Small rabbits are less in weight and look cute, which attract children. Their prying look and sniffing thrills the children, but they are docile creatures. They are very delicate animal and not prone to hardship and are fragile. The animals are easily frightened and any discomforts to them, met with aggressiveness, like biting, scratching or making you trail after it.
Adequate care should be provided to the rabbits at home. You must have a separate large cage that is regularly cleaned to keep the rabbit healthy. These animals love to run around and should be in the open space to move freely for sometime. Rabbits like fresh vegetables, clean drinking water. Their quantity of diet should increase according to their growth. Fresh hay is another diet that keeps the animal healthy. They love radish, sprouts, beet, carrot, spinach and almost all vegetables that people consume.
The life span of rabbit is nine or ten years provided they live in proper care at home. If you leave them outdoors all the time, they may not live that long because of predators. Wild rabbit cannot be tamed at home. There is dwarf variety of rabbit that has the same behavioral pattern of domestic rabbits but are slighter in weight. When you intend to bring home an infant rabbit proper vet care is essential. They see the world around them after ten days after originating.
Rabbits make a mess around the home every four months when they shed fur. The rabbit is otherwise a good choice for children if the child is not naughty. They detest rough handling and tend to defend themselves. If the child is calm then both of them will make good friends. The vital and very bad habit of rabbit is constant chewing and they can even chew the electrical chords thereby jeopardizing them. Therefore, elderly supervision is essential when they are moving outside the cage.
There are over forty five types of rabbits available, which many people do not know. Therefore, they mistakenly choose some unknown breed from the pet store. Choosing a perfect breed is as difficult as selecting a pedigree puppy. They divide into groups, by their body- size and shape. The cage is crucial for any breed of rabbit. If you keep the animal indoors, then an indoor rabbit hutch is ideal choice. Similarly for outdoor shelter, an outdoor hutch is the perfect choice.