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Health Care
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When buying a rabbit
Signs of a bored, lonely, frustrated rabbit are often evident in its hutch - it will have chew marks! When buying a rabbit its a good idea to look for these things and handling other rabbits that belong to the breeder. Signs of Illness/Pain Rabbits can't tell you when they are not feeling well and being prey animals will hide illness as much as possible. Signs of pain/illness can be almost unnoticeable. If there is any change in your rabbits behaviour it is worth a visit to the vets. A usually tame and content rabbit won't suddenly become aggressive without reason.
Signs of a bored, lonely, frustrated rabbit are often evident in its hutch - it will have chew marks! When buying a rabbit its a good idea to look for these things and handling other rabbits that belong to the breeder. Signs of Illness/Pain Rabbits can't tell you when they are not feeling well and being prey animals will hide illness as much as possible. Signs of pain/illness can be almost unnoticeable. If there is any change in your rabbits behaviour it is worth a visit to the vets. A usually tame and content rabbit won't suddenly become aggressive without reason.
Exercise
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Exercise is essencial to keeping a pet rabbit healty. When my rabbits have had a little tummy upset from overindulging on grass or due to any stress from events such as weather changes, i often find a little more exercise can aid them in getting back to their usual selves.
Rabbit Rest & Relaxation
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I have recently discovered that a tired rabbit is a grumpy rabbit.
many good sources will encourage you to have your rabbit out in a large run or secure garden for as long as possible throughout the day.
However if your bunny does not have direct access to their own hutch you could end up with a very grumpy bunny.
Rabbits will rest in sheltered spaces in runs however they rest best in their own hutch and having a rabbit out all day in a run, even with a dark, secure shelter, may get very grumpy as they may not rest fully when they need to.
Always try to have a run attached directly to your rabbits hutch.
You could, as I have done, go to get your rabbits in from their run and find they are not best pleased with you.
When this happened bunnies went into their hutch, flopped and had a good solid sleep.
Young buns can wear themselves out and be over stimulated like puppys and kittens.
Allow your rabbit to get used to being outdoors, gradually increasing the time spent out of their hutch.
Rabbits are most lively in the mornings and evenings so lunch time is an ideal time for your rabbit to be put away in their hutch to rest for a couple of hours.
A great routine for a working bunny mummy is to have the bunnies out in the morning before leaving for work, returning them to their hutch (with attached run) and once home from work getting rabbits out again until bedtime.
This way bunnies are seen to in the morning with fresh food, water and a cuddle and then daily cleaning chores can be done in the evening while rabbits have a run around and bonding time.
I often bring my rabbits indoors of a late evening to watch soaps with me and have a nice cuddle before all going to our beds.
Rabbits do need to come indoors to spend quality time with you, especially in winter when your less keen on going outside to sit in their runs for bonding.
many good sources will encourage you to have your rabbit out in a large run or secure garden for as long as possible throughout the day.
However if your bunny does not have direct access to their own hutch you could end up with a very grumpy bunny.
Rabbits will rest in sheltered spaces in runs however they rest best in their own hutch and having a rabbit out all day in a run, even with a dark, secure shelter, may get very grumpy as they may not rest fully when they need to.
Always try to have a run attached directly to your rabbits hutch.
You could, as I have done, go to get your rabbits in from their run and find they are not best pleased with you.
When this happened bunnies went into their hutch, flopped and had a good solid sleep.
Young buns can wear themselves out and be over stimulated like puppys and kittens.
Allow your rabbit to get used to being outdoors, gradually increasing the time spent out of their hutch.
Rabbits are most lively in the mornings and evenings so lunch time is an ideal time for your rabbit to be put away in their hutch to rest for a couple of hours.
A great routine for a working bunny mummy is to have the bunnies out in the morning before leaving for work, returning them to their hutch (with attached run) and once home from work getting rabbits out again until bedtime.
This way bunnies are seen to in the morning with fresh food, water and a cuddle and then daily cleaning chores can be done in the evening while rabbits have a run around and bonding time.
I often bring my rabbits indoors of a late evening to watch soaps with me and have a nice cuddle before all going to our beds.
Rabbits do need to come indoors to spend quality time with you, especially in winter when your less keen on going outside to sit in their runs for bonding.