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Around age six a rabbit enters its senior years, and care needs shift. Arthritis, dental disease, weight changes, and reduced grooming become more likely. This overview explains what to expect, how to adapt the home, and the monitoring that keeps an older rabbit comfortable and catches problems early.
Bringing home a rabbit is exciting, but they need very different care from cats and dogs. This first-year guide covers housing, a hay-first diet, litter training, handling, health checks and neutering, so you build good habits early and raise a calm, healthy companion.
Rabbits naturally toilet in one spot, which makes litter training realistic. This step-by-step guide covers choosing a safe substrate, layering hay on top, placing the box where your rabbit already goes, and troubleshooting the most common litter-training setbacks.
An adult rabbit thrives on routine and quiet observation. This guide sets out a healthy daily rhythm , feeding, exercise, grooming and enrichment , and the subtle changes in eating, droppings and behaviour that tell you when a normally hardy rabbit needs a vet.
Rabbits hide illness and crash fast, so an emergency is the worst time to start searching for care. This guide shows you how to find and vet a rabbit-experienced clinic in advance, the questions to ask, and how to be ready so you can act within hours when it counts.
Discover how to easily litter-train your rabbit with our step-by-step guide. Learn why rabbits are naturally clean, what setup works best, and how to troubleshoot common accidents.
Overgrown nails snag, curl, and change how a rabbit walks, but most rabbits hate having their feet held. This step-by-step guide shows how to restrain gently, find the quick, and trim little and often so nail day stops being a battle for both of you.
Outdoor rabbits face predators, heat, damp, and parasites that indoor rabbits do not. This guide covers building a predator-proof, weatherproof hutch and run, managing humid heat and typhoons, and knowing when it is simply too hot or cold to keep a rabbit outside.
Rabbits chew and dig by instinct, so a safe home is proofed, not scolded. This step-by-step guide covers securing cords, protecting baseboards and furniture, removing toxic plants, and redirecting chewing to safe outlets so your rabbit can roam without danger.
Outdoor rabbits can handle cold better than heat, but wind, damp, and sudden drops still cause dangerous cold stress. This guide covers hutch insulation, bedding, water that will not freeze, diet tweaks, and the warning signs that mean it is time to bring your rabbit indoors.
Rabbits speak almost entirely through body language. This guide decodes the joyful binky, the trusting flop, the warning thump, and the everyday nudges and chin-rubs , plus how to tell happy tooth-purring from painful grinding, so you can read your rabbit and build real trust.
Myxomatosis is a devastating viral disease spread by biting insects, causing swelling around the eyes, face and genitals and a very high death rate. Learn how it spreads, the early signs to catch, and the practical steps and vaccination that protect your rabbit.
Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus kills quickly and often without warning, even in indoor rabbits. Vaccination is the single best defence. This guide explains what RHDV is, how the vaccine works, when to start, and how to prepare for the vet visit.
The wrong bedding can quietly harm a rabbit's liver and airways or cause a fatal gut blockage. This article compares safe substrates like paper and aspen against dangerous ones like cedar, pine, and clumping litter, and explains the difference between bedding and hay.
Rabbits are quiet, but they are not silent. From soft tooth-purring to angry grunts to a terrifying scream, each sound carries a clear message. Learn to read your rabbit's small vocabulary so you know when it is happy, annoyed, or in real danger.
Digging is a hardwired rabbit instinct, not bad behaviour , so the answer is redirection, not punishment. Learn why rabbits dig, how to build a dig box they'll love, ways to protect your floors and furniture, and when frantic digging in a female signals hormones and a vet visit.
A rabbit emergency moves fast, so the time to prepare is now. This checklist walks you through exactly what to stock in a rabbit-specific first-aid kit, why each item matters, and how to use the basics safely while you get your rabbit to a rabbit-savvy vet.
Rabbits hide pain and crash fast, so knowing the true red flags saves lives. This guide lists the signs that mean go to a vet immediately , not tomorrow , including not eating, no droppings, laboured breathing and collapse, so you never lose critical hours second-guessing.
Your rabbit's droppings are its daily health report. This checklist shows what normal pellets and cecotropes look like, which changes mean trouble, and why no poop for 8–12 hours is an emergency. Learn to read the litter tray and catch gut problems early.
The first 48 hours after neutering decide how smoothly your rabbit recovers. This guide walks you through the first night home, keeping the gut moving, protecting the wound, and safely reuniting a bonded pair , plus the warning signs that mean phone your vet today.
Rabbits chew because they must. Here is how to bunny-proof wires and furniture, redirect the habit onto safe chews, and keep a bored bunny busy.
The first week sets the tone for your relationship with a new rabbit. As a prey animal, it needs quiet, safety, and patience, not handling and excitement. This step-by-step guide covers setting up, what to expect day by day, and the early health signs that mean a vet call.
Spaying or neutering your rabbit is not a cosmetic choice; it is a life-saving medical necessity. Learn about the 60-80% risk of uterine cancer in unspayed females, how the procedure prevents deadly behavioral and physical conditions, and how to safely navigate the surgery and recovery process.
Discover why pet stores frequently misidentify rabbit genders and learn how to safely and accurately sex your rabbit at home to prevent surprise litters.
Discover why rabbits are complex, high-maintenance exotic pets requiring a decade-long commitment. Learn about their specialized diet, veterinary needs, and life stages.
Free-roam, exercise pen, and hutch each suit different homes and rabbits. This guide compares space, cost, mess, and safety so you can pick a setup that fits your flat and your rabbit's personality, and shows how to upgrade over time.
Bottle or bowl? Research and most rabbit vets now favour open bowls because rabbits drink more from them and it's a more natural posture. This comparison weighs hygiene, spill risk and hydration, and shows how to keep whichever you choose clean, full and reliable in a humid climate.
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