Toys & Treats
Rabbits can get bored too, just like people. They like to chew on stuff like furniture or their cage if they don't have wooden toys. If you give them any wood make sure its untreated by chemicals. Here's a list of things that are great toys for rabbits to play with. You might not even need to buy them if you have them laying around the house.
- Plastic keys
- Cat toys- with bars or holes so your rabbit can pick the toy up
- Cardboard things, tunnel, or maze (See picture)
- Piece of wood (untreated) or a apple tree branch (keep the leafs on it)
- Dried pine cones
- Cat balls made from wire or plastic
- Baby rattles or baby keys
Treats for rabbits
There are lots of things that rabbits can have as treats, but there are still some things that are bad for your rabbit.
Good Things for treats (For the full food list see next paragraph)
Bunnies like sweet thing for treats like bananas (They will do tricks with food they don't get often like apples, bananas, cherry's, dandelion flowers, grapes, grass (We give our bunnies grass every day, they love it ! So it will make a good treat to), oranges, pears, pineapples,
Food Bad For Bunnies:
Bunnies know what food is bad for them. the list i have is not all of the food that is bad for a bunny there is lots more. . .
Lets say you give a bunny iceberg lettuce she will look at it but not eat it. if she does take it away fast ! but one bite will not kill her. . .
Good Things for treats (For the full food list see next paragraph)
- Apples (no seeds)
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Broccoli ?
- Carrots
- Carrot tops
- Cauliflower ?
- Strawberries
- Sunflower seeds
- Sweet corn
- Grapes
- Green pea pods
- Oranges
- Peaches
- Pears
- Strawberries
Bunnies like sweet thing for treats like bananas (They will do tricks with food they don't get often like apples, bananas, cherry's, dandelion flowers, grapes, grass (We give our bunnies grass every day, they love it ! So it will make a good treat to), oranges, pears, pineapples,
Food Bad For Bunnies:
- Almonds
- Apple Seeds
- Apricot Pits
- Bleeding Heart
- Cherry Pits
- Daisy
- Iceberg Lettuce
- Milkweed
- Nutmeg
- Oak
- Rhubarb Leaves
- Skunk Cabbage
- Tomato Leaves
Bunnies know what food is bad for them. the list i have is not all of the food that is bad for a bunny there is lots more. . .
Lets say you give a bunny iceberg lettuce she will look at it but not eat it. if she does take it away fast ! but one bite will not kill her. . .
Veggie List
Alfalfa, radish & clover sprouts
Basil
Beet greens (tops)*
Bok choy
Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems)*
Brussels sprouts
Carrot & carrot tops*
Celery
Cilantro
Clover
Collard greens*
Dandelion greens and flowers (no pesticides) like the ones in your backyard
Green peppers
Kale
Mint
Parsley*
Pea pods (the flat edible kind)*
Peppermint leaves
Radish tops
lettuce (not to much)
Spinach
Watercress
Wheat grass
and hay is a important part of your rabbits daily diet!
Food Safe For Bunnies (see link)
http://www.kanin.org/node/186
Facts about rabbits
- Rabbits are lagomorphs, not rodents.
- A male rabbit is called a buck.
- A female rabbit is called a doe.
- A kit is a baby rabbit.
- A doe's babies are collectively referred to as a litter.
- The average gestation period for a rabbit is 28- 32 days.
- Rabbit's teeth never stop growing.
- You can litter train rabbits.
- Baby rabbits get weaned when they are about 8 weeks old.
- Depending on the breed, adult rabbits weigh between 2 lbs-20 lbs.
- The domesticated rabbits are born without fur and their eyes don't open until they are about 2 weeks old.
- Rabbits can't vomit.
- Rabbits need hay to assist their digestive system and prevent fur balls in their stomach.
- A herd is a group of rabbits.
- Rabbits have 28 teeth.
- Rabbits like to chew on things.
- Rabbits don't hibernate.
- Rabbits can have heat strokes.
- Rabbits can have false pregnancies.
- Rabbits groom themselves.
- The only place a rabbit can sweat from is through the pads on its feet.
- Rabbits love to play with toys.
Here are some books that have great information when you get your first bunny
How to raise rabbits by Samantha Johnson an FFA book
you can find all the books on amazon
Raising Rabbits for dummies is a great book that has information for you house rabbit, how to choose the right rabbit for you and so much more
The Author's are Connie isbell and Audrey Pavia
House Rabbit Handbook: How to Live with an Urban Rabbit. keeping healthy and happy in a human environment: by Marinell Harriman
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition
Breeds. care. Housing
By Bob Bennett
The Rabbit Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks)
caring for your rabbit, litter box training, handling, grooming, diet and so much more
Rabbit Handbook: A Family Guide To Buying, Keeping & Breeding
by David Taylor
_Rabbits (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)
By Monika Wegler
Go to amazon to see lots of books by Monika Wegler
http://www.amazon.com/Monika-Wegler/e/B001IU4UI4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
http://www.amazon.com/Monika-Wegler/e/B001IU4UI4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Easy crocheted bunny harness pattern
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For the collar
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Ch 40
Row 1-4: Sc to the end. tie off
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For the 2th part
Ch 9, Sc for 3 rows. Tie off
For the 3th part
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Ch 60
Row 1-5: Sc 5 rows. Tie off
and when you are done put buttons, snaps etc
See pictures
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Ch 40
Row 1-4: Sc to the end. tie off
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For the 2th part
Ch 9, Sc for 3 rows. Tie off
For the 3th part
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Ch 60
Row 1-5: Sc 5 rows. Tie off
and when you are done put buttons, snaps etc
See pictures
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Harnesses made from a recycled shirts and sweaters
Fit's a baby bunny and a full grown bunny,
Comes with a leash, it has hand painted foot prints (leash is 40 inch's long)
$6.00 for the crocheted ones and $12.00 for the fabric ones.
I can take orders for crocheted harness and fabric ones
I will get a picture of the fabric one with a bunny in the harness, so it gives you some idea of what it looks like.
Harnesses made from a recycled shirts and sweaters
Fit's a baby bunny and a full grown bunny,
Comes with a leash, it has hand painted foot prints (leash is 40 inch's long)
$6.00 for the crocheted ones and $12.00 for the fabric ones.
I can take orders for crocheted harness and fabric ones
I will get a picture of the fabric one with a bunny in the harness, so it gives you some idea of what it looks like.