Help Your Bunny Survive The Cold

By: Rob Usakowski

Winter is now approaching and so the issue of cold weather is on many peoples minds. Bunnies handle the severe cold much better than they handle the severe heat. There are two basic issues you must be concerned about during the winter months.

First, make sure your bunny has water available. During the winter months we go with crocks instead of water bottles for all of our outside rabbits. The tube of the water bottle freezes much too quickly. We then check the water three times a day to make sure the water is not frozen. If your bunny does not have enough water, it will not eat enough food to keep it warm.

The second thing to consider is shelter from the wind, rain and snow. A wet rabbit cannot maintain the correct body temperature, and this is further compounded by the wind. Yes, wind chill factors make the rabbit feel even colder than the actual temperature. It is important not to completely block ventilation in barns and sheds. Ventilation in your rabbitry is just as important in the winter as it is in the summer. Insulating a barn for the winter will help keep the barn a little warmer. A balance between shelter and ventilation is important.

There are several other things you can do for your rabbits to keep them safe during the winter. We always give extra straw or timothy hay to our bunnies in the winter. This allows them to snuggle into the hay should the temperatures get really cold. Additionally, you can place nest boxes in all of your cages, as an extra place for the rabbits to snuggle into. This would be similar to a wild rabbit going into its den during extreme cold.

By: Rob Usakowski

Breeding through the winter can present a problem. Baby bunnies are born without fur. The mother compensates for this by pulling her fur and covering the babies. There are a couple of options available to winter breeders. Using a heat lamp, will give the additional warmth a baby may need to survive. Also, the nestbox could also be brought inside the house for the first two weeks. Of course the nestbox would need to go out to the doe once or twice a day so that she can feed her kits. After a couple of weeks they have enough fur to survive the cold temperatures, and will often huddle together or nestle up to the doe to stay warm.

Heaters can be used to keep buildings warm. Keep in mind the extra cost of doing so. Often these are more for our comfort than for the rabbits. The nice thing about a heater is that water crocks won’t freeze as quickly, and the barn is a little warmer when you go out to care for the rabbits.

Rabbits can survive the cold. Your diligence in making sure they have fresh water, greatly increase their comfort level and chances of survival.

About The Author

Rob Usakowski is the owner of Three Little Ladies Rabbitry, which is run by his wife Cathie and their three daughters. Visit their website atwww.threelittleladiesrabbitry.com for additional articles on raising rabbits.

What Kind Of Care Do Rabbits Need?

By: Alison Wood


There are a number of different things that need to be done in order to make sure that your pet rabbit is as happy as possible. Many of us that own rabbits as pets really enjoy the personality that many of these unusual animals have. If we take care of them properly, they will be healthy and will provide us with years of companionship. Here are several different ways that you can take care of your rabbit to make sure that they are as well-adjusted as possible.

One of the most important things for you to consider is the type of housing that you're going to give your pet rabbit. There is a bare minimum of 2' x 2' x 4' that is necessary in order to house your rabbit properly. Most people tend to go a little bit larger than that, even though the rabbit will not necessarily know the difference. The type of material that is used for the rabbit hutch is also something to consider, and you would want to make sure to provide a solid surface in order for them to have a comfortable place to rest. Even though the majority of it can be made out of wire, don't force them to stay on the wire permanently.

Feeding your rabbit properly is also very important, and there are a number of different things for you to consider in this regard. Most of the rabbit chow that is available commercially is able to provide much of what your rabbit is going to need, but you are going to have to supplement their diet with fresh, raw vegetables. It is especially important to provide your rabbit with green, leafy vegetables on a daily basis. Many people also feed their rabbits sprouts and other vegetables as a treat and also because of the energy that it will provide for them. Humans can learn a lot from the way that rabbits eat.

As far as exercise is concerned, this is something that every rabbit is going to need on a daily basis. If you currently are keeping your rabbit outdoors, it is important for you to provide a large area that is enclosed completely in order to avoid escape. Several hours a day is a sufficient amount of exercise, and they will surely enjoy even more if you are able to provide it for them. Indoor rabbits may enjoy the run of the home, but you might end up having to pick up after them quite a bit in the process.

