How about a little bunny help?

[Calift]

Rabbits make excellent pets...you're in for a lot of fun!

The best online resource site for everything bunny is, www.rabbit.org. Their articles are all great, and definitely worth following them on everything (literally, they are always right! )

Here's my rabbit. He's a himalayan, wonderful breed! If you are getting a rabbit as a pet- I would rescue one instead of buying a baby. Rescued rabbits are already fixed (save you $$), litter-trained, and your saving a life! And you can get one that matches your personality, since breeds don't make that much difference. Make sure you keep your rabbit inside too, a hutch is no place for them. My guy spends his whole day outside his cage and lives in the house like a cat. He is litter-trained, generally lies on the dog's bed or under the table. He's super-smart, and a lot of fun. Make sure you definitely fix your rabbit regardless of where you get it. It eliminates SOO many behavioral problems. They will be less aggressive, tempermental, messy, and smelly....an all around better pet!




I adore my rabbit (if you can't tell)....I wish you the best with yours, keep us updated!

[ChicaPiton519]

So - If you want personality and a little chaos, go mini rex - if you want quiet companionship, go lop. Either way, devote a LOT of time to training and reinforcing good behaviors when the rabbit is young, it will make life much easier.

I have to second that on the mini rex... personally i've never had a pure bred lop - well i may i just dont know her background.

my mini rex is AWESOME... he has such personality.
i'd be lucky if my mom lets me take him when i move out... because he is just like a dog...
i keep him outside (mom is allergic) , but he comes in atleast once a day for 30 or more mins to romp around my living room...
he is potty trained, when his cage was inside he'd run into it and pee when he had too... i reccomend mini rexes to anyone i meet that wants a bunny... because they are awesome.

as for gender - i have a male mini rex, he is a bundle of fun, my females have gotten territorial with me. and anyone i have talked to said they like the males - and they normally get theirs fixed... (keep in mind none of mine are fixed)



hope that helped a tad...
i would have him running around with me right now... but im cleaning snake cages lol

[Argentra]

Okay, I MUST kiss that nose!

I know... and he actually doesn't mind that. His nose is most kissable.

That Himalayan is a Beauty! Very very nice.

The only comment I would add to the hutch thing, is that an outdoor hutch is not a good ONLY home. I have a big indoor cage for extreme temp times, and I just got a nice big hutch for the enclosed porch. Since there's not much room in the apartment, and I can't just let him run around, his main home will be the porch. As I said, the porch is enclosed and I'll be screening the whole front to make it totally secure. I also have an outdoor heat mat especially for small mammals for colder days, and a big fan that will be out there on warmer days. He comes inside whenever the temps are out of bunny comfort range.

It is, of course, preferable to be able to have a rabbit indoors all the time and have the run of the house (or at least a good portion of it). But when that's not possible, a good combination of in and out can work just as well.

And yes, personality is very important. Much like with cats, you have to find a good match or all the great looks in the world won't help.

[SecurityStacey]

I will be fixing the bunny no matter what. I live in an apartment and the bunny will have a cage in there - but I really intend for the bunny to have run of the apartment when I'm home and would like to pen him off in the kitchen area (easiest to bunny proof and a good amount of room) with his cage at night when I'm at work.

I'd like to get an outdoor "playpen" for him when I take him outside, and get a harness for walks. I've seen people let them run around free outside but I'd be terrified he/she would just run away.

[ChicaPiton519]

Yeah, i got a chihuahua harness for my bunny... it fits him for now but im going to have to up it...

i would deff reccomend a mini rex. mine is a really really cuddley bunny, when im in my room on my laptop he normally lays on my chest all streached out.
he is a doll. and he has his own blanket on my bed that he digs into spoiled bunn he is.

[SecurityStacey]

Yeah, i got a chihuahua harness for my bunny... it fits him for now but im going to have to up it...

i would deff reccomend a mini rex. mine is a really really cuddley bunny, when im in my room on my laptop he normally lays on my chest all streached out.
he is a doll. and he has his own blanket on my bed that he digs into spoiled bunn he is.

I actually saw your mini rex in your posting and thought he was adorable - that was when I started lookin them up.

[ADEE]

emily said it all perfectly. i have two house rabbits. abbie is my english lop and rain is my dwarf mix, they are both spayed and make GREAT pets!!! We use NIC cages you make yourself, if you google NIC cage you can find lots and lots of different layouts.