Pet Rabbit Care
Purchasing a pet rabbit as a family addition is a very good idea. Pet rabbits are cuddly, relatively easy to care for, and they make the best veggie testers! When you decided to add a pet rabbit to your family you will need to make sure that the care you provide is adequate. Here are a few tips you should know in order to care for your pet rabbit so that it can have many years of bunny love.
High Temps + Freezing Temps = Dead Bunny
Just like human beings, rabbits cannot live in extreme temperatures. If you live in Arizona, California, or anywhere in the South West and you plan to buy a rabbit; you might want to consider keeping your rabbit indoors during those scorching summer months when eggs fry on the sidewalks. If you live in the Mid-West or North East, you might want to consider keeping your pet rabbit indoors during those winter months when sneezing outside can creating ice bullets. Extremes in temperature aren't good for rabbits because they aren't built for the changes in environment like their wild cousins are. Even when the weather outside is nice, make sure your pet rabbit is cool under the shade of a tree and that the temperatures do not go above 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rattle the Cage
Rabbit cages can be super huge to teeny tine depending on the size you buy. It is recommended that you bypass the small rabbit cages available at the pet store and, either purchase a large cage or custom build one for your new furry friend. Much like their wild cousins, pet rabbits need plenty of space to play, sleep, eat, and make waste in. Locking your rabbit into a small cage can actually cause health problems for your bunny. If your pet rabbit likes to really run free, feel free to designate a specific room in your house as the "bunny zone" where your rabbit can go free and stretch its little bunny legs.
Fresh Vegetables and Pre-Made Pellets
Sure, those pre-made rabbit food pellets are designed to give your rabbit the best nutrition it needs. They are created in pet food labs all over the world. But sometimes your rabbit can get bored with its litany of vittles and decide it doesn't like it anymore. Spicing up your rabbit's daily diet of pellets with fresh carrots and lettuce will give you a healthy, happier bunny in the long run. Also, this is a good way to get rid of salad nobody wants anymore.
Pet rabbits need affection, attention, and room to move. Giving your pet rabbit the care it needs is a sure fire way to get lots of bunny love in return.