More about rabbits
September 18, 2006
Ive had a few searches. People asking questions about rabbits.
Pity noone left any comments!
To answer a few of the Questions:
1 Rabbits can eat thistles? yes. They like thistles.
2 Do rabbits like blankets? Rabbits LOVE blankets - blankets are luxury for them. Trenky had a blanket in his kennel and he sits on my blankets when he comes inside. Be warned though - they will eventually destroy the blanket
3 Do rabbits eat a lot? Yes… At a minimum, one handful of feed mix and a handfull of grass/leaves per day for a small rabbit (2k) bigger rabbits can eat a lot more. If your rabbbit looks fat, feed it less. If it feels skinny, feed it a lot more until it gets fat!
Also remember that in the wild, rabbits seem to thrive in droughts, in Australia at least so they can survive on not much.
I pay about $35 per 2 months or so for a 30kg bag of ‘goat mix’ which feeds 4 rabbits for that time.
If you want to pay a lot more, you can buy 2kg rabbit meuseli stuff from the supermarket for $5 per box.
4 Can rabbits eat cabbage? Yes….but it is not good for them. It gives them a tummy ache and too much can kill them. Make sure if you feed a rabbit cabbage that you mix it in with lots of other food. Or if you are worried then just dont give it any cabbage.
5 i have two girl rabbits and want another. Im not quite sure what this one was asking. If you want some baby rabbits you will need a boy rabbit also. Maybe something you should ask your parents about…
If you want to buy or catch one more rabbit will I would advise you to get a female and yes you should be able to have it live with the other 2. Just watch them and see that they dont fight too much. also check that none of them is bullied away from food or water by the others. Male rabbits should be kept seperate from each other and females. If you want to breed two of them, put the female into the males cage, not the other way round. after a day together put her in a cage by herself.
Stychrome and Katrina are fine by the way.
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Mandy | November 13, 2007 at 6:03 am
pity no one did leave comments because its always helpful to find someone who can answer questions. i lost a bunny before because i wasnt aware that they could not live with cedar chips. i looked here because i was curious why my new bunny always tries to drag blankets into his cage. thank you for your help.
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Rajiv | November 13, 2007 at 9:11 am
i had a guinea pig at my place for the week end, poor thing was scared of me: waitied till it was dark to have a drink lool
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SJ | December 28, 2007 at 9:47 am
Someone who can answer a simple question. I was about to put a large cabbage I got for 5p from the supermarket into the rabbit hatch but thought I better double check - thanks heavens I did.
Thank you for helping…
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paul | December 28, 2007 at 11:29 am
Hi SJ I wouldn’t recommend the cabbage just cook it up for yourself. Yummy
All the answers here are just from my own experience im not an expert exect i have kept rabbits for a long time.
Im glad it was useful for you.
Hi again Rajiv im not surprised it was scared of you.Guinea pigs in general are way to timid.As a species they need to get over it.
Paul
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linda | April 10, 2008 at 7:07 am
Hi I see you have said that rabbits can eat thistle — is this all thistle or a particular one? We only seem to have the purple ones here - and very spiky ! but my rabbit (a british giant) ate one from a display yesterday and i moved it as i wasnt sure he could have them - but she keeps sniffing around looking for them and seems determined to fine them …
Many Thanks
Lindy
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paul | April 10, 2008 at 11:17 am
Hi Linda
Thanks for visiting.
I have fed my rabbit thistles with leaves with purple streaks, and spikes before and they seem to love them. I am not really a plant expert though so I can’t say for sure. Chances are, if your british giant is so eager to eat them they are probably ok. Those spikes don’t seem to concern rabbits!
Paul
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linda | April 20, 2008 at 9:15 am
Hi Paul
Thanks for that she has survived her thirstle pinching anyway — and i found the following day a large gap in the display and evidence of half eaten remains behind the sofa — so i guess they are okay. Thanks for your advice Paul its greatly appreciated
Linda