Are rabbits a safe pet to have?

Answer 1

Are Guinea Pig's A Good Pet For A Busy Family?

Guinea pig's are wonderful pets but they take a lot of time and effort to look after. You need to clean their cage and supply new hay/newspaper each week. They may be small but they take a lot of care.

If you can take half an hour each week to clean their cage, then yes, it's a good pet. If not, then no.

Answer 2

Rabbits make great family pets, but are not very suitable for children under 6. 8 or 9 is a good age to get a child a rabbit because they will know at that age how to care for them and handle them gently. Please remember that rabbits have their own mind and do not always want to be handled, so let them have a run around somewhere suitable now and again.

Answer 3

As long as one person in your family is willing to be responsible for them, rabbits are wonderful pets! It's just, you wanna have time to spend with your rabbit because he/she will turn mean if it doesn't get attention (and other problems will arise!).

Rabbits need DAILY attention, MONTHLY attention, ANNUAL attention, and EMERGENCY attention. If your family is too busy for that, you're too busy for a rabbit! Please see the related question below for more info and helpful links.

DAILY -- Rabbits need someone to:

• Make sure they have fresh hay and water at all times (100% access)
• Feed them daily portion of pellets and fresh greens (split over 2 meals, breakfast and dinner)
• Scoop out litter boxes, sweep out habitat
• Spend at least 3-4 hours playing, allowing time to exercise and run, cuddling, and observing behaviour for any unusual signs of poor health
• Brush their fur (very important during moulting; short-haired breeds that aren't moulting may not require daily attention)

MONTHLY -- Rabbits need sommeone to:

• Thoroughly scrub litter boxes, clean habitat
• Physical exam: this includes grooming tasks (like nail clipping, vent cleaning if necessary, brushing, and so on) as well as an exam (checking ears, eyes, skin, and so on -- further research is required, see related questions below)

ANNUAL -- Rabbits need someone to:

• Bring them to the "rabbit-savvy" vet's for a physical, diagnostic tests, possibly shots (elderly rabbits and those with special health concerns need more frequent visits)

EMERGENCY -- Rabbits need someone to:

• Watch them everyday and know their habits; someone who can notice when something is wrong, administer first aid, and bring the rabbit to the vet's

Answer 4

Well, if you compare a rabbit to a dog, they won't bite you that hard. As long as you keep your rabbit's shots up to date they'll be okay