Friday, May 14, 2010

How can I take care of my rabbit?

He is getting bigger and I put him in a small room in the house but its starting to get very smelly. I bought a small pet house but afraid of the cats late at night if i place him in the garden. secondly, is it cruel if I dont get him a mate? I can barely take care of one!How can I take care of my rabbit?
Mmm..Big problem! But I can help so just follow these instructions: 1- Get him a mate so they produce many offspring. The scarcity of resources may cause this potential to be suppressed (so feed them well). Rabbits generally are able to breed at a young age, and soon you will have a house full of rabbits. 2- After the mating process put your pet house in the garden. Even if he is eaten, his mate has already given birth to many more cute little rabbits =your gain. Rabbits are tasty %26amp; if there are Persian cats in your neighborhood, he won't be alone for long. 3- Buy room spray with odor neutralizing abilities. Spray 24/7 %26amp; never stop spraying. Even quit your job if necessary.


I am sure I was a Big help. Let me know how it goes %26amp; if I can help you any further. Don't hesistate to call me if you have further questions.





Sincerely,





Ex-CatHow can I take care of my rabbit?
Yes, rabbits are a handful!!! I used to have them but they got to be too much!!! I dont think it's cruel if you dont get it a mate as long as you give it lots of attention!!
u should try feeding it..... i ono just a thought=)
I think he's getting bigger because you are not giving hime the right food. If you give him rabbit feed its only going to make him fatter as those foods are intended to make the rabbit bigger in order to kill it in the end. Give him fresh vegetables. I think it is risky keeping the rabbit in the garden but you can get better, bigger cages that are more comfortable and allow the rabbit to move about. Don't get him a female! I started out with 2 rabbits and I ended up having close to 30 at the end! Good luck. Surani
just by asking that i think u should give it 2 someone else lol
I owned rabbits when I was a kid. Kept them outside in a rabbit hutch that me, my brother, and my dad built.


We used wire and wood. Make sure there is a cover on top to give him some shade. We had 3 hutches on one wooden stand that we attached to the shed out back. It was about 4 foot high so cats did not bother the rabbits. You can build free standing ones also. Leaving him inside and eventually you will find things chewed up. (Including wires and cords.)


Also make sure you clean up after your rabbits underneath their hutch every week or every other week or it will begin to stink of rabbit poop. Had water bottle attached and a rabbit feeder. Must have plenty of room to jump around a little bit and needs to be taken out for exercise. We actually had what was marketed as rabbit leases. But Im sure you could collar and use lease on rabbit. (have seen it before).





Have seen a couple of rabbits raised inside. They were trained to use a liter box. But beware they do chew.





Good Luck!
wash it after every use hahahahahahaah xxxxx
its not cruel to leave him outside , wild rabbits do it all the time , if you really dont know what to do contact some one rspca , animal shelter they could find it a good home
Send him to the moon.


I heard the chinese believe that there is a rabbit %26amp; a beautiful fairy on the moon. That rabbit is quite lonely.
Yup, rabbits can be smelly. But the good news is that they don't need to be. It is only the pee that smells wicked and you can remedy that. Try putting Marshall Bi-Odor for Rabbits and Small Animals in his drinking water. It cuts down the urine smell quite a bit. Change the litter box at least 3 times a week and disinfect with Vanodine.





Don't put him outside unless you have a proper enclosure for him. This would be one that gives him enough room to live and protects him from predators both on the ground and in the air, also, wind or any drafts, rain, sun, heat, and extreme cold. It should also have adequate air circulation and be in a place where you will want to go out to all the time so you can easily look after him and you and your rabbit can enjoy one another's company.





This kind of set up is more expensive than keeping him indoors but will be less work for you as far as cleaning goes. You'll still have to disinfect and keep his cage clean but you can cut out the litter box and let his droppings and urine fall to the ground. You can scoop up the ';bunny berries'; and feed it directly to your plants because it is considered cold fertilizer and will not burn your plants. Bonus.





If you use a wire bottom cage you need to know that a sitting mat/board must be used with it as well. This is a mat, tile, or board that is smaller than the cage floor that your rabbit can sit on if he wants to.





Don't worry about getting him a mate. Just spend about an hour or so playing with him and handling him each day. Your rabbit will bond with you.
I had a rabbit for 9 years, he lived on his on and was happy so don't worry if you don't get him a mate. Get him a hutch, not a tiny one but big enough so he can run about.





Clean him out every week - 2 weeks, put newspaper down on the bottom of his hutch so when you feed him every morning you can take off the top sheet of newspaper also put a pile of sawdust in the corner so he can go to the toilet there.


As long as you keep the hutch doors shut then the cats won't get him.





Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Is your rabbit big? If it is, you can let him out in the garden. If it is a dwarf or something small, make sure cats can't get into his hutch. If he is a dwarf, dwarf rabbits don't need mates, the keep to themselves. If you get him a male mate, they might fight or do other things. If you get him a female mate, The might get babies and then you'll have to remove the male out of the cage and look after the mother and the babies. If the mother doesn't want the babies, you will have to buy special milk and feed them every 4 hours! Here is how to look after your rabbits:





Bunnies live from 5-10 years old. You should buy it a cage if it lives in the garden. Get it a 2 story cage. The bottom is a run where they can stretch and excercise and the top is it's place to sleep. You need bedding in the top bit which is sawdust, hay and straw if it is cold in the winter. Sawdust is for them to sleep on because it is comfy. The hay is for the rabbits to eat. Their diet is 66% hay so make sure you put alot in there! The straw is to keep the rabbits warm in the winter mainly. You could get your rabbit some toys but it can live without it. A very fun toy is the litter box. You can buy it from your pet shop. Train you bunny to toilet train by putting some of it's poo and urin in the litter box with some saw dust or cotton. Just make sure your bunny doesn't sleep in it! Rabbits eat rabbit food which you can get in your pet shop. Mixed rabbit food is better than just the plain old pellets. Clean its cage every day and change its bedding every week. You clean their cage by throwng all the old sawdust, hay and straw (optional). You have a choice of putting a layer or 2 of newspaper at the tray where all your sawdust ect. goes. The newspaper prevents the tray from rusting but your rabbit might eat the newspaper and newspaper is toxic so beware! They drink alot of water so make sure you have a big full water bottle for them! You can feed you rabbit lettuce but it must have a balanced diet (hay, rabbit food, veg, frut). Make sure you watch the rabbit's srinking and eating. A rabbit needs as much excersise as a small dog so make sure you let it out and take it for walks with a leash you can buy in the pet shops. Just make sure the leash doesn't strangle it! You can get your rabbit neutered if you want but if it is living it alone, you don't have to. To get it neutered, bring it to the vets. Neutering prices can vary to how big you rabbit is to what breed it is.





Good luck!
2pts for me
Mashed potatoes, gravy, baked carrots....

No comments:

Post a Comment