Tell me everhting you now about Bunnies?

Question

I would like to get a bunny but dont really know that much about them except there really cute. Also sould i have a indoor or outdoor bunny

Answer 1

If you get a bunny definitely make it an indoor bunny. You have the advantage of getting to relate to your bunny and your bunny will be much safer and happer indoors with you.
We have three house rabbits (two are a bonded pair - both neutered so no baby bunnies from these two) and they are all different....distinct personalities and very smart and cute (I'm biased of course).
Here are some very good sites that will help you learn more about rabbits. Don't let them scare you. Rabbits are different than cats and dogs, and not all vets treat them, but they are wonderful, amusing, loving animals!
House Rabbit Society: http://www.rabbit.org Also check chapter websites as top rabbit professionals advise chapters in their cities.
Rabbit References: http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html
Medi Rabbit: www.medirabbit.com
Carrot Café: http://www.carrotcafe.com/
American Veterinary Partner: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=673&S=5&SourceID=43 some good articles by top rabbit savvy vets
The Language of Lagomorphs: http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html Very amusing and good insight into why your bunny does what he does
House Rabbit Adoption and Rescue (H.A.R.E.) http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/rabbithealth.html many excellent articles on rabbit health and care.
Hope you find this helpful.

Answer 2

The American Rabbit Breeders Association has a great booklet on raising rabbits.
Rabbits can be housebroken easily, but they love to chew, especially wires and cords. Their urine is very strong but if they leave little "raisins", they aren't hard to clean up.
Never keep 2 rabbits together because they are very territorial, and someday the less aggressive one could be found dead. Stress kills, and rabbits can die from just being frightened to death.
Check their teeth before you buy. Sometimes teeth don't line up right, and this is usually inherited. This is one rabbit that you would never want to own because it could pass this lethal gene on to it's babies. Once in a great while, a tooth will get pulled forward, then the teeth won't wear down evenly, causing buck teeth. You can trim the bad teeth every month, but it would be far kinder to put the rabbit to sleep.
Next, check to make sure that the ears are clean. You don't want to take ear mites home with you.
See what the rabbits are eating. If you see a bunch of greens such as lettuce, cabbage or grass in the cage, don't buy the bunny. Rabbits need at least a 16% protein in their food, and rabbit pellets and hay would be a good source of this.
Lettuce and grass only has about 1 or 2 % protein, and a rabbit can eat it all day long, and still lose weight. Cabbage can kill rabbits by gassing it up.

I keep my rabbits outside all year long and I live in Michigan. Heat kills more rabbits then cold, so make sure that you keep the cage in the shade. In the winter, They have a wooden house that they can go into, and I staple old feed sacks up to keep the wind off of them.

Rabbits live about 3-5 years, while I had a few make it to 9 years..

Answer 3

it deepends on what you want and indoor or outdoor but if its an outdoor bunny make sure you get it a big hutch so it can move around cardboard on some of the bottome so the bunny wont hurt its feet lots of water in the summer maybe freeze a waterbottle so the bunny can lay its body agaisnt it in the winter put a tarp over most of the hutch to keep out the cold or take it in during the winter and constantly refresh the water cause it will freeze over easily only get a bunny if you will take care of it ALWAYS not just the first year or so

Answer 4

If you keep a bunny indoors with you, he'll really become attached to you, and you'll have a much more rewarding relationship with him. He'll also live much longer if you keep him inside. I've written an article on this too -
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html
Not enough people know that rabbits can become really affectionate with their humans, if we just give our time and patience. Just remember that rabbits are very sensitive and feel vulnerable, and as a result want to be very aware of their surroundings. Just lay on the ground for a minute and look at the world from their eyes, and you'll understand better why they're so sensitive and a little insecure - everything looks so big from their viewpoint!

The very best way to get closer to your rabbits is to sit on the floor/ground while you let them explore, and they'll eventually come and explore you - and have some food with you, so that when they approach you, you can show them that you're a friend with this food - a little slice of carrot, or apple, or banana. But don't try to force them, wait until they approach you. Another thing you can try is laying on your stomach ... when we do this, our bunn comes right up to my face and sits on the floor in front of me. But this will only happen when they've had plenty of hours and days to explore first! The longer you have them in your company, the more they will become familiar with your room, and then will settle down, sit down and relax, and then you can pet them. Another tip, keep things the same around your room, so that they don't have to begin their explorations from scratch every time. Bunnies need their areas to be the same every day ... this is how they feel safest and become calmest and more interested in you.

Generally, 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 own website, where I've written articles on this, at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood.html

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.html#lettuce

And please check out my site at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyfood.html#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.

Also, here's a few excellent articles on rabbit care, behaviour and communication -
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html - this one is SO good - how to translate bunny behaviour and language.
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 - this is my site - please have a browse and enjoy!

Answer 5

Bunnies can be very stinky when kept inside. We had rabbit hutches for our outdoor rabbits. They include an enclosed house with a small door to an outside pen - a fenced area. The bottom of the pen has to have slots or holes to allow the waste to drop out. If you make it with wood, it will rot away quickly. We put catch pans under neath to catch the waste, then we just had to empty that daily. The eat raw veggies like carrots and lettuce. You can also purchase rabbits pellets that are good for them. You have to keep their nails trimmed and their teeth will often become dangerously overgrown if not cared for properly. Some people have had success litter training bunnies too.

Answer 6

Well, I don't know much about bunnies and this is why: I bought my son a bunny and a beautiful large cage. We came home, set it up, put the bunny in it. My old german shepherd slowly walked up to the cage wagging his tail and took a look at the bunny. That was enough for the bunny to keel over and die. Heart attack!

Therefore, the only thing I know about bunnies is that they can die of shock. (My son was heart-broken too).

Answer 7

Definately indoor! They live longer and much happier because they don't have to deal with predators (dogs, cats, hawks, nieghbors, foxes, racoons, etc.), heat stroke, hypothermia and flystrike. You should also get one from a rescue and save a life. If you get one from a rescue usually the cost of a spay or nueter is included in the adoption fee. The House Rabbit Handbook is a great read and go to these websites.

Answer 8

They are the best pet. Here are some links. I can't tell you everything about a bunny because it would take about 3 pages. I can say this. The all have their own unique personality.

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Answer 9

they are cute loveable an once they get used to you they are very friendly an cudely they love too rebreed they are litter box trainable they are eady to train they are low maintanence an are easy to care for a cage to go in at night a litter box water bottle a food dish mine have a kitty bed an balls with bells they love crackers, cornies, grass, timothy hay an rabbit pellets.. so good luck an get one make sure you get a mate they get lonely

Answer 10

well ummm... i don't know but in my opinion i would get an indoor, but it is like a half and half thing it might make ur room smelly but less chance of it escaping u no