PLEASE I'M BUYING ONE BUT I NEED TO KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES,THE GOOD THINS N THE BAD...PLEASE BE CLEAR AS POSSIBLE..THANKS
2007-01-27 08:08:59 · 8 answers · asked by midge m 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Congratulations on your decision to get a rabbit! Please make sure that you read up as much as possible on the care of rabbits. Rabbits aren't as low-maintenance as some people think they are.
Rabbits are great pets in that they're quiet, so they won't drive your neighbors nuts like barking dogs can. They are also pretty clean--they clean themselves like cats, so you don't have to give them baths. The food that they need to eat is relatively inexpensive--just green veggies, timothy or other grass hay, and timothy or alfalfa pellets. They are fun to watch, and will often race around the room and do little jumps and kicks in mid-air. They are also quite easy to litter-box train.
I think some of the bad things are that they can be destructive. The house-rabbits I have love to dig up the carpet, chew on electrical cords and gnaw on my shoes! That's why it's important for you to bunny-proof the area where the rabbit will live. Another negative thing is that health-care for rabbits can be quite expensive. You need to make sure that there is a veterinarian in your area who can treat "exotics". Rabbits are prone to some diseases that can be prevented if you spay or neuter them. To spay my rabbit girl, it cost me $198 + $45 (for the exam).
Those are the pluses and minuses that come to mind at this point. Please educate yourself before getting your rabbit by reading Marinell Harriman's excellent book, "The House Rabbit Handbook" and also checking out the website www.rabbit.org
2007-01-27 11:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by babybug74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pros and cons of owning a rabbit will vary from one person to the next. To one person, a con could be the constant cleaning to ensure a healthy rabbit and environment. To another, that may just be nothing because they understand that is part of pet ownership.
Simply: Food, Water and Shelter is what a rabbit needs for care. How elaborate one goes into making a simple or fancy shelter will depend on then the maintenance level of that being easy or not.
An outside hutch with no drop pan will be easy for cleaning since there isn't really any cleaning with the potty just falling to the ground!
For a consequence, meaning what is the worst that can happen from owning a rabbit....it will die from negelect, improper care. So learn as much as you can before committing to a rabbit. Find as many websites with information, read books, talk to other rabbit owners/breeders. Visit a rabbitry. Just make sure you do the research.
2007-01-27 10:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lotsa Lops 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had a rabbit. They are potty trained. There are some consequences though. If the rabbits cage is dirty for a couple days, they will start to use the bathroom all around the cage.They also LOVE bananas as treats! Sometimes, if there is clothing, tissues, or plastic and stuff around the cage, they will pull it in the cage and chew it up. Also, They love kale. All you have to do is go to the market and ask to have all the scraps of the greens and they will give it to you with no charge.
2007-01-27 08:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by caligirl3254 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read rabbit.org. It tells you everything you need to know. It's best to keep them in pairs because they will stay happier. They are great pets. They don't generally like to be held but are happy to let you pet them. They have a little language that if you pay attention, you can catch on to what they are trying to tell you. Cages that they sell at petstores are way to small so I reccomed that you make one, here's a website about that cavycages.com
The only thing that bothered me when I had rabbits were their chewing. You need to make sure that you rabbit-proof your house.
2007-01-27 08:23:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I owned a rabbit about the age of 9. They eat pellets, & they can be messy @ times, but they're not really that hard to maintain.
2007-01-27 08:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to ARBA.NET this the best place to learn about everything rabbit.
2007-01-27 08:47:17 · answer #6 · answered by Jo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way to find out all you are wanting to know is get on the internet and look up raising rabbits.com there is alot of good info here.
2007-01-27 08:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by nickle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an EXCELLENT website to get lots of info (I always go back there, I have 2 rabbits, a lop and a Jersey Wooly):
http://www.rabbit.org/
2007-01-27 08:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by Kipling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