Caring for Your Bunny
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Food
Rabbit Food: Please do not feed your bunny food with colorful pieces or nuts mixed in. These do not give your bunny the right balance of protein and fiber. I would recommend getting Purina Rabbit Chow Complete; it has all the essential nutrients needed for growth, maintenance, and reproduction. Once you have established a specific brand of food with your bunny, it is best to not alter their food as rabbits have very sensitive systems.
Timothy Hay: This helps with digestion and with their teeth. I recommend keeping the hay rack filled.
Veggies & Fruits as treats: Apples (no seeds), Carrot tops, Strawberries, and Blueberries can be given after they are 4 months old.
Water
Make sure your bunny has PLENTY of water at all times. You can mix a drop of Apple Cider Vinegar in their water. It helps with keeping their immune system up, clearing up skin conditions and infections, helping with eye issues, helping their fur stay soft and shiny, and helping with any types of GI tract issues. It also makes rabbits unattractive to worms, fleas, and mites.
Toys
Rabbits love toys to keep them busy. Some great ones are: toilet paper rolls stuffed with hay/treats, cat toy balls, and wood toys to help with trimming down their teeth.
Cages
Your bunny needs a cage that is at least 24” by 30” for but of course the bigger the better!
Bunnies need a mat or bed to lay on if living in a wire type cage.
- Cage or hutch
- Litter box
- Litter: pine pellets, paper pellets, or bedding pellets work great!
- Water bowl or bottle
- Food bowl (one with a wide base so they can’t tip it over or one that attaches to the cage)
- Hay rack
- Food
- Hay
- Pellets
- Toys
- Cage mat or bed: Especially if their cage has a wire bottom. Being on the wire without a place to get off can irritate the bunnies feet.
Food
Rabbit Food: Please do not feed your bunny food with colorful pieces or nuts mixed in. These do not give your bunny the right balance of protein and fiber. I would recommend getting Purina Rabbit Chow Complete; it has all the essential nutrients needed for growth, maintenance, and reproduction. Once you have established a specific brand of food with your bunny, it is best to not alter their food as rabbits have very sensitive systems.
Timothy Hay: This helps with digestion and with their teeth. I recommend keeping the hay rack filled.
Veggies & Fruits as treats: Apples (no seeds), Carrot tops, Strawberries, and Blueberries can be given after they are 4 months old.
Water
Make sure your bunny has PLENTY of water at all times. You can mix a drop of Apple Cider Vinegar in their water. It helps with keeping their immune system up, clearing up skin conditions and infections, helping with eye issues, helping their fur stay soft and shiny, and helping with any types of GI tract issues. It also makes rabbits unattractive to worms, fleas, and mites.
Toys
Rabbits love toys to keep them busy. Some great ones are: toilet paper rolls stuffed with hay/treats, cat toy balls, and wood toys to help with trimming down their teeth.
Cages
Your bunny needs a cage that is at least 24” by 30” for but of course the bigger the better!
Bunnies need a mat or bed to lay on if living in a wire type cage.