If you think that your rabbit is breathing more quickly than usual, get them to a vet. I KNOW that all I ever seem to recommend when a rabbit is acting unusual is whisk them off to the vet, but it’s because rabbits hide illness and pain so incredibly well that by the time they’re … Read more
How much your rabbit thumps will vary a lot. I’ve had rabbits that have never thumped, but the two I have now are nig on thumping. The little disabled one doesn’t do it much, but we have to pick her up to clean her out and sometimes we get a sassy little thump. Holly thumps … Read more
When I first had rabbits, I’d panic every time one of them sneezed. If you put ‘rabbit sneeze’ into google there’s just a lot of panic about how rabbits can’t get colds so they probs have some death disease and anyway you should really start planning their funeral. And then I got a sneezy rabbit. … Read more
Absolutely! Having a free roam bunny is awesome. They get plenty of exercise, lots of room to explore (rabbits are incredibly nosy), and they’re a pretty chill animal to hang out with. They won’t ask to be let out every ten minutes, they’re litter trained, and their poop doesn’t smell. Incredible. But having a free … Read more
Please don’t tell my rabbits I made a pros and cons list. But then, if they cared that much they wouldn’t chop on a cardboard box at 2am. Why house rabbits make great pets Rabbits are cheap to feed A big-ass bag of rabbit food costs about £20 and lasts months. I prefer to buy … Read more
Rabbits themselves don’t smell bad – we actually used to have a Dutch rabbit that smelled exactly like digestive biscuits. It was glorious. But rabbits are still animals and they can stink up the place if they’re not cleaned out regularly. Clean your rabbit’s litter box out regularly We have tiny bunnies and a big … Read more
Rabbits can make great apartment pets! They’re small, quiet (kinda), and they don’t smell! Many people still consider rabbits as being strictly outside pets, but I would consider them strictly inside pets. I occasionally let them run (supervised) in the garden, but they can absolutely live indoors 100% of the time. Mine don’t even leave … Read more
Rabbits eating banana is one of those facts that you can go your whole life without knowing, and then bam, you join a rabbit Facebook group and it’s the subject of at least one post a day. Is banana poisonous to rabbits? No, they’re not, but they’re also not that great for them. They’re not … Read more
Rabbits are greedy little creatures that put on weight easily. They’ve evolved to eat food quickly to make help them get as many calories as possible whilst avoiding predators (they eat so quickly they have a digestive system that relies on them eating their own poop). Due to this need for them to constantly graze … Read more
Yes, they do, but they don’t need supplementary salt. At least, they don’t unless your vet has told you that they do. But a healthy rabbit with a good diet (85% hay, 10% veggies, 5% pellets) will get all the salt they require from their diet. Do Rabbits need salt licks? No, but that won’t … Read more