rabbit questions?

Question

i have so many questions on rabbits. ok
1. i have to keep two baby rabbits in a small cage and i have a bigger one but they escape from that one so any ideas on what to do to the bigger one so they won't escape.
2. how do you train a rabbit to go in a litter box and how young can you start them?
3. what kind of stuff should you have in their pen. i know food and water but other stuff?
4.can you train a rabbit like a dog in that you can name them and they will come to you? not like sit or lay or stuff like that
5.like i said i have to have them in a small pen right now and i put newspaper that i take out daily but it still is messy. is there anything other to put other than newspaper atleast until i move them to the bigger cage?
6.how many things can you teach to your rabbit to make it a happier relationship? any tips really
7. can you bathe a rabbit like feet
you don't have to answer all of them just the ones you know. really anything will help. just want happy rabbits. thanks

Answer 1

1. Find out how they are getting out and patch it up, if you're still unsure go around it patching up what you think they could get out of, and think reallllly hard about 'could they fit out that,' you'd be surprised. :)
2. Training a bunny for liter is as easy as watching to see where its favorite spot to go is and placing the liter pan there [organic, not clay based liter, you can even use an extra pan of pellet food as liter]. When the bunny is out and about you'll still have to sweep up after it, but make sure it's watching as you sweep and put the droppings in the liter pan, it'll soon learn that thats what goes there.
3. You need a salt block, or wheel. Some toys, nothing soft preferably wood or very hard plastic, and a hutch or one of those little igloo looking houses that they have at the pet stores.
4. Use something like a banana chip or an apple chip [only one per bunny per day as too much is bad], and break them up into small pieces. Everytime you give a piece to one of the bunnies use the call you want for it to come to you. Eventually they'll learn that coming when you are making that sound is a good thing.
5. If i have my bunnies in the house, I make sure that they have a lot of newspaper. I just want to make sure that there is enough for them to chew and tear up, plus to absorb the urine mess. :)
6. Some people teach their bunnies to walk on leashes, mine are quite happy on those, until they want to go one direction and I another. You can get bitter sprays to spritz onto your cords to any elictrical device that you wouldn't want them munching into and let them run around in your house, supervised, of course.
7. I bathe my bunnies when they get into something that they can't get off themselves, or when they get a little ripe. They thrash around a little bit at first, but once they get used to the water they are okay. Some people don't like to bathe them like you do a dog, so there are also dry shampoos that you can use, but basically anything that is gentle enough for a cat, can be used on a rabbit.

Answer 2

1. What is the bigger cage like? if the wire holes are big enough for it to get out, use a safe wire to wrap around it, like a person suggested. If you litter train your rabbits, however, you can let them roam the house, and only put them in the cage at night or when you leave the house.
2. The younger you litter train a rabbit, the easier it will be. Keep the rabbit in a very small space. I recommend half of that space be a litter box. For litter, I disagree with using wood litter. Often that kind of litter has chemicals that can harm a rabbit. The best litter is a soft shredded absorbing litter called Carefresh. You can get it at most petstores. Its absolutely safe for the rabbit.
When you litter train, watch where the rabbit goes to the bathroom, and put the litter box there. If you see the rabbit about to go to the bathroom in the wrong place, clap your hands and say "NO" and gently put the rabbit in the litter box. If the rabbit DOES go in the litter box, pet it and give it a treat (they love a small piece of banana). Rabbits also differentiate between pellets (poop) and urine. Even when they consistently leave the urine in the litterbox, they will still leave pellets here and there in their cage. This is how they mark their territory.

3. The pen should have a LOT more than food or water. They need hay, for one thing. Fresh hay, from a farm, if possible. Hay from petstores is usually not very healthy and lacking nutrition. They need toys. Things rabbits love are apple branches (chemical free) to chew on, balls with bells inside, and paper bags to climb in and chew on.

4. You can train a rabbit to come to you, as well as go home, and even some tricks. Training a rabbit to come to you is probably the easiest. First, found out what treat your rabbit likes best. It might be pellets, papaya tablets, pieces of banana (VERY tiny), piece of lettuce, or parsley. Spend a few times a day, petting your rabbit. When you hand the rabbit a treat, make a sound. It must be the SAME sound every time. (Such as the rabbit's name) Eventually, the rabbit will associate the sound with the getting of yummy treats. Then, you can stand further away, and say the word and the rabbit will come running. Make sure you reward with a treat! (This is the way cats or dogs come running when they hear the can opener opening their food!). Go home works the opposite way (leave a treat in their cage). You can also teach the rabbit to jump by rewarding it when it does so, and saying the word jump until it learns this, and down, the same way. Never hit or move suddenly around a rabbit though if it doesn't learn right away, they are easily scared and are gentle animals. Reward is the way to go.

