Have you seen a rabbit do a binky? It's glorious and probably the most adorable thing ever. Or when they clean their faces. Or when they run around and tackle you head on :D
They can actually hurt themselves when they binky, but yes, it is adorable. Actually, I have caught my gf's rabbit safely, in midair one time xD he looked at me like "what just happened 😶"
My rabbits just turned nine years old, I really hope they get to live for a few more years, I love them so much. I hate it when people say: "Why do you care so much about them? They are just rabbits, it's not like a dog or anything". That is such an ignorant thing to say.
Yea and each rabbit is different in personality some nice some not Some like hay some don some like fruit some don I had at lest 14 in my 30 years :) my last rabbit I owened was 14 ! My rabbit I have now is 1-2 years old like everything I give it but hay
I had a pet rabbit in a small apt for 6 years while in college. It was very LOW MAINTENANCE. I never took it to the vet and don't ever remember bathing it. It never smelled and was litter trained. It slept in a crate and followed me around in the daytime. It played with my 80 pound dog and had a special chair where it sat and watched TV. It came to me when I called and would sit on my lap.
I'm in college and I'm thinking about getting a bunny soon for my apartment as well. Did you get your bunny spayed/neutered? I've heard mixed opinions on this but I'm almost certain I'm going to get that done for my bunny just to avoid problems in the future
Visit your local shelter -- many have rabbits for adoption, and of those that do, most include spay/neuter in the adoption fee. It's typically much cheaper than going directly to a vet, plus you'll be helping out a rabbit who needs a home.
Its more high maintenance than a dog. A rabbit should have an annual check up, should never be bathed unless its a bum bath for an old or ill rabbit, needs its litterbox changed every or every other day to prevent urine scald, needs to be fed hay multiple times a day. And why is your bunny no longer alive? How long did it live? why do you call it an it?
Black_Beauty you for sure should get your bunny fixed. it helps prevent cancer, spraying, and other bad behviour. all rescues should have their bunnies already fixed so that shouldnt be a problem.
My rabbit is like a small dog he just wants to be held all the time. He loves cuddling and being rubbed. Hes super lazy though and doesn't do much when hes out of his cage.
Some 10 year olds know what they're saying. I watched this when I was 12, and could recite almost every video in the playlist. Haven't you seen those parents buying a rabbit for their kid and putting them in a tiny cage, and adults should know better.
I had a rabbit that I never took to the vet and never bathed him. But he was kept indoors, and I let him run about as often as I felt comfortable with (he was a handful, so that was not as often as was ideal). And he lived to be about 15 years old. Was finally done in by a stroke, as near as I could tell.
Rabbits don't need to be bathed, but vet visits are important. I'm sure you've heard of tons of smokers who lived to be 90 and hardly have any problems but everyone knows that's not what is common. I don't think you're lying and I know there are tons of lucky rabbits out there who are healthy without extra care, but it is not the usual. This information is for the safety and health of most rabbits.
Sadistic Siren Yeah, bathing rabbits can actually be dangerous, if there is anything in the water that they might ingest or if they aren't properly dried and get hypothermia. The little guys are usually best left to cleaning themselves from their messes :D.
I think what she meant was that if there is something wrong with your rabbit you should go to a vet that knows about rabbits. Not that you should have regular checkups or anything. :)
VanillaLooks That and some folks are just luckier than others. The only two rabbits I owned as a kid died within two days.. Why take a chance take your pet to the vet.
I feel like I got very fortunate with my rabbit. He was super quick to litter train, and very relaxed. He has always ABSOLUTELY HATED being picked up, so I have never pushed it on him. He has a thing for feet because I spend a lot of time on the computer - he likes to bury his head under my foot while I swing it back and forth in a petting motion. That and I can't pick him up with my feet ha.
This is so good! I wish I could show this to everyone that doesn't get why/how I love my bunny so much. He lives indoors, free range in a rabbit proof house, is litter trained and sleeps on the bed at night. If you look after your rabbit properly, the outcome is wonderful. they are beautiful animals and it is adorable when they binky and jump everywhere to show how happy they are. I take my rabbit's health so seriously, I want to ensure he lives the longest and happiest life possible. This video was honestly wonderful!
Also rabbits don't like carrots. I mean, they like to eat them but carrots are actually pretty bad for rabbits. They have a LOT of sugar in them. Bunnies will much a whole lot of carrots but it is not very good for them.
I'm 11 and i have paid for my bunny and taken care of its needs.. I know you are thinking why dont your parents help you... Well my mom didnt necessarily want a rabbit so she said if i wanted one i would need to take care of it. I have not gotten bored with him in any possible way. He has a 47'' indoor cage and he also has a hutch outside. He runs around daily and is litter box trained. He stinks sometimes because i have not neutered him yet. He is a holland lop but his ears tend to go out horizontally and wont go down... But i still love him :)
Good for you. I like it when children of your age group ask for a pet and take care of them without abandoning them. I'm sure your bunny and you will have a good life together.
She forgot about the fact that carrots are the equivalent of chocolate bars to rabbits. It's good to give it to them as an occasional treat but not as the main source of nutrition.
Here's a myth that she has, "I clean my bathroom more often than my pets." WRONG! I clean my cat's litter box WAY more than I clean my bathroom. In fact, I can't remember the last time I cleaned my bathroom.
+MrWhitman Same here. You don't clean your bathroom every day but you're supposed to clean out a litterbox every day, really they're supposed to be spot cleaned everytime they poop! I have 6 cats and the litterbox gets spot cleaned every day and completely emptied and cleaned out twice a month. The bathroom is lucky if it gets cleaned twice a year.
Mine all live in the garden, their cage is always open and they only go in there in very cold weather or rain. They often choose to sleep outside actually.
Mine all live in the garden, their cage is always open and they only go in there in very cold weather or rain. They often choose to sleep outside actually.
They are seriously misunderstood animals. Extremely curious, very loving, surprisingly forgiving, intelligent and sociable. I love my rabbits so much. What surprises me the relatively little research has been done on their brains and behaviour. I try reading, as much I could find, some good scientific studies regarding them but not as many out there in comparison to dogs or cats.
Totally amazing how many people are on here thinking they know everything about rabbits when they blatantly dont! As a rabbit rescue its hard for me to read comments like "rabbits dont need hay all of the time". A rabbits diet should be made up of 80% hay. They should have thier body size in fresh hay every day as they need they are fibrevores meaning they need a high fibre diet. Without hay how can they get that? Please, please, please do your research! !
That's somewhat pretentious of a comment in the sense of "Totally amazing how many people are on here thinking they know everything about rabbits when they blatantly dont!" I've had an entire colony of rabbits, and their diet was made up of grass, carrots (Shhhhh.), and salads with many foods rabbits are ensured to have. They started as smaller than my hand, and they grew to be even bigger then both of my hands when I handled them. Plus, a majority of them in the wild just eat grass, or whatever is accessible. True, hay is a healthy for them, but it is not a need, just something some people discovered to help them grow faster, or help their digestive track. And yet, my colony had a diet of grass, assorted approved vegetables. And they all grew to a large size, in a short period of time. (They grew twice their size in 4 months. Some even to that giant rabbit in one of these videos. And they started out smaller than my palms.) Then again, my rabbits were in an outdoor pen, conditions might have been different.
Totally agree about keeping rabbits indoors. I really don't understand why you would keep rabbits outdoors having to deal with extreme weather, cold, isolation, threat of being attacked by other animals like foxes when you can keep them indoors and avoid all of that. If my rabbit lived outdoors I would never be able to settle! There is no benefits of keeping rabbits outdoors in my eyes.
here's a benefit - I breed rabbits and right now I have about 46 with like 3 does about to have babies in the next week with an average litter of 6-8 babies, no way I could keep them in my house or would my mom want me to, we have a shed behind our barn that I keep them in so they aren't in the -20 degree weather here in MN but they don't NEED to be kept inside all the time so long as they have shade in the summer (ive lost some when they sun switches to the other side of a tree) and a place out of the wind in the winter
SneakyNinyaMan I'm more talking about pets which are kept in hutches outdoors all year round with idiot owners who let their rabbits die of cold, heatstroke, disease or predators, but you seem to know what you're doing so it's not so bad.
Zoe Cunniffe Lol, because wild rabbits and domesticated rabbits totally the same, right? Sorry, but since when do you see black and white, spotty, plain black, plain white, honey coloured, rabbits in the wild. Oh wait, you don't. Because they have been domesticated and have been bred to have those colours, if they had those colours in the wild, they wouldn't last a day. That's just one example of how wild and domesticated rabbits differ. They are not the same. They can't cope with the same conditions. If you have done even the slightest research on rabbits you would know that. Rabbits don't "know" that a "fox has to eat", it's called evolution. You obviously know nothing about rabbits. The Lion King? Seriously? What are you like 8 years old?
I have a lionhead and she's doesn't like being picked up at all but she love cuddles and kisses😘 if anything ever happened to her I don't know what I'd do, she's been apart of our family from such a long time now.
