How to Care For a Rabbit

There are many steps for taking care of a rabbit.  If you are not sure you came to the right place.  I have a rabbit of my own so I have had plenty of experience.  I can help you make sure your rabbit stays happy and healthy.  To learn how just keep on reading!

1. The first step is to have a good sized cage.  This allows the rabbit to run, jump, and play happily. Also you don't want them to not get exercise, because this makes them very uncooperative.  Although make sure they don't over exhaust themselves, this could make it harder for them to breathe and result in death.  2. The second step is to buy the right food.  Make sure you get them a good brand. The brand that has worked best for me is Just the ones you can find at Wal-mart.  Remember sometimes high quality things don't work as well!  Don't go out and buy some super expensive food it all works the same. Don't give them to much either, about a dixie cup a day will do.
   
   3.  Third, they need plenty of water!  Make sure they have at least a full bottle for their cage during the winter.  Though in the summer they need more, so get them a couple bottles filled up!  One precautionary thing is don't just put a dish of water, they could get it in their nose. My suggestion is a roller bottle bottle, those work perfect.
   
   4.  Make sure they have lots of toys!  These provide fun play time as well as something to shave their long teeth down.  Such as stuffed logs, they are made of a crunchy outer coating and filled with alfalfa and seeds.  Personally my rabbit likes the outer more so you could just get the unstuffed logs.  Another thing is they can play when your not there to play with them, which is great.      

5. Get them a smaller house to sleep in too.  This is going to be their secure place when they are tired or scared!  Make sure to put some pine shavings in it for warmth.  This also allows them to do their natural instinct burrow.
 6. Sixth, you need to groom them properly.  One of the easiest ways is to have them laying in a place you can get to them easy.  Then lightly run your fingers through the hair getting all lose hair off.  You should do this weekly or daily during the end of winter when they are losing their thick coat. They can choke on the loose hair so that is why you should do this.

 7. For seven while you have the toys from step four, they still need some kind of treat to mix in with their food.  This will make eating a little more exciting.  I use a mix that has seeds and dried berries together. Simply throw a little in with their food and they love it! This will make eating a little more exciting.  I use a mix that has seeds and dried berries together. Simply throw a little in with their food and they love it! 8.  Clean their cage! Just like any other animal they go to the restroom.  When you start to notice a stench, you need to dump out all of the ole shavings and put new in.  Make sure to do this weekly! Your rabbit will thank you for it. This is super important!  9. Give your rabbit lots of love.  This can either be simply petting them or hugging them. Just make sure they know you love them and care about them. This will make your bond strong and let the rabbit has trust in you. 10.   Keep the temperature good for them.  During the winter buy a heat light to keep them warm. In the summer go out and with a tiny bit of water stroke their hair to keep them cool. Now those steps are going to make a happy rabbit.