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Is a Rabbit the Right Pet for You?

Caring for a rabbit is, at least, a ten year commitment, are you ready? Ask yourself these questions and see if you ready to be owned by a rabbit.

Rabbits can live up to ten years and many times up to twelve. Are you able to provide a permanent and forever home for this length of time?

If you are adopting for a child, please realize that a child is not capable of taking care of a pet all by himself. Realistic expectations are the child will participate in it’s care but you will be the one cleaning the cage and making sure the rabbit is an integral part of the family. If you are not ready for this commitment, do not adopt a rabbit for your child.

Rabbits are social creatures and become stressed by change. Circumstances arise in life. Are you willing to keep your rabbit when you move, change jobs, divorce, kids lose interest or go to college?

Do you accept your rabbit as a rabbit and understand and realize its temperament and behavior will be different from a cat or dog?

Are you willing to provide an appropriate and safe living environment for the rabbit in your home, making sure it has a safe bunny proofed area for daily out-of-cage exercise time?

Rabbits need to see an exotic veteranarian – a vet who specializes in small animal care such a reptiles, birds, chinchillas, and rabbits. Are you financially stable to afford taking the rabbit to the more costly exotic vet if a health issue arises?

Will your current pets and any possible new pets get along with your rabbit?

Does everyone in your home agree with having a house rabbit?

Does anyone have allergies to rabbits or grass hay? If so, are you willing to take daily allergy medicine and any ohter modifications you may have to make?

Have you researched how to properly care for a house rabbit? They have different needs than other animals, make sure you are able and willing to meet these needs.

Bunnies at the shelter.

Bunny Comic

Did you know?

Rabbits are the third most popular pet, behind dogs and cats, and they are also the third most surrendered pet at shelters.

Rabbits are very clean animals who, like cats, groom themselves.

Rabbits can be litter trained and are great house pets.

Rabbits are not rodents – they are lagomorphs. Lagomorphs differ from rodents in many ways.

Rabbits can get along with most other animals including cats and dogs.

Rabbits can be trained with positive food reinforcement. You will be surprised at what they can learn!

Rabbits are social animals and love the company of other rabbits. However, rabbits are also very territorial. Therefore, do not ever put two rabbits together and expect they will get along. It is a process that takes time before two rabbits decide to get along. And sometimes, they may decide otherwise!

A domestic rabbit that is turned lose in the wild may only survive a few days.

Rabbits let out a shrill scream when in great pain or when very frightened.

Rabbits are naturally curious and playful.

Rabbits are not low-maintenance pets; it takes dedication and time to properly care for a rabbit.

Rabbits like to be near their humans but don’t always like to be held.

Rabbits are crepuscular, which means they are most active at dawn and dusk.