It is not so much where you live now, as how long you are able to commit. A baby rabbit needs to be altered (can range from 75$-400.00 in the USA) and when it is sick (and it will get sick) it will need a good exotic vet, or you will be heartbroken. Rabbits that are well cared for and have good owners and vets live longer now, between 8-18 years; You may find yourself in many homes by then. If you are only interested in a rabbit for a couple of years, or one that cannot do everything that the others do (as far as getting into trouble!) consider please adopting a special needs, (will need a pretty good vet, and some spare $ to help with that) Or an older rabbit, or even fostering some for a rabbit rescue. before you go any farther, these sites have some very good info for you to understand how they are unlike dogs and cats.
You can get into this excellent source of rabbit information without signing in;
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/r鈥?/a>
Also for information that is mostly medical, try looking at this site, again, no sign in needed:
http://medirabbit.com/
If those are not enough help, or you are still unsure, try this group -you have to join, it is for serious inquiries and people who want to learn more about pet rabbits: is owned by one of the ask the expert people; is about the oldest bunny forum online:
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/etherbun.h鈥?/a>Rabbit? (:?
My mom used some of those metal cube-type shelves and curtain rings to make a playpen for my bunny.
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I am going to get a rabbit and I live in a townhouse and it should be fine to have rabbit in an apartment. Just make sure that if you leave it in cage to give it daily excerise by supervising the bunny as it hops around the house. I have a nother rabbit my grandma has it and it is house trained so yea. Rabbits would be fine. Or just get a guinea pig.
Plenty of people own rabbits who live in an apartment.
You have to set aside a corner where you can set up a pen.Buy a puppy exercise pen in a pet shop.line the floor of the pen with newspaper.This is the set up I have.Read up as much as you can about rabbit nutrition.This is just one good site.
http://www.oxbowhay.com/index.sp
yes! this is a fine environment for a rabbit! you can either let your rabbit all over your appartment, in a pen, or in a cage or hutch. rabbits can be litterbox trained, so I suggest you litterbox train your rabbit and then it can go all over the appartment! :o)
here is a great site for litter training:
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/litte鈥?/a>
http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/li鈥?/a>
also, are you going to be around a lot? because if not, I might suggest keeping your rabbit in a pen or cage so that it doesn't get into trouble. if you keep it in a pen you can still litterbox train it! if you keep it in a hutch or cage you might also want to litter box train it so that it can go around the appartment when you are home! for a great rabbit site that has lots about rabbits check out
http://www.rabbit.org/
Yes. Apartments are very good homes for rabbits, since they don't require going outdoors %26amp; keeping a rabbit indoors is a lot better than housing them outside.
Just check with your landlord to be sure s/he is okay with you having pets. If s/he is, consider adopting from a local rescue or shelter. Search for adoptable rabbits in your area at www.petfinder.com
If you have any more questions on rabbits, please feel free to email me or join my Y! group:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bunny鈥?/a>
Hope this helps %26amp; good luck!
Lily
I would recommend getting a guina pig or a hamster. They are easier to care for, cheaper, and require less excercize. But if you MUST get a rabbit it should be OK as long as you meet some requirements.
Rabbits can live indoors but if they do, they still need alot of room so you will need a BIG cage (about 4 times the rabbits size or more). I would recommend making one yourself for its cheaper and you can design it however you like (http://www.guineapigcages.com/howto.htm this site is made for gunia pigs but it works for rabbits as long as you make it really big and cover the top).
Rabbits also need to get out of their cage now and again to explore their homes. You should let him/her out of the cage as much as possible.
If you follow my directions, your home should be a safe and happy place for your rabbit.
I hope I helped! and good luck!
Yes, rabbits do very well in apartments, they do not need a yard at all, it's actually best to keep them indoors. Make sure you clear it with your landlord first, though, they can be sort of destructive and its likely you will need to put down a pet deposit to cover any potential damages. A rescued bun past its 'teenage' years that's already altered and litter trained would be best for your situation. Check out this site: http://www.rabbit.org/ for tons of information about 'urban' rabbits. If you are interested in a rescue rabbit, I'd be happy to hook you up with a contact near you, I have lists of people involved in rabbit rescue in most of the US, just message me with your location.
i have rabbits and i breed them so i would say its ok but you should buy a rabbit lead and just take it for a walk outside.
but the type of rabbits i breed are mini lops because they are a small type of rabbit but if you get a noraml lop they can become huge almost the size of a full grown cat or maybe even bigger.
so i think its ok to get a rabbit if you live in an appartment my friend owns 4 rabbits and they all sleep with her a night and they get out of bed to go to the toilet and then they get back in bed so you can toilet train them with a cat litter box aswell.
Rabbits are wonderful pets, but alot of vet bills,can accumulate, if you aren't careful on what you feed it, they can ingest alot of hair, by grooming, %26amp; get all plugged up with fur. They have to eat pellets, and HAY, daily to keep the fur from blocking them up. Also they can't throw-up, like cat's do with fur balls. It could break your heart in the long run.
You need space for it to run around outside. If your apartment complex has a large grassy area then you can let him out to run and play at least every other day for 30 minutes or more
a guinnea pig would be better for you. they dont go anywhere and love to just rest and eat
i have both and when i put my guinnea pig in the grass he just stays there nibbling on the grass and goes under one of the bushes we have. instead my rabbit likes to hop around and dig and i have to watch him constantly so he doesnt run out into the street .
here is a picture of the 2 of them
http://i30.tinypic.com/wlf9cw.jpg
yes! if it's possible, it's actually BETTER for rabbits to live inside. Buy a big cage. :) Just let him out to exercise every day and buy a harness so you can take him to a park or something to play with him!
brooks funny.
but uuummm. i had a bunny. but i had to give him back cuz i was allergic to the hay. poor me. actually i had 4. i had to clean the poop every morning from its cage. very messy....... it was not swell either. poor bunny. get a baby one. theyre cute. i lik cheeks. why dnt you get a hamster. they dont eat hay. and it wud help becuz u hav allergies to hay. or is that me.......
Rabbits actually make great apartment pets, they are quiet, they aren't very messy, and, best fo all, they are just as sweet as a dog orcat you should probably go for a smaller breed of rabbit though, just so it will have more space.
it would be fine!
the only place my rabbit goes is my room cause we have big dogs and i don't want them to hurt her, but i rescued her and it's better than her being homeless haha!
just make sure you be careful of chords and stuff
good luck !
it would be fine to get a rabbit.
you can train them to use a litter box and once thay got that down. it's only uphill from there.
Yeah it will be fine. Just make sure it has a good cage. Also make sure it has enough room to run around.
Yeah. My cousins actually potty trained their rabbit. It lived indoors year round and had free reign of the house. Just check with your landlord and buy him a leash so you can take him on walks for exercise.
it's ok as long as you take it out every day to play with out and have room to put in the cage.
Ummm....... I would recomend a guini pig.
A rabbit needs exercise. But if you do want a rabbit I would recomend a lop.
get a stuffed one
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