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Housing & Toys For Your Bunny...

Housing & Placement of Cage:  Every rabbit needs it’s own cage.  Remember a baby bunny will grow, so get a cage large enough for its adult size.  Dwarfs and small breeds need an 18”x24”x18”high or larger.  The floor wire should be 1”x1/2”. It is a good idea to get a cage with urine guards or deflectors.  Doors that swing out are better than ones that swing inwards or down.  You can provide a sitting board for the bunny.  It can be a piece of Corian, a tile, sheet rock, wood or grass mat squares.  I prefer to use the natural grass mat squares found at Cost Plus or other import stores.  The rabbits can safely eat the mats and you can hose them off or scrub them clean and air dry them if they get soiled.  If you use wood, be sure the wood is not Redwood or a treated piece of wood.  Redwood is toxic.  The sitting board will help prevent sore hocks and will give your bunny a more comfortable place to sit.  Rabbits can be housed inside or outside.  If outside, they should be kept in a sturdy roofed cage or hutch that is kept out of the sun and away from drafts and rain.

Remember...  do not put intact (un-neutered) male rabbits together as they will fight sometimes to the death.  Neutering rabbits tends to calm them down and allow them to be housed with other neutered rabbits, or a female, depending on the temperament of the female rabbit.

Always supervise small children with animals.  

Toys – To help prevent boredom, you can add a toy to the rabbit’s cage.  An oatmeal box with the top off and the bottom cut out, a toilet paper roll (with out the paper), an empty soda can (with the ring pulled off), a ping pong ball, piece of natural wood from as fruit tree, or a grass mat.