Winter is now approaching and so the issue of cold weather is on many peoples minds. Bunnies handle the severe cold much better than they handle the severe heat. There are two basic issues you must be concerned about during the winter months.
First, make sure your bunny has water available. During the winter months we go with crocks instead of water bottles for all of our outside rabbits. The tube of the water bottle freezes much too quickly. We then check the water three times a day to make sure the water is not frozen. If your bunny does not have enough water, it will not eat enough food to keep it warm. Continue reading
We love holland lops! I believe they are the greatest breed in the world. Most of our herd will run to the front of the cage when they see us. They love to be petted, and often lick us affectionately. Each of our three daughters breeds their own rabbits, including our eight year old. She will often carry her 8 or 9 week old kits around as though they babies, and the bunnies absolutely love it.
Genetics are what make a rabbit, or any living organism, look the way it does. It makes a rabbit be a certain size, be a certain colour, have a certain type of coat or ears, and more.
Aside from appearance, there are a number of considerations that you will have to make when it comes time to pick out your fuzzy friend at a pet store or other venue. This is important both to ensure that you select a healthy pet, and to make sure that you and he are compatible!
I find a common misperception among those new to rabbits that larger rabbit breeds are more excitable and smaller rabbit breeds are more calm and docile. Once you come to understand rabbits more, you will find the exact opposite to be true.
Ideally, the top front teeth of a rabbit will lap over the front bottom teeth. Since rabbit teeth grow, this positioning allows natural wearing to occur as the rabbit eats his food and hay.
One of the most important aspects of properly caring for your pet rabbit is providing him with a healthy, satisfying, and well-balanced diet. Fortunately, doing so is relatively easy, since there is general consensus about what is good for rabbits and a wide range of great food pellet options. Rabbits can also
The typical diet for a pet rabbit consists of water, hay, pellets, fresh vegetables, and its own caecal pellets. Fruit and other treats are given only in very limited quantities, as they can cause obesity in a rabbit. Rabbits require a constant water supply as they dehydrate quickly.
There are 144 main rabbit coat colors, not including blue-eyed whites, dutch markings, steel varieties, silvered colors, wide band colors, and rufus-modified colors such as red. Who ever knew there were so many?
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