Hello! My family and I have recently adopted two sweet rabbits from the shelter. They are nearly 3 month old brothers, weighing just over 3 lbs each, and are pretty sweet and generally calm and happy to be handled. Just last night one of them was hopping from one to lap to another for cuddles. We've built them a 8 sq ft cage and a little "patio" off of it, but eventually would like to give them more free space in the living area of our home. For now it's not bunny proofed enough, and they're not yet litter trained.
So I have a few questions. Does any have any tips for acclimating rabbits to cats? We have two cats and I'm hoping to get them used to each other. The cats come up the cage and the rabbits sometimes stick their heads out and they've bumped noses a couple of times. When we're holding the rabbits and the cats come to sit by us we start petting them so they have a positive association with being calm around them.
Finally, are they always going to be so messy? I know they can be destructive, but I guess I didn't anticipate them to repeatedly trash their cage! They drag their food over and dump it over on purpose. Same with their hay. They pick it up and drop it until it falls and then they spread hay out everywhere and mix it with their pellets. It's either let their cage look terrible or clean it all day and I'm not sure which we should do. They like to move their litter box around, too. I did attach it to the cage but they work at it until it comes loose and then start dragging it around.
ETA one more question! Any suggestions for how to determine their breed/breeds? Is it not especially important? I'm mainly wondering how big they might get. They seem a bit large to me already for being under 3 months old.
So I have a few questions. Does any have any tips for acclimating rabbits to cats? We have two cats and I'm hoping to get them used to each other. The cats come up the cage and the rabbits sometimes stick their heads out and they've bumped noses a couple of times. When we're holding the rabbits and the cats come to sit by us we start petting them so they have a positive association with being calm around them.
Finally, are they always going to be so messy? I know they can be destructive, but I guess I didn't anticipate them to repeatedly trash their cage! They drag their food over and dump it over on purpose. Same with their hay. They pick it up and drop it until it falls and then they spread hay out everywhere and mix it with their pellets. It's either let their cage look terrible or clean it all day and I'm not sure which we should do. They like to move their litter box around, too. I did attach it to the cage but they work at it until it comes loose and then start dragging it around.
ETA one more question! Any suggestions for how to determine their breed/breeds? Is it not especially important? I'm mainly wondering how big they might get. They seem a bit large to me already for being under 3 months old.
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