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Keep your pet rabbit healthy, happy and hopping!

Got Rabbit?  Get a Vet! Regular vet visits are an extremely important part of keeping your bunny healthy. When you take your rabbit to the vet – be ready to answer questions about your rabbit’s daily habits, sleep habits, diet and overall living arrangements. A rabbit pet is a herbivore. A herbivore’s teeth are constantly growing [...]


 

Thinking About Giving Your Bunny Supplements?

Rabbit supplements can provide your bunny with a proper balance of healthy vitamin and minerals.  However, you may be wondering whether or not you actually need to provide your rabbit with supplements.  If you have a healthy bunny who is eating a balanced diet, he probably does not need supplements.  However, providing your rabbit with  [...]


 

Keep Your Rabbit Smelling Fresh and Clean!

Rabbits actually do not need baths!  Baths can be extremely stressful for your rabbit.  If you have ever bathed a dog or cat, you know how much these animals do not enjoy baths.  If you can imagine it, rabbits hate baths even more!  Rabbits are extremely susceptible to injuries during bath time because they struggle [...]


 

Cleaning Your Rabbit’s Ears

Rabbit’s ears are particularly susceptible to problems like ear mites or infection.  You need to check your rabbit’s ears at least once a week.  If you are bathing your rabbit once a week, this would be a perfect time to check his ears!  The more you check your rabbit’s ears, the more likely you will [...]


 

Preventing Ringworm in Your Rabbit

You’ve probably heard of ringworm (also known as dermatophytosis), as it is a common fungal disease that affects horses, dogs, cats, and of course people.  While ringworm is extremely common in all of the previously named animals, it is not as common in rabbits.  However, young rabbits are particularly susceptible to ringworm, as well as [...]


 

Does your Rabbit have the Runs?

Even if your little darling’s poop is in pellet form at this moment in time – it’s a good idea to have an anti-diarrhea medication around for an emergency run.  (no pun intended) Get your rabbit’s digestion and stool consistency back on track. Peter’s Rabbit ProBiotic Digestive Tract Conditioner, with Lactobacillus acidophilus, helps recondition the digestive tract of [...]


 

Bathing your Rabbit – ‘Tis a Good Idea?

The vast majority of rabbits do not like to get wet. Even an occasional bath is quite stressful to the average rabbit, and is not recommended by most vets! NEVER–unless your veterinarian advises it to bring down a fever–should you give a sick rabbit a bath. Because seemingly healthy rabbits can have undiagnosed problems, it’s [...]


 

Clipping Your Rabbit’s Nails

Clipping your rabbit’s nails is an important part of your rabbit’s grooming routine.  By clipping your rabbit’s nails on a regular basis, preferably every six to eight weeks, it has a variety of benefits including:  helping to keep your rabbit’s paws in good shape, makes getting around easier, and helping to prevent a nail from getting stuck [...]


 

Keep Your Bunny Fresh and Clean Smelling

A bunny that smells fresh and clean all the time is sure to get more attention than a bunny who is dirty and smelly.  With so many shampoos and fragrance sprays made especially for bunnies it isn’t hard to keep your bunny looking clean and smelling great all of the time.  Before trying a new [...]


 

Brushing Your Pet Rabbit’s Coat

Brushing your rabbit’s fur can be a difficult task, but a necessary one if your rabbit’s hair is long, tangled, or your rabbit is shedding.  Typically, rabbits like to groom their own coat by licking it, but this can cause hairballs and can also leave a variety of loose hairs around your home or rabbit [...]


 


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