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We really don’t need a cage with the door shut. Especially, after our teen years (which is about 1 year old). A cage is great for us when we want to escape and have some alone time. But in general, we want to be where you are, even if we’re napping. If you really feel the need for a cage with the door shut, then make sure we can stretch out (and we can stretch out further than you think) and stand up (which depends on the size of bun you get). Also, keep the cage in a room where you hang out and it’s safe from other pets and small children. We can die from a heart attack, even when we’re in a cage and the above said pets and small children scare us.
According to The House Rabbit Society, “Most so-called rabbit treats…” aren’t good for us. Dried fruit is not good for us bunnies either. Produce and hay are the best treats for us. Yes, this is the same as are regular food, but this is a treat for us.
If your furniture is made out of soft wood, then we will eat it. And boy is it yummy. But when it is made out of hard wood, we can’t sink our teeth into the wood. Sometimes mama puts cardboard between us and the soft wood furniture. The cardboard is tasty, too. And mama says that it’s cheaper to replace. Whatever. Mama gives us wood of our very own that we can chew on to our hearts content. (Mama’s note: Make sure it’s non-toxic wood.)
We need to have our nails trimmed every so often. Mama had the vet do this until she learned how to do this. (Mama’s note: You and the bun have to be comfortable with you holding him and clipping his nails for this to work. There are special clippers to trim buns nails.)
Bunnies need to socialize with another bun and their humans as much as possible. I can’t stress this enough. Mama are you listening? And when Mama rubs me and Lacy licks me at the same time this is the BEST!
Well, that’s it for now, but when I think of something that mama should know I’ll let everyone know.