Raise a Healthy Bunny

How to Raise a Healthy Bunny

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The GENIUS Guide to Raise a Healthy Bunny,

Rabbits while small are a lot of work to care for properly. They are particular about diet grooming habits and living space. However if you do your research and learn the best ways to raise your rabbit you will enjoy many years of joy with your pet. Give your rabbit unlimited quantities of hay. Hay forms the foundation of a rabbit is diet. Not only is this important for nutrients but fiber as well. Since rabbits clean themselves they often swallow a lot of hair. Without adequate fiber these hairballs can block the GI tract and can be fatal. Chewing hay also keeps the rabbit is teeth at a healthy length by wearing them down and preventing them from overgrowing.

Provide your rabbit with plenty of water. Like with most animals water is essential for health and well being. Without adequate water a rabbit can become dehydrated go into organ failure and die. Your rabbit should have fresh drinking water at all times.

Add fresh vegetables to your rabbit is diet. The best vegetables for your rabbit are romaine lettuce broccoli carrots cilantro spinach and celery.

Feed your rabbit fruit as a treat. Fruits should be considered a treat and should not form the base of your rabbit is diet. Generally you should limit fruit servings to no more than two tablespoons per day.

Provide rabbit pellets in limited quantities. Commercial rabbit pellets are generally not considered essential for a rabbit is diet they do not provide the fiber or the tooth exercise that hay provides. They are also high in calories and can cause obesity if your rabbit eats too much of them. In limited quantities however pellets can provide vitamins and minerals that your rabbit needs.

Avoid feeding rabbits anything not included on this list. Rabbits have sensitive digestive systems and you should not feed them anything unfamiliar. Specifically avoid nuts seeds corn or any dessert foods like chocolate. Your rabbit will not be able to digest these foods and consumption of these could be fatal.

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