Rabbit Care

My rabbits have been raised on Allen and Page breeder pellets.  To change the food to one of your choice, please do so gradually as rabbits have sensitive digestion, by mixing in some of my food with yours. The majority of a rabbit’s diet should be hay. (80%) I also feed some dried forage readigrass, alfalfa pellets and barley rings as treats.  All of my rabbits drink from water bottles.  
Please introduce vegetables and fruits slowly and in small amounts while the rabbits are young.  You can find lists on line of suitable fruits and vegetables.   
Rabbits need to have plenty of exercise, whether you choose to let them run indoors or in a covered run in the garden.  Please do not leave rabbits unattended in the garden. 
On hot days they will need to be able to access shade.  Rabbits can suffer from heat stroke.  During cold weather, please make sure that there is plenty of straw in the hutch and cover to keep as warm as possible.  In really cold weather it may be advisable to move the hutch somewhere sheltered.
If you have two rabbits, it is strongly advised to get them neutered.  It is not guaranteed that rabbits from the same litter will get on. Please note that I do not guarantee the sex of the rabbits.
If you have a rabbit already and are looking to bond to a partner, this needs to be done slowly.  You can not just take home a new fur baby and put them together.  Your first rabbit will need to be neutered already and you will need to provide separate living accommodation whilst you bond your new companion.  Please speak to me if this is something that you are planning to do.  The easiest two to bond are male and female.

There are some diseases that affect rabbits.  They are myxomatosis and RHD 1 and RHD2.  Please get your rabbit vaccinated against these.  Vaccinations can be from 8 weeks old for myxi and RDH1 (Nobivac) and 10 weeks old for RHD 2. (Filivac)  Please make sure that your vet vaccinates against RHD2 as not all practices carry the vaccine.  There is now a 3rd vaccine, Nobivac Plus which combines all of the vaccines and can be done from 5 weeks. If you need information about vets or vaccines then please ask. I can provide you with the details of the vets that I use that are excellent with rabbits. Currently I am able to offer vaccines with Nobivac Plus prior to you collecting your new baby - I will ask you whether you wish to do this when reserving your baby so that I can get it booked in with the vet.  The current charge for the vaccine is £40.

Lastly, if you have sadly lost a bunny and you do not know why, please consider that this could have been down to RDH, sometimes even when vaccinated.  There are no warning signs with this awful virus.  One minute your bunny is fine and then they become ill and pass within 24 hrs.  The only way that it can be established as the cause is via a liver sample.  The reason it is so important to think about this is that unfortunately the virus lives on surfaces for a very long time.  It is essential that you do not take on any more rabbits for 4 months.  Ideally, although you can clean with a good disinfectant, regularly over those for months, I would strongly recommend disposing of any hutches/bowls etc and starting from fresh.  - please do not just dump the hutch either, as the virus is still on it.. with for the 4 months... or better still burn it.

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