What Rabbits Do You Have? Show Off Your Rabbits Here!

[PoultryPower]

The more people I talk to about rabbits, the more I get upset about all the misleading and wrong information out there about rabbits. I don't blame these people for all the wrong ideas they have in their heads about rabbits, because "prestigious" organizations are putting out all this information.
Everyone thinks they have to buy two rabbits because they can't live alone. I think people should buy one pet rabbit at a time. It helps to make sure they aren't getting in over their heads. It also helps them to socialize and bond with their rabbit when they only have one. In my opinion, when they have two, the rabbits bond with each other, not the new owner.
I also just read that children shouldn't be allowed to hold their rabbits, are they trying to discourage people from owning rabbits?
Can anyone suggest some good websites to give to people about basic rabbit care? I love Threelittleladiesrabbitry.com, but I can't find a website that talks about why each rabbit should have their own cage.

 

[shadow rabbit10]

I do agree that rabbits are not the best pets for young children. Rabbits can be very unpredictable. Also, young children can be dangerous. Someone in my 4-H club has a rabbit that was given away. It was an Easter gift (of course) for a young child (3 or 4 years old). This child was playing with the rabbit unsupervised. He threw it down the stairs of his house, and the rabbit had broken teeth, and now gets random seizures. The parents didn't want the child to have it anymore (it was really their fault), so they gave it to her. People like this really make me angry.

 

[shadow rabbit10]

The ARBA website has some articles on rabbit keeping.

 

[PoultryPower]

Oh, I think young children should be supervised when interacting with their rabbits, or I would even go as far as to say, don't give a young child their own rabbit, make it a family pet, kids get bored of things so quickly. But this article said to never let a child hold a rabbit. I checked out the ARBA website, it has the answer to the multiple rabbit question, thank you very much.

 

[Bunnylady]

Personally, I think leaving a small child unsupervised with any kind of animal is asking for trouble. A kitten or puppy is just as likely to be injured as a rabbit, and larger animals can hurt the child. It's an unusual preschooler that has the empathy to interact with an animal in a manner that is safe for all concerned.

But you know, they say that if you ask 4 horse people anything, you'll get 5 different opinions. I think rabbit people may be worse than that . . . .

 

[shadow rabbit10]

I agree!

 

[Lynzi777]

Not sure where the subject of kids and rabbits or any animal came up but let it be known that the pets my kids have are really and truly and MY pets. I take care of them because my kids are much too young to say clean a cage on their own. The chickens we have are family pets but I so all the caregiving. I got bunnies "for my kids" because they have same love for animals as I did growing up. I would never be that parent to get my child a pet at a young age and expect them to take care of it on their own. I get so discouraged when in see ads on Craigslist for pets that are now looking for a new home because the parent thought their child would give it attention and care for it on their own. They 're a CHILD! What do you expect! Makes me so mad.

I haven't come across too many sites regarding rabbits and kids. I never looked into it too much because like I said these are really my animals when it comes to who takes care of them.

 

[Duckchick2011]

I think that rabbits make fine pets for older kids, 6 and up, but I would never let a little one handle a bunny unless I was there and that bun had a ragdoll personality. Bunnies can cause some major scratch injuries, especially in inexperienced arms. Plus bunnies themselves are pretty fragile when you get past the claws, nutting but fluff. Who knows what was going through that kids mind, he might have thought,"Hey bunnies bounce so why not bounce it down the steps like my bounce balls,""Boing!" . Kids are premature and still developing their own logic, bunnies are frightened delicate little critters with tough guy personalities and killer claws. NOT A GOOD MIX. Buns still make good pets but if I were going to choose a pet for a little one I would stick with a puppy, hands down, and I would be there every minute of interaction still.

 

[2seth2]

Hey all i breed nethies and hollands

 

[Lynzi777]

I think that rabbits make fine pets for older kids, 6 and up, but I would never let a little one handle a bunny unless I was there and that bun had a ragdoll personality. Bunnies can cause some major scratch injuries, especially in inexperienced arms. Plus bunnies themselves are pretty fragile when you get past the claws, nutting but fluff. Who knows what was going through that kids mind, he might have thought,"Hey bunnies bounce so why not bounce it down the steps like my bounce balls,""Boing!" . Kids are premature and still developing their own logic, bunnies are frightened delicate little critters with tough guy personalities and killer claws. NOT A GOOD MIX. Buns still make good pets but if I were going to choose a pet for a little one I would stick with a puppy, hands down, and I would be there every minute of interaction still.

 

I totally agree with the scratching and my kids quickly learned how bad a rabbit can scratch when we first got our buns as babies! So instead they just ask for me take them out of their cages and either inside where they can hop around freely or in the "pen" we have for outdoors so my kids can sit in the grass with them without the rabbits running away.