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- Thread starter Leelow
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All those things, yes, and a decent rabbit vet (normal vets aren't qualified in rabbit medicine as rabbits are classed as 'exotics') and a fat wallet to pay the vet bills with! Rabbits are expensive animals! They also need a friend of their own species, so you should get two.
The RWAF is fantastic for advice and the first place you should go for info:
Advice on accommodation and hutch+run sizes: http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/ahutchisnotenough.htm
Advice on everything else: http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/resources/index.php?section=leaflets.html
The RWAF is fantastic for advice and the first place you should go for info:
Advice on accommodation and hutch+run sizes: http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/ahutchisnotenough.htm
Advice on everything else: http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/resources/index.php?section=leaflets.html
Thanks
My sister has a rabbit already so it will have a friend
and Im willing to pay for vet bills and getting it D-sexed
My sister has a rabbit already so it will have a friend
and Im willing to pay for vet bills and getting it D-sexedgwaterhouse
Wise Old Thumper
I hope you'll be posting photos once you've got him/her :wave:
My sister has a rabbit already so it will have a friend
I assume you mean you are going to bond your rabbit with your sister's so they can live together. You would be better, therefore, in getting one of the opposite sex and for them both to be neutered before you attempt bonding.
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
The biggest shed/playhouse/kennel you can afford. Tunnels are always a big hit with my lot, cant say they bother with many other toys. cardboard boxes are fantastic for toys. Keep vaccinations up to date.
That's not going to happen in australia
When you say your bunny will have a 'friend' - do you and your sister live in the same house?
They will have to be properly bonded in neutral territory and live together permanently, you can't seperate them willy nilly
You can't just put them together when you want, just so you are aware.You will need the largest cage you can find, often cages are insufficient and unsuitable as rabbits need a large area to live in, sometimes people dedicate a room to them, or pen off an area of the room with C&C grids, pen panels etc.
What are your plans?
hey
yes we live together, and if they are good living together (my bunny and megans) then they will, but if they dont get along i will have to invest in getting it a friend.
That's not going to happen in australia
When you say your bunny will have a 'friend' - do you and your sister live in the same house?
They will have to be properly bonded in neutral territory and live together permanently, you can't seperate them willy nilly
You will need the largest cage you can find, often cages are insufficient and unsuitable as rabbits need a large area to live in, sometimes people dedicate a room to them, or pen off an area of the room with C&C grids, pen panels etc.
What are your plans?
yes we live together, and if they are good living together (my bunny and megans) then they will, but if they dont get along i will have to invest in getting it a friend.
That's not going to happen in australia
When you say your bunny will have a 'friend' - do you and your sister live in the same house?
They will have to be properly bonded in neutral territory and live together permanently, you can't seperate them willy nilly
You will need the largest cage you can find, often cages are insufficient and unsuitable as rabbits need a large area to live in, sometimes people dedicate a room to them, or pen off an area of the room with C&C grids, pen panels etc.
What are your plans?
I didn't realise that vaccinations aren't given in Australia. That would be my worry then.
GrahamL
Wise Old Thumper
Australia actively spread myxi to keep the numbers of wildies down
Yes I know they did this in the past but didn't realise it still happened and that 'domesticated' rabbits couldn't be vaccinated. :evil:
I don't think I'd have rabbits then - too much of a risk. I wonder if it also means that vets wouldn't be keen on even trying to save your rabbit (I know the odds would be very slim that it would survive anyway).
