Here is everything you need to now about a dwarf rabbit . My bunny is a Polish Dwarf rabbit. He is tiny and about 3 pounds. The Polish Dwarf rabbit I believe has developed in England in the 1800s. Some experts believe that the name does not refer to the country of Poland, but rather to its shiny coat. The Polish Dwarf is a companion to the Netherland Dwarf. He is also very petite and lively in his behavior. The Polish rabbit breeds in as many colors as the Netherland Dwarf. There are advantages to mini rabbits as pets because their feed and housing are less than the larger ones, and they are more easily handled.
That is why we chose a dwarf rabbit. We love him and he is so easy to handle. There is a saying that medium-size or larger rabbits tend to be calmer and more manageable than mini dwarf rabbits. Our first bunny was a Holland Lop and my daughter couldn't handle him as god as our Polish rabbit because he was heavier.
We adopted him as an adult so we new his size.
Any rabbit does not like to be lifted and held unless they are gradually taught to tolerate it. He was held very much in his life, so he accepted being held by us right away. He already was house-trained and used his litter box. We trained our first bunny.
Rabbits, just like dogs and cats prefer not to foul the area where they eat and sleep and will instead venture out of their "dens" to relive themselves. Important to remember when litter-box train a rabbit is consistency and praise. So be alert in the early days and follow your rabbit everywhere. When an accident happens pick him up and put him in his litter-box with a few droppings inside. Also clean the spot with some vinegar.
Rabbits don't like the smell and avoid the area for another try. Spayed and neutered rabbits are easier to litter-train. It is also important for the health and overall happiness of any dwarf rabbit.
An adolescent rabbit often sprays urine and performs the sexual act on people's legs, slippers and other pets. There also tend to be more restless and more aggressive. Neutering reduces or eliminates all these problems without changing the personality of the bunny. When rabbits start circling and love bite legs that is a sing that it is the right time to go ahead with the procedure.
Our dwarf rabbit was neutered and we didn't need to take care of it.
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Thursday, 21 October 2010
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Rabbits As Pets - Essential Know How
Rabbits may soon be even more popular than cats or dogs as pets. Before you decided to take a rabbit as pet, there are many things that you should know. This article is a beginner's guide to those who are thinking of getting bunnies as pets.
The average life span of a rabbit is 9 years old. This should be taken into consideration if you are thinking of keeping rabbits as pet.
A bunny may be kept in a hutch or a cage. The best cage are those with wire floor and a pull out tray. Choose a cage that is at least four times the size of the bunny. The cage should be cleaned daily.
Many owners who have rabbits as pets are not even aware about this, but your pet may be litter-box trained. Rabbit's droppings should be inspected daily for any irregularity in shape and size as this can be the first sign that they are sick.
A pet bunny's diet can be made of commercially produced pellets, hay, greens and fruits. Younger bunnies less than 7 months old should be fed with pellets and alfalfa hay. Adequate fresh water is a must.
Rabbits will constantly groom themselves. Keeping them indoor will also means that you need to do vacuuming more often. Family with members who are allergic to fur may not be suitable to keep rabbits as pet.
Rabbits reproduce few times a year and therefore should be neutered or spayed. Neutering or spaying also helps prevent development of cancer in female rabbits and eliminate aggressive behaviour in male rabbits. It is easier to house train neutered and spayed rabbits.
When your pet rabbits get sick, they should be immediately brought to a savvy vet to be treated. Rabbits sometimes can't resist on chewing on furniture and electrical cables. Therefore, bunny proofing the house is important for their safety and to prevent damages. Adult rabbits tend to be more disciplined.
Pet rabbits love toys even though they may get bored easily with the toys Your rabbits will sleep through most of the daytime. This may suits working adults most as your rabbits will be active when you are at home.
The fact that more and more people keep rabbits as pet show that they are adorable pet to keep. Do not leave children to care for the rabbits by themselves as they may not know how to handle rabbits as pet
The average life span of a rabbit is 9 years old. This should be taken into consideration if you are thinking of keeping rabbits as pet.
A bunny may be kept in a hutch or a cage. The best cage are those with wire floor and a pull out tray. Choose a cage that is at least four times the size of the bunny. The cage should be cleaned daily.
Many owners who have rabbits as pets are not even aware about this, but your pet may be litter-box trained. Rabbit's droppings should be inspected daily for any irregularity in shape and size as this can be the first sign that they are sick.
