by Ryan Bendall

Created on: August 30, 2008

When considering to buy a new pet for the house, rabbits are usually overlooked. This is a shame as with the right care and attention they can be brilliant pets to have around the house. But they are a wild animal and should be kept outside I hear you say. That's not a correct statement at all. If you think about it logically every animal was a wild animal at some point but because we take them into our homes from such a young age they become domesticated. This is also true to rabbits, sometimes even more so than that of dogs or cats. The first thing to do when setting out to buy a suitable rabbit for your home is to make sure you do all the things you would do before you bought a rabbit for the garden. Simply make sure they are healthy and come from a certified dealer and look for any signs of illness. Try and avoid rabbits that are not very lively and check for any scabs particularly around the inside of the ears. Also you should aim to get the rabbit home as soon as it is possible for it to leave its mother as this gives it less time to become more disobedient. At a young age rabbits are at their most impressionable and it will be easier to train a young rabbit than an old rabbit that's become stuck in its ways. Right enough about the rabbit, we better discuss a few things before hand.

Before you even set out to buy a cage look around your home. Is it bunny friendly? And maybe more importantly is it bunny proof? I found to my disbelief that rabbits can jump a ridiculous height and needless to say my Xbox suffered an utter blow and the coroner released an official verdict of death by bunny'. There was definitely foul play afoot. Anyway the point is you really need to make sure there's no loose wires or anything that you either don't want your rabbit to eat (because it will eat it) and nothing can that harm your happy little bunny.

After you have bunny proofed' your home you can think about going out and buying a cage. The cage is simply for night times and when you leave the house. To give the critter full roam of the house unattended would surely be household suicide. They are generally well behaved and no matter how much you think you've outwitted the little guy he'll always find a way to surprise you and believe me when I say I know. A cage should be big enough for the rabbit to simply hop in and out of and also a hide away and food tray along with water and a bit of hay and so on. In the UK Id recommend Nero as the leading brand and you can get these at

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