should we get a bunny?

okay i fell in love today... with a bunny. it's a lion mane... all white except black ears, black eyes and few black splotches. soooo cute. they said it would get about 5 lbs. how big is a 5 lb bunny? they said another enclosure like the one we just out retired ratties would work... 4'x2'x2'...

does that sound right for one bunny?

now... we had two - they were SUPER stinky and ate my son's room. it was awful... so we know we'd want to keep this one in it's enclosure most of the time. is that mean?

i want you experienced bunny lovers to chime in... let me know if we are contemplating something we will regret in the end.

and i checked... it's a girl. and she should max out at 4lbs not 5. (if that really makes a difference :P)

I'd never heard of a Lion Mane before, so I googled it :) They're kinda cute! But I've got a fuzzy spot in my heart for mini lops.

Lion Manes are cute little tribbles!

Most of the answers to your questions can be found here, if not all! This site is my bunny bible! They're some high maintenance stinkers, especially the ones with long hair, and they do need run around time. And a lot of attention if they don't have a bunny companion. Anywhos, do check out this link, they cover a lot more than I ever could!

http://rabbit.org/

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

okay i fell in love today... with a bunny. it's a lion mane... all white except black ears, black eyes and few black splotches. soooo cute. they said it would get about 5 lbs. how big is a 5 lb bunny? they said another enclosure like the one we just out retired ratties would work... 4'x2'x2'...

does that sound right for one bunny?

now... we had two - they were SUPER stinky and ate my son's room. it was awful... so we know we'd want to keep this one in it's enclosure most of the time. is that mean?

i want you experienced bunny lovers to chime in... let me know if we are contemplating something we will regret in the end.

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I am pretty sure a 5ft rabbit could be great food for a 17ft burm!!:8: So it will get pretty big... Jk JK

I think it will be fine in a cage that is a nice good size for her. You still want to have her out to get some excersise and play time though!! Don't want no fat bunnies!!:carrot:

thanks, already read a bunch of that site... but it doesn't necc give specifics. doesn't even have any pics of home made enclosures which i had hoped to find :(

At least 4 time the size of the bunny is the rule of thumb, but the more time you want them to spend in the enclosure the bigger it should be.

Here's a great site about rabbit enclosures. :) At least this is the kind we have. Easy to make, easy to adjust in size, and lotsa room. Karen made ours in one day. I really need a newer pic of it. But yeah, that is the one thing rabbit.org is missing... Pics! This is a bunch of owner made sites about their NIC (neat idea cube) cages.

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/nic.html

well that site makes my eyes bleed. who in the world chose that yellow... :eek:

anyway, i never thought to use those NIC - we used to have a whole bunch but gave them all away... i think my daughter may have some at her apartment and i don't think she set them up... so i'm going to see if we can steal them back. at least that way we can always make the cage bigger as the bun bun grows!

http://www.rabbitsinthehouse.org/images/Tumbleweed.jpg

WOW check out this guy. He is wild and crazy looking!

oh my... what a cutie LOL