A pet bunny's diet can be made of commercially produced pellets, hay, greens and fruits. Younger bunnies less than 7 months old should be fed with pellets and alfalfa hay. Adequate fresh water is a must.
Rabbits will constantly groom themselves. Keeping them indoor will also means that you need to do vacuuming more often. Family with members who are allergic to fur may not be suitable to keep rabbits as pet.
Rabbits reproduce few times a year and therefore should be neutered or spayed. Neutering or spaying also helps prevent development of cancer in female rabbits and eliminate aggressive behaviour in male rabbits. It is easier to house train neutered and spayed rabbits.
When your pet rabbits get sick, they should be immediately brought to a savvy vet to be treated. Rabbits sometimes can't resist on chewing on furniture and electrical cables. Therefore, bunny proofing the house is important for their safety and to prevent damages. Adult rabbits tend to be more disciplined.
Pet rabbits love toys even though they may get bored easily with the toys Your rabbits will sleep through most of the daytime. This may suits working adults most as your rabbits will be active when you are at home.
The fact that more and more people keep rabbits as pet show that they are adorable pet to keep. Do not leave children to care for the rabbits by themselves as they may not know how to handle rabbits as pet
Sunday, 10 October 2010
5 Not So Boring Facts About Rabbits
Who wants to know boring facts about rabbits? Not us!
Here are some fun, little-known facts that are a bit more interesting than your usual 'largest rabbit', 'longest ears' sort of stuff!
Rabbits hate baths (and don't need them)
Ok, so a few of you may know of a pet rabbit that doesn't mind the odd bath or shower (even with you!) but in general bunnies don't like baths and should never be given one. Their fur takes a long time to dry so they could catch a chill while drying plus moist fur can attract parasites. Rabbits like to spend a large part of their day grooming themselves and this, along with a little human help in the form of brushing, is usually all they need to stay clean and tidy.
Rabbits' claws don't retract.
Unlike cats' claws which extended to catch prey, hook a toy and scratch your favourite sofa, rabbits' claws are permanently extended. They need them for traction when they are walking so never get your rabbit declawed. It it a very painful procedure plus it makes it harder for them to walk on smooth surfaces.
Bunnies like chocolate
Bunnies have a sweet tooth and will happily munch away on chocolate, sweets and biscuits. That's not to say that you should be feeding these to your bun. They have no nutritional value and have no place in their diet! Buns also love vegetables and fruits that are high in natural sugars like carrots and apples but at least these are good for them in moderation.
Bunnies can sleep with their eyes open
If you've ever wondered why your bun sits in his cage and seems to stare at you with eyes wide open, it may be because he's asleep. The tell tale sign is his nose. If it's twitching he is still awake but if it's still then he's catching a few Z's.
Bunnies love to taste new things
Rabbits have over 17,000 taste buds in their mouths. Compare that to humans who have around 10,000. Your bun loves to try out new things and in the wild this comes in handy as they gather their daily nutrient requirements from taking a nibble here and there from many plants. You can cater to your bunny's refined palate by offering a wide range of vegetables, plants and fruit to eat along with his hay.
Rabbits really do breed like well, rabbits!
Female bunnies (does) can have a litter every month. Let's say just one mama rabbit starts out and has a litter every month and three of those are female babies. She and her babies will go on to have the same (3 baby girls, 12 times a year) as will their offspring. At the end of three years there will be over 50,000 rabbits and at the end of four years, just one year later, there will be 1.8 million... scary stuff!
Of course this example was just a bit of fun because conditions would not always be perfect (babies would die etc) but it does show what could potentially happen.
We hope you enjoyed these and they help you to understand a little bit more about your precious, intriguing and fabulous bunny.
More facts about rabbits.
Here are some fun, little-known facts that are a bit more interesting than your usual 'largest rabbit', 'longest ears' sort of stuff!
Rabbits hate baths (and don't need them)
Ok, so a few of you may know of a pet rabbit that doesn't mind the odd bath or shower (even with you!) but in general bunnies don't like baths and should never be given one. Their fur takes a long time to dry so they could catch a chill while drying plus moist fur can attract parasites. Rabbits like to spend a large part of their day grooming themselves and this, along with a little human help in the form of brushing, is usually all they need to stay clean and tidy.
Rabbits' claws don't retract.
