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Giving Is Receiving

By Marinell Harriman | December 24, 2023

I learned about giving in the slow human way.

Don’t Call Me Kind

By Marinell Harriman | December 24, 2023

Generosity is giving without compensation. So, stop rescuers and fosterers generous.

two rabbits in a litter box

Waste and Wisdom

By Bob Harriman | December 22, 2023

A tale of rabbit poop and recycling/organic gardening.

Life Worthy

By Marinell Harriman | December 22, 2023

Some people have mixed feelings about keeping disabled rabbits alive when so many healthy ones are being euthanized in shelters.

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.

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