*Sorry for any grammar errors.* My rabbits have been outside there whole lives, and they love it. They have the whole garden to them self's and are put away at night. My rabbit brave lived until 10 years of age and was always outside roaming the garden until her death of old age. Now, Screwloose is outside and loves it. She get the exercise she needs, spends the whole day in the garden with a open hutch (with is huge and has lots of space inside) if she wants to relax, until i put her away for the night. I feed her with lots of great healthy foods. Its good to have a variety. She has no furniture or wires in there way or to chew on. Yes, it can be safer inside. But is can also be safe outside if done properly, with a high fencing, lush grass and lots of space. Rabbits will always be an outside animal. wild or not. They need lots of exercise and being outside with a garden for them selves is amazing. Shes has an amazing coat of fur, (becuase shes bathed but shes grooms her self really well) shes fleaed and fly sprayed, and has never had a parasite, same goes to my deceased 10 year old rabbit Brave. I love my rabbits to be a natural as possible but well handled, which Screwloose is. She never bites and is stress free from loud noises indoors. I'm not saying an indoor rabbit is bad, but i prefer rabbit being outside *NOT CONTENTEDLY IN A HUTCH* roaming the garden until put in there hutch at night, covered and safe. And im sick and tired of people saying, "an outdoor rabbit are going to die, or is asking for early death." My rabbits have always been outside there whole lives and lived happy healthy, living 10 years and over. As i said, if done well, rabbits *CAN* live outside.
this is the same with my rabbit he goes in his cage at night and stays out druin the day he loves it because there is so many places for him to hide and play and we always cheak on him, the only time predentors come out is at night so he goes back in, he is loved and cared for so I tihkng it is quite ok for a rabbit to be outside. and tempreture extremes he comes inside or for slight rain he goes undercover
This video was so informational. I just recently got a rabbit and I love her so much. I frequently clean her cage and I'm in the process of litter training her. I try to keep her out of her cage for at least 4-6 hours a day.
I have had my rabbit 4 years. He was a rescue. His vet estimated him to be around 3 when I got him so he's about 7 now. He requires work but I love him. I've traveled and taken him with me. Unlike some rabbits he loves to cuddle he craves attention. He is a one person rabbit. He's so attached to me he bites even my friends and family he has known for years. That's ok though I'll take my grumpy rabbit over any other rabbit any day.
I would just like to say that I think it's ridiculous and unacceptable that you have you go out and hunt down (so to speak) specialists for not just bunnies, but any smaller pets like hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, what have you; yes, lots of people have dogs and cats, but lots of people have bunnies too, and they need medical attention just like dogs and cats do. Five years ago, my seven-year-old bunny was DYING, so I took her to an animal hospital (not just a regular vetenary office, but an animal hospital), and they turned her away because they didn't have any vets who specialized in bunny care. WHAT KIND OF AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL CAN'T TAKE CARE OF A DYING BUNNY?! Matter of fact, a few months early, she had an ulcerated tumor on her tummy, and I had to leave town because the only animal hospital capable of operating on her was clear in another town. Unfortunately, her tumor turned out to be cancerous, which is why she had additional smaller tumors inside her dewlap, and crystals in her bladder, which is why she was dying; she could have been medicated, but that wouldn't have stopped the suffering she was going through, so as much as I hated to, I had to let her go so she wouldn't suffer anymore, and I loved her so much. Still, as I said, animals like bunnies, guinea pigs, hamsters, and other such small animals are more common as pets as people might think, and as such, I think these so-called "specialists" that are needed to treat these kinds of animals should be more readily available at any nearby vetenary office, clinic, hospital, etc. so that whenever medical emergencies arise, as did in my case, you can find someone somewhere who can help you little pet, and not have to search frantically all over town, only to be given, "Uh, well, bunnies are 'exotic' animals, so they really need a 'specialist', and we don't have anyone here who specializes in bunnies..."
Maybe more common than thought, but not nearly as common as dogs and cats. 2012 statistics say that in the U.S. there are approx. 1.4 million households that have rabbits in them, compared to the 43 million households with dogs and 36 million households with cats. 43 to 1 is still way more than people think, but is it really enough to justify a rabbit specialist in every animal hospital/vet office? Source: www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Statistics/Pages/Market-research-statistics-US-pet-ownership.aspx
You might have had better luck taking them to a farm vet. Domestic rabbits may be kept as pets now but most breeds were developed as livestock, and are still kept for meat and fur, so many farm vets know more about their care than the ones that specialize in pets. Just don't expect much by way of bedside manor. They know their stuff but they're used to dealing with livestock not "furry children".
Well, we're lucky too, having a rabbit specialist just 10 minutes away. That doesn't help the fact though that he developed an inoperable tumor as well and he's not even four. We bring him to a check-up every 6 months, in spring nothing was there and all of a sudden, there's that growth on his colon. I get your complaints and more than the lack of specialists it annoys me that a regular check-up for "exotics" costs almost twice what a cats check-up costs. But think of the variety of animals kept as pets these days, it's impossible to educate vets for every possible animal there is.
I also hate that they are called "exotic animals". To get my rabbit spayed, I needed to drive a *VERY* long way from where I live. One day I hope that the world catches on to rabbits😔🙏
My rabbits love being outside they are surrounded by grass and can go in and out of their hutch whenever they like, i give them a bowl each of pellets and even a bowl of water plus two bottles of water and veggies in the evening their never alone for more than a few hours a day they come inside when its been raining and or we cover them up for shelter while playing in the rain, infact sometimes they the rain 😊🐰
Excellent vid. Yay! Our rabbit has a two storey bedroom with added levels but usually free ranges in our living areas and safe yard. So nice to see really good advice re rabbits. =)
My rabbits are currently outdoors due to personal circumstances, but they have an enormous run to play in and I check on them a minimum of four times a day.
Myth #9: It's possible to make it through a whole 6 minute video without baby talking to your rabbit. It's completely impossible: they're just too cute.
Yes to all of these. I would add the myth that rabbits don't need much social interaction. A lot of people seem to think that rabbits with be content to just hang out in a cage with a few toys. Some of my rabbits have been less social than others, but they definitely need company. My first rabbit even liked to hang out on the couch with me when I watched tv. She would also go to the computer desk and harass whoever was using the computer until they would pet her.
I definitely agree with your post. A bunny shelter I used to volunteer for encouraged bonded pairs - which I have three of them (total six buns). They do enjoy companionship - especially my Dutch who was a single boy for about a year or so until being bonded with a Rex. He resisted the bonding at first but now he looks for her whenever he wants to snuggle and relax. He also looks for me whenever he runs around the house. I have to encourage him to go and play but he shows a preference to lie down next to me and watch tv. ha ha =^^=
People are often surprised when they see a bunny acting like a cat or dog. Perhaps it's because they don't know how rabbits express themselves. I think some of this is because rabbits' eyes are on the sides of their heads, leading to other myths. The "bobbing head" thing they do allows them to get a better understanding of depth perception. Because of their eyes' positions, humans grow up seeing beings, cartoons, etc involving animal characters with eyes and other features being more similar to a human's. When they see the real thing, they don't always know what to expect, even if they don't think about it much. Unfortunately, some people just don't think rabbits can be as smart as cats and dogs because they're not as commonly seen in person and because these quiet herbivores have different ways of expressing themselves.
It should be noted that most rodents and lagomorphs are quite intelligent, and that these groups are more closely related to humans than cats or dogs. This is the reason they are often used in laboratories, due to basic physical similarities to humans. Their intelligence often leads to them being used in animal intelligence tests too...
not true many shop owners even vets say that its okay to treat them to carrots on occasion. Even on the bunnysociety care page it gives the okay for small carrots and certain types of lettuce.
+ღ*mαndαrinkα*ღ 1 carrots are fine in moderation 2 I'm not sure about lettuce 3 bathing is OK when needed as long as done correctly. please do not spread false information. I may be a first time rabbit owner but I'm not an idiot.
My rabbit lives outside. She is 8 years old, I have had her since I was 6 years old. She gets fed pellets, always has fresh hay (and water obviously) and gets carrot or brocolic once a week when I clean her out. The vet says my rabbit is very healthy for her age and is certainly very happy 🐇😃
build her a shed at least. she is scared at night and will probably die earlier than she should. I dont get why people leave their bunnies outside. dont you want to sit and watch tv with them?
Yeah this women is so negative she is just assuming that people who have cages outside for there rabbit don’t care about them it’s like wtf my rabbit is my LIFE I spend Every minute with it
I have three bunnies. Two girls, one boy. All are spayed and neutered. They have big x-pens and I check on them twice a day, plus give them free (supervised) run of my room. They are indoor only. Penny is one, Snowy is 7-8 months, and Dr. Pepper is turning two. So far, so good. I love my bunnies a lot and would do anything for them. I can tell they're happy because they binky and flop.
I just got my Flemish giant he's 7 months and is up to date with all his shots and is fixed, he's such a sweetheart and has a constant supply of hay and a well balanced diet and even has sugar glider roommates in a nice big cage with toys and a variety of fruits and dietes protein pellets (Flemish freeroams in a bunny safe room)
I am glad to see you touched on the rabbit's extraordinarily sensitive digestive system. The main problem we saw with the rabbits we kept over the years was digestive issues. If they stop eating, LOOK OUT!. They may be dead in a few hours. A constant diet of rabbit pellets is not good. They need alfalfa hay, more than anything else. A carrot once in awhile is fine. NO LETTUCE EVER.
Rory Gallagherfan No lettuce is a bit harsh, but generally very "wet" foods will cause them to have diarrhea, yes. The most important thing is to keep them stocked up on grass hay almost constantly. If they run out before you feed them again, you've given them too little. It keeps them busy, it keeps them chewing, and it keeps their bowels healthy. (And their wet midnight poop which they need to eat in order to keep healthy.)
Rory Gallagherfan Alfalfa hay not good. Timothy and grass hay is best. Your right about pellets..1/4 cup of pellets for a 5lb rabbit..A smaller bunny would get less and a bigger bunny a little more.. Most of a Rabbits diet should be hay and a lot of it.. Small amount of approved veggies. They say twice the size of bunnies head. Their has been controversy on lettuce.. Iceberg a definite no no But I do give mine either romaine green or red leaf
I can't express how surprised I am that one of the most popular myths is not mentioned in this video... Myth #1 should be, "Bunnies are rodents." WRONG. Bunnies are Lagomorphs.
I LOVE that people are getting more and more informed by the correct information about rabbits! They are SO misunderstood... I love this lady! She knows what she's talking about :) But she wasn't emphasizing enough about the hay. Rabbits HAS to eat hay all day long. Unlimited amounts of hay EVERY day. 80-90 % of what a rabbit eats has to be hay. And they should not go without food for more than 3 hours. :)
I got my bunny when I was 12, good age I guess to take care of a bunny, my parents thought it would live days because my friend's bunny lasted HOURS, then she got another one and it lasted two days, but hey hey hey my bunny is almost 5 years now I must be doing something good???
