When you adopt a new rabbit, you may have visions of fluffy, warm cuddles and bunny kisses. You’ll have to learn about good rabbit care and what rabbits love and don’t love. This new relationship is a learning curve for you both. So do rabbits like to cuddle? Rabbits typically don’t like to cuddle, as …
When you adopted your bunny, you were sure they stuck to a purely plant-based diet. Finding your bun with a grasshopper leg hanging out of its mouth can be quite a shock. Do rabbits eat grasshoppers, and is it safe? Rabbits don’t eat grasshoppers (intentionally). Rabbits are herbivores (their diet consists of plants, grass, and …
Finding your bun’s new litter of kits (baby rabbits) “buried” in their nest box can be disturbing. This is a mother rabbit’s way of protecting and hiding their young. Clearing the sand and nesting material off them, you might come across a dead kit. So will a momma rabbit remove a dead baby from the …
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There’s excitement knowing your bun is about to kindle (give birth). Baby bunnies are just the cutest animals under the sun. Realizing that the number of kits (babies) in the litter is dropping can be traumatic for any bunny owner (especially when there’s no trace of the dead babies anywhere). This begs the question, do …
Imagine if you could understand the bunny language. It certainly would make things easier for a bunny owner. They could tell you when they had eaten something strange or if the pet parrot’s continuous squawking gave them a headache. But you can learn to understand your bun. So how do rabbits communicate? Rabbits communicate using …
Walking in to greet your bunny in the morning brightens anyone’s day. However, finding that you have suddenly become the proud owner of an additional 13 baby bunnies can be quite a shock. So how are rabbits born? A doe (female rabbit) has a gestation (pregnancy) period of between 28 and 33 days. Contractions will …
One minute you are petting your Mr. Fluffle, only to get a painful nip as a reward. A rabbit bite is often unexpected, and it can be excruciating too. So what are the reasons for a rabbit biting you? Rabbits bite when they feel threatened. A rabbit may also bite to assert dominance when you …
Your floppy-eared friend can be a bundle of mischief, and watching them play is rewarding. Have you ever noticed your bun leaping into the air like an acrobat, shaking its body like crazy, and speeding off into the distance? And now you are wondering why they were shaking. So why does a rabbit shake? Rabbits …
When you are considering getting a fluffy rabbit to join your household, you may wonder about the rabbit’s daily routines. Do rabbits sleep? And if they do, how do they sleep? If you have a rabbit already, you may have the same questions – it’s easy to think that rabbits never sleep. Rabbits sleep for …
Behind those cute little faces and fluffy tails, these little animals are also poop machines. Did you know that one rabbit can produce over 100 poop pellets daily? That’s a lot of poop pellets scattered around your house. They also urinate up to 8 times a day, meaning you will need to clean your house …
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