Rabbits
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Married to Night Train
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They can give you a nasty kick.
Seriously, so I've heard - they can be quite fierce. I suppose it depends how well handled it's been. Lots of gentle handling ought to help to acclimatise it.
Seriously, so I've heard - they can be quite fierce. I suppose it depends how well handled it's been. Lots of gentle handling ought to help to acclimatise it.
Yes, my mum used to breed rabbits so i know a bit.
1. consider getting one from the rspca. They have hundreds, mostly from people who bought them from Pets at Home not realising how much care they need.
2. Clean out their poo corner once a day. use newspaper in the corner covered with wood shavings (not sawdust as it's irratating to their eyes and nose). the woodshavings will help soak up the wee. just roll the feaces/wee up in the newspaper when you want to change it.
3. fresh food and water each day (goes without saying)... dry rabbit mix every day. too much fresh veg can give them the runs but they should have some, so maybe once or twice a week (carrots are good)
4. Make sure their bottom is clean, especially in the summer months as they can get fly strike. this is when flies lay eggs in the faeces stuck to the fur around their bum. the eggs hatch and the maggots bury into their flesh. not very nice as you can imagine.
5. they may need vaccinating. (if you get it from rspca they will probably have done that already)
6. lots of cuddles as they are prey animals and will become fearful and bitey if you don't handle them.
7. talking of teeth, and claws, they may need clipping if they get too long. rabbits are natural diggers and knawers and without a natural habitat they may grow long. rabbits teeth should grow straight and together. when they get long, they are like fingers nails, they will grow apart and twist to the sides, eventually growing into their own mouth, lips and gums. make sure they have some wood to chew on (you can buy it from the pet shop) and just keep an eye on their teeth and claws. if teeth start getting long, go to the vets. if the claws get long, if they are white and clear and you can see the blood vessel, you can do it yourself (buy clippers from the pet shop), just clip before the blood vessel. if claws are black and not transparent and you can't see the blood vessel, might be best to get the vet to do it.
8. if you get a run, make sure it has a shaded area.
9. hutch should be kept in the shade, with a rain cover. Blanket over it at night in the winter, or move the hutch into a garage/shed.
10. check water twice a day in the winter to make sure it's not frozen.
that's it really.
1. consider getting one from the rspca. They have hundreds, mostly from people who bought them from Pets at Home not realising how much care they need.
2. Clean out their poo corner once a day. use newspaper in the corner covered with wood shavings (not sawdust as it's irratating to their eyes and nose). the woodshavings will help soak up the wee. just roll the feaces/wee up in the newspaper when you want to change it.
3. fresh food and water each day (goes without saying)... dry rabbit mix every day. too much fresh veg can give them the runs but they should have some, so maybe once or twice a week (carrots are good)
4. Make sure their bottom is clean, especially in the summer months as they can get fly strike. this is when flies lay eggs in the faeces stuck to the fur around their bum. the eggs hatch and the maggots bury into their flesh. not very nice as you can imagine.
5. they may need vaccinating. (if you get it from rspca they will probably have done that already)
6. lots of cuddles as they are prey animals and will become fearful and bitey if you don't handle them.
7. talking of teeth, and claws, they may need clipping if they get too long. rabbits are natural diggers and knawers and without a natural habitat they may grow long. rabbits teeth should grow straight and together. when they get long, they are like fingers nails, they will grow apart and twist to the sides, eventually growing into their own mouth, lips and gums. make sure they have some wood to chew on (you can buy it from the pet shop) and just keep an eye on their teeth and claws. if teeth start getting long, go to the vets. if the claws get long, if they are white and clear and you can see the blood vessel, you can do it yourself (buy clippers from the pet shop), just clip before the blood vessel. if claws are black and not transparent and you can't see the blood vessel, might be best to get the vet to do it.
8. if you get a run, make sure it has a shaded area.
9. hutch should be kept in the shade, with a rain cover. Blanket over it at night in the winter, or move the hutch into a garage/shed.
10. check water twice a day in the winter to make sure it's not frozen.
that's it really.
ps. hutch should be on legs as the cold from concrete can seep in. if it hasn't got legs. put some wood blocks underneath to raise it off the ground, to stop the cold seeping in
and when you pick it up, hold it securely to stop it struggling. if it doesn't feel safe, it will kick out. so hold it round the middle and underneath.
and when you pick it up, hold it securely to stop it struggling. if it doesn't feel safe, it will kick out. so hold it round the middle and underneath.
Night Train
Maker of Things
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- Greater Manchester
Sorry, I was thinking recipies.
I have a friend who has a house rabbit. It gets to run around the room and has 'runs' to dive in and out of. She also used to have it in a papoose nestled in her ample bosom.
They have personalities and some rabbits like being 'played' with and others just want to do their thing. There are inquisitive rabbits who come and say hello and rabbits that don't much care for what you happen to be doing.
I have a friend who has a house rabbit. It gets to run around the room and has 'runs' to dive in and out of. She also used to have it in a papoose nestled in her ample bosom.
They have personalities and some rabbits like being 'played' with and others just want to do their thing. There are inquisitive rabbits who come and say hello and rabbits that don't much care for what you happen to be doing.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
A retired rabbit aged eight who was a breeding stud must have had a very happy life.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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- ...on the slake
Yes definitely. As a boy I had a rabbit until I went out to feed him one morning and found that although he was still there his head wasn't.
TheKay
Über Member
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- South Birmingham
Used to have a rabbit a few years ago. In the summer he used to lounge on top of the dustbin in the shade for hours on end.
Rabbits are cool!!
Tip: Watch out for cats (as well as foxes) in the garden when your rabbit is out of his/her hutch.
Rabbits are cool!!
Tip: Watch out for cats (as well as foxes) in the garden when your rabbit is out of his/her hutch.
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
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- Meanwood, Leeds
My rabbit got run over by the bin lorry.
My grandfather's rabbits used to disappear and reappear in gravy and covered in pastry. I was in my teens before I made the connection between the absences and the nice pies. Didn't put me off the pies.
My grandfather's rabbits used to disappear and reappear in gravy and covered in pastry. I was in my teens before I made the connection between the absences and the nice pies. Didn't put me off the pies.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
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- Thumberland
Though I had several rabbits as a kid, and a budgie (and loads of other pets too) I just couldn't anymore keep an animal that has to go 'in' something for large parts of it's time... rabbit might feel safe etc, and you can make sure they get enough exercise and so on, but... I just can't stick something in a cage. My kids pestered me for a hamster and we had one for 2 yrs or so. When it died, I just thought OK, no more cages/other containers. I just can't do it.
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Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
Sorry, I was thinking recipies.
I have a friend who has a house rabbit. It gets to run around the room and has 'runs' to dive in and out of. She also used to have it in a papoose nestled in her ample bosom.
They have personalities and some rabbits like being 'played' with and others just want to do their thing. There are inquisitive rabbits who come and say hello and rabbits that don't much care for what you happen to be doing.
I had friends who had house rabbits. Yes, two, and yes, one of each. They were babies and just coming up to time for neutering (after which they'd need to be apart for a while apparently), but being around fireworks night, they left it for an extra week so that the bunnies could huddle together for comfort.
18 they ended up with, all running about upstairs in a couple of bedrooms. It was a house where you wiped your feet on the way out...
CharlieB
Junior Walker and the Allstars
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Will they co-habitate with cats? Not being facetious, it's a serious question, as I've considered it on and off.