I have a Holland Lop that is a little over 2 years old now. He is my first pet rabbit and honestly, it isn't that hard to take care of them. They are a lot smarter than people think. Its very easy to train and teach them as long as you actually put the time in when they are young. When he was a baby I would take him out of his cage multiple times a day to walk around and explore the room/house. After a while I would just leave the cage open and he would go in and out whenever he wanted. After about 6 months I put the cage up and now my room is his "cage" because he liked to be out and about instead. I leave him out in my room all day when I'm at work and he doesn't cause any problems.Now he is very calm and people friendly. Anytime someone comes over he will run up to them and stand up on his back feet or run around them in circles to try to play.People who think rabbits aren't like any other normal house pets don't know what they are talking about, or they don't put the time in to teach them the correct way. If you are thinking of getting a rabbit, i recommend going to a breeder not the pet store. That way you can get 1 when it is 8 weeks old which is just old enough to leave the mother that way you are the first person they will get attached to and won't be scared of you. ALSO, DONT BE LOUD AND YELL AT THEM TO TRY AND TEACH THEM OR THEY WILL GET SCARED AND SKITTISH!
I have about 2 dozen rabbits and they always smell so beautiful; like the lush greenery and fresh fruit I feed them but I know, not everyone appreciates these loving animals.
I agree, alot of people dont know how to take care of rabbits. They need care just like anyother animal if not more. I clean my rabbits litter pan daily and his cage once a week. He has vitamins in his water fresh daily and hay is very important for a rabbit. Its also very important to have a vet for your rabbit, i happen to have one for my rabbit and my two chinchillas. :)
We have several rabbits who all live outside, since we built them a giant enclosure. They are however cared for daily, as we have them mostly for their fur (they are satin angoras, so I brush their coat at least 4 times a week). They are so great to watch, and they don't need much care, since the enclosure is so big they barely need hay. They do get fresh treats though every once in a while.
I have 2 rabbits that live outside in two double hutches that we joined together and cut doorways through so that they had lots of space. We let them out everyday and they run around the garden for a few hours and go back in when they get tired. They are not forgotten or uncared for, and I have taught them tricks, (walk on hind legs and spin). They are about 4 and a half years old and are very energetic. They are a bonded pair of girls.
RC Dragons Well your rabbits have to be interested in treats to be able to teach them easily, but for spin you get the treat and make sure your rabbits attention is on it. Then spin the treat around the rabbit so they follow it round and soon they will get faster and faster until you can just hold up the treat and it will spin. For the walking on hind legs just hold the treat up until they get on their hind legs and then move it forward. It takes a bit more practice than spin though. They will eventually get it if you are consistent with the training but don’t train for too long or they’ll get bored and lose interest
RC Dragons No problem! One of my rabbits (Rosie) isn’t very food motivated but that just meant it took a little longer to get the skill. Now she’s got it down though she’s quite confident with it.
I had my beloved dwarf bunny for 6 years and than he died of a disease, carried by mice. I had to move him in another building in our back yard (we thought it would be better for him - he had more space), but as it turns out - mice found their way to his food and contaminated it. When he died it was like I lost a child. Heartbreaking! And I have to admit I felt great guilt! "Out of site, out of mind" is so ture!! When we moved him I only went to see him once a day... So if you're thinking of adopting a rabbit bear in mind - at first they poop like EVERYWERE, they are very social and LOVE company, they are NOT a squeeze toy and only tolerate petting, great fun to play with - just give them a newspaper and watch them go!, this furball will nestle so deep in your heart you won't belive! Good luck! :)
I have a dwarf rabbit too, and I've had it for a week and I already worry about what I'm gonna do without it... Mu dad doesn't want to take him at the vet and I'm scared😧😧
There are a few simple things you can do at home - if the bunny is overheated (that happens A LOT!) just grab a damp, cool rug, turn on a vent or something and in a few minutes he will strat hopping again. If the bunny isn't eating and seem lethargic give him some camomile tee instead of water. This would make him feel better but a vet visit with a sick bunny is a MUST.
I raise custom bunnies in Austin Texas for pets on a small scale so I can handle and play with them individually as they grow up so they trust people. I pray I'm doing the right thing and that they go to people that love them like I do. And that they make a positive difference in someone's life like they have in mine.
I heard that rabbit poo makes good fertilizer. Is that true? I enjoy keeping an herbal garden so I thought it might be helpful to consider using it. The fact that I garden seems like it would be helpful in my rabbit having a large array of foods to eat. I'm rather unsure of whether I should get a rabbit or not though. I had two rabbits as a child and they were quite sweet, but I was really young and I don't remember much about their care. I'm also half blind and have ADHD. I wanted to get a rabbit because they're very loving and silly. Plus, I've been wanting a friend since my beloved cat Max has been gone. It's either going to be a cat or rabbit. I have the means to take care of a rabbit, just not the best memory unfortunately and that worries me.
Every one with a rabbit needs to watch this. I have encountered so many people that only feed their rabbits pellets, never bring them to the vet, keep them outside, don’t give them enough attention, don’t let them have space or put another rabbit in their area to live and wonder why one of them died. It breaks my heart how some of these babies live 💔 I have 2 rabbits that are free to run around my top floor of my house. Never been or will be caged and are litter trained. One sleeps with me every night 💛 Rabbits are such great pets if you raise them right.
There is a one thing that is not a myth with rabbits. I will give it straight to you. Rabbits are magical creatures. They can bestow great luck to you if you treat them right and cater to them properly. One day I took my rabbit out and gave him bananas and carrots. Then took him out for a walk in a grassy corral area. The next day an old friend called me and asked me if I wanted his sailboat because he can no longer take care of it and had to go to the west coast. This was no ordinary boat but a 30' S&S blue water sailboat fully equipped. I could go on and tell you other things that has happened as a result of treating my lionhead rabbit correctly and you would not believe me. In fact when I tell my friends they laugh at me. But meanwhile I have a great job, excellent health, great friends and many material things.
Wonderful and vital points. Every rabbit owner and potential rabbit owner should be required to watch this video. Rabbit miscare is rampant because people are ignorant about the care they require. Thank you for posting.
the amount of neglected rabbits kept by little kids or teenagers i have seen is just horrible. it makes you cry and you want to punch the owner so hard when they bring you a rabbit whose teeth were basically stabbed in his nose. think real hard before taking a rabbit home.
My rabbit (she died at 11 a few months ago) was an indoor/outdoor rabbit, and as had free range of indoors and the backyard via doggydoors, and she was so happy.
Okay that with the outdoors is better for rabbits "myth" isn't really taken from the point of the rabbit, for their health it is way better to keep them outside, with proper care! But a child that forgets their pet just because it ain't in the house isn't even ready to have a pet at all. And no, not all kids are like that at all. I did go through rain and snow to care for them. Even helped building the cage with my family so it would be warm, big enough and having a good air circulation. The air in doors ain't the best for rabbits at all. But that can also be affected by where you live. In places where the weather changes rapidly this might not apply. Our weather does change, but it never changes drastically from one extreme to the other. So around here they can adapt and even stay healthier because of it. If you take a rabbit in your care that didn't originate from your part of the world and never did life outside there.... I wouldn't recommend it either.
I'd like to point out just one thing; I don't know where are you from, but significant portion of even richest countries have very fast changing weather, like my own neighborhood. The temperature can change over 40 degrees fahrenheit within 6 hours here, like in the morning of spring and fall.
That's the thing. Such things are important to know before you get any pet. There are some who are even living in such an area in wildlife and then they are a lot out of another country that don't. And I did mention that in the lower part of the post. That it isn't a "myth" at all places. At mine it is not...the highest "drastically" change was maybe around 5-10 degrees. If there was such thing around the last years. It goes pretty steady up or down at my area. But then again, we build an cage meant to be warm even if it snows outside and be protected enough when it rains. I don't know if most of the purchasable cages would really have worked as good as those.
I understand your point but sometimes it is truly best to keep them inside. If they are inside you can take them out and let them run around your house and cuddle with you. And inside cages are movable so you can move it outside and them play in a pen in your backyard. While a hutch isn't movable and you can hardly interact with your rabbit, especially if you can't hold it. But if you have it inside then it can experience both indoors and out. That's what I did with mine, and he lived up to 14 years :)
***** It always comes down to where you life, how well the pet itself is and so on. < and if it is originating from such a climate you got in your area> Both ways can work, but people need to be aware still, that they have to try it out what is better for the pet too. And glad he did :3 I had no problem with the outside ones, one of them was big enough for me to stand and sit in it too. But due to them somehow managing to dig through the cement
Lol, I just prefer mine inside. We live in a neighborhood filled with dogs and messed up people. I just don't want my bunny to get stolen or killed. But I enjoyed his company inside on cold winter days and I loved watching him do a crazy happy popcorn-like jump outside of summer afternoons ^.^ rabbits are awesome.
Ok all you who don't believe me. Get a rabbit for a pet and let it roam the house like a cat or small dog then post for all of us to read a year later how much you enjoyed it.
As a rabbit breeder and showman I disagree with many of these "myths". Most of these things depend on breed and where they are kept. Mine are kept outside as they can easily die of heat stroke. They shouldn't be kept in a flat bottom cage. It should be wire bottom. They should have 1 cup of pellets a day depending on size. They also should not be treated or given fresh grass. They also should not be given baths.
Kaelee McCoy yes. Babies need to always have plenty of food and water and so does the mother throughout her pregnancy and while she is still feeding them. Babies should be separated after 6 weeks and can be sold so long as they are strong and healthy. Sorry for the late reply. I don't check back on my comments very often. :/
Rabbits smell? Had a rabbit for 12 years. he was an amazing little thing and he definitely did create a noticeable smell. the smell of piss and rabbit turds.
