By Lydia
Even if you do have a big cage for your rabbit, it is always
nice to let them out to run around. The
rabbits always have a lot of fun with play time. Every day we need to get our rabbits out so
that they can get exercise and so you can enjoy them. Something that we like doing, either while
we are doing our schoolwork, or while my mom is spinning, we get a bunny out to
run around. Rabbits need play time. If you don’t get them out enough, they will
be difficult to handle. If you try to
get them out every day or several times a week, you rabbit will be very good
about handling. When your rabbit is
running around, it may stop, grunt a little, and like Ninja, it may like
digging at things. Naturally, you do not
let them do this right before a show.
We usually set up a fenced area or baby gates to keep them
away from places we don’t want them to go and to keep them safe. We have to watch carefully to make sure the
cat doesn’t attack them. He has never
attacked our rabbits, but he has killed jackrabbits and cottontails around our
property. Our very large black lab mix
never bothers them. Before the
sprinklers come on, or after the grass has dried, we let them run around on the
grass and eat it. We don’t put any fertilizers
or other chemicals on our grass. We don’t
put them on wet grass, because they could catch pneumonia. And even if they don’t get sick, their wool
will get badly matted. If they can’t be
on the grass because it is wet or sunny, we put them on our covered deck. That way they can still run around.
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| Maple getting his morning exercise |
Angora rabbits have a lot of limitations when it comes to
the sun. They cannot be placed in warm
sun. They already have a very heavy coat
on. Ruby-eyed whites should not ever be
in the sun—it can damage their eyes.
Also, self-blacks should never be in the sun, but for a totally
different reason. If self-blacks are
exposed to too much sun, their wool will turn a rusty color, and they will be
disqualified for show.
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