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Five Tips for Better Rabbit Care

by hope hammond
Posted on Wednesday Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:58 PM EST

Owning a small rabbit takes a lot more effort than one would initially expect. You'd need to clean out it's cage ever few days, feed it, water it and play with it on a daily basis. Plus, there's the whole having to take it to the veterinarian when it gets sick thing. That's a bill you may not feel up to for the health of a small animal. Certainly make sure you think about how much money you want to spend on a small animal before you buy one as pet. In addition, here are a few tips to make sure you keep a super healthy and happy rabbit as your pet from 8 in 1 Pets Products. http://www.eightinonepet.com/helpfultips_smanimal.htm

1. Social needs. Rabbits like company and interaction. If you have a busy lifestyle and may not be on hand to entertain them for long stretches, consider getting two rabbits instead of one. They can keep each other company.

2. Diet. Bunnies thrive on a healthy, diverse diet. High quality pellet food should be paired with a variety of fresh vegetables and some fruits. Mix in leafy green vegetables like kale and dark leaf lettuces with the occasional carrot, sweet potato and apple slice for variety. Rabbits should be fed a pile of greens roughly the size of the animal's body every day. A common mistake is leaving pellets out all day. This can only lead to a chubby bunny. It is better to feed your rabbit in two installments each day.

3. Cages. Rabbits need lots of exercise and should not be confined to a hutch or cage 24-hours a day. However, when no one is around to supervise them, they should be kept in as large a cage as possible.

4. Veterinary care. Your bunny will need an annual check up as well as emergency care if it becomes ill. Keep the phone number of a qualified veterinarian handy.

5. Spaying or neutering. Spaying or neutering your rabbit is not only the responsible thing to do, it makes your life better as well. Bucks no longer mark their territory with unpleasant odors and spayed does are spared a number of health problems including uterine cancer.