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How to Clean Different Parts of Your Rabbit
Rabbits should not be bathed often, so clean only the dirty spots. Paws, eyes, body, and ears each need a different approach, and recurring dirt or discharge can signal mites or disease that needs treatment.
Benefits of Choosing a Rabbit as a Pet
Rabbits make easy, quiet, clean pets that interact with owners and suit busy schedules, but pick a healthy, weaned, well-formed rabbit and check eyes, ears, and appetite.
How to Take Good Care of a Pet Rabbit
Good rabbit care spans diet, grooming, litter training, a clean hutch, and bathing. This guide covers the five points every owner should master.
Rabbit Hairballs vs. Coccidiosis: Key Differences
Some confuse rabbit hairball disease with coccidiosis—similar names, but different illnesses needing different treatment. Mixing them up delays or worsens care. Here is how to tell them apart.
A Rabbit’s Natural Instincts
Rabbits are naturally calm, alert, prone to startle, and need to chew—understanding these instincts makes care easier. Use a bottle, offer chew sticks, give clean cooled-boiled water, and skip frequent baths.
Lop-Eared Rabbits: Pros and How Much They Cost
Lop-eared rabbits are gentle, low-maintenance pets that suit first-time owners. This guide covers their calm temperament, lower upkeep costs, trainability, and styling versatility, plus typical pricing.
How to Care for Rabbits in Winter: Tips for Pet Owners
Rabbits are not easy pets, and careless winter care makes them sick. This guide covers warmth, extra feeding, cage hygiene, exercise, winter breeding, and careful grooming so your rabbit stays healthy through the cold months.
What is a rabbit’s personality like?
Rabbits are gentle and timid, sensitive to small changes, and flee to hide when startled. Most are social, enjoy company, rarely bite, and are very clean, grooming themselves and using a fixed spot to relieve themselves.
Do Rabbits Get Fleas?
Rabbits rarely get fleas on their own thanks to constant self-grooming, but dirty surroundings or contact with infested cats or dogs can infect them; treat bites with clipped fur, medicine, and an Elizabethan collar, and disinfect the cage. They can also get mites—treat with a medicated bath. This article explains both.
Why does my rabbit bite its companion’s fur?
May just be grooming—normal. To avoid swallowing too much fur (hairballs), give hairball paste. If over-chewing, consider vitamin deficiency → wool-eating disease (trichophagia); supplement vitamins. Also, during heat or before birth, does may pull their own/companion's fur.