I'm getting a rabbit tomorrow, what else do I need?

My rabbit would eat some romaine lettuce and tomatoes sweet potatoes in the petstore they have yogurt rabbit treats, if you can get those they love it! Basically if I was cooking with a veggie I saved a raw piece for my bunny. Just do not give them celery even chopped up, the strings on it get stuck in their throat and they choke and die, sometimes even if it is cut up into little bits they get tangled up in their stomachs as well. If he is sick you can make them feel better with canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie mix!!!! It is like medicine for bunnies, and I read it everywhere to give it to them. I used shredded newspaper and he loved it and would chew on it as well mixed in with alfalfa hay.

I have a 5 year old Japanese Harlequin rabbit and she's litter trained too lol!!! We have plexie glass at the bottom of her cage because the bottom of the cage is wire. then on top of that, we have hay. It's just some normal hay for rabbits and we have like a good 3 inches of it. We just go to steins and buy a square of hay (lol i forgot what it's called...) and throw some down. I use crushed corn cob for her litter tray, and don't worry, it's ok the he/she eats it. And you're right!!! Rabbits do love chewing. I give her some apple/pear tree sticks, but if you don't have an apple/pear tree around, any sticks will do. One more thing, Rabbits are meant to be let out of their cages for at least 3 hours a day (it's a lot lol i only do like 1 hour) so we have fencing, it's like chicken wire, and I just roll it outside and let her eat the grass. That's all that I can think of!!! Hope I helped!!!!

Receycled paper littler or newspaper for litter box material (the newspaper is cheaper but will not absorb ordor. You also need timothy hay. They need an unlimited supply of timothy hay and it should make up the bulk of their diet. Applewood works for chewing but so does cardboard. Your rabbit may enjoy a cardboard box big enough for her to fit in with a hole/door cut out of it. Make sure the cage you got is big enough. It should be at minumum 6 square feet (36" x 24" for example). If it's smaller than that I would upgrade or use a excercise pen instead. Also you should probably go tot eh library and read as much as you can on pet rabbits. Best of luck.

U used to have newspaper for the bottom of the hutch and sawdust on top of it. One of the water bottles with the metal ball at the end so she can always have a fresh drink as they can tip over a water bowl!

Lots of fresh food, leftover salad and veg stuff. Also they need to be able to get out and run so some kind of run or an enclosed garden would be good.

The most important thing though is lots of love and attention, have fun

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Well i also have a house rabbit and because we only have one we got her this big stuffed toy.

She loves it, she always cuddles up with it and sleeps next to it at night.

Just some sort of company for her. xD

And for the litter tray we have these sort for pellets, which absorbs really well. I dont know the make.

You will definitely need to get an endless supply of hay for your bunny, if you haven't already. Rabbits need unlimited hay to keep their digestive system in proper working order (fiber), they are a lot like horses in that regard. Your water bowl should be a heavy ceramic crock-type bowl, so bunny won't tip it over. (Not fond of the water bottles, have heard various horror stories from others who have had their bunny take out an eye on the spout, besides the fact that they can clog or continuously drip.)

In regards to things to chew, the chemically untreated grass mats the pet stores sell for small animals are great for that! Relatively inexpensive, too. You can probably get your supplies cheaper if you live near a farm supply store, and buy bales of hay from farmers (that's what we do, $5. a bale, and it's freshly cut!) Chemically untreated pine lumber is fine for bunnies to chew, as long as it's dry, not "sappy" (never give them pressure-treated wood!) You can give your bunny branches from trees outside i.e. aspen or maple twigs, as long as they haven't been treated w/ pesticides. Here is a great website to go to in order to find out safe--and unsafe--foods, plants, and tree branches to feed your bunny:

www.rabbit.org (the House Rabbit Society website)

Here is another great site to do some research on also:

www.medirabbit.com

This site will teach you how to tell when your rabbit is ill, and what measures to take to make her well.

For cage & litterbox lining, yesterday's black & white newspaper works great on the bottom, provided you change it out daily--and it's free! Other options are CareFresh bedding, FelinePine, woodstove pellets (at horse supply places), or aspen shavings. NEVER use pine shavings or especially cedar shavings as bedding, as these will cause respiratory issues down the road in your bunny. You can also line the bottom of the cage with cardboard cut to size; just toss it and replace when it gets soiled or shredded by bunny!

Besides all of this, you can feed her a variety of safe greens, herbs, dandelion leaves, and lawn grasses (as long as it's not chemically treated). Go easy on the fruits, as they are high in sugar content and can upset the intestinal flora in bunny's tummy (diarrhea!) Be sure the pellets you feed her contain no "junk food" in them--no seeds, corn, nuts, etc.--just plain pellets.

Place a big bunch of hay in her litterbox; bunny will eat and poo at the same time.

If your bunny hasn't already been spayed, please consider having the procedure done. Not only will she be calmer and less controlled by hormones, but you will have removed any risk of her developing reproductive cancers (which unfortunately have a high incidence in bunnies).

Last of all, it's always good to have a great reference book or two to turn to in a pinch. I recommend both the House Rabbit Handbook and Rabbits For Dummies. Be sure your books are from years 2000 and on, as the older ones tend to be outdated and some facts in them proven to be wrong.

Wishing your little gal the best, have lots of fun with her!!!

properly sized cage Ceramic nutrients bowl Toys Bedding Water bottle chew stick extreme-high quality rabbit nutrients supplements Indoor play backyard e book approximately rabbits Timothy hay clutter container / clutter

Bedding - hay and shredded paper

Covering for floor - sawdust

Toys/entertainment - willow balls, phone book, maybe a leash and harness

Litter - rabbit litter from any good pet shop

if you need any more help/tips/info email me at katrinam94@yahoo.com

there is no need for wood that is just a sell trick , fresh veggies like carrot are good enough

i hope you checked the local vet it will be more helpful in emergencies than to panic

Mine loves hay and carrots