Heres what ive done. please tell me of anything you think i should add.
Rabbits should live in pairs or groups. They live in groups in the wild so it’s natural for them. If kept alone, your rabbit will be lonely and unhappy. This could make your rabbit grumpy and unfriendly. Rabbits kept in pairs must be neutered to prevent fighting. Male rabbits usually make better pets for kids as they are calmer.
not neccessarily true. Female rabbits may become hormonal and aggressive if not neutered. A rabbit average lifespan is around 8 years.
You need to provide a large hutch for your rabbits to live in. The ideal size for two rabbits is a 6ft x 2ft hutch, preferably with an attached run, but this is not essential. If you don’t have an attached run then you will need to buy a portable run for your rabbits to use in the summer this must be 6ft x 4ft minimum. It’s cheaper in the long run to get a hutch and run combination. This website sells good quality hutches at a good price
www.happyhutch.co.uk Make sure you don’t get a hutch from a pet shop, these are bad quality and won’t last very long at all.
The majority (70%)
80/90% actuallyof your rabbit’s diet should be hay. The best place to get hay in Winchester is Scats as they supply good quality hay at a lower price than a pet shop. The rest of your rabbit’s diet should be dry rabbit food. You will need to provide a bowl for this. Pellet foods are better than muesli style food as the rabbits don’t just eat the bits they like. You can supplement your rabbit’s diet with vegetables. You don’t need to buy vegetables especially for your rabbit, peelings and off cuts from the vegetables you eat will be fine. If your rabbits are young then they will need more pellets than an adult rabbit. I use 60g a day for my two rabbits. When they were babies I used about 100g of pellets for them both.
rabbits should only have an eggcup of pellets a day unless advised by a vet for health reasons.
Your rabbit should have a layer of wood shavings covering the base of the hutch.
NO. woodshavings are very, very bad.The bedroom compartment should have a generous amount of straw. You should get a cat litter tray to fill with hay. You can buy purpose made hay racks but these are so small they are useless. You can litter train your rabbits like you would a cat. You should use the hay box for this as rabbits like to eat while they poop! Just place some soiled bedding into the tray and they should get the idea.
You can get rabbits in a few places – pet shop, breeder or rescue. If you get a rabbit from a pets shop or breeder then you will have to pay for neutering later on. This is quite expensive. However if you get rabbits from a rescue that are already neutered then you won’t have this expense later. Rabbits are put into rescues for lots of different reasons. The majority of rabbits that are in rescues are in there through no fault of their own. So please think about rescuing.
Product Price
6ft hutch (and run combo) £100 (£154.99)
Dodson and Horrell pellets 20kg (this will last about ages) £7 – 8 at Scats
Hay and straw £3 each
Bowl £2
Water bottle £3
Wood shavings (massive bag) £10
please get rid of this, shavings are so bad for bunnies.
Neutering for male rabbit £60 – 80 each
Neutering for female rabbit £80 + each
Rabbit £25 +
Run (if don’t buy a combo) £70
Please join
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/ it’s a forum where you can find out rabbit care and talk to other rabbit owners. It’s free!
I’m a member on there. I’m called rabbitdan