How do you know if rabbits are right for you? Here are some good guidelines to get you started!
- Do you like monsters, but prefer them to be small and fluffy?
- Do you enjoy watching small, strange, alien like creatures explore and jump around like freaks? I mean, who doesn’t, right?
- Are you cool with litter training, cleaning up hay and stray poops and changing out a litterbox every few days or so? It’s really no big deal, as long as you keep up on it they won’t stink up the place!
- Have you always wanted a small fuzzy friend that would live with you for up to 12 years (or even longer if you’re really lucky)?!
- If your rabbit gets sick, are you cool with paying extra to see an exotic vet? Monsters aren’t cheap to treat medically, you know.
- Rabbits REALLY like friends, they’re a little needy but, who isn’t?! Anyway, you’re either going to want to spend a ton of time with your fluffy little monster, or you’re going to want a pair of ‘em. Trust us, bored bunnies are actually monsters. We didn’t name our whole rescue that for nothing.
- Sometimes we all need a little space, and rabbits can be sassy little things that just want you to leave them the F alone every now and then. Respect the boundaries and they will let you live.
BunStruction is a real thing
One of the main reasons rabbits get released outside, abandoned or sent to a shelter, is their seemingly maniacal penchant for destruction. Shoes, backpacks, base molding, phone chargers; nothing is off limits. This isn’t spite, or badness, this is generally due to boredom, and/or lack of items they are allowed to chew. If you can’t spend at least a few hours each morning and night hanging out with them, you should consider adopting a pair. A rabbit that is bored will likely do more “bunstruction”, however some buns simply just love to destroy. We always supply our crew with untreated wood to chew, cardboard boxes to destroy, and toys to throw all over the house. You don’t even need to spend a lot of money on these items, some of the favorites in our house are cardboard paper towel or toilet paper rolls, amazon boxes, and random scrap paper balled up.
What rabbits are NOT
For children.
Rabbits have thin bones, and scare easily. It is very easy to hurt or terrify them. Rabbits are prey animals, which means they don’t like being picked up or rushed at. If there are children in your home, they must be taught how to properly interact with a bunny. We have seen rabbits that are surrendered, because their children “got bored” of playing with them after awhile, but not before terrorizing them enough to make them completely terrified of humans. Now, I’m not saying kids and rabbits can’t be friends, some of the buns we’ve adopted out have tiny humans as bff’s, they just have to know what’s up.
Meant to be in a cage.
Way too many people keep rabbits in cages for the majority of the time, and then wonder why they act “bad” when they get out, or worse, get cage aggressive and bite when their owner reaches in. If you really want to see the true potential awesomeness of a Hay Monster, give them lots of space so you can watch them run, jump and sploot like weirdos. There are not many animals that actually belong in a cage, but rabbits are DEFINITELY not one of them. If they can’t be free roam, we recommend a pen that is at least 3′ by 4′ to keep them (and your molding) safe while you can’t be with them.