Agree with most of them but not the outdoors one. In my experience, indoor rabbits live much shorter lives. Naturally, my rabbit grows a winter coat which keeps him perfectly warm in extreme weathers. I make sure he is occupied throughout the day and let him graze on the grass outdoors. Indoors, he would be bored stiff. He does not interact with any toys I have bought him and sometimes there are simply no people around to interact with him if he were indoors. Perhaps I regret not getting him a friend to have fun with, but I don't regret keeping him outside. He is nearly 10 years old and the vet is always amazed by his impeccable health.
Both our bunnies stand up and ask to be picked up and when sitting on the bed or couch they sit on us. We have also had them since they left their mom. We LOVE our bunnies, they are the best pets!!!!
I actually keep my 3 rabbits outside. But they have a very protective run for harsh weathers. We also open up the back garden door for them hourly so they can come into the living room we bond with them everyday and live a very happy and healthy life
surprising many people =.= You wouldn't believe the number of people who come in to the vet clinic and complain that their procedures are as expensive as dogs. Um.... yes.
They don't need regular check ups, if you pay enough attention to their health. Taking your rabbit to vet isn't going to prevent it from getting sick, but if you don't pay attention to its health, it is going to catch some illness. Responsible owners don't need a vet to tell them if their rabbit is healthy or not, they can spot signs before vets do.
Ok my mom said that, and i got mad because she doesn't fully understand their needs. I finally got her to understand that she needs to he spayed. She said we could if we had the money.
Based on experience, I disagree with the part about small apartments. Compared to, for example, a golden retriever, you can get by with a lot less space. You don't need a large yard. In fact, you don't need any yard. As long as you're willing to sacrifice space for a nice big large cage. That's the challenge. Then giving them the run of your (rabbit-proofed) living room during play time is usually enough. As long as they have some areas big enough for running, and the freedom to explore everywhere else. In our smallest apartment, we had one bedroom and less than 600 square feet. I never ate at the table, so I basically used the "dining room", which was basically the corner between the living room and kitchen, to put her cage and store some tubs of yarn. There was space in the middle for her to hang out. After that, I rabbit proofed the L-shaped living room, dining room and kitchen for her enjoyment. I even kept the bedroom a "bunny-free" zone. I guess the key is to be willing to share your space. Really, if you aren't sharing your space, no matter how big your house is, you're probably missing out on a lot of interaction. My bunny would run around my feet when I was standing up. lean against my feet while I was working on the computer or knitting, follow me to the kitchen, take naps under the coffee table, take her dinner in the "dining room" and run around the kitchen floor. Even when my apartment was cluttered, I had room to get on the floor with her. So I guess "too small" is relative. If a room is truly "too small" for your bunny, it's probably too small for you to live in.
I live in a small apartment, and I've done pretty much the same things you mentioned. I set up a pen in one half of the kitchen, but then I also rabbit-proofed the whole main room, and I let her out every day. She loves to run back and forth on the rug or hop up on the couch with me.
I would have to disagree on some of it. Rabbits are not high maintenance. My rabbits are checked on twice a day and they don't always run around. You don't need to clean there cage everyday every other day is just fine with me.Also I never had to take my rabbits to vet. They are healthy. I have 2 bunnies and more on the way on Valentines day :)
She's most likely saying this because they are sometimes looked at as another hamster in the house before realizing they actually need attention. People are really trying to discourage the whole "Easter rabbit gift thing".
Never use personal experience as your marker for what is fact or not - especially when you don't have much experience to begin with. I've volunteered at a vet who was rabbit savvy and I can't tell you the number of rabbits brought in for having problems because they were overweight and never exercised, or because their teeth were overgrown because of a lack of chew toys, or because they had sore hocks because people kept them in tiny, wire bottomed cages. If you want to compare personal experiences, my rabbit had an abscess that needed constant attention at the age of _2_, which required lots of visits to my vet. They have diseases, illnesses and psychological problems like every other animal on this planet. You and your bunnies are not the standard. Rabbits ARE very high maintenance if you are a responsible pet owner and take every precaution to make sure they have a better chance of living out their full life expectancy.
I am pretty sure take care of my bunnies great I had a grey lop ear rabbit and he lived almost 8ish years! That's an old age and well you have your opinion and I have mine. Hope you rabbit gets better.
Melanie Tharman you don't know internally what is happening........you know if you neuter or spay them it greatly reduces the risk of ovarian cancer etc.......also there teeth need to be trimmed to or it could be blocked up and cause them not to be able to eat....I only originally thought that the front teeth were the only concern but the vet said there are back teeth that also need trimming that just hay eating or wood chewing doesn't fix
My rabbit lived for 12 years. I loved her. We had to put her down though, because she was very old, and the vet said that she was going to die in a couple days, and we didn't want her to struggle. She was my best friend.
This comment is old but it's the only one of this kind I can see at the top of the comment section so I'll answer it because it's still really important. To be straight - you shouldn't. First it hurts them because you lift their weight up by a in comparison way too little fixation point and second when you hold them like that and they start to panic and fidget and you let them fall, they can suffer serious injuries like fractures. There are also videos and websites on how to lift a bunny in the right way which you can easily look up :)
Have you seen a rabbit do a binky? It's glorious and probably the most adorable thing ever. Or when they clean their faces. Or when they run around and tackle you head on :D
clean their ears =*D
Its also so cute when they pull down their ears to clean them and when they flop! My bunny does those things all the time, even binky too😄
Yes, my Rabbit did a 3 ft. binky when I walked in my room one time
He never tackled me on the head
They can actually hurt themselves when they binky, but yes, it is adorable. Actually, I have caught my gf's rabbit safely, in midair one time xD he looked at me like "what just happened 😶"
My rabbits just turned nine years old, I really hope they get to live for a few more years, I love them so much. I hate it when people say: "Why do you care so much about them? They are just rabbits, it's not like a dog or anything". That is such an ignorant thing to say.
Lisa Joanna I hate it when people say that. A lot of people don't care if it's not a cat or a dog.
Are they alive now?
Al Stretton ik
My rabbit just Turned 9 too!
I just saw this was 6 years ago-
My rabbit is almost 14 years old and still going strong
that's really impressive, best of luck to your and your bunbun
Thank you x :)
Marie Peter
no problem. my bunnies are 5 and 3 and I already start to worry about them becoming too old
Ahah I did too and now I'm just worrying about her having a happy rest of her life
Just know that when she does go she will have lived a long, happy, full life :)
I love how she has to keep herself from shifting into baby talk.
Just to think so many rabbits are being mistreated because of these myths is so sad!
Yea and each rabbit is different in personality some nice some not
Some like hay some don some like fruit some don I had at lest 14 in my 30 years :) my last rabbit I owened was 14 !
My rabbit I have now is 1-2 years old like everything I give it but hay
Ben Travaglini pppppeoeppepe
Sophia Lin yeh i know!
Sophia Lin yes it's so sad 😭
Sophia Lin very true rabbit awareness is essential
Awww! Her eyes are so big.
Victor Nikiforov just like my bunny "hope"
His*
The woman's eyes are big???
My rabbits eyes are big too
The rabbit is alert
I love my bunnies like a mother loves her children.
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "WHY?"!!!?
What if I told you that I eat rabbits every day?
Hendlton I would say, "wow! You're so edgy! And cool! Wow!"
Hendlton ok, that's your decision.
I had a pet rabbit in a small apt for 6 years while in college. It was very LOW MAINTENANCE. I never took it to the vet and don't ever remember bathing it. It never smelled and was litter trained. It slept in a crate and followed me around in the daytime. It played with my 80 pound dog and had a special chair where it sat and watched TV. It came to me when I called and would sit on my lap.
I'm in college and I'm thinking about getting a bunny soon for my apartment as well. Did you get your bunny spayed/neutered? I've heard mixed opinions on this but I'm almost certain I'm going to get that done for my bunny just to avoid problems in the future
Visit your local shelter -- many have rabbits for adoption, and of those that do, most include spay/neuter in the adoption fee. It's typically much cheaper than going directly to a vet, plus you'll be helping out a rabbit who needs a home.
If you ARE getting a bunny do get it spayed or neutered because in a male they may become aggressive and female rabits can get womb cancer
Its more high maintenance than a dog. A rabbit should have an annual check up, should never be bathed unless its a bum bath for an old or ill rabbit, needs its litterbox changed every or every other day to prevent urine scald, needs to be fed hay multiple times a day. And why is your bunny no longer alive? How long did it live? why do you call it an it?
Black_Beauty you for sure should get your bunny fixed. it helps prevent cancer, spraying, and other bad behviour. all rescues should have their bunnies already fixed so that shouldnt be a problem.
My rabbit is like a small dog he just wants to be held all the time. He loves cuddling and being rubbed. Hes super lazy though and doesn't do much when hes out of his cage.
Same!!!
wt breed ur rabbit Is?
Priyanka Panwar Albino Rex.
Same
My rabbit does the same
finally an adult on TH-cam that knows rabbits, I'm tired of these 10yrs old
Ikr
yeah
Some 10 year olds know what they're saying. I watched this when I was 12, and could recite almost every video in the playlist. Haven't you seen those parents buying a rabbit for their kid and putting them in a tiny cage, and adults should know better.
Temi Adeyeye the adults don't care to know
True.
I had a rabbit that I never took to the vet and never bathed him. But he was kept indoors, and I let him run about as often as I felt comfortable with (he was a handful, so that was not as often as was ideal). And he lived to be about 15 years old. Was finally done in by a stroke, as near as I could tell.
Rabbits don't need to be bathed, but vet visits are important. I'm sure you've heard of tons of smokers who lived to be 90 and hardly have any problems but everyone knows that's not what is common. I don't think you're lying and I know there are tons of lucky rabbits out there who are healthy without extra care, but it is not the usual. This information is for the safety and health of most rabbits.
Sadistic Siren
He was just a hardy little guy, I guess.
