Archive for the 'Rabbit' Category

Rabbits have been kept as pets for many decades, and are very easy to take care of.

They can be housed outside, however, they may be at risk from predators and also to the elements.

At a house, pet rabbits can be easily litter trained and are ideal companions for adults.

Often children will be unable to resist picking them up and rabbits prefers to have slightly less human contact than cats or dogs.

As pet rabbits are very quiet and are mainly active during the night, a perfect choice if you live in an apartment or are out at work all day.

Rabbits obviously enjoy eating carrots and other vegetables but actual rabbit food in the form of pellets is the best diet you can give them.

Rabbits are prone to obesity as they do like to munch away, so make sure your pet has a well balanced diet and not too many treats.

If you do have a rabbit and young children co-habituating then certain precautions need to be taken. Any accessible electric cables should be dealt with as this is a potentially deadly hazard. It might be better to get a larger species of rabbit to avoid the child accidentally stepping or sitting on them.

Are you raising newborn bunnies in your backyard?

Raising newborn or baby bunnies can be both fun and a challenging task for a pet owner as well.

This is because a great amount of care must be taken in initial stages of their new life to ensure healthy growth and survival.

Here are a few feeding tips that could help you, if you are new to raising baby bunnies.

1. Take care of the mother rabbit

Do you have mother rabbit as well? If the mother of the newborn baby bunnies is present, you don’t have to bother about caring or feeding the newborn bunnies. The mother rabbit will take complete care for the baby bunnies. You just need to check whether the mother rabbit is healthy and have all feeding essentials to feed her infants.

2. Feed them with kitten milk as replacer

Instead of using regular cow’s milk, feed the baby bunnies with kitten milk as replacer. Even feeding them with goat’s milk also ensures healthy growth.

3. Feed them only twice a day

Digestive problems are a common medical hitch among rabbits. Once you recognize the symptoms it is wise to take them for treatment.

Diarrhea

Diarrhea can be as deadly to rabbits as it is to human beings. It is advisable therefore to take your pet to the vet as soon as you notice the problem. Rabbits have different kinds of diarrhea that may be easy to identify or not so clear.

There is the runny and foul smelling type that is quite messy. This type needs immediate attention as a lot of liquids exit the body faster than the liquids consumed.

Diarrhea may also be characterized by normal droppings, however when you touch the droppings they flatten instead of the normal crushing. If you ever had diarrhea you must have heard the constant growling sound that came out of your tummy.

The same should be heard from the rabbit. You may also notice that the rabbit stops emitting droppings and they may be smaller than usual. All the above arises from digestive problems.

Cedar and pine shavings

Rabbits are also allergic to cedar and pine shavings. The scent that is emitted as a result of these shavings contains certain substances that are harmful to them.

Rabbits are cute and cuddly creatures. Providing your pet rabbit with an adequate home is important to their happiness and good health.

Giving them the proper bedding and cage in which to live will allow them to thrive and cement the relationship between the two of you.

The Cage

If you have purchased your rabbit while it is still small, ask the merchant how big the rabbit will get.

You need to get a cage that will fit the size of your full grown rabbit so that they have plenty of room to move about.

You want the cage to be stable and have a solid bottom. Rabbits are prone to infections in their hind legs and their hocks if you allow them to live in wire mesh cage without solid ground beneath them.

When you go shopping you might even decide upon one of the newer rabbit “condos” that have multi layers for your rabbit to roam.

An aquarium might be good for a variety of pets but they are not an adequate home for your rabbit. They need a cage that is well ventilated, so choose a cage that is opened on at least one side. They are also sociable creatures and will like being able to see what is going on in the household when you are not interacting with them.

Before you buy or adopt a rabbit, there are a few things that you need to know, and the internet is a plethora of information for such things.

Not only do you need to make sure that you are providing right rabbit food, but you need to make sure you have the right type of home for them, give them the right amount of attention and many other things besides!

Rabbits are prey. It is vital that you know this and you remember it when deciding on placing them outside.

They need to be placed in a secure home, with a run that cannot be accessed by any mean animals, such as foxes, and preferably lifted up from the floor.

A home on stilts can be bought for pretty cheap and is perfect for your furry little friends!

Rabbits are easily startled. If your kids are noisy, or not particularly sensitive to animals, you may want to think twice about buying them a rabbit.

They will run away from loud noises or sudden movements, and you do not want to be searching your home (or garden) endlessly for the little critter, should your kids have scared him or her.