If you have ever set foot in a local pet store, you may have noticed that for every 30 shelves with items for dogs and cats there may be one for rabbits (if you are really lucky). Most of the time, that one shelf isn’t even just for rabbits, it’s for small animals in general,…
Bonding Bunnies
Rabbits are very social creatures that don’t like to be alone. Yet it can be quite challenging to get two (or more) rabbits to bond and live together peacefully, because they are also quite territorial. We collected actual bonding stories for this article. Vicky S: It took about 3 weeks for Big’s and Tux to “love”…
Cutting Your Rabbit’s Nails
Unless your rabbit spends most of its time hopping around outside in a backyard, you will probably have to trim the nails every now and then, because a carpet floor will not provide sufficient friction to wear them down naturally. If you notice that the nails extend way beyond the fur or start curling, then…
Life Lessons I’ve Learned from our Rabbit
Rabbits can teach us humans a thing or two. Not without a certain amount of wisdom did Bunny become the master of our household. Since we’ve had him, I sure have learned a few life lessons. Here are my Top 11: Mustard greens, fennel, kale, chicory, parsnips, dandelions, and collard greens exist. And they are…
Rabbits on a Leash: What You Need To Know
We have thought about offering leashes in our shop very carefully before deciding to do so – after all, they are quite controversial and potentially dangerous. Some rabbits love to be outside and don’t mind a leash while others will absolutely refuse to tolerate one. Forcing the latter kind of rabbit could possibly be considered…
Interesting Facts About Rabbits
Here are some fun facts about rabbits. Did you know…? A rabbit takes approximately 18 naps per day. Rabbits are not rodents. They are lagomorphs. They originally come from the Mediterranean (Spain, Portugal, parts of North Africa). Rabbits were domesticated by the Romans approximately 300BC. They were mainly used for meat and fur and weren’t…
Summer Time: Rabbits and Heat
At this time of the year it is important to keep our little rabbit friends out of the heat – after all, they are used to dim caves and underground tunnels and therefore overheat quickly. While Bunny is mostly indoors and enjoys our air conditioning, we did have to fall back on less modern ways…
How to Clean your Rabbit
How do you clean a soiled rabbit? Most of the time, the rabbit will take care of all the cleaning itself and you shouldn’t interfere. However, for the safety of your bun there are times when you have to. Every one of us with pet rabbits has probably witnessed runny or soft stool that got…
Training Bunny to use the Litter Box
Rabbits are very clean animals that will use a litter box when trained. Unfortunately, our little Bunny was not at all litter box trained when we first got him. Just the opposite, really. He marked his territory aggressively and we had to run after him with a vacuum cleaner almost constantly to keep the house in an…