Sadistic Siren
Yeah, bathing rabbits can actually be dangerous, if there is anything in the water that they might ingest or if they aren't properly dried and get hypothermia. The little guys are usually best left to cleaning themselves from their messes :D.
I think what she meant was that if there is something wrong with your rabbit you should go to a vet that knows about rabbits. Not that you should have regular checkups or anything. :)
VanillaLooks That and some folks are just luckier than others. The only two rabbits I owned as a kid died within two days.. Why take a chance take your pet to the vet.
I feel like I got very fortunate with my rabbit. He was super quick to litter train, and very relaxed. He has always ABSOLUTELY HATED being picked up, so I have never pushed it on him. He has a thing for feet because I spend a lot of time on the computer - he likes to bury his head under my foot while I swing it back and forth in a petting motion. That and I can't pick him up with my feet ha.
This is so good! I wish I could show this to everyone that doesn't get why/how I love my bunny so much. He lives indoors, free range in a rabbit proof house, is litter trained and sleeps on the bed at night. If you look after your rabbit properly, the outcome is wonderful. they are beautiful animals and it is adorable when they binky and jump everywhere to show how happy they are. I take my rabbit's health so seriously, I want to ensure he lives the longest and happiest life possible. This video was honestly wonderful!
I might be a kid (12 years)
but I will never ever lose interest in my bunny
I love her sooooooooo much😘
I'm 13 and I alsI love rabbits
I'm ten, and so true!
+shadow price mhm cute af. cant wait for him to grow big and fluffy
I have a bunny to 🙂
AmyTube Roblox Slay Queen same
Also rabbits don't like carrots. I mean, they like to eat them but carrots are actually pretty bad for rabbits. They have a LOT of sugar in them. Bunnies will much a whole lot of carrots but it is not very good for them.
Phanic! At the Disco yes carrots are like candy for rabbits if you give them too much it's like giving sugar for your child to live on
my bunnies didnt like carrots they were very smart.
SuperGirlSonic my rabbit steals parts of my banana lol
SuperGirlSonic It's a good treat
I have three and the get either 2 small or 1 medium carrot a day to share.
I'm 11 and i have paid for my bunny and taken care of its needs.. I know you are thinking why dont your parents help you... Well my mom didnt necessarily want a rabbit so she said if i wanted one i would need to take care of it. I have not gotten bored with him in any possible way. He has a 47'' indoor cage and he also has a hutch outside. He runs around daily and is litter box trained. He stinks sometimes because i have not neutered him yet. He is a holland lop but his ears tend to go out horizontally and wont go down... But i still love him :)
budgetbunny is a great youtuber to follow.she as a lot of tips and great cost effective ways to keep pet rabbits/bunnys.
Thanks everyone for your help! :) I also am in a forum called BinkyBunny and it helps alot!
Good for you. I like it when children of your age group ask for a pet and take care of them without abandoning them. I'm sure your bunny and you will have a good life together.
Good job! :) I am 13 and I will do anything for my rabbit. Rabbit's are very curiously wonderful comapnions, aren't they?
Bonny, buns buns
I feel like her spirit animal is probably a rabbit
i feel urs is too
burn
Nandika Yadav ?
Yes! I love her....
If she's not Native American, it's not. Spirit Animals are a native thing.
She forgot about the fact that carrots are the equivalent of chocolate bars to rabbits. It's good to give it to them as an occasional treat but not as the main source of nutrition.
Alex-Zander Browne agree
Yes
If ya give them too much, they get DIABETESSSSSS
Bffhhvvc tr
U sure? Its equal to that it doesnt have the sugars or anything or are you saying that it has the effects like gets them obese
Here's a myth that she has, "I clean my bathroom more often than my pets." WRONG! I clean my cat's litter box WAY more than I clean my bathroom. In fact, I can't remember the last time I cleaned my bathroom.
Gross!
MrWhitman neither can i
+MrWhitman Same here. You don't clean your bathroom every day but you're supposed to clean out a litterbox every day, really they're supposed to be spot cleaned everytime they poop! I have 6 cats and the litterbox gets spot cleaned every day and completely emptied and cleaned out twice a month. The bathroom is lucky if it gets cleaned twice a year.
Last time I cleaned my bathroom was yesterday. 😂😂
Nicole Del Negro A lot of people don't clean their bathrooms everyday. A lot of people clean it once a month to once a year.
My bunny makes my bed... and by making it I mean smoothing out the covers XD I love bunnies.
so does mine!! he sleeps on the bed at night and smooths out the covers before he sleeps!!
That's so cute! XD
Hehe mine does too! Except she chews holes in it at the same time :-D
Same
My bunny lives out of his Cage, he hates his cage, he only goes in there for the bathroom.
SAME
Mine all live in the garden, their cage is always open and they only go in there in very cold weather or rain. They often choose to sleep outside actually.
Mine all live in the garden, their cage is always open and they only go in there in very cold weather or rain. They often choose to sleep outside actually.
Omg same
Wait will the rabbit go to the cage on its own the same way a cat will go to the litterbox?
They are seriously misunderstood animals. Extremely curious, very loving, surprisingly forgiving, intelligent and sociable. I love my rabbits so much. What surprises me the relatively little research has been done on their brains and behaviour. I try reading, as much I could find, some good scientific studies regarding them but not as many out there in comparison to dogs or cats.
Totally amazing how many people are on here thinking they know everything about rabbits when they blatantly dont! As a rabbit rescue its hard for me to read comments like "rabbits dont need hay all of the time". A rabbits diet should be made up of 80% hay. They should have thier body size in fresh hay every day as they need they are fibrevores meaning they need a high fibre diet. Without hay how can they get that? Please, please, please do your research! !
That's somewhat pretentious of a comment in the sense of "Totally amazing how many people are on here thinking they know everything about rabbits when they blatantly dont!" I've had an entire colony of rabbits, and their diet was made up of grass, carrots (Shhhhh.), and salads with many foods rabbits are ensured to have. They started as smaller than my hand, and they grew to be even bigger then both of my hands when I handled them. Plus, a majority of them in the wild just eat grass, or whatever is accessible. True, hay is a healthy for them, but it is not a need, just something some people discovered to help them grow faster, or help their digestive track. And yet, my colony had a diet of grass, assorted approved vegetables. And they all grew to a large size, in a short period of time. (They grew twice their size in 4 months. Some even to that giant rabbit in one of these videos. And they started out smaller than my palms.) Then again, my rabbits were in an outdoor pen, conditions might have been different.
Michael The Rabbit God many as in not all! she didnt say all! she just meant some people! :)
Totally agree about keeping rabbits indoors. I really don't understand why you would keep rabbits outdoors having to deal with extreme weather, cold, isolation, threat of being attacked by other animals like foxes when you can keep them indoors and avoid all of that. If my rabbit lived outdoors I would never be able to settle! There is no benefits of keeping rabbits outdoors in my eyes.
Rabbits do fine in the cold outside.
If your cage is secure and safe than u don't have to worry about it getting eaten.
Doodle Bugs Well I have already explained why I think you are wrong so...
here's a benefit - I breed rabbits and right now I have about 46 with like 3 does about to have babies in the next week with an average litter of 6-8 babies, no way I could keep them in my house or would my mom want me to, we have a shed behind our barn that I keep them in so they aren't in the -20 degree weather here in MN but they don't NEED to be kept inside all the time so long as they have shade in the summer (ive lost some when they sun switches to the other side of a tree) and a place out of the wind in the winter
SneakyNinyaMan I'm more talking about pets which are kept in hutches outdoors all year round with idiot owners who let their rabbits die of cold, heatstroke, disease or predators, but you seem to know what you're doing so it's not so bad.
Zoe Cunniffe Lol, because wild rabbits and domesticated rabbits totally the same, right? Sorry, but since when do you see black and white, spotty, plain black, plain white, honey coloured, rabbits in the wild. Oh wait, you don't. Because they have been domesticated and have been bred to have those colours, if they had those colours in the wild, they wouldn't last a day.
That's just one example of how wild and domesticated rabbits differ. They are not the same. They can't cope with the same conditions. If you have done even the slightest research on rabbits you would know that. Rabbits don't "know" that a "fox has to eat", it's called evolution.
You obviously know nothing about rabbits.
The Lion King? Seriously? What are you like 8 years old?
2:47 The rabbit is like : The hell are u talking about me huh! 😠... And yo! Camera man! Watcha lookin at
Lol
+sopian lee so gangsta
sopian lee haha
sopian lee lololololol
sopian lee yup
This woman is fabulous
Yes! I love her
I have a lionhead and she's doesn't like being picked up at all but she love cuddles and kisses😘 if anything ever happened to her I don't know what I'd do, she's been apart of our family from such a long time now.
Cute😊
Where did u get it
Rabbit have rabbies?
I love this woman she loves and respects bunnies..This needs to be sent to all vets.
*Sorry for any grammar errors.*
My rabbits have been outside there whole lives, and they love it. They have the whole garden to them self's and are put away at night. My rabbit brave lived until 10 years of age and was always outside roaming the garden until her death of old age. Now, Screwloose is outside and loves it. She get the exercise she needs, spends the whole day in the garden with a open hutch (with is huge and has lots of space inside) if she wants to relax, until i put her away for the night. I feed her with lots of great healthy foods. Its good to have a variety.
She has no furniture or wires in there way or to chew on. Yes, it can be safer inside. But is can also be safe outside if done properly, with a high fencing, lush grass and lots of space. Rabbits will always be an outside animal. wild or not. They need lots of exercise and being outside with a garden for them selves is amazing. Shes has an amazing coat of fur, (becuase shes bathed but shes grooms her self really well) shes fleaed and fly sprayed, and has never had a parasite, same goes to my deceased 10 year old rabbit Brave.