One final thing that you need to think about is the grooming that your rabbit may need. A daily brushing with a flea brush, is essential in order to make sure that your rabbit's coat is as smooth and critter free as possible. It is also a good idea for you to regularly schedule visits with your veterinarian and perhaps even take them for a professional grooming from time to time. All of these things combined can help to keep your rabbit as healthy as possible.

About The Author

Alison Wood shares her tips for living with all different types of pets over at her aptly named pet blog, Pet Hooligans. To find out more about all your favorite little hooligans and how to increase their health and happiness, take a look at the website today ==>http://www.pethooligans.com/

Rabbit Cage - Tips To Buy A Rabbit Cage

By: Rayner Chandler

With the help of a rabbit cage one can hold the rabbit in the home as well as in the cage as and when needed. It will be most pleasurable for you to have an amazing pet as a rabbit right in your home.This article would point out a few significant concepts to reflect on while setting up a cage .

While you plan to get a rabbit to your home do arrange for a cage for it even if it need not be in it all the time.If you want to be away from house or if you have a guest who is little unsure on rabbits, you would need a safe and a secure place to keep your rabbit.He will also enjoy thr very reserved place that has been provided to him. You might have a rabbit cage however it is significant to take into consideration some things regarding their home environment.Rabbits also need to keep fit hence make sure to let them out for sometime on a daily basis.There may be a danger from the wires or the cords lying in your home as basically rabbits are chewing animals and may cause harm to the wire as well as themselves.You can even easily procure the chew toys from a pet stores that is close to you to prevent your rabbits from biting the household items.

Following are a few of the attractive characteristics of the indoor rabbit cages.A 3 feet long cage will be ideal to give enough space for the rabbit to move about in it. For easy admittance the door has to be provided either on the side or on the top of the cage. One can even get assistance for the House Rabbit society for building the rabbit cages. In order to give a lot of space for them to move around they even propose a big cage with 2 levels.There has to a lot of water of water and food provided in the cage always.

To make the cage quite portable you may go in for the one that has castors for free movement.You must provide for a urine protector to keep it flowing onto your floor.

Even you may try to erect up a cage all by yourself.Home enhancement shops sell wire cubes which measure 14 inches on every side that could be utilized to construct a cage of about any size.You could easily construct a 2 or a 3 level cage that would provide your pet rabbit a lot of room for moving around and avoid monotony.If you build a rabbit cage that is 3 cubes wide and 2 cubes deep by 3 cubes high, you would have a cage which contains 28 cubic feet. Any rabbit will be satisfied with this. A same concept might apply to building the hamsters cages in an event you have both.

A Holland Lop Rabbit

By: Diniana






Here some information about Holland Lop rabbits . Lop rabbits are the most distinctive and easily recognizable of all the breeds. The Lop breeds of the past included bunnys whose ears flopped forward over their faces and rabbits whose ears both flopped over to the same side. These breeds are extinct now, and the lop we see today is the bunny of choice. He can have huge ears, witch flop down beside its head like a Basset Hound's and give it the special look of the breed. Now there are four breeds of rabbits: the English Lop, French Lop, Holland Lop and Mini Lop. Each of them are unique in both its appearance and history. The English Lop is one of the oldest breeds. The French Lop is a mix of an English Lop and a Flemish Giant. He differs by a heavier stature. The Holand Lop , a dwarf breed of lop, is from Holland. He has the same color varieties: agouti, broken, pointed white, self, solid, shaded and ticked. The mini Holland Lop rabbit is also a relatively new bread of Lop. He is significantly smaller.

