food along with some fresh picked clover or alfalfa, and be sure to supply fresh water at all times.
2006-06-23 08:56:04 · answer #5 · answered by Doug B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bunnies are easy to keep and sso cute so i dont much agree with those who reprimand u that u didint do that before when u actualy want tips of whet is the best, what u can do more or improve. dont let urself down by them. it would be different if u bought compulsively something that u cannot adequately take care of.
Good luck, Donna
2006-06-23 09:17:43 · answer #6 · answered by iva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bunnies are easy to take care. You may feed them with
fresh vegetables. But to remind you that they won't stop
eating because they never know that they are full.
Fresh water is a must.
Most important thing you gotta take note:
If you have any plan to move to a new home, please make
sure that you totally cover the cage/carrier with an article
(e.g. cloth, paper). This is to avoid them seeing the
"relocation process". If they see it, they will commit suicide.
I'm not joking. I experienced it!
Have a nice day with your little bunnies!
2006-06-23 09:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by JollySheep 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only advice I have is to make sure that atleast half of your cage has a solid floor- don't stress them out (they do bite sometimes!) They can be 'potty-trained'- you keep them in their cage for the first week, and you can allow them to run freely through the house and they will go back to their cages to potty! ;)
2006-06-23 08:55:36 · answer #8 · answered by Raych 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 female rabbit +1 male rabbit = 100 rabbits a year if you feed them they will do all the work
2006-06-23 08:54:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take them outside a lot on a leash.they have fun.pick dandelions for them they love those.
2006-06-23 08:55:26 · answer #10 · answered by musicISmyLIFE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