Are You a Rabbit Person?

Are you the right kind of person to live with a rabbit? Rabbits make wonderful companions for the right people.

• Are you patient?

• Have a sense of humor?

• Do you enjoy watching the movements and learning the language of another species?

• Does your schedule include plenty of time at home?

• Are you comfortable spending a lot of time on the floor?

• Are you not overly fussy with your furniture?

Basic Facts

• Rabbits can be litter box trained

• They can live to be 7-10 years old

• Rabbits are inquisitive, sociable animals.

• They make wonderful indoor companions.

• Rabbits can purr when contented.

• Like cats and dogs, rabbits need to be spayed or neutered to improve health and behavior .

• Most rabbits do not like to be held. They prefer to sit beside you.

• Rabbits like to play with toys, such as cardboard boxes, wire cat balls, hard plastic baby keys, untreated willow baskets.

• Rabbits need to have things of their own to chew on (or they might nibble on your stuff).

• Rabbits need to be protected from predators, poisons, temperature extremes, electrical cords, and rough handling.

Submitted by:

• June Booth
  House Rabbit Society-Educator
  985.649.8990

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