Just read back on this thread (and I can't be bothered to do any housework :lol: ) I dithered and planned and researched for months before I got any rabbits - It seemed more complicated and daunting the more I found out!
In the end I had Science Selective pellets - but these have to be mixed in bit by bit with the bunny's existing food, as you mustn't suddenly change their diet.
Timmy hay and meadow hay - I now just use timmy hay although they really love nice meadow hay - no car so I can't get it very easily.
I introduced veg slowly if I wasn't sure what they'd had before - and mine were all adults from rescue - if it's a baby rabbit then best to leave veg till they've settled in for a few weeks. I have stuck to 3 veg as again, no car makes it difficult for me to get more - chunk of carrot (not too much as it's high carb) big leaf of spring greens or cabbage, chunk of brocolli - I started all these with just a tiny piece for a week or 2, gradually increasing the amount.
I bought a sack of megazorb bedding - paper based litter available online or, if you have a car, dirt cheap from a supplier - do a search to find one near you.
I have never bothered with straw or shavings - I just give them a litter tray each, or rather a big storage box as they are less likely to miss and pee over the sides - When I got the girls they didn't know how to jump into the boxes, but they soon realised what those back legs were for, and enjoy hopping in and out - you need more headroom the higher the sides though - My hutch bunny has an underbed storage box as it's low sided.
dishes - mine prefer water out of a dish to a bottle, except for Tia, who likes her boppy
My 2 house bunnies live seperately in dog crates - they are much easier to clean and feed and pet than the outside bunnies - and you appreciate their personality more when you share your home with them - so long as they don't chew or dig or destroy everything, like Benny did - he's happier with more freedom and air outside - a real lad
You do need to keep their nails trimmed though if they live indoors - the concrete on the patio wears down my outside bunnies nails.
The one thing I wish I had is a car - they are always sick at night or at the weekend (usually both) and it's awful if you are stranded and no way to get to a vets, plus all those bales of hay are a bit impossible on the bus!
My bunny first aid kit has soluble asprin, rennie rapize, probiotics from vetark (or your vets) syringes - 1mm are best - vetzyme antibacterial powder, apple and pear baby food, (well I ate it on porridge last week - must remember to buy some more
) scissor type nail clippers (hate those guillotine things!), thick, unscented baby wipes. I find damp hands are the best grooming tool for a normal furred rabbit - you would need combs etc and hairdressing scissors for a long haired type.
Take the plunge and don't worry too much! - Bunnies are susceptible to stress and sudden changes of diet, so try to give them a calm environment, very regular routine which they will get familiar with, and the same food every day - few pellets, some veg and loads of fresh, nice hay (should be a bundle roughly the size of the rabbit's body, twice per day), and water of course.
As for one or 2 well they give each other confidence in a new situation, so are easier to settle in in pairs, but Benny seems just as happy on his own as he was with his brother (who died of bloat 4 months after I got them
)- I think male/female neutered pairs are maybe closer to each other. If you want a pair it's easier and cheaper to go to a rescue as they will already be neutered and bonded