It’s easy to keep rabbit’s healthy, once you get the basics right. If you follow all these tips, you should be looking at a healthy, happy bunny. 1. Keep your rabbit healthy by keeping it indoors Controversial I know, but having kept rabbits inside and outside, I firmly believe that it’s easier to keep rabbit’s … Read more
If you’re lucky, you’ll never have to wash a bunny. Only one of mine has ever needed frequent washing, and luckily she was super chill. Unfortunately she was giant cross, so the process took a bit of engineering to be most efficient, but we got their in the end. Do you need to wash your … Read more
I think this topic is really interesting, purely because it’s changed so much in my (admittedly not short) lifetime. When I was a kid, rabbits lived to be between the ages of three and five years old. A six year old rabbit was considered to be a really good age, and was pretty rare. Nowadays, … Read more
As rabbit owners, it’s important to keep an eye on our rabbits’ weight. But it’s not that easy. For a start, there are many shapes and sizes of rabbits. Your rabbit’s sex and age can affect their weight. And that’s before we hit the real issue: how to get your rabbit to stay still long … Read more
One of the main arguments I’ve seen against keeping rabbits in the house is that they’ll make your house smell. House rabbits shouldn’t smell, or at least, they shouldn’t smell bad. If they do, it’s usually for one of these reasons: The rabbit is overweight They’re arthritic They’re ill They’re not drinking enough water They’re … Read more
Many people still find it weird that I keep rabbits inside. It used to be fine, since I lived in a tiny house with no outside space – what option did I have? But now that I live in a (slightly) bigger house with a decent-sized garden, my status as weirdo is now concrete. Why … Read more
Traditionally rabbits drink from those bottles that have a little ball in them and make an annoying noise. For the longest time I thought I was a bad rabbit parent because our rabbits were totally free roam (or would have been if they weren’t terrified of stairs) and there was nowhere to put a bottle. … Read more
I have never taken any of my rabbits for a walk. I have ONCE tried to get one of my rabbits in a harness. I needed to do a lot of research for this post. If you have anything to add, feel free to leave a comment. I have no desire to walk my rabbits. … Read more
Feeding rabbits is neither complicated nor expensive, but it can hard work delving through all the information that’s out there. Rabbits have very delicate digestive systems and they have to eat very frequently to keep it in optimum condition. They’re also very greedy – or at least mine are. If i give them a bowl … Read more
Ok, this is going to be a short post, because it turns out that no, some rabbits don’t need to be vaccinated. Here in the UK it’s recommended that you vaccinate your rabbits, whether they’re house rabbits or not, but in the US, you don’t. I assume the diseases we vaccinate against here aren’t over … Read more