Mission

In 2019 when Thumper passed away, my grandpa and I wanted to make 5 rabbit activity tables and donate them to our favorite rescue. We realized how fun it was to make them and decided to open our own Etsy shop. 

Skip ahead to 2020, I went out to rescue 3 rabbits from a neglectful situation. These rabbits were full of fear and didn't know how to be rabbits. My goal is to share with as many people as I know that rabbits aren't meant to live in small cages. They shouldn't live with wire under their feet. They should live inside in the comfort of your home and live like any other pet would live. I've made this page to give you the run down of owning a rabbit. Not everything can be said in one page so that's why you should do lots of research and look at other resources such as the House Rabbit Society. Looking ahead to 5, 10 years from now I know I want to do something involving rabbits in my career. Wether that is to go to college to be an exotic vet, open my own rabbit rescue, or grow my Etsy shop to make a living off of it, that I don't know quite yet. 

Here is a list of rabbit do's and don'ts 

Do's-

Do plenty of research, not just from a single source before getting a rabbit.

Do keep your rabbit indoors. This avoids the rabbit escaping your yard, eating poisonous plants, being attacked by wild animals, eating lawn fertilizer, contracting the RHDV2 virus... the list could go on and on. 

Do give your rabbit plenty of room to run. Your rabbit should not live in a 2' x 3' cage. Those cages aren't even suitable for certain species of hamsters. Buy a x-pen off of Chewy or better yet let your rabbit have free roam of a room or house (bunny proofed of course.)

Do make sure you have money for vet bills. Rabbits need to go to the vet just the same as a dog or cat. And yes-they can get expensive.

Do get a friend for your rabbit. Rabbits are social animals so they do best with another rabbit. There are exceptions, rabbits can be really picky with their partner so if you can't keep the second rabbit if they don't bond I wouldn't recommend getting the second. 

Do make sure your rabbit has a variety of toys and enrichment. They get bored. When they're bored and don't know what to do they will go and eat anything they can get their darn mouths on. 

Do fix your rabbit or in other terms spay/neuter. They live longer when you do, they don't get in as much trouble that way.

Do vaccinate your rabbit for RHDV2. Call your local rabbit savvy vet. The virus is in the US and it's spreading with a 90% mortality rate if you don't vaccinate.

Do give your rabbit unlimited hay and water

Don'ts-

Don't ever bathe your rabbit. They keep themselves clean most of the time. If needed, use a damp cloth of warm water at most.

Don't keep your rabbit outside. I said this before in the Do's to keep them inside, but it's important. DON'T KEEP THEM OUTSIDE.

Don't put two rabbits together and assume they will get along. Bonding sucks. But it's worth it.

Don't allow rabbits alone with your cat or dog. It doesn't matter "how sweet" your dog/cat is, this is simply predator/prey and a predators instincts can snap at anytime.

Don't give your rabbit any food without researching first. Some types of lettuce are toxic to rabbits (such as iceberg) and unlike those cartoons you watched as a kid you should not give your rabbit more than a treats worth of carrot at a time. 

There's so much more. Please do your research not just before getting a rabbit, but before you get any animal.