There are an enormous variety of breeds among pet rabbits. A rabbit show is the best place to see them all. There are two broad categories of breeds. These are fancy and fur. Fancy breeds are those bred mainly for show purposes whereas the fur breeds are bred for more general purposes. It is the older breeds witch come into the fancy category. Modern breeds were evolved for their fur. The Holland Lop rabbit is a fancy breed

Netherland Dwarf Rabbit - 4 Reasons Why They Are The Favorite Pet Rabbit

By Nathalie Veilleux

Netherland dwarf rabbit is probably the most popular rabbit breed when choosing a pet rabbit.There are a few reasons why people prefer them among other breeds.But like any others, they need good care to enjoy a healthy,happy lives.

The Size

The Netherland dwarf rabbit is the smallest breed of rabbits.Their weight do not exceed 2 to 3 pounds.So of course they can have a smaller cage than the larger breeds.But they need just as much space to run and exercise on a daily basis.

The Variety

Dwarf rabbits comes in 36 different colors.Breeders have been able to mix them so much than almost any color is available in this breed.That give them great popularity in the rabbit show industry.A lot of choices are available to people who want to get a pet rabbit.

Easy To Care For

Because they are smaller, they need less cleaning and less food than the larger breeds.Their diet should consist essentially in Timothy hay, Timothy hay based pellets,and a small daily portion of fresh green vegetables.Fruits should be given in moderation for their high sugar content.

Great Personnality

The Netherland dwarf rabbit has a playful,gentle and inquisitive personality.He may display some territorial and aggressive behavior if not spayed or neutered. It is important for the health of all rabbits to have them fixed by the age of 5 to 6 months old.First for health reasons, your rabbit will live a lot longer if altered and for social and behavior reasons.

Buying A Pet Rabbit Characteristics And Health Information

By: Moses Wright

The minute anyone thinks of a rabbit, most people will see rabbits as docile and cuddly animals. Rabbits however, do take some time to adapt and feel at ease in unfamiliar environments. With enough time and assurance provided by owners, the rabbits should adjust soon. They like human company but might respond less positively to being held.

Rabbits are more intelligent than most people thought. They can be litter trained and can even be taught little parlor tricks to amuse others. A Japanese man raised a rabbit named Oolong and it had a quaint talent for balancing miniature objects on its head while it hopped around.

There are over 50 different breeds that are recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association. However there is much more varieties than that, for example Snowshoe hares are not included in the listed 50 breeds.

This is because as a professional association concerned with organizing them in fairly strict standards they have differentiated the breeds accordingly. With different features, sizes and colors specific to each breed, there are some similarities among all the rabbits irrelevant of their breeds. Rabbits belong to Lagomorphs species. Since they have constantly growing teeth they are often misunderstood as rodents.

Rabbits breed very fast and tend to have a high number of offspring. They live up to 10 years and mature in about 6 months and start breeding immediately. This is because they had survived in the wild being prey to a lot of predations. They have an innate instinct to protect themselves and this has helped in their survival over thoussands of years. Their gestation period is as little as a month and they produce a lot of kits - rabbit babies.

Unlike other mammals whose teeth shift but do not grow after adulthood, rabbit's teeth keep growing through out their lives, To control the growth of the teeth, they keep chewing on anything and everything possible. That could be a problem for rabbit owners since they damage the furniture and other materials in the house. The most common or even favorite thing for the rabbits is the shoe. This problem can be handled by consciously keeping the shoes out of reach.

Rabbit proofing the furniture at home helps to prevent the furniture from further damages. Owners should provide their rabbits with lot of chewable toys available in pet shops to keep them from exploring and chewing other items in the house. Another natural instinct of rabbit is digging because they live in burrows in the wild. This can become and issue with domestic pets, as they will dig holes in the garden and spoil the foliage.

Their emotions can be adversely affected easily. Due to stress, rabbits can suffer from a number of medical afflicitons. They can be easily disturbed with loud noises and screaming. Children may not be aware that rabbits dislike to have their ears played with. They could even bite children if they are stressed.

Rabbits have a vision of close to 360 degrees to afford them a good view of possible predators. However, they do have a blind spot under their face that is approximately about 10 degrees. So, they could shift their heads frequently, and try to gauge the distance of objects through looking at the objects in different perspectives.

