Dimrill wrote:
Yay! A lionhead! I has an albino lionhead called Twitch.
1st tip: They deserve to be house rabbits, you can't keep something that cute in a hutch outside. Rabbits are easily litter trained and you'd only need a standard wire cage from Pets@home or somewhere, just for them to sleep in at nights/during the workday. Long and flat works best.
I agree with this. I was upset when we had to move Holly outdoors. But not as distressed as she was.
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2nd tip: Keep an eye on their teeth. Domestic rabbits in general can have teeth problems causing untold misery for the poor blighters if they overgrow. Both the front and back teeth.
Listen to Dimrill, he knows what he's talking about here too.
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3rd tip: If they let you, grooming is essential. If tooth problems occur it can cause the drainage channels going from their eyes to their mouth to distort and cause blockages, leading to runny eyes that need cleaning daily. The long fur on any rabbit can lead to bottom problems, so keep them clean to avoid flystrike. Twitch gets bathed every day.
Also this.
Rabbits are fairly communicative creatures, but not as we'd expect. Rabbits are often too proud to accept a grooming unless you've asked them first. (Tap the ground in front of them, and if they lower their heads, that's an invititation to groom).
Do not clean their chin at best, they'll be insulted by this and start licking you, at worst you'll have a furious rabbit clawing you.
Shewolf wrote:
I'd suggest more sawdust than straw as bedding but that is preference really, I just don't like them getting poked in the face by tough straw.
I used really soft hay for both my Guinea pigs and my rabbit. soft enough not to have that problem, no problems cleaning, and very comfortable (and hide-in-able) for them.
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Can rabbits and cats coexist? Or will one just eat the other? We have a couple of cats, and the missus wants a rabbit as well.
Depends. Some can bond really well, although I wouldn't want to risk it. Dogs and rabbits, no.