Rabbit Chat Forum - What to Look Out For When Choosing a Rabbit RebeckaRilee - Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:46 am Post subject: What to Look Out For When Choosing a Rabbit
When buying rabbits, there are certain factors you should take into account:
* Is the cage and surrounding areas clean?
* Are rabbits alert and active?
* Age
* Are their eyes clear and bright?
* Are there any signs of diarrhea, sneezing or itching?
You should always perform mini health checks to see that they are healthy. There should be no sign of anything wrong such as diarrhea around their cage or around their rear end. Their eyes should also be clear and bright and depending on the time of day they should be alert and active. If a rabbit is just lying there, it may be a sign that something is wrong.
The best age to get a rabbit is when it is six to ten weeks old. This helps to get the rabbit used to you and it is late enough to take them away from their mothers. If you people know any others ideas points or suggestion about rabbit as a pet, you can post here thank you nahatalie - Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject:
I would say perhaps learn how to sex a rabbit before you go to buy one if possible, just to be on the safe side! And I would suggest that rabbits should be sold in pairs or more as they are a naturally social animal which is something so many people don't appreciate. Imagine if you were the only human in the neighbourhood lol.
Twig - Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject:
6 weeks is too early, the rabbit should be at the very minimum 8 weeks old and preferrably 10-12 weeks.
Secondly, don't buy from shops and support backyard breeders, there are 33,000 in rescues in the UK, so go to your local rescue and get a nice neutered and vaccinated pair of rabbits.
www.rabbitrehome.org.uk www.petfinder.comRebeckaRilee - Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:27 am Post subject:
Thank you for your reply , thanks for information, now i can add more information to my article, through your reply, surely it will be helpful for me and everyone, thanks lot Crofty - Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject:
Yes there are so many gorgeous bunnies on www.rabbitrehome.org.uk, if they are out of your area the people on the forum are always willing to help with bunny runs!
