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Bringing your rabbit home may frighten it, it will take a few days to get used to it’s new environment, so be patient, speak quietly and stroke your rabbit gently, be very careful around him/her. Make sure the cage is big enough for your rabbit to grow into and doesn’t have any dangerous things he/she can hurt themselves on. Rabbits need different types of dried food: dried fruits and vegetables, pellets. Pellets are very healthy for your rabbit and should be fed to them once a day, they can be found at most pet shops, try to feed them at the same time every day. There should always be a lot of hay in its hutch to nibble on. Your rabbit will need fresh clean fruit and veggies, but not to much of lettuce and tomatoes because they could get diarrhea, which could end up fatal. Lots of fresh water should be available for your rabbit to keep it healthy. Rabbits need lots of exercise and love to play, if you don’t have a fenced in back yard make a grazing ark for it to run around for a few hours a day. Give your rabbit a gnawing block or a stick to keep its teeth from growing to long or if they do get too long take him/her to the vet, also their claws will need a trim, take them to the vet so you don’t cut them to short and hurt them. The more you handle your rabbit the friendlier it will become. Stroke your rabbit gently every day to keep it tame. Never hold your rabbit by its ears, always lift your rabbit by the scruff of its neck and support it with your other hand under its hindquarters/back legs. When your rabbit is out playing it might be hard to catch but don’t chase him/her it may scare it, instead tempt it with food. Keep your rabbits hutch clean as much as you can. Throw away any old food from the dish, then clean everything in the hutch to keep your rabbit healthy and so it doesn’t smell.
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Be patient, speak quietly and stroke your rabbit gently. |
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To Contact Us about Lop rabbits |
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