Despite being potential dinner for just about every predator imaginable, prey not just to other creatures but to devastations like Mixamitosis, that spread from France to England in 1953 and wiped out 99% of the rabbit population, rabbits have managed to survive and in spite of being on the menu of almost every predator on [...]
Continue reading...8. October 2009
Chances are, pretty much everything you think you know about rabbits is probably wrong. Companion bunnies are really quite different from their reputations. For one thing, it is NOT okay for pet rabbits to live outdoors. And rabbits kept in outdoor hutches are at the mercy of neighborhood predators like dogs, feral cats, raccoons, even [...]
Continue reading...2. March 2009
The digestive system of a rabbit is very susceptible to serious upsets if the diet is inappropriate. A house rabbit’s diet will normally consist of a limited amount of: A high quality Timothy hay based pellet (Alfalfa is for very young rabbits) A nice selection of vegetables Unlimited hay, this accounts for the majority of their diet A small amount [...]
Continue reading...25. November 2008
The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft hair. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit, originating in Ankara, Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat. The rabbits were popular pets with French royalty in the mid 1700s, and spread to other parts [...]
Continue reading...27. August 2008
Rabbits could be the most misunderstood animal around: increasingly popular as pets in the U.S., and third in the U.K. (they’ve overtaken dogs and cats in popularity), pet rabbits are frequently abandoned by owners who failed to understand the nature and extent of what they were getting. It took centuries for the cat to be acknowledged [...]
Continue reading...18. August 2008
Rabbits have been popularly kept as pets in Western nations since the 1800s. Rabbits can adjust well to indoor life, and can even be litter box trained. Like all pets, rabbits need a considerable amount of care and attention. Often people purchase rabbits from a breeder. Many people prefer breeders under suspicion that some pet stores [...]
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30. January 2010
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