Cover electrical and phone cords with tubing

Keep Household chemical, cleaners and other toxic chemicals in a latched cupboard

Place toxic plants out of reach (and this includes most houseplants)

Keep the toilet lid down to avoid drowning

Latch & close doors and windows

Remove items from the floor that should not be ingested

Install child gates on doorways into rooms that aren’t “bunny proof” - Note: they will chew right through a plastic gate - get the wood or metal gate instead

50 to 75 degrees – Rabbits can overheat and freeze!  See page of tips on keeping your bunny cool at Buns in the Sun on this website.

Cage with solid floor or wire floor covered with a board, hay or towels to avoid sore feet (hocks)

It should be large enough for rabbit to stand up in, stretch and hop around - get the biggest cage you can find!

An Alternative is a puppy pen about 24" to 30" high that has 2 foot wire panels in width. There are lots of creative housing possibilities.  See the Bunny Digs page for ideas!

Bedding:  Timothy hay or straw

Locate it in a spot where there is traffic – not a damp basement, garage or attic.

Get them out for exercise everyday for a few hours!  Or fence an area around their cage where they can run. Many owners let their bunnies have run of the house like a cat.  

Rabbits have about 6 millions taste buds so they have very good taste and enjoy variety!!! 

Hanging water bottle or heavy crock water bowl – change water everyday and twice a day is best.  You can get crocks that attached to the side of a pen, too.

Timothy hay is absolutely necessary for digestion.

Alfalfa pellets - we don't recommend them.  Instead, buy the following: fresh Timothy Hay and Timothy Hay based pellets.

Fresh veggies including carrots and carrot tops, broccoli, radish tops, romaine lettuce, beet greens, turnip greens; mustard greens and small amounts of parsley.

Fresh Fruit slices as long as rabbit isn’t overweight such as apples (not the seeds), pears, bananas, peaches/nectarines

Salt wheel

Chew toys

They can nibble on your yard if it is free of pesticides and poisonous plants 

Do Not feed them popcorn and other human treats - they can cause serious digestive problems possibly leading to death. 

For 6 pages of information on rabbit diet see Rabbit Diet-  There is information on diet, a diagram of the digestive system and lots more!

Pedicure - Give your rabbit a toe nail clipping from time to time - get the side clipper type of clippers - not the front clippers - they don't work well.  See "Trancing Rabbits" to make it easier to do.

Hairbrush – for shedding hair.  Rabbits shed every other month with a heavy shedding every three months.  Brush with a soft brush.

Rabbit are so clean, they don’t need a bath.  But if they do for some reason, use a rabbit shampoo or a product for cats. Make sure the water is comfortably lukewarm in temperature. It is best to use the portable hose on your sink if you have one for cleaning the rabbit's bottom - never wash the entire rabbit.  

Scent Gland cleaning - if your rabbit starts to smell a little ripe, check out the scent glands.  First of all, a neutered or spayed rabbit isn't as smelly so it's one more reason to alter your rabbits.  The scent glands are on each side of the reproductive organs - just a slit in the fur.  They will get dried crusted material in them.  Gently clean out with a Q-tip.  Do not poke the rabbit.  You can use your hands, but be careful of sharp fingernails.

Flea dip products are toxic to rabbits.  If you must use one, get the mildest one you can find for kittens or ask an experienced rabbit veterinarian.  Frontline is toxic to rabbits.