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I had three rabbits growing up - Pockey Hang ran away and probably got eaten by coyotes. Robin Hood and Maid Marian got too hot outside one night :'(

So, the only suggestions I have are to not let rabbits run away or get too hot.

Also, to come up with better names

@NaturallyCathy: Haha - love it! A little blue coat, too?

@NaturallyCathy: The bigger the cage, the better! Avoid heat - they get heatstroke easily. There are some veggies they can't eat due to diarrhea - I think lettuce is one. And I was told to always supplement the pellet food with veggies to avoid scurvy.

I had a Dwarf Dutch rabbit and he was the sweetest and smartest thing ever. Random rabbit tidbits:

- They are really easy to potty train.
- Feed them a variety of leafy greens.
- Fruit is good, but in small quantities.
- Always have a supply of hay available for your bunny. They need it for digestion. Alfalfa is good for babies, but when they're older, try other types (or limit the alfalfa).
- Rabbits can easily get overheated. When it's hot outside, put a frozen water bottle in its cage for some relief.
- It's possible to scare a rabbit to death. They're gentle creatures.
- But at the same time, they have varying personalities! My bunnies were are very sweet, but I've seen a lot of feisty rabbits!

I forgot to add the pellets. A good diet would include hay, veggies, some fruit, on top of the pellets.

I had a rabbit that looked just like that one, growing up We kept her in the house in a cage, but had to change out the hay/bedding frequently b/c it would start to smell pretty quickly. She learned to walk on a leash and although we never potty trained her, we would let her out for short periods of time w/no accidents.

We fed her pellets w/fresh veggies and also bought bunny treats at the pet store. Lots of fresh water too. Good luck! Bunnies are such fun pets

We had two baby bunnies that grew into small to medium sized rabbits-- both netherland dwarfs-- and did not have a good experience. They were sweet as pie as babies, but as soon as they hit puberty it was a nightmare. We got them both fixed (one boy and one girl) and had to keep them apart until their stitches healed, then after that they were just MEAN. I got bitten every single day as I tried to feed them and change their water. It was awful. Every time I put my hands anywhere in the cage they would dart over and bite immediately. We did EVERYTHING to try and socialize them again, but I think the after puberty hit we were screwed. I even wore rubber gloves in the house for a long time to try and get them to socialize with humans again. It was awful and heartbreaking but we ended up giving them away to a family who wanted hutch bunnies, and they lived outdoors. I think they were much happier that way. Solitary and do nothing but eat and poop.

Rabbit pee is just like cat pee-- very ammonia-y, and very RED and stains. We used a litter called Yesterday's News which we loved. It's compressed newspaper pellets.

We built a custom cage that had a pull-out bottom (to change the litter easily) because the rabbits totally destroyed any kind of litter box we tried to put in their cage.

You need to supply them with hay or they will get sick from hairballs and their teeth will grow too long and they won't be able to eat.

Is it possible to play with the bunny first to see what its personality is like? Our bunnies started out like the most adorable sweet rabbits... loved to be cuddled every day... wandered our house like cats/dogs.. etc. Then one day it was like a switch flipped and they were fierce and wild creatures. We thought fixing them would help (that's what the vet said) and shelled out over $500 total to get them both fixed (then another $800 in emergency vet bills when the girl bunny tried to jump the partition to get to the boy bunny and broke her toe... Then another $600 in regular vet bills to re-set the toe because the emergency vet didn't set it properly so it was hanging by skin...)

But alas... nothing did it...

Nothing to add but I had no idea you could litter train a rabbit lol!