Rabbits

New!

This pet care sheet gives you some great tips about caring for your rabbit and it also makes a colourful poster for your wall!

You can download and print it here.

Don't forget to watch our fantastic new video clips of PDSA vets and nurses showing you how to care for your pets.

These clips are of PDSA vet Alice showing you how a vet would give your rabbit a health check and how to check your rabbit's teeth.

I like having a friend! A neutered male and neutered female work best and won't have unwanted babies.

I need lots of fresh water, so make sure you keep my water bottle clean and regularly check that it works and doesn't leak.

I love to eat lots of hay, grass and some vegetables, but don't let me get fat!

If you need to change my diet, speak to your vet and don’t change it suddenly as this can make me ill.

I must have lots of exercise, play and space. I can be nervous of humans and noise, so I don't usually make a very good pet for small children.

I like a warm, clean, large hutch and love a safe, spacious rabbit run with hay and toys and somewhere to hide so I feel safe.

My teeth grow all the time, so I need to chew to wear them down – that why I like lots of hay.

Yuk! Please check my fur regularly for nasty parasites like fleas, and especially for mess or maggots around my bottom.

Take me to the vet for advice about vaccinations, flea treatment and neutering.

Think safety - make sure I can't reach anything dangerous as I can be very inquisitive!