Unlike cats' claws which extended to catch prey, hook a toy and scratch your favourite sofa, rabbits' claws are permanently extended. They need them for traction when they are walking so never get your rabbit declawed. It it a very painful procedure plus it makes it harder for them to walk on smooth surfaces.
Bunnies like chocolate
Bunnies have a sweet tooth and will happily munch away on chocolate, sweets and biscuits. That's not to say that you should be feeding these to your bun. They have no nutritional value and have no place in their diet! Buns also love vegetables and fruits that are high in natural sugars like carrots and apples but at least these are good for them in moderation.
Bunnies can sleep with their eyes open
If you've ever wondered why your bun sits in his cage and seems to stare at you with eyes wide open, it may be because he's asleep. The tell tale sign is his nose. If it's twitching he is still awake but if it's still then he's catching a few Z's.
Bunnies love to taste new things
Rabbits have over 17,000 taste buds in their mouths. Compare that to humans who have around 10,000. Your bun loves to try out new things and in the wild this comes in handy as they gather their daily nutrient requirements from taking a nibble here and there from many plants. You can cater to your bunny's refined palate by offering a wide range of vegetables, plants and fruit to eat along with his hay.
Rabbits really do breed like well, rabbits!
Female bunnies (does) can have a litter every month. Let's say just one mama rabbit starts out and has a litter every month and three of those are female babies. She and her babies will go on to have the same (3 baby girls, 12 times a year) as will their offspring. At the end of three years there will be over 50,000 rabbits and at the end of four years, just one year later, there will be 1.8 million... scary stuff!
Of course this example was just a bit of fun because conditions would not always be perfect (babies would die etc) but it does show what could potentially happen.
We hope you enjoyed these and they help you to understand a little bit more about your precious, intriguing and fabulous bunny.
More facts about rabbits.
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Amazing Facts About Rabbits
By discovering just a few basic facts about rabbits you can amaze your friends with that knowledge, which will help you get to know your rabbit friends better. A female rabbit is a doe and a male is given the title of buck. The length of pregnancy for a doe is only about a month, and when she gives birth it is called kindling. Kittens, or Kits, is the term given to the newborns, and the average litter is about 4 to 8 kits in size. The kits are born deaf, blind and without fur, so they are completely dependent on their mother for survival.
Caring for rabbits is not really too difficult, especially when you consider that the mothers will do most of the work for you when it comes to raising their infants. She will pull fur from her body to make their nest nice and warm. The doe will feed her litter once or twice per day, for about five minutes each time. Rabbit milk is one of the richest milks found in mammals.
Rabbits groom themselves as a general rule. This keeps them neat and tidy, but self-grooming also comes with a negative consequence. All types of rabbits, similar to cats, can produce hairballs from swallowing their own hair. This is why it is important to feed them hay regularly. Hay helps prevent the formation of hairballs by cleaning out their digestive tract of the hair they may have swallowed. Another fact about rabbits is that their teeth continue to grow no matter what age they attain. For this reason, it is very important to feed them hard foods, to help them wear down their teeth. Allowing their teeth to grow too long can take away their ability to eat normally.
The American Rabbit Breeders Association recognizes more than 45 breeds and they have over 30,000 members who work hard promoting these various types of rabbits. Some rabbit breeds can grow to be as large as 20 pounds, while smaller breeds can tip the scale at a mere two pounds.
Caring for rabbits is becoming quite the popular hobby these days. Believe it or not, in the United States alone, there are more than 5,000,000 rabbits being kept as pets in over 2,000,000 homes. These joyful little creatures love to run and jump and twist in the air. They adapt well to living indoors or out. But when living indoors it is important to be on the alert, as they will chew on furniture or electrical cords. They see these items as food to be eaten. Chewing on furniture will not be very pleasing to their owner, but chewing on electrical cords will not be very pleasing or fun for their owner or for them.
Here are more amazing facts about our little furry friends. They produce two different kinds of droppings. The most common type is what is usually seen, the dry circular "bunny beans" that are thrown into the garden as fertilizer. But rabbits also have a soft dropping with a bad smell called a cecotrope. The amazing aspect to this is that they usually eat the cecotropes as a way to get all the possible nutrients from their food. It may not seem like a tasty treat to you, but bunnies have no qualms about it.
