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Before we get into your rabbits needs, you will want to know a few of the species available.  Most common are cottontails, dwarf, and lop eared rabbits for pets. The dwarf rabbit is small and best kept indoors, while the cottontails are not as sensitive to the weather and can be housed outside in moderate climates. The lop eared rabbits like the cottontails grow to be a good size and have long floppy ears. The type of rabbit you wish to have for a pet will in part decide on the care.

First like cats and dogs, rabbits require shots from the vet to keep them in good health.  People carry diseases that can harm animals if we do not wash before and after we handle our pet. Rabbits can be susceptible to worms and other dietary parasites so it is important to take your rabbit for its vet visit when needed. Speak with a vet about your rabbit’s care and any questions you may have before you complete your purchase.

Rabbits eat pellets, hay and vegetables. Most rabbits like to munch on carrots or lettuce. You want to feed your rabbit everyday to ensure they are receiving the proper amount of food. Unlike cats that eat when they are hungry, a rabbit can over eat and become over weight.  Some commercial feeds for rabbits contain nuts; however, these are typically not good as they are high in fiber. You can feed your rabbit fruit as a treat, but you should not do so daily.

Housing for a rabbit can be in your home or if you wish to keep them outside a wooden cage will work. Most outside cages are designed to let the waste fall through so they are not sitting on it or laying on it. The cage should be built large enough to house an adult rabbit with bedding spread out to make a nice little home. They should be given plenty of water and have it changed out daily. Having a backyard for your pet rabbit is a great idea. They can roam for a little exercise, which all pets need.

You will want to clean their cages out at least once a week or more depending on how messy or smelly it becomes. Your rabbit needs a clean environment just like you to eliminate the possibilities of disease. An important factor in having a long living rabbit is their environment. Most rabbits live 5 to 10 years.

Rabbits with their fuzzy cottontails or floppy ears are just some of the cutest pets you can own. They are a medium maintenance pet with proper feeding and environment care you can have your rabbit for years. Your children will enjoy showing off their pet rabbit to all their friends and beg you to take him to show and tell.  Pets are needed to complete a family and provide enjoyment for everyone.

If you are wanting to keep rabbits it is important to look at rabbit hutch supplies. You will definitely not be up to do without a rabbit hutch. If having more than one rabbit is in your sights, then you may need to have a hutch with separators or more than one hutch as oftentimes rabbits don’t get along very well.

Listed below are three absolute must need rabbit supplies that you must have in order to keep rabbits.

A Home for Your Rabbit

Your rabbit needs a place to live so the first thing that you are going to have to buy is a rabbit cage or “Hutch”.There is a huge selection of different types of rabbit cages you can buy, anywhere from small ones to condominium size.One of the biggest determinations of which cage you need is how much space you have, and how many rabbits you wish to keep.

Rabbit Cage Waterers

Probably one of the most important things that you need for your rabbit hutch, is a watering system. Water is the most fundamental element to creature lives to survive so you will need to give it this. There are a lot of different types and styles of rabbit cage watering systems out there today, some of them are even automated. An automated water would be nice if you have a lot of rabbits that you’re raising for food supply, and you don’t want to spend a lot of time going out to the hutches and filling up water bottles. The most common type of waterer though is the simple type that straps to the side of your cage with a metal tube coming at the bottom. These are the types I always used while growing up as a kid and they work well.

Feeders

The last element that is required for the survival of your rabbit is food, so you will need to give it a rabbit feeder. Rabbit feeders are simple things that you strap to the outside of the hutch with a hole through the cage so that none of the space for the rabbit is lost from it being inside. You can also just simply put in a bowl for your rabbit to eat out of, but this has a tendency of getting really messy. Placing a rabbit feeder on the outside of the cage is without a doubt the most sanitary and best method of feeding your rabbit.

Let your rabbit out of its cage in safe areas and always keep an eye on it. Rabbits like to chew on everything so you have to make sure that they won’t chew on power cords or telephone cords or household plants (some can be toxic for rabbits), and injure themselves. Rabbits like to play with boxes, crawling in and out, with slinkies  or to chew the cardboard of the toilet paper. Some rabbits like to dig so you can have a small sand box. It is important to offer your rabbit safe toys to chew. This will save your furniture and strengthen your little pet’s teeth.

Rabbits are rising in popularity as domestic pets because of their calm and humble manners. They are easy to care for, can be litter box trained, and they don’t get sick very easy. Because of their character rabbits fit well in houses with other pets, as they can get along with cats and dogs. Rabbits’ average life expectancy is about 10 years.
Rabbits that are living in indoor cages, instead of outdoor cages, are more social and better protected from predators and infections. Rabbits are curious and love to chew on anything that looks interesting –so it is important that if you leave your rabbit free in your home to keep a close eye on it, in order to avoid bytes on electrical cords or toxic household plants.
Rabbits are usually not violent animals and they will run and hide if they are feeling threatened. But when they get upset they can become quiet aggressive.