Saturday, January 28, 2012

How to breed bunnies

By Alberto Mesa


Bunnies are wonderful pets, making fantastic pets for dedicated owners. Bunnies are friendly pets, and enjoy the company of other bunnies, and generally prefer to live in pairs. In addition they like human company and can become extremely helpful if treated effectively. A girl bunnie is named a 'Doe' and a boy a 'Buck'.

Rabbits need daily consideration and some can live for up to 10 years so they are a long term responsibility. Rabbits aren't cheap pets as many new owners will soon come to realise. There are setup costs, food bills, and veterinary bills to take into consideration, and as bunnies can live up to ten years owning a bunnie may be a long-term financial commitment. Make sure you have what it takes to take care of a rabbit.

There are a number of bunnies to select from different in size, shape, colour, personality and so on. But when selecting which bunny to purchase, generally purchase your bunny from a reputable source and if possible make sure that the mom is in good health. The perfect time to purchase a rabbit is when they've been weaned from their mom at around 6-8 weeks.

Keeping an Indoor Bunny

More and more bunnie owners are opting to maintain their bunnies in the house and keep them as house bunnies. This way you can have your beloved bunny around your home with you all day, and you may play and interact with your pet more regularly, just as you would a cat or dog.

Indoor bunnies like to run around the home and hide under and behind furniture. But be aware, maintaining your rabbit indoors needs training, rabbit proofing your home, and much more time and dedication than keeping your bunny outside the house.

You need to train your rabbit, as you would a puppy, to utilize a cage, to not adventure into certain areas of the house, and not to chew your slippers!




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