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Living Space: How to set it up

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

How to create flexible living arrangements for a happy house bunny.

Playthings – How Bunnies Use Them

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

Gymnastic toys—those that entice climbing on, leaping over, running through, diving into, or sliding down—keep […]

Play activity

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

Destructive behavior, such as chewing or digging into your carpet, can be diverted into healthy projects for your rabbit.

Physical Design

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

By becoming familiar with our rabbits’ physical functions and by reading what their bodies tell us, we can use the right preventive care.

Pens: The modern housing preference

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

Pens are inexpensive, easy to use, and can be adapted to fit in nearly any home.

On Watch: The importance of being vigilant

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

Do a lot of watching and heed the clues.

Natural Routines: Litterboxes

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

A bunny’s use of litterboxes should be a natural evolution of what he wants to do anyway.

house rabbit looking up at viewer

Mental Makeup

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

Rabbits are comprised of paradoxes that make them highly entertaining—inquisitive yet cautious, skittish yet confident, energetic yet lazy, timid yet bold.

Rabbitspeake

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

Though rabbits are capable of learning certain human words, it’s more important for us to learn their language.

house rabbit looking antisocial

Aggression

By Susan E. Davis | December 21, 2023

Aggressive rabbits are often very intelligent animals who are just trying to express themselves.

Exercise: Setting up playgrounds 

By Marinell Harriman | December 21, 2023

Opportunity to exercise should be provided at least four hours a day or thirty hours a week

Introducing Dogs and Bunnies

By Amy Ramnaraine | December 21, 2023

More important than the dog or bunny behavior in establishing a compatible relationship is human behavior. Our job is to show our dogs how we want them to behave around our rabbits.

Bunny Proofing Your Space

By Marinell Harriman | December 21, 2023

Any part of your house that is exposed to a bunny resident should have protection […]

rabbit cecotropes in a litterbox

Cecotropes

By Paige K Parsons | December 20, 2023

Cecotropes are special droppings that rabbits consume directly from the anus before digestion. To be […]

wild rabbit nest with healthy babies

Wild Baby Bunnies: Are They Orphaned?

By Margie Wilson | December 20, 2023

Wild baby bunnies are usually not orphaned. Despite good intentions, attempting to rehabilitate them can be illegal and harmful.

Feeding & Caring For Orphans

By Margie Wilson | December 20, 2023

Sometimes domestic or wild rabbits are truly orphaned. This document is meant to help in that dire situation.

Rabbit People: How we define ourselves 

By Marinell Harriman | December 20, 2023

To be a true rabbit person you must be more concerned that your bunnies are happy in their environment than you are with how well they meet your demands.

How to Find a Good Rabbit Veterinarian

By Kathleen Wilsbach | December 19, 2023

Don’t wait till you have an emergency to start looking for a rabbit-savvy veterinarian.

house rabbit looking out a window

What Do Rabbits See?

By Dana Krempels | December 19, 2023

How a rabbit’s unique vision system shapes his word.

Gi Stasis – The Silent Killer

By Dana Krempels | December 18, 2023

It’s an all too familiar story. “My bunny stopped eating, and then she just died.”

a portrait of a house rabbit

Herman: The House Supervisor

By Marinell Harriman | December 18, 2023

Barging into our lives uninvited, Herman changed everything we ever thought about rabbits.

Core Beliefs

By Our Think Tank | December 17, 2023

Our philosophy is rooted in the belief that rabbits are intelligent and social animals who deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

The Story of FooBar

By Paige K Parsons | December 17, 2023

Over three decades ago we learned all about having a house rabbit the hard way.

two house rabbits on a cardboard house

Top 10 Reasons Rabbits Are Abandoned

By Mary Cotter | December 16, 2023

This data was compiled from the author’s personal experience at the intake desk of a […]

two house rabbits eat greens by a chair

Vegetables and Fruits: A Summary

By Paige K Parsons | December 16, 2023

A list of bunny-friendly vegetables and fruits.

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