Selecting The Right Pet Rabbit For Your Family

If you’re looking for your family’s first pet bunny, and you haven’t yet found the perfect pet for your family, some tips on selecting a bunny might help. Keep in mind that bunnies come in many sizes and breeds, so there are a lot of things to consider when choosing a rabbit as a pet.

If you do not know what breed of rabbit you are interested in, you might want to go to a rabbit show and look at the various breeds and decide what you think you would like as a pet. You can probably find rabbits of various breeds at pet stores, and quite often people will give away their rabbits, sometimes without even knowing the breed. But if you’re intent on knowing the rabbit’s pedigree and having a purebred rabbit, you need to study rabbits a little and figure out the right breed.

Should you get a male or female? This is a good question. Does are often aggressive when not spayed, and can become very territorial, even nipping her people. Bucks tend to spray, though they’re not aggressive, and sometimes this can be a real problem. The best option, whether you choose a boy or girl bunny, is neutering the bunny to eliminate these gender-based problems. Everyone in the home, including the rabbit, is likely to be happier with this solution.

You should also, before you pick a breed, think about grooming. You will need to groom any rabbit, but a wool breed like an angora or a jersey wooly will require a lot of grooming, quite often, and this can become tiresome. If this is absolutely the kind of rabbit you want and you’re willing to put in the grooming time, by all means go ahead, but make sure you understand the commitment.

You should meet potential rabbits before you adopt one. If you want a rabbit as a pet, you want a rabbit that likes to be held and likes people. These rabbits usually come to the door of their cage and greet people. You do not want the rabbit who hides from you in the back of the cage; this is not a rabbit who really wants to be a family pet, and it’s best for both you and the bunny if you don’t take her home.

Choosing a bunny is about more than just picking the one with the floppiest ears or the cutest pattern. It’s about deciding what you want and who you want as your pet, and then seeking out the traits, including breed and coat, that you want. And you also want to make sure the rabbit you take home is interested in being your pet.

Be patient, if you have trouble finding a rabbit that really seems to fit your family at first. Taking a few more days or weeks to find just the right pet rabbit will be well worth your time when you find that perfect animal who is just dying to live with you.