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[Verge134]

Hi guys! I'm getting two lionhead bunnies on April 11th and want to ensure I have all the basics down and some tips and tricks to owning rabbits. Any advice will be great!

 

[CatWhisperer]

Read up as much as you can. Have a sturdy predator-proof home for them when they arrive. Provide something to chew on so their teeth don’t get overgrown.

 

[boskelli1571]

Unless you want babies do not mix sexes - they breed like....y'know rabbits
Make sure they have enough room, I hate to see rabbits stuffed in a little cage, they like to move around.
https://www.sandiegorabbits.org/diet.phpThis is the rabbit food pyramid, very useful to have.
Remember, they will cuddle with you but it is not their primary nature. As a prey animal, they aren't overly comfortable being held or carried around, so start young with them and get them used to it.
Enjoy, they are cute little things

 

[El Paso Linda]

Hi guys! I'm getting two lionhead bunnies on April 11th and want to ensure I have all the basics down and some tips and tricks to owning rabbits. Any advice will be great!

Are you going to keep them in the house? I have a Dutch dwarf that lives inside. I treat him like a cat, he has an outdoor pen for when the weather is good.
If you plan to keep them outdoors, remember that rabbits feel exposed to hawks and owls, so have a place for them to hide. I had a rabbit hutch outside for rabbits and it was raised with a firm wire bottom for the poop to fall. Also know that rabbits eat some of their own droppings to get necessary vitamins and minerals so have a solid floor around their feed bowls so they can get to the droppings they need to eat. I use plexiglass over the tile floor so it is easy to sweep up and wipe clean.
Provide fresh greens daily along with Timothy hay and rabbit chow, of course fresh water. Also chews such as thin wood twigs or pine cones for the rabbit to keep their teeth worn down. Lastly toys! Rabbits get bored easily.

 

[FluffyFeathers97]

Also, get them spayed or neutered if you can afford it. They'll live longer and you'll avoid testicular cancers/pyometra.

 

[Verge134]

I will have them indoors as well as bringing them to our vet to get fixed being they're brother and sister. I'm going to transform a dog crate into a two level cage for them.

 

[Verge134]

https://www.sandiegorabbits.org/diet.phpThis is the rabbit food pyramid, very useful to have.
Remember, they will cuddle with you but it is not their primary nature. As a prey animal, they aren't overly comfortable being held or carried around, so start young with them and get them used to it.
Enjoy, they are cute little things

VERY HELPFUL! Thank you!

 

[chickens really]

I will have them indoors as well as bringing them to our vet to get fixed being they're brother and sister. I'm going to transform a dog crate into a two level cage for them.

Keep separate till after fixed. Rabbits don't need other rabbits to be content.

 

[Verge134]

Keep separate till after fixed. Rabbits don't need other rabbits to be content.

good to know! I may have to anyways for cage purposes

 

[Verge134]

Has anyone done the two story dog kennel hack?? I have two small kennels I was hoping to use