Bunny advice please
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Any and ALL advice welcome! ! 
Coolup Rabbitry
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Hi, what do you need to know?
I am guessing you know about their diet already? Rabbits diets consist of 80% hay, 5% pellets & 10% vegies.
At about 5-6 months, you may wish to consider having her spayed as females reach maturity at that age & can become hutch aggressive because they want to have babies, so if you do not intend to breed her & you notice a change in her behaviour, such as biting & aggression, it is time to have her sterilised.
Make sure you keep her cool in summer, make sure she has plenty of water available, if you can on very hot days bring her indoors, or use a fan. You can also freeze a bottle of water for her to lean against to keep cool. In winter, ensure she is warm during those very cold nights/days.
Exercise is very important, make sure they get at least 2-4 hrs of exercise a day. If indoors make sure that power cords are out of reach.
bunnies can be trained to use a litter tray. Mine are mostly outdoors, but I still use trays, it makes their hutch easier to keep clean. You can train your bunny to do jumping courses. It's where rabbits jump small hurdles, go through tunnels & over obstacles, using a treat method
Good luck with your bunny. I hope she brings you great joy
I am guessing you know about their diet already? Rabbits diets consist of 80% hay, 5% pellets & 10% vegies.
At about 5-6 months, you may wish to consider having her spayed as females reach maturity at that age & can become hutch aggressive because they want to have babies, so if you do not intend to breed her & you notice a change in her behaviour, such as biting & aggression, it is time to have her sterilised.
Make sure you keep her cool in summer, make sure she has plenty of water available, if you can on very hot days bring her indoors, or use a fan. You can also freeze a bottle of water for her to lean against to keep cool. In winter, ensure she is warm during those very cold nights/days.
Exercise is very important, make sure they get at least 2-4 hrs of exercise a day. If indoors make sure that power cords are out of reach.
bunnies can be trained to use a litter tray. Mine are mostly outdoors, but I still use trays, it makes their hutch easier to keep clean. You can train your bunny to do jumping courses. It's where rabbits jump small hurdles, go through tunnels & over obstacles, using a treat method
Good luck with your bunny. I hope she brings you great joy
Coolup Rabbitry
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Hi, what do you need to know?
I am guessing you know about their diet already? Rabbits diets consist of 80% hay, 5% pellets & 10% vegies.
At about 5-6 months, you may wish to consider having her spayed as females reach maturity at that age & can become hutch aggressive because they want to have babies, so if you do not intend to breed her & you notice a change in her behaviour, such as biting & aggression, it is time to have her sterilised.
Make sure you keep her cool in summer, make sure she has plenty of water available, if you can on very hot days bring her indoors, or use a fan. You can also freeze a bottle of water for her to lean against to keep cool. In winter, ensure she is warm during those very cold nights/days.
Exercise is very important, make sure they get at least 2-4 hrs of exercise a day. If indoors make sure that power cords are out of reach.
bunnies can be trained to use a litter tray. Mine are mostly outdoors, but I still use trays, it makes their hutch easier to keep clean. You can train your bunny to do jumping courses. It's where rabbits jump small hurdles, go through tunnels & over obstacles, using a treat method
Good luck with your bunny. I hope she brings you great joy
I am guessing you know about their diet already? Rabbits diets consist of 80% hay, 5% pellets & 10% vegies.
At about 5-6 months, you may wish to consider having her spayed as females reach maturity at that age & can become hutch aggressive because they want to have babies, so if you do not intend to breed her & you notice a change in her behaviour, such as biting & aggression, it is time to have her sterilised.
Make sure you keep her cool in summer, make sure she has plenty of water available, if you can on very hot days bring her indoors, or use a fan. You can also freeze a bottle of water for her to lean against to keep cool. In winter, ensure she is warm during those very cold nights/days.
Exercise is very important, make sure they get at least 2-4 hrs of exercise a day. If indoors make sure that power cords are out of reach.
bunnies can be trained to use a litter tray. Mine are mostly outdoors, but I still use trays, it makes their hutch easier to keep clean. You can train your bunny to do jumping courses. It's where rabbits jump small hurdles, go through tunnels & over obstacles, using a treat method
Good luck with your bunny. I hope she brings you great joy
DutchBunny03
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Welcome to the world of rabbits!! You will soon be overly obsessed, spending every spare second with your rabbit, treating it as if it were a person. Rabbits are a commitment. One or two are very little work. Unless you decide to go bunny-crazy(like me), you will have an easy time. Your rabbit will live for about 10 years. It is best to give the rabbit a wire floor. They are clean and easy to maintain. And dont give her greens until she is 5 months old. Greens can cause young rabbits to bloat. Her hutch should be at least the amiunt if square footage equivalent to her weight. For example, a 10 pound rabbit needs a 10 square foot hutch. Visit RaisingRabbits.com or ARBA.com, or but a good rabbit book, for more info. Have fun with your new rabbit
