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'll need are things like a cage to house the rabbit in or a rabbit hutch. Which you use will rely on the breed but mid size to large rabbit breeds are better kept outside in rabbit hutches so they have lots of room to play around in.
You'll need either a total rabbit pellet or a mixture of a well balanced regular diet for your rabbit. You will need some alfalfa hay or timothy hay for the rabbit daily. You'll also must keep a variety of fresh green plants on hand to feed the new rabbit. Bedding, water bottle and feed bowl, a litter box and some rabbit safe bedding and litter will also be needed. You may also get some rabbit safe toys and gnawing blocks.
All the items mentioned above can be bought at a local pet store or pet supply company. After you have the things on the list set up the rabbit cage and familiarize yourself with how everything works and how much food the rabbit will need daily. You want to be completely prepared to care for the rabbit and teach the younger children in the home how to look after the rabbit correctly.
Most cages and hutches come flat packed so you will have to build it and then put the litter box in it. Then you can attach the water bottle to the cage, it will clip right on the wire of the cage or hutch. Then you need to place some rabbit safe bedding on the cage floor. This is going to help in 2 ways, the bedding will keep the rabbits feet off the wire to help prevent sore feet and the bedding will absorb any rabbit pee while your rabbit learns to use the litter box.
Some of the supplies you'll need are things like a cage to house the rabbit in or a rabbit hutch. Which you use will rely on the breed but mid size to large rabbit breeds are better kept outside in rabbit hutches so they have lots of room to play around in.
You'll need either a total rabbit pellet or a mixture of a well balanced regular diet for your rabbit. You will need some alfalfa hay or timothy hay for the rabbit daily. You'll also must keep a variety of fresh green plants on hand to feed the new rabbit. Bedding, water bottle and feed bowl, a litter box and some rabbit safe bedding and litter will also be needed. You may also get some rabbit safe toys and gnawing blocks.
All the items mentioned above can be bought at a local pet store or pet supply company. After you have the things on the list set up the rabbit cage and familiarize yourself with how everything works and how much food the rabbit will need daily. You want to be completely prepared to care for the rabbit and teach the younger children in the home how to look after the rabbit correctly.
Most cages and hutches come flat packed so you will have to build it and then put the litter box in it. Then you can attach the water bottle to the cage, it will clip right on the wire of the cage or hutch. Then you need to place some rabbit safe bedding on the cage floor. This is going to help in 2 ways, the bedding will keep the rabbits feet off the wire to help prevent sore feet and the bedding will absorb any rabbit pee while your rabbit learns to use the litter box.
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