Supplies Needed for a Rabbit

Rabbits need certain supplies to be comfortable and happy. Wild rabbits are able to meet all of their own needs in the environment around them, but domestic rabbits require help from humans to access what they need.

  1. Cages

    • Keep your rabbit comfortable in a properly equipped cage.

      Rabbits need proper housing that will allow them to move about freely. Provide the rabbit with a cage that is at least 2 feet deep, by 2 feet tall with a height of at least 18 inches. Use a cage with a flat, smooth bottom. If you have a wire cage, lay some cardboard or Plexiglas sheeting over the wired floor, to protect the rabbit's feet. Provide a shoebox or other box similar in size so the rabbit can hide to feel more comfortable.

    Litter

    • Rabbits can learn to use litter instead of defecating inside their cages. Provide your rabbit with organic paper, alfalfa, citrus peel bedding or hay. The rabbits will attempt to chew the hay, so you will need to change it more often than the other types of bedding. Place your chosen type of bedding into a litter box and place it in a corner of your rabbit's cage.

    Food

    • Rabbits need green vegetables, such as dandelion greens, carrot stems and fresh parsley. In addition to vegetables, rabbits also need pellet feed with 14 to 17 percent crude protein and 12 to 20 percent crude fiber. Feed the rabbit 1/4 cup of the pellets per day, for every 5 lbs. the rabbit weighs. Provide timothy grass