So something that is also very important when owning a rabbit is nail and coat maintenance. Whether you have a long haired or short haired rabbit it is still important that you groom your bunny at least a couple times a week, and if you do have a long haired or fine haired rabbit then everyday grooming can be a necessity. Rabbits keep them selves relatively clean and you should NOT have to bathe a rabbit, but regular grooming can help to remove loose fur which can save your rabbit from hairballs and also reduce the amount of hair in your rabbits environment. I try to groom Dustin around 3 times a week and he usually quite happily sits there and lets me do it. Nail clipping is also important and should be done as regularly as need be, if rabbits nails get to long they can start to curve over and damage the foot and make it uncomfortable for your rabbit to move around on, also long nails can scratch quite badly when handling the animal. As with any other animals nails it is important to avoid the quick as this can be painful if cut, I just recommend doing more regular nail clips and just removing the tips of the nails each time, I usually do this about once or twice a month. Dustin hates me doing his nails so it is a battle where I am forced to restrain him in a towel and extract one foot at a time, takes him a while to forgive me afterwards as well!! I have just attached a photo of the grooming products that I own, which includes a rabbit slicker brush which remove loose hair really nicely and a rabbit nail clipper, you want to make sure you don't have to big of nail clippers as rabbits nails can be quite small and the bigger the clippers the more likely you might nick the quick.
Just wanted to post some cute photos of Dustin enjoying his outdoor pen, we have moved into a new house now and he has heaps of room indoors to run around (2 whole rooms) but he always enjoys an hour or so a day out in his outdoor running eating grass and lying in the sun :). As you probably can see I have not got that many toys in his outdoor area just because whenever I have had toys he has little interest in them as he is more in there to eat grass and his toys just end up getting ruined outside. |