You can bathe a rabbit, though it isn't good for their fur. They are usually very clean animals (they will be cleaner when they finish learning to be litter trained) . There is powder that you can use to brush in their fur, tho it doesn't get stains out of messy paws. A mild pet-safe soap and warm water should be alright, though dry the rabbit immediately afterwards so it doesn't chill and get sick.

THe larger the playing area for the rabbits, the happier they will be to run around and play. Focus on their litter training, then watch them run and do flips of happiness. :) Good luck with your rabbits! Look up the House Rabbit Society websites (there are many) for more rabbit-training advice! And make sure you spay and nueter your rabbits before they get older, so you dont end up with many many rabbits. Female rabbits especially have a 90% chance of cancer if you dont get them spayed!

Answer 3

1. How are the rabbits escaping? Are they small enough to fit through the holes, if so keep them in the smaller cage until they get bigger. You might want to think about getting a dog pen in the house to keep the rabbits, even a large crate might work.
2. I believe the first step is to see which corner of the cage they like to use as a bathroom, then try putting a litter box there. You can put them in the litter box, but they will probably jump right out. I don't know what is a good age to start, but I'm sure sooner is better.
3. My rabbit has her house, her litter box, some towels, her bowl, her water dish, a basket with hay in it (she is so cute when she sits in the basket and eats her hay), we have one of the mineral treats for her to chew on, a soft toy that she rolls around from time to time, a toy made out of wood that she also can chew on thats all I can think of but mostly stuff to chew on are good for cages.
4. Our rabbit is much more like a cat, she knows her name but if she doesn't want to she will not come to you, but first thing in the morning and sometimes throught the day she'll just come running up to you, its great. I've heard some rabbits can retrieve things, many like to roll things back to you.
5. they have pellets made of newspaper that can be used as litter, you just want to stay away from anything with dust and no clay products.
6. Pet your rabbits all the time. Make sure they feel safe and they should be very happy for it. Not all rabbits like to be picked up so just petting the rabbit on the ground will help build trust.
7. Rabbits can get sick very easily, and are prone to respitory infections so it is recomended that you do not bathe them unless you really have to. They do clean themselves. If you have to bathe them you want to keep them warm and dry them as quickly as possible.

Answer 4

Litter box training is pretty simple. You find the corner, and there will be one because this this how rabbits work, the one corner they go to the bathroom in, put the litter box in that corner with diferent litter than you use in their cage, and that is pretty much it. I think you can start them as early as you want as lond as they arent with the mother anymore. As to the pen, a towel is nice for them to lay on espeically if you have a wire bottom, and maybe a wood chew to nibble on. Dont bathe a rabbit. Unlike other small animals, you arent supposed to bathe them. They groom a lot, and with a good rabbit cage and a litter pan, they shouldnt be getting too dirty.

Answer 5

nicely rabbits that are male both residing mutually no longer neutered isn't ok they'll as they become old wrestle one yet another which may convey about some injuries even as an animal is neutered the testosterone is going down and testosterone is the hormone that motives the rabbits struggling with inclinations. 2 woman rabbits is nice.

Answer 6

That is a lot of questions. Instead of typing the answers to all them here, just check out these sites. The House Rabbit Society site has a lot of articles. Please also pick up a copy of the House Rabbit Handbook.

Answer 7

1.put baby saver wire around the cage
3.All they need is food water and a toy. buy a hard plastic baby toy they love pushing them around
5. try dry den or ABM they are the same thing.When you put them in the pen they are wood pelets but when they get wet they expand into sawdust
7. You can't teach a rabbit much but play with them alot and give them treats and they will like you

Answer 8

you can bathe rabbit feet I do it all the time to my rabbits. for more imformation you should ask these answers at house rabbit society it is great for rabbit owners it works for e and you should think about going on bunnyluv.com that is great for me and i promise it will work for you to!!!


hope my help works for you!

Answer 9

I trained my rabbit to come to me... I don't know how, but I just say his name and he hops over to me...lol And he won't leave the yard when we take him out to play. He's a pretty cool little guy... :)

Answer 10

Here are some links that might help you:

http://www.petlibrary.com/bunnies.htm

http://www.petwebsite.com/rabbits.asp