I love my rabbits to be a natural as possible but well handled, which Screwloose is. She never bites and is stress free from loud noises indoors. I'm not saying an indoor rabbit is bad, but i prefer rabbit being outside *NOT CONTENTEDLY IN A HUTCH* roaming the garden until put in there hutch at night, covered and safe.
And im sick and tired of people saying, "an outdoor rabbit are going to die, or is asking for early death." My rabbits have always been outside there whole lives and lived happy healthy, living 10 years and over. As i said, if done well, rabbits *CAN* live outside.
Have you ever heard of predators? Don't assume your rabbit likes the outdoors when it's pretty dangerous for them to live outside.
this is the same with my rabbit he goes in his cage at night and stays out druin the day he loves it because there is so many places for him to hide and play and we always cheak on him, the only time predentors come out is at night so he goes back in, he is loved and cared for so I tihkng it is quite ok for a rabbit to be outside. and tempreture extremes he comes inside or for slight rain he goes undercover
I got my rabbit when I was 10 now I'm 15 and I still have her. I love her soooo much !!
BTW, if you're allergic to Timothy hay (or any kind of hay) Like I am, you can use Orchard Grass (I think that's what it's called.
Or oat hay.
This video was so informational. I just recently got a rabbit and I love her so much. I frequently clean her cage and I'm in the process of litter training her. I try to keep her out of her cage for at least 4-6 hours a day.
I have had my rabbit 4 years. He was a rescue. His vet estimated him to be around 3 when I got him so he's about 7 now. He requires work but I love him. I've traveled and taken him with me. Unlike some rabbits he loves to cuddle he craves attention. He is a one person rabbit. He's so attached to me he bites even my friends and family he has known for years. That's ok though I'll take my grumpy rabbit over any other rabbit any day.
my peter loves to be petted
Racheal Williams lol
My rabbit was like a dog; he actually loved to be held! One of the cuddliest pets I've had:) I think boy holland lops have the best temperaments.
hey, I have a boy holland lop and he's so calm
Mine was the same
Then again he was also deaf so literally nothing would upset him
I would just like to say that I think it's ridiculous and unacceptable that you have you go out and hunt down (so to speak) specialists for not just bunnies, but any smaller pets like hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, what have you; yes, lots of people have dogs and cats, but lots of people have bunnies too, and they need medical attention just like dogs and cats do. Five years ago, my seven-year-old bunny was DYING, so I took her to an animal hospital (not just a regular vetenary office, but an animal hospital), and they turned her away because they didn't have any vets who specialized in bunny care. WHAT KIND OF AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL CAN'T TAKE CARE OF A DYING BUNNY?! Matter of fact, a few months early, she had an ulcerated tumor on her tummy, and I had to leave town because the only animal hospital capable of operating on her was clear in another town. Unfortunately, her tumor turned out to be cancerous, which is why she had additional smaller tumors inside her dewlap, and crystals in her bladder, which is why she was dying; she could have been medicated, but that wouldn't have stopped the suffering she was going through, so as much as I hated to, I had to let her go so she wouldn't suffer anymore, and I loved her so much.
Still, as I said, animals like bunnies, guinea pigs, hamsters, and other such small animals are more common as pets as people might think, and as such, I think these so-called "specialists" that are needed to treat these kinds of animals should be more readily available at any nearby vetenary office, clinic, hospital, etc. so that whenever medical emergencies arise, as did in my case, you can find someone somewhere who can help you little pet, and not have to search frantically all over town, only to be given, "Uh, well, bunnies are 'exotic' animals, so they really need a 'specialist', and we don't have anyone here who specializes in bunnies..."
Maybe more common than thought, but not nearly as common as dogs and cats. 2012 statistics say that in the U.S. there are approx. 1.4 million households that have rabbits in them, compared to the 43 million households with dogs and 36 million households with cats. 43 to 1 is still way more than people think, but is it really enough to justify a rabbit specialist in every animal hospital/vet office?
Source: www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Statistics/Pages/Market-research-statistics-US-pet-ownership.aspx
You might have had better luck taking them to a farm vet. Domestic rabbits may be kept as pets now but most breeds were developed as livestock, and are still kept for meat and fur, so many farm vets know more about their care than the ones that specialize in pets. Just don't expect much by way of bedside manor. They know their stuff but they're used to dealing with livestock not "furry children".
Well, we're lucky too, having a rabbit specialist just 10 minutes away. That doesn't help the fact though that he developed an inoperable tumor as well and he's not even four. We bring him to a check-up every 6 months, in spring nothing was there and all of a sudden, there's that growth on his colon.
I get your complaints and more than the lack of specialists it annoys me that a regular check-up for "exotics" costs almost twice what a cats check-up costs. But think of the variety of animals kept as pets these days, it's impossible to educate vets for every possible animal there is.
I also hate that they are called "exotic animals". To get my rabbit spayed, I needed to drive a *VERY* long way from where I live. One day I hope that the world catches on to rabbits😔🙏
I am in the process of getting my little pet 🐰. I find these videos so useful I wish they were still posting on this topic.
My rabbits love being outside they are surrounded by grass and can go in and out of their hutch whenever they like, i give them a bowl each of pellets and even a bowl of water plus two bottles of water and veggies in the evening their never alone for more than a few hours a day they come inside when its been raining and or we cover them up for shelter while playing in the rain, infact sometimes they the rain 😊🐰
YoursTruly Amyk I believe rabbits like being outside to both mine are happy 😂
Having had a two rabbits and both lived for a long time, your videos are so true. Many people need to see these before getting a rabbit :)
Excellent vid. Yay! Our rabbit has a two storey bedroom with added levels but usually free ranges in our living areas and safe yard. So nice to see really good advice re rabbits. =)
My rabbits are currently outdoors due to personal circumstances, but they have an enormous run to play in and I check on them a minimum of four times a day.
Myth #9: It's possible to make it through a whole 6 minute video without baby talking to your rabbit. It's completely impossible: they're just too cute.
Yes to all of these. I would add the myth that rabbits don't need much social interaction. A lot of people seem to think that rabbits with be content to just hang out in a cage with a few toys. Some of my rabbits have been less social than others, but they definitely need company. My first rabbit even liked to hang out on the couch with me when I watched tv. She would also go to the computer desk and harass whoever was using the computer until they would pet her.
I definitely agree with your post. A bunny shelter I used to volunteer for encouraged bonded pairs - which I have three of them (total six buns). They do enjoy companionship - especially my Dutch who was a single boy for about a year or so until being bonded with a Rex. He resisted the bonding at first but now he looks for her whenever he wants to snuggle and relax. He also looks for me whenever he runs around the house. I have to encourage him to go and play but he shows a preference to lie down next to me and watch tv. ha ha =^^=
People are often surprised when they see a bunny acting like a cat or dog. Perhaps it's because they don't know how rabbits express themselves. I think some of this is because rabbits' eyes are on the sides of their heads, leading to other myths. The "bobbing head" thing they do allows them to get a better understanding of depth perception. Because of their eyes' positions, humans grow up seeing beings, cartoons, etc involving animal characters with eyes and other features being more similar to a human's. When they see the real thing, they don't always know what to expect, even if they don't think about it much. Unfortunately, some people just don't think rabbits can be as smart as cats and dogs because they're not as commonly seen in person and because these quiet herbivores have different ways of expressing themselves.
Fact: The average rabbit is MUCH smarter than the average dog.
jessica hammage They're just less expressive. ;)
jessica hammage True. My Mini Blue Rex male is extremely intelligent. My American female is more like a ditsy teenager though!
It should be noted that most rodents and lagomorphs are quite intelligent, and that these groups are more closely related to humans than cats or dogs. This is the reason they are often used in laboratories, due to basic physical similarities to humans. Their intelligence often leads to them being used in animal intelligence tests too...
I just got my first bunny, and I'm very happy to hear that I'll have her for many years to come! :)
no carrots no lettuce no bathing, please!
not true many shop owners even vets say that its okay to treat them to carrots on occasion. Even on the bunnysociety care page it gives the okay for small carrots and certain types of lettuce.
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1 carrots are fine in moderation
2 I'm not sure about lettuce
3 bathing is OK when needed as long as done correctly.
please do not spread false information. I may be a first time rabbit owner but I'm not an idiot.
Very informative and I love how at the end even the seasoned expert couldn't deny the rabbit's cuteness.
My rabbit lives outside. She is 8 years old, I have had her since I was 6 years old. She gets fed pellets, always has fresh hay (and water obviously) and gets carrot or brocolic once a week when I clean her out. The vet says my rabbit is very healthy for her age and is certainly very happy 🐇😃
build her a shed at least. she is scared at night and will probably die earlier than she should. I dont get why people leave their bunnies outside. dont you want to sit and watch tv with them?
Yeah this women is so negative she is just assuming that people who have cages outside for there rabbit don’t care about them it’s like wtf my rabbit is my LIFE I spend Every minute with it
They should have veggies everyday...
I love her she ACTUALLY knows what she's talking about
I love you, rabbit!
I have three bunnies. Two girls, one boy. All are spayed and neutered. They have big x-pens and I check on them twice a day, plus give them free (supervised) run of my room. They are indoor only.
Penny is one, Snowy is 7-8 months, and Dr. Pepper is turning two. So far, so good. I love my bunnies a lot and would do anything for them. I can tell they're happy because they binky and flop.
A lot of kids get rabbits and then forget about them like 2 weeks later I can’t really do that because I have four but I love them all
I just got my Flemish giant he's 7 months and is up to date with all his shots and is fixed, he's such a sweetheart and has a constant supply of hay and a well balanced diet and even has sugar glider roommates in a nice big cage with toys and a variety of fruits and dietes protein pellets (Flemish freeroams in a bunny safe room)
1:14 Look at the Rabbits face 😂
hahaha=DD you are right!=o)
the rabbit look like he got raped😂😂
Gaming Donut HAHAHAHAHAH IM DYING RN
i just got a baby dwarf bunny! the fur has a variety of collors. too cute! im so happy.♡
i had a flemished giant. he was so big that we had to keep him outside. he was like the size of a golden retreiver.
