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Netherland rabbit help2007-11-24 22:13:10

I want to get Netherland dwarf and I need help on how to care for them.

Answers:

Here are a few tips I gave to another person on a similar question:

It is best to keep an indoor rabbit, but if your going to keep an outdoor rabbit, you should keep the hutch in a shed to protect it from the sun and cold weather. This should start in spring to allow your rabbit to get used to the weather. Rabbits are heat sensitive, and get heatstroke easily, so keep your bunny out of direct sunlight.

Also, if you would like to let your rabbit run around and nibble on fresh grass, you should buy a rabbit run. Make sure and keep the run on grass that has not been treated with weed killer. If you cannot afford this, it is just as good, or even better, to let your rabbit run around a bedroom. (cover all wires with chewproof tubing first, and close all doors. Litter training is helpful)

If you are going to keep your rabbit indoors, you should keep it in a cage and let it run around in an enclosed area such as a room some of the time.

With whichever cage or hutch you may buy, make sure it is big enough for the rabbit that you are going to put in it. The bigger cage the better! The good thing about netherland dwarves is that they do not require a huge cage, even though a big cage would still be good.

Litter training is easier than it may sound. Spayed or neutered rabbits are more easily litter trained, since they dont leave waste in any other areas to mark their territory. Your rabbit will start to leave most of its waste in one corner of its cage. Put a litterbox in that corner, and fill it with dustfree, unscented cat litter. Then place some of its wast inside the box to show the rabbit what it is for. Litter training should always begin inside the cage. Multiple litterboxes are sometimes needed when your letting your rabbit run around in the house.