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...16. December 2008
Providing a healthy diet for a rabbit is neither difficult nor expensive, according to a source known to be reliable by the House Rabbit Society: Susan A. Brown, Dr. of Veterinary Medicine, says “the number one cause of disease in the rabbit remains an inappropriate diet, and the number one prevention for these diseases is [...]
Continue reading...9. December 2008
People are often shocked the first time they see a rabbit display anger. Bunnies, after all, are supposed to be timid and sweet, not outspoken and nasty, and the sudden appearance of sharp teeth and raking claws can be disarming. But whether your rabbit is nipping the hand that feeds him, [...]
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 [...]
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30. January 2010
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