Rabbits need regular grooming. Though they are clean animals naturally, it is necessary to brush them often to avoid accumulation of fur balls in the intestine.

With more and more people choosing rabbits as their pets, it is clear that these small animalsare gaining popularity and make good companions who amuse their owners well.

Tips On How To Choose An Ideal Indoor Rabbit Cage

By: Mel Ena NurDanish




Can you describe the feeling when you see a rabbit? Do you want to have the rabbit as your pet? Is this what you think? Most of us find this animal very – very cute regardless you are a boy or girl, big or small, kid or/and adult.

If you are certain that you want to get a pet rabbit, or you have already had one, things that you’re thinking are where to keep them. Indoor or outdoor? There are good and bad on keeping them either indoor or outdoor.

If you keeping them outdoor, first thing you must ensure that your lawn is save from all predator. Rabbit are easily disturb and frightened by dogs and also cats. You have to provide them with a place for them to hide in the hutch. And also this place would serve as a warm place when it’s rain or when it is cold. Provide enough space for them in the hutch and clean it regularly. Not to forget to provide a litter tray a one corner for them to do their business.
In the other hand, if you tend to keep them indoor, you can be sure that rabbit is also a clean animal. They also can be litter train easily. But you must provide them a place of their own in the house so not to keep them hopping freely all the time in the house. They tend chew everything in the house including electrical cord that can be dangerous to the rabbit and also to the human. There are cases where houses burned down by this.

Fortunately, there are a lot of indoor rabbit cages to choose from with different design and character. Only thing that make it hard for us is, there are too many of them.
To help you choose an ideal indoor rabbit cage for your rabbit, I’ve listed the basic character that need to be considered before getting one.

1) SizeOften, we got question on what is an ideal size for our pet bunny to fit in the indoor cages. Usually, the manufacturer will give you the idea/information, but often, they are too small for our rabbit.
The basic idea is to have your cage at 5 times the size of your pet rabbit or about 100cm/1kg for small rabbit. It is advisable to buy the biggest size possible, so your rabbit has enough space to roam around.

2) HeightThe minimum height for an Indoor Rabbit Cage would be about 40cm but this should serve only as a guide. You need to check, whenever your rabbit sit up straight, the ears would not touch the top. This would help you on making decision. If you are in any doubt, go for taller cage.

3) Floor/BaseTry avoiding wired bottoms. This would irritate rabbit and can cause injury. The base of Indoor Rabbit Cage should be solid. If you already bought a wired bottom indoor rabbit cage, place something on the bottom like a towel, grass matt or several pieces of newspaper for your pet rabbit safety.(Most of the Indoor Rabbit Cage are usually wired bottom, so you need to place something at the bottom with something that is easy to wash or replaceable)

4) Cage DoorFor rabbit easy access in and out, the cage door should be large. It is best / beneficial if your cage door also serves as a ramp all together but again avoid from wired ramp. You could cover it with something solid if you have no other choices (Same as what we covered in Floor/Base above.

5) Litter BoxA rabbit can be trained to go to bathroom and a litter box will enable this. Rabbit are clean pets and you should provide a litter box in and out of the cage.
And last but not least, consider this, even with the biggest Indoor Rabbit Cage, you should let your rabbit out roaming and hopping around to make the rabbit comfortable with you and the surrounding. This would give them much needed exercise and would give you full enjoyment of owning and loving your wonderful bunny.

All this would give you an idea of a suitable Indoor Rabbit Cage for your pet rabbit. I wish you good luck and take good care of your bunny.

Mel Ena NurDanish - About the Author:
Often, when we need to find an ideal indoor rabbit cage for our pet rabbit, we tend be stuck with a lot of choices. Mel Ena Nurdanish, the author, has written this tips to help you make your decision. To make your life easier, he had form a website dedicated to give reviews and comments about indoor rabbit cage. Visit the website at http://www.indoor-rabbit-cages.