| Rabbit Facts |
| Bunny Trail Farm |
Did you know?
•Rabbits are not rodents. They belong to a family called
"lagomorphs".
•Rabbits are nocturnal so they are most active between
dusk and dawn.
•A domestic rabbit's lifespan is 8-12 years.
•Rabbits are social animals and need the companionship of
humans as well as affection.
•A rabbit will lick and nibble on it's owner to express affection.
•A male rabbit is called a buck.
•A female rabbit is called a doe.
•A kit is a baby rabbit.
•A does babies are referred to as a litter.
•The gestation period for a rabbit is 31 days.
•Does will pull fur when pregnant to assist in the building of
their nest.
•Mothers typically only feed their kits about 5 minutes a day
& usually at night.
•Spaying & neutering prevents health problems in rabbits.
Females are prone to uterine cancer after 5 years of age if
they're not altered. Altering makes rabbits less aggressive &
territoral.
•Rabbit's teeth never stop growing.
•You can litter train rabbits.
•Baby rabbits get weaned when they are about 6-8 weeks
old.
•Depending on the breed adult rabbits weigh between 2-20
lbs.
•Domesticated rabbits are born without fur and their eyes
don't open until they're about 2 weeks old.
•Rabbits cannot vomit.
•Rabbits do not hibernate.
•Rabbits need hay for their digestive system and to prevent
hair balls in their stomach.
•A herd is a group of rabbits.
•A warren is where a group of rabbits live.•Rabbit meat is all
white.
•Rabbits have 28 teeth.
•Rabbits love to chew on things.
•Rabbits can jump 36" and higher.
•Rabbits can have false pregnancies.
•Rabbits groom themselves like cats.
•Rabbits can be literally scared to death by a predator so it
is important that you keep your hutch high enough off of
the ground to protect him.
•The only place a rabbit can sweat is through the pads on
its feet.
•Rabbits are nearsighted and have a blind spot right in front
of them that runs down their back.
•Rabbits love to play with toys.
•When rabbits are happy they will jump and twist, this is
called a "binky". They also purr when being held to show
they are happy and relaxed.
•Rabbits are not rodents. They belong to a family called
"lagomorphs".
•Rabbits are nocturnal so they are most active between
dusk and dawn.
•A domestic rabbit's lifespan is 8-12 years.
•Rabbits are social animals and need the companionship of
humans as well as affection.
•A rabbit will lick and nibble on it's owner to express affection.
•A male rabbit is called a buck.
•A female rabbit is called a doe.
•A kit is a baby rabbit.
•A does babies are referred to as a litter.
•The gestation period for a rabbit is 31 days.
•Does will pull fur when pregnant to assist in the building of
their nest.
•Mothers typically only feed their kits about 5 minutes a day
& usually at night.
•Spaying & neutering prevents health problems in rabbits.
Females are prone to uterine cancer after 5 years of age if
they're not altered. Altering makes rabbits less aggressive &
territoral.
•Rabbit's teeth never stop growing.
•You can litter train rabbits.
•Baby rabbits get weaned when they are about 6-8 weeks
old.
•Depending on the breed adult rabbits weigh between 2-20
lbs.
•Domesticated rabbits are born without fur and their eyes
don't open until they're about 2 weeks old.
•Rabbits cannot vomit.
•Rabbits do not hibernate.
•Rabbits need hay for their digestive system and to prevent
hair balls in their stomach.
•A herd is a group of rabbits.
•A warren is where a group of rabbits live.•Rabbit meat is all
white.
•Rabbits have 28 teeth.
•Rabbits love to chew on things.
•Rabbits can jump 36" and higher.
•Rabbits can have false pregnancies.
•Rabbits groom themselves like cats.
•Rabbits can be literally scared to death by a predator so it
is important that you keep your hutch high enough off of
the ground to protect him.
•The only place a rabbit can sweat is through the pads on
its feet.
•Rabbits are nearsighted and have a blind spot right in front
of them that runs down their back.
•Rabbits love to play with toys.
•When rabbits are happy they will jump and twist, this is
called a "binky". They also purr when being held to show
they are happy and relaxed.
© 2006-2011 Bunny Trail Farm.
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