Friday, May 14, 2010

Can a pet rabbit be left home alone for three days?

I'm bunny-sitting for a friend who is out of the country, but may need to leave for the weekend. If I leave it in it's cage with plenty of food and water, will it be OK?Can a pet rabbit be left home alone for three days?
No. All you need is the rabbit tipping over it's water on the first day or if the sipper bottle gets plugged and not having anything to drink for 2 whole days--if the rabbit doesn't die, you'll have to take it to the vet ($$) to get it rehydrated. And since you'd be leaving dry food only, it wouldn't be able to get any moisture from its food, food would dehydrate it further, maybe even making it choke to death (rabbits cannot vomit). Get a friend of family member to come in and check on the rabbit, make sure the water is clean and replenished every day, food is available. Unlike cats, rabbits should never be left for days without monitoring, especially if they are confined in a cage.Can a pet rabbit be left home alone for three days?
A few things to consider:


Where does the rabbit poo? In a litter tray thing or does the poo drop through the bottom of the cage onto a tray?


Is the rabbit used to a certain amount of daily attention? Does your friend always interact with the rabbit every day beyond feeding and watering?


Would the water bottle be able to hold enough water for the time that you would be gone?


If you would be able to leave and nothing would pile up, or would be too depleted before you get home, then you could absolutely go ahead with your plans.


Another way you can help is making a little stockpile, not only of the rabbit pellets but also throw in a couple of carrots, lettuce leaves, or maybe it's favorite fruit.
Absolutely not. Rabbits kick stuff over and twist and turn stuff and also pee on it once they've done that (meaning the food is no longer edible). Unless someone has had rabbits they are only ';guessing'; that the rabbit will be okay. Rabbits aren't like cats and dogs in that they love to play with and move stuff around, its part of their nature. All experienced rabbit owners know this. They do stuff that you would never even imagine or guess they would do. All rabbits are like that.





If you want to stay friends with the person keep your promise to take care of their pet, because if something happens to it, you won't STAY friends long.
Rabbits are great pets. They can even be litter box trained. Now, if I tell you everything I know, I'll be here all day so I'll cover the basics. If I don't cover something you need to know(cage, food, litterbox training, adoption, ect...) email me with the specific topic! My email is Leafpool77@yahoo.com





When I go on small trips, I feed her the day we leave and give her lots of hay. Also, I have an automatic feeder for rabbit pellets. The pellets are not as healthy for them as greens so I nly use them for our trips.





Hope this has helped!!! Email me if you need any more advice!!!
i think it'd be fine, if you somehow secure the food and water containers so they can't get knocked over, and make sure that it's 'toilet' can manage. also, it might help if someone checks in on it at least once when you're gone.
As long as you leave a few watter bottles/bowls. Or have somebody stop by and check on the bunny in the middle of the 3 days, and offer to pay them a little money, at least for gas!
i sometimes leave my rabbit if we go away for the weekend with plenty of food and water but he has a built in run on the grass so he can eat and get moisture from that or have a run round if he wants
NO ! it could knock the water over, anything could happen. If you have agreed to look after it the least you can do is put your plans on hold.
I personally think it's fine! If he has his food and water of course.





I can't wait to hear the ';You cruel being!'; answers
No!


Rabbits need exercise %26amp; TLC.





You can't leave a rabbit alone for 3 days
yes. Aslong as you give plenty of food and water it should be fine.


hope i helped =)
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