Things You'll Need
- Wash cloth
- Grass
- Hay
- Pellet food
Instructions
Get your Dutch rabbit immunized against diseases, such as Myxomatosis by booking an appointment with your local veterinarian.
Keep your rabbit clean by removing any droppings that get stuck in the fur around its genitals. This can help to prevent flystrike (flies laying their eggs on the rabbit), which can be a fatal condition. Turn the rabbit on its back, and support its head in the crook of one arm. Clean away droppings with a wash cloth dipped in tepid water. Clean the cage at least every other day. The dutch rabbit generally does not require any other type of grooming, due to its short coat.
Provide your Dutch rabbit with a secure space in which to exercise on a daily basis. This will help to keep your rabbit fit, both physically and mentally. If the exercise area is outdoors, remove any weeds from the area, such as buttercups. These are toxic to the rabbit, although grass and dandelions are good for the rabbit.
Feed your rabbit a diet of coarse grass and hay. This should make up about 80 percent of your rabbit's diet to keep its stomach healthy. Also provide your Dutch with a good quality pellet food that is made specially for rabbits. This should make up the remainder of your rabbit's diet. Provide your rabbit two regular meals a day but keep hay available at all times.
Be sure that fresh water is always available to your rabbit. In hot weather provide your Dutch with adequate shade to prevent it from developing heat stroke, which can be fatal.