You should know a few things before you bring a new pet rabbit into your family. As well as a few supplies that you will need to care for the new pet rabbit you can also go to your neighborhood library and check out some books on basic rabbit care and the supplies you will need.
Some of the supplies you will need are essentials like a cage to keep the rabbit in or a rabbit hutch. Which you use will depend upon the breed but medium size to large rabbit breeds are better kept out of doors in rabbit hutches so they have a good deal of room to run around and play.
You'll need either a total rabbit pellet or a mixture of a balanced diet for your rabbit. You will need some alfalfa hay or timothy hay for the rabbit daily. You will also need to keep a selection of fresh green veg on hand to feed the new rabbit. Feeder bowl and water bottle, a litter box if the hutch doesn't have one built in and some bedding and litter should also be purchased ready. You can get some rabbit safe toys and rabbit blocks.
All the items noted above can be purchased at a local pet shop or pet supply company. Once you have the essentials on the list set up the rabbit cage and become familiar with how everything works and how much food the rabbit will need daily. You need to be entirely prepared to look after the rabbit and teach the younger kids in the home how to take care of the rabbit without hurting it.
If its a self assembly hutch set it up and put the litter box within inside. Then you can attach the water bottle to the cage, it will clip right on the wire of the cage or hutch. Then you will need to place some rabbit safe bedding on the cage floor. This'll help in 2 ways, the bedding will keep the rabbits feet off the wire to stop sore feet and the bedding will absorb any urine while your rabbit learns to make use of the litter box.
Some of the supplies you will need are essentials like a cage to keep the rabbit in or a rabbit hutch. Which you use will depend upon the breed but medium size to large rabbit breeds are better kept out of doors in rabbit hutches so they have a good deal of room to run around and play.
You'll need either a total rabbit pellet or a mixture of a balanced diet for your rabbit. You will need some alfalfa hay or timothy hay for the rabbit daily. You will also need to keep a selection of fresh green veg on hand to feed the new rabbit. Feeder bowl and water bottle, a litter box if the hutch doesn't have one built in and some bedding and litter should also be purchased ready. You can get some rabbit safe toys and rabbit blocks.
All the items noted above can be purchased at a local pet shop or pet supply company. Once you have the essentials on the list set up the rabbit cage and become familiar with how everything works and how much food the rabbit will need daily. You need to be entirely prepared to look after the rabbit and teach the younger kids in the home how to take care of the rabbit without hurting it.
If its a self assembly hutch set it up and put the litter box within inside. Then you can attach the water bottle to the cage, it will clip right on the wire of the cage or hutch. Then you will need to place some rabbit safe bedding on the cage floor. This'll help in 2 ways, the bedding will keep the rabbits feet off the wire to stop sore feet and the bedding will absorb any urine while your rabbit learns to make use of the litter box.
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