These active animals do most of their running around at sunup and sundown, which classifies them as crepuscular. They do best when they are out of the hot weather and can suffer from heatstroke if they cannot cool off in the sanctity of shade. They prefer to stay safe in a corner of their cage if they sense that predators are near. If you have ever heard the term "scared as a bunny rabbit," it is because they can literally be frightened to death.
Some more interesting facts about rabbits: Domestic rabbit meat is all-white and very nutritious. It has less fat than chicken, pork or beef and is easily digested, even by people on special diets. A single doe weighing only 10 pounds can produce 320 pounds of meat in a single year. Plus, it can produce it in a very small area. As a comparison, a single cow will require two acres of land to produce the same amount of meat.
There are many other amazing facts about rabbits. They can jump very high, up to 36 inches or more. Some people train their pet rabbits to jump on a leash and then compete in a sport called Rabbit Hopping. They are quite an amazing animal. I am sure you can now see why people all over the world are enjoying the hobby of raising rabbits.
Joshua Harding has an extensive history with rabbits. If you would like to discover more amazing facts about rabbits, or find insightful reviews of products regarding caring for rabbits, you can visit Joshua's fun and informative web site at facts-about-rabbits.com.
Caring for rabbits is not really too difficult, especially when you consider that the mothers will do most of the work for you when it comes to raising their infants. She will pull fur from her body to make their nest nice and warm. The doe will feed her litter once or twice per day, for about five minutes each time. Rabbit milk is one of the richest milks found in mammals.
Rabbits groom themselves as a general rule. This keeps them neat and tidy, but self-grooming also comes with a negative consequence. All types of rabbits, similar to cats, can produce hairballs from swallowing their own hair. This is why it is important to feed them hay regularly. Hay helps prevent the formation of hairballs by cleaning out their digestive tract of the hair they may have swallowed. Another fact about rabbits is that their teeth continue to grow no matter what age they attain. For this reason, it is very important to feed them hard foods, to help them wear down their teeth. Allowing their teeth to grow too long can take away their ability to eat normally.
The American Rabbit Breeders Association recognizes more than 45 breeds and they have over 30,000 members who work hard promoting these various types of rabbits. Some rabbit breeds can grow to be as large as 20 pounds, while smaller breeds can tip the scale at a mere two pounds.
Caring for rabbits is becoming quite the popular hobby these days. Believe it or not, in the United States alone, there are more than 5,000,000 rabbits being kept as pets in over 2,000,000 homes. These joyful little creatures love to run and jump and twist in the air. They adapt well to living indoors or out. But when living indoors it is important to be on the alert, as they will chew on furniture or electrical cords. They see these items as food to be eaten. Chewing on furniture will not be very pleasing to their owner, but chewing on electrical cords will not be very pleasing or fun for their owner or for them.
Here are more amazing facts about our little furry friends. They produce two different kinds of droppings. The most common type is what is usually seen, the dry circular "bunny beans" that are thrown into the garden as fertilizer. But rabbits also have a soft dropping with a bad smell called a cecotrope. The amazing aspect to this is that they usually eat the cecotropes as a way to get all the possible nutrients from their food. It may not seem like a tasty treat to you, but bunnies have no qualms about it.
These active animals do most of their running around at sunup and sundown, which classifies them as crepuscular. They do best when they are out of the hot weather and can suffer from heatstroke if they cannot cool off in the sanctity of shade. They prefer to stay safe in a corner of their cage if they sense that predators are near. If you have ever heard the term "scared as a bunny rabbit," it is because they can literally be frightened to death.
Some more interesting facts about rabbits: Domestic rabbit meat is all-white and very nutritious. It has less fat than chicken, pork or beef and is easily digested, even by people on special diets. A single doe weighing only 10 pounds can produce 320 pounds of meat in a single year. Plus, it can produce it in a very small area. As a comparison, a single cow will require two acres of land to produce the same amount of meat.
There are many other amazing facts about rabbits. They can jump very high, up to 36 inches or more. Some people train their pet rabbits to jump on a leash and then compete in a sport called Rabbit Hopping. They are quite an amazing animal. I am sure you can now see why people all over the world are enjoying the hobby of raising rabbits.
Joshua Harding has an extensive history with rabbits. If you would like to discover more amazing facts about rabbits, or find insightful reviews of products regarding caring for rabbits, you can visit Joshua's fun and informative web site at facts-about-rabbits.com.
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