Bringing Your Bunny Home
What you'll need to set up the perfect home!
Bringing your new fluffy companion home is very exciting, but you must first have their new home set up prior to doing so. By having their new set-up ready prior to having them join your family, this helps the transition process be easier for the bunny to adjust to. Read below for the items we encourage our new adopting families to have ready:
Rabbit Housing Requirements
At Floppy Ear Rescue & Sanctuary, we do not consider traditional cages to be appropriate primary housing for rabbits. Rabbits are active, intelligent animals who require ample space each day to hop, stretch, stand fully upright, and move freely in a safe and comfortable environment.
For this reason, we require adopters to provide an x-pen or similarly appropriate enclosure as the rabbit’s main living space. Even a single rabbit should not be housed in a standard cage.
Minimum housing recommendations:
Single rabbit: At least 12 square feet of living space, with enough height for the rabbit to stand fully upright without their ears touching the top of the enclosure
Bonded pair of rabbits: Approximately 11 ft x 6 ft of living space, with enclosure sides around 3 feet high
These requirements are in place to ensure each rabbit has the space needed for proper physical health, emotional well-being, and daily exercise. Providing an appropriate enclosure is an important part of responsible rabbit ownership and is required for adoption approval through our rescue
*Litter Pan (we got ours from Walmart, but any L/XL litter box will do) -
*Water/Food Lockable Bowls (We choose these because they cannot flipped over!) -
*Litter Box contents (these pellets go under the hay) -
*Timothy Hay - Any brand will do!
Walmart, Tractor Supply and any pet store has this type of hay, it's readily available. Inside the litter box, on top of the pine pellets, its all full of hay. Buns poop/urinate where they eat, so this method works best as it encourages them to graze on the hay throughout the day which is very much needed, remember 80% of their diet is hay.
There are a few other types of hay bunnies REALLY enjoy, it is important to read up on them to better understand their differences in texture and flavor. The following hays can be safely given to your fluff butt - Oat, Orchard, Alfalfa (should only be given to bunnies under 3-4 months of age, nursing mamas and those of old age who may need the extra protein and calcium).
Please take a look at Oxbow's Hay Chart to better understand the differences: https://bit.ly/OxbowHayVarieties
*Food (pellets) - We currently use Oxbow Garden Select in our rescue, along with Selective Naturals GF Food.
Another highly recommended pellet food is Sherwood, give them a try!
Sherwood Pet Health - http://sherwoodpethealth.com/
Oxbow Garden Select: http://bit.ly/OxbowGardenSelect
Selective Naturals GF - https://amzn.to/3JraHXl
