- Rabbit Awareness WeekRAW, 1st-9th June 2019
You should always make sure your rabbits’ housing is protected from the elements and well away from any predators or loud noises that could scare them.
Rabbits have complex digestive systems. Food is passed through their gut and this is how caecotrophs are produced, rabbits then eat the caecotrophs and the food is re-ingested.
Your rabbits' housing should be as big as possible but at least 2 feet high, 2 feet wide and 6 feet long.
Housing should be permanently attached to a larger outdoor run within which your rabbits can exercise freely. The run area should be at least 3 feet high, 6 feet wide and 8 feet long so that your bunnies can run around as they would do in the wild.
Make sure your rabbits have a secure shelter with plenty of soft, safe bedding. Your rabbits will also need access to an area where they can go to the toilet; this should be separate to the sleeping areas and you can use newspaper, hay and/or a paper based non-expanding litter.
Your rabbits should also have safe places to hide when they are scared or don't feel like socialising. Good hiding spots include tubes and tunnels.
Rabbits are extremely playful so it’s important that you provide them with lots of rabbit safe toys to keep them occupied. You can buy rabbit safe toys from pet shops, but great, inexpensive options are willow balls and cardboard tubes.
Nuggets are also an important part of a rabbit's diet and they should have access to a small bowl everyday. For accurate serving measurements, follow the feeding guide on the back of pack.
Rabbits should have constant access to fresh clean water, that should be changed daily.
Hay is the most important part of a rabbit's diet, and they should have access to their body size in fresh hay everyday.