Cute and Cuddly Rabbits

If your rabbit is going to live indoors, train it to use a litter box, replacing old litter with fresh litter daily.
PRECAUTION: Do not use any litter containing pine or cedar shavings as these contain oils, which can cause respiratory and liver disease in rabbits. Litter made of plant material (hay) or paper (cellulose) is the safest litter to use with rabbits.
Droppings should be inspected daily without fail. Normal droppings look like regular round dry marbles, called pills. There may also be some clusters. An abnormality in droppings can be the first sign of illness in rabbits. For example, if you find your rabbit's droppings are getting smaller, infrequent or misshapen, it signifies less is coming through. Thus, you ought to check out the reasons. It could be intestinal problems or any other kinds of illnesses.
Grooming & Health Care:
Rabbits enjoy human touch and love. Brushing and combing your rabbit for a few minutes daily will help them to feel your care and presence. Rabbits are self-cleaning and healthy small animals, shedding every three months. But by grooming themselves they swallow excess fur. Once swallowed, rabbits cannot vomit up fur balls, like a cat can do. This excess fur can cause an obstruction. Therefore it is absolutely necessary for you to help free your rabbit of this excess fur. By grooming your rabbit daily this will help them to remove loose hair or fur.
If your rabbit has smaller size droppings, with dropping less frequently, loss of appetite, hunching up, grinding teeth due to pain. Then take your rabbit to your vet immediatly when you see these symptoms.
Exercise And Play Time:
Humans must get daily exercise, so must your rabbit! The benefits of exercise for rabbits include smoother flow of blood circulation, stronger muscles and prevention from fragile bones. A rabbit's bone weight is only 7% of his total body weight compared with 15% in a cat.
Rabbits are crepuscular:
Crepuscular refers to animals that are most active at dawn and dusk. The perfect time for your rabbit to get exercise is in the morning, when you are getting ready for work and in the evening when you arrive home. By the time you get home, your rabbit will have been napping all day! Bet you will be happy and entertained to watch him running and hopping around and doing bunny dances in mid-air, better known as "binkies".
Similar to kids, rabbits love toys! Idearly rabbits need new toys daily! Some great toy ideas include toilet paper rolls, a cardboard box with rabbit size doors cut out of the box, newspapers, towels, untreated wicker baskets and paper bags. Tunnels of any kind are always welcomed too!
Spaying/Neutering:
This procedure is necessary if you want your rabbit to lead a healthy life, free from cancer. The risk of ovarian cancer in an older female is approximately 85% if she is not spayed during puberty (4-6 months). The reason for a male rabbit to be neutered is mainly behavioral reasons. Neutering helps to eliminate random spraying, reduces hormone-related aggression and makes for easier housetraining. The process of spaying or neutering your rabbit with minimum risk can be performed professionally by your vet. A bonded pair should each be spayed and neutered to avoid pseudo-pregnancies.
Rabbit Proofing:
Rabbits like to gnaw as it is an expected action for them. Boredom is a common reason for their chewing activity. Indoors, all electrical cords should be concealed in vinyl tubing. By providing your rabbit with acceptable things like toys and cardboard boxes to chew on, your rabbit will be less likely to go for your furniture.
Outdoor rabbit homes should have wire attached under the bottom of the cage, with big enough holes so the rabbit can eat the grass poking through, also preventing your rabbit from digging his way out underneath the cage.