I am glad to see you touched on the rabbit's extraordinarily sensitive digestive system. The main problem we saw with the rabbits we kept over the years was digestive issues. If they stop eating, LOOK OUT!. They may be dead in a few hours. A constant diet of rabbit pellets is not good. They need alfalfa hay, more than anything else. A carrot once in awhile is fine. NO LETTUCE EVER.
No lettuce? My rabbit lived to 12 and fresh lettuce was part of the routine.
Pat Greco In addition to rabbit pellets and timothy hay.
I would feed my rabbits apple branches they seemed to like it and they smelled like apple besides rabbits need roughage in their diets
Rory Gallagherfan No lettuce is a bit harsh, but generally very "wet" foods will cause them to have diarrhea, yes. The most important thing is to keep them stocked up on grass hay almost constantly. If they run out before you feed them again, you've given them too little. It keeps them busy, it keeps them chewing, and it keeps their bowels healthy. (And their wet midnight poop which they need to eat in order to keep healthy.)
Rory Gallagherfan Alfalfa hay not good. Timothy and grass hay is best. Your right about pellets..1/4 cup of pellets for a 5lb rabbit..A smaller bunny would get less and a bigger bunny a little more.. Most of a Rabbits diet should be hay and a lot of it.. Small amount of approved veggies. They say twice the size of bunnies head. Their has been controversy on lettuce.. Iceberg a definite no no But I do give mine either romaine green or red leaf
I can't express how surprised I am that one of the most popular myths is not mentioned in this video...
Myth #1 should be, "Bunnies are rodents."
WRONG.
Bunnies are Lagomorphs.
Yas! 😘🐰
I LOVE that people are getting more and more informed by the correct information about rabbits! They are SO misunderstood... I love this lady! She knows what she's talking about :) But she wasn't emphasizing enough about the hay. Rabbits HAS to eat hay all day long. Unlimited amounts of hay EVERY day. 80-90 % of what a rabbit eats has to be hay. And they should not go without food for more than 3 hours. :)
I got my bunny when I was 12, good age I guess to take care of a bunny, my parents thought it would live days because my friend's bunny lasted HOURS, then she got another one and it lasted two days, but hey hey hey my bunny is almost 5 years now I must be doing something good???
I have a Holland Lop that is a little over 2 years old now. He is my first pet rabbit and honestly, it isn't that hard to take care of them. They are a lot smarter than people think. Its very easy to train and teach them as long as you actually put the time in when they are young. When he was a baby I would take him out of his cage multiple times a day to walk around and explore the room/house. After a while I would just leave the cage open and he would go in and out whenever he wanted. After about 6 months I put the cage up and now my room is his "cage" because he liked to be out and about instead. I leave him out in my room all day when I'm at work and he doesn't cause any problems.Now he is very calm and people friendly. Anytime someone comes over he will run up to them and stand up on his back feet or run around them in circles to try to play.People who think rabbits aren't like any other normal house pets don't know what they are talking about, or they don't put the time in to teach them the correct way. If you are thinking of getting a rabbit, i recommend going to a breeder not the pet store. That way you can get 1 when it is 8 weeks old which is just old enough to leave the mother that way you are the first person they will get attached to and won't be scared of you. ALSO, DONT BE LOUD AND YELL AT THEM TO TRY AND TEACH THEM OR THEY WILL GET SCARED AND SKITTISH!
my bunny was rescued from my neighbor who thought feeding him beef jerky was ok >.>
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Omfg...😥
What the eff?!
I have about 2 dozen rabbits and they always smell so beautiful; like the lush greenery and fresh fruit I feed them but I know, not everyone appreciates these loving animals.
I'm watching your videos cuz I'm a bunny person to your bunny is adorable! :-)
Thanks shes my baby.
I agree, alot of people dont know how to take care of rabbits. They need care just like anyother animal if not more. I clean my rabbits litter pan daily and his cage once a week. He has vitamins in his water fresh daily and hay is very important for a rabbit. Its also very important to have a vet for your rabbit, i happen to have one for my rabbit and my two chinchillas. :)
who ever said that rabbis don't need vet care? no matter what animal you have, they all need a vet
We have several rabbits who all live outside, since we built them a giant enclosure. They are however cared for daily, as we have them mostly for their fur (they are satin angoras, so I brush their coat at least 4 times a week).
They are so great to watch, and they don't need much care, since the enclosure is so big they barely need hay. They do get fresh treats though every once in a while.
"it may take you longer to get to the vet" Me: Drives 10 minutes and is at vet with rabbit care
My whole appartment smells of hay, and I just love it. My bun-bun is 4 month old and I call her Flopsy ❤️
Aww that bunny is so cute!!!
Bunny be like "stop talking lady and scratch my head".
My rabbit is about 7-8 months old this will be her 1st Christmas 🎄
I have 2 rabbits that live outside in two double hutches that we joined together and cut doorways through so that they had lots of space. We let them out everyday and they run around the garden for a few hours and go back in when they get tired. They are not forgotten or uncared for, and I have taught them tricks, (walk on hind legs and spin). They are about 4 and a half years old and are very energetic. They are a bonded pair of girls.
Wow, those tricks are impressive? How did you teach them?
RC Dragons Well your rabbits have to be interested in treats to be able to teach them easily, but for spin you get the treat and make sure your rabbits attention is on it. Then spin the treat around the rabbit so they follow it round and soon they will get faster and faster until you can just hold up the treat and it will spin. For the walking on hind legs just hold the treat up until they get on their hind legs and then move it forward. It takes a bit more practice than spin though. They will eventually get it if you are consistent with the training but don’t train for too long or they’ll get bored and lose interest
Okay, thanks a lot! My rabbits aren't super food-motivated, but one or two of them might be able to learn.
RC Dragons No problem! One of my rabbits (Rosie) isn’t very food motivated but that just meant it took a little longer to get the skill. Now she’s got it down though she’s quite confident with it.
This was absolutely wonderful! I'm going to watch every single video you do!
My first "How To Rabbit" lesson, and I feel great about it. :)
I love how she is talking and playing with her rabbit at the same time.
I had my beloved dwarf bunny for 6 years and than he died of a disease, carried by mice. I had to move him in another building in our back yard (we thought it would be better for him - he had more space), but as it turns out - mice found their way to his food and contaminated it. When he died it was like I lost a child. Heartbreaking! And I have to admit I felt great guilt! "Out of site, out of mind" is so ture!! When we moved him I only went to see him once a day... So if you're thinking of adopting a rabbit bear in mind - at first they poop like EVERYWERE, they are very social and LOVE company, they are NOT a squeeze toy and only tolerate petting, great fun to play with - just give them a newspaper and watch them go!, this furball will nestle so deep in your heart you won't belive! Good luck! :)
I have a dwarf rabbit too, and I've had it for a week and I already worry about what I'm gonna do without it... Mu dad doesn't want to take him at the vet and I'm scared😧😧
There are a few simple things you can do at home - if the bunny is overheated (that happens A LOT!) just grab a damp, cool rug, turn on a vent or something and in a few minutes he will strat hopping again. If the bunny isn't eating and seem lethargic give him some camomile tee instead of water. This would make him feel better but a vet visit with a sick bunny is a MUST.
Ummm I'm smart enough not to tell you where you can go and what to do with yourself. ;) Peace!
I raise custom bunnies in Austin Texas for pets on a small scale so I can handle and play with them individually as they grow up so they trust people. I pray I'm doing the right thing and that they go to people that love them like I do. And that they make a positive difference in someone's life like they have in mine.
I heard that rabbit poo makes good fertilizer. Is that true? I enjoy keeping an herbal garden so I thought it might be helpful to consider using it. The fact that I garden seems like it would be helpful in my rabbit having a large array of foods to eat.
I'm rather unsure of whether I should get a rabbit or not though. I had two rabbits as a child and they were quite sweet, but I was really young and I don't remember much about their care. I'm also half blind and have ADHD. I wanted to get a rabbit because they're very loving and silly. Plus, I've been wanting a friend since my beloved cat Max has been gone. It's either going to be a cat or rabbit. I have the means to take care of a rabbit, just not the best memory unfortunately and that worries me.
Yes, it is
Every one with a rabbit needs to watch this. I have encountered so many people that only feed their rabbits pellets, never bring them to the vet, keep them outside, don’t give them enough attention, don’t let them have space or put another rabbit in their area to live and wonder why one of them died. It breaks my heart how some of these babies live 💔
I have 2 rabbits that are free to run around my top floor of my house. Never been or will be caged and are litter trained. One sleeps with me every night 💛 Rabbits are such great pets if you raise them right.
There is a one thing that is not a myth with rabbits. I will give it straight to you. Rabbits are magical creatures. They can bestow great luck to you if you treat them right and cater to them properly. One day I took my rabbit out and gave him bananas and carrots. Then took him out for a walk in a grassy corral area. The next day an old friend called me and asked me if I wanted his sailboat because he can no longer take care of it and had to go to the west coast. This was no ordinary boat but a 30' S&S blue water sailboat fully equipped. I could go on and tell you other things that has happened as a result of treating my lionhead rabbit correctly and you would not believe me. In fact when I tell my friends they laugh at me. But meanwhile I have a great job, excellent health, great friends and many material things.
Wonderful and vital points. Every rabbit owner and potential rabbit owner should be required to watch this video. Rabbit miscare is rampant because people are ignorant about the care they require. Thank you for posting.
the amount of neglected rabbits kept by little kids or teenagers i have seen is just horrible. it makes you cry and you want to punch the owner so hard when they bring you a rabbit whose teeth were basically stabbed in his nose. think real hard before taking a rabbit home.
My rabbit (she died at 11 a few months ago) was an indoor/outdoor rabbit, and as had free range of indoors and the backyard via doggydoors, and she was so happy.
