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General Care
2013-05-31

Housing
The hutch needs to be approximately five times the adult size of your pet.
Make sure that the height of the hutch is enough for the rabbit to sit up without its ears touching the
top of the cage.
Have enough room to let rabbit to run and play.

 Holding Your Rabbit
 Never pick a rabbit up by it's ears or the scruff of the neck.
 You must support your rabbit's back legs and hold it against your chest.
 Rabbits are easily frightened and often struggle when held. If not held securely when picked up,
 the rabbit may kick violently and fracture its back, causing a fatal paralysis.

 Baths
 NEVER, unless your veterinarian advises it to bring down a fever-should you give a sick rabbit a bath.Bath can make them weak, leading to death. Because seemingly healthy rabbits can have undiagnosed problems, it's best not to subject them to the stress of a bath. Just make sure you constantly change either hay, newspaper or cloth laid down for it in its home. This will avoid infections, and germs from spreading.

 UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF HAY
 Hay is very important for their digestive systems. Rabbits teeth grow continuously throughout their life. It is important that they always have things to chew on to help grind down their teeth, for example, hay and untreated wood toys.


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