Okay that with the outdoors is better for rabbits "myth" isn't really taken from the point of the rabbit, for their health it is way better to keep them outside, with proper care! But a child that forgets their pet just because it ain't in the house isn't even ready to have a pet at all.
And no, not all kids are like that at all. I did go through rain and snow to care for them. Even helped building the cage with my family so it would be warm, big enough and having a good air circulation.
The air in doors ain't the best for rabbits at all.
But that can also be affected by where you live. In places where the weather changes rapidly this might not apply. Our weather does change, but it never changes drastically from one extreme to the other. So around here they can adapt and even stay healthier because of it.
If you take a rabbit in your care that didn't originate from your part of the world and never did life outside there.... I wouldn't recommend it either.
I'd like to point out just one thing; I don't know where are you from, but significant portion of even richest countries have very fast changing weather, like my own neighborhood. The temperature can change over 40 degrees fahrenheit within 6 hours here, like in the morning of spring and fall.
That's the thing. Such things are important to know before you get any pet. There are some who are even living in such an area in wildlife and then they are a lot out of another country that don't.
And I did mention that in the lower part of the post. That it isn't a "myth" at all places. At mine it is not...the highest "drastically" change was maybe around 5-10 degrees. If there was such thing around the last years. It goes pretty steady up or down at my area.
But then again, we build an cage meant to be warm even if it snows outside and be protected enough when it rains. I don't know if most of the purchasable cages would really have worked as good as those.
I understand your point but sometimes it is truly best to keep them inside. If they are inside you can take them out and let them run around your house and cuddle with you. And inside cages are movable so you can move it outside and them play in a pen in your backyard. While a hutch isn't movable and you can hardly interact with your rabbit, especially if you can't hold it. But if you have it inside then it can experience both indoors and out. That's what I did with mine, and he lived up to 14 years :)
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It always comes down to where you life, how well the pet itself is and so on. < and if it is originating from such a climate you got in your area>
Both ways can work, but people need to be aware still, that they have to try it out what is better for the pet too.
And glad he did :3
I had no problem with the outside ones, one of them was big enough for me to stand and sit in it too. But due to them somehow managing to dig through the cement
Lol, I just prefer mine inside. We live in a neighborhood filled with dogs and messed up people. I just don't want my bunny to get stolen or killed. But I enjoyed his company inside on cold winter days and I loved watching him do a crazy happy popcorn-like jump outside of summer afternoons ^.^ rabbits are awesome.
Got my first bunny when I was like 11. Never lost interest. I am 26 now and I turned my garden into a rabbit fortress. Pretty sure they're happy. : D
Ok all you who don't believe me. Get a rabbit for a pet and let it roam the house like a cat or small dog then post for all of us to read a year later how much you enjoyed it.
rabbit.org/frequently-asked-questions/
There are plenty of people dedicated to it, so maybe you should ask them . . .
I'm glad where I live there is the Melbourne Rabbit Clinic, it's a fantastic clinic that treats Rabbits and Guinea pigs exclusively.
As a rabbit breeder and showman I disagree with many of these "myths". Most of these things depend on breed and where they are kept. Mine are kept outside as they can easily die of heat stroke. They shouldn't be kept in a flat bottom cage. It should be wire bottom. They should have 1 cup of pellets a day depending on size. They also should not be treated or given fresh grass. They also should not be given baths.
how about apple branches?
Kaety O'Dell I heard you are supposed to feed rabbits as much as they want while they are babies.Is it true?
Kaety O'Dell THANKYOU. I keep my rabbits outside too and trust me they love it out there. I think they'd go nuts indoors.
Kaelee McCoy yes. Babies need to always have plenty of food and water and so does the mother throughout her pregnancy and while she is still feeding them. Babies should be separated after 6 weeks and can be sold so long as they are strong and healthy.
Sorry for the late reply. I don't check back on my comments very often. :/
Kaety O'Dell mine are outsides and enjoy digging I agree rabbits can live outside 😂
the thought of leaving a pet in a shed out back brings tears to my eyes
Rabbits smell? Had a rabbit for 12 years. he was an amazing little thing and he definitely did create a noticeable smell. the smell of piss and rabbit turds.
cleaned him a lot too.
Koedix Yes but was he neutered? That's the biggest difference.
Zo Jo yes he was
Koedix Weird I've had one for the past year and there is very very little smell as long as I clean her litter box.
DexGypMom Thanks for the advice. I miss owning a rabbit and hopefully I'll have another soon.
Agree with most of them but not the outdoors one. In my experience, indoor rabbits live much shorter lives. Naturally, my rabbit grows a winter coat which keeps him perfectly warm in extreme weathers. I make sure he is occupied throughout the day and let him graze on the grass outdoors. Indoors, he would be bored stiff. He does not interact with any toys I have bought him and sometimes there are simply no people around to interact with him if he were indoors. Perhaps I regret not getting him a friend to have fun with, but I don't regret keeping him outside. He is nearly 10 years old and the vet is always amazed by his impeccable health.
My rabbit has never been to a vet
Both our bunnies stand up and ask to be picked up and when sitting on the bed or couch they sit on us. We have also had them since they left their mom. We LOVE our bunnies, they are the best pets!!!!
When i was little I thought rabbits had 3 legs.
Thank you so much for the useful information! But I was distracted, a little, by the sniffing nose of the bunny. It was SO CUTE!!!!
Wow i just received bunneary on Pokemon XD
I actually keep my 3 rabbits outside. But they have a very protective run for harsh weathers. We also open up the back garden door for them hourly so they can come into the living room we bond with them everyday and live a very happy and healthy life
OK, who honestly thinks rabbits don't need to see a vet?
surprising many people =.= You wouldn't believe the number of people who come in to the vet clinic and complain that their procedures are as expensive as dogs. Um.... yes.
They don't need regular check ups, if you pay enough attention to their health. Taking your rabbit to vet isn't going to prevent it from getting sick, but if you don't pay attention to its health, it is going to catch some illness. Responsible owners don't need a vet to tell them if their rabbit is healthy or not, they can spot signs before vets do.
Ok my mom said that, and i got mad because she doesn't fully understand their needs. I finally got her to understand that she needs to he spayed. She said we could if we had the money.
Based on experience, I disagree with the part about small apartments. Compared to, for example, a golden retriever, you can get by with a lot less space. You don't need a large yard. In fact, you don't need any yard. As long as you're willing to sacrifice space for a nice big large cage. That's the challenge. Then giving them the run of your (rabbit-proofed) living room during play time is usually enough. As long as they have some areas big enough for running, and the freedom to explore everywhere else.
In our smallest apartment, we had one bedroom and less than 600 square feet. I never ate at the table, so I basically used the "dining room", which was basically the corner between the living room and kitchen, to put her cage and store some tubs of yarn. There was space in the middle for her to hang out. After that, I rabbit proofed the L-shaped living room, dining room and kitchen for her enjoyment. I even kept the bedroom a "bunny-free" zone.
I guess the key is to be willing to share your space. Really, if you aren't sharing your space, no matter how big your house is, you're probably missing out on a lot of interaction. My bunny would run around my feet when I was standing up. lean against my feet while I was working on the computer or knitting, follow me to the kitchen, take naps under the coffee table, take her dinner in the "dining room" and run around the kitchen floor. Even when my apartment was cluttered, I had room to get on the floor with her.
So I guess "too small" is relative. If a room is truly "too small" for your bunny, it's probably too small for you to live in.
I live in a small apartment, and I've done pretty much the same things you mentioned. I set up a pen in one half of the kitchen, but then I also rabbit-proofed the whole main room, and I let her out every day. She loves to run back and forth on the rug or hop up on the couch with me.
I would have to disagree on some of it. Rabbits are not high maintenance. My rabbits are checked on twice a day and they don't always run around. You don't need to clean there cage everyday every other day is just fine with me.Also I never had to take my rabbits to vet. They are healthy. I have 2 bunnies and more on the way on Valentines day :)
She's most likely saying this because they are sometimes looked at as another hamster in the house before realizing they actually need attention. People are really trying to discourage the whole "Easter rabbit gift thing".
Never use personal experience as your marker for what is fact or not - especially when you don't have much experience to begin with. I've volunteered at a vet who was rabbit savvy and I can't tell you the number of rabbits brought in for having problems because they were overweight and never exercised, or because their teeth were overgrown because of a lack of chew toys, or because they had sore hocks because people kept them in tiny, wire bottomed cages. If you want to compare personal experiences, my rabbit had an abscess that needed constant attention at the age of _2_, which required lots of visits to my vet. They have diseases, illnesses and psychological problems like every other animal on this planet. You and your bunnies are not the standard. Rabbits ARE very high maintenance if you are a responsible pet owner and take every precaution to make sure they have a better chance of living out their full life expectancy.
I am pretty sure take care of my bunnies great I had a grey lop ear rabbit and he lived almost 8ish years! That's an old age and well you have your opinion and I have mine. Hope you rabbit gets better.
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you don't know internally what is happening........you know if you neuter or spay them it greatly reduces the risk of ovarian cancer etc.......also there teeth need to be trimmed to or it could be blocked up and cause them not to be able to eat....I only originally thought that the front teeth were the only concern but the vet said there are back teeth that also need trimming that just hay eating or wood chewing doesn't fix
Jim P I care About my bunnies a lot but I don't worry they still can eat and I check to make sure they dont have long teeth quite a bit.
My rabbit lived for 12 years. I loved her. We had to put her down though, because she was very old, and the vet said that she was going to die in a couple days, and we didn't want her to struggle. She was my best friend.
What about the myth that you should lift a rabbit by its back skin.
This comment is old but it's the only one of this kind I can see at the top of the comment section so I'll answer it because it's still really important. To be straight - you shouldn't. First it hurts them because you lift their weight up by a in comparison way too little fixation point and second when you hold them like that and they start to panic and fidget and you let them fall, they can suffer serious injuries like fractures. There are also videos and websites on how to lift a bunny in the right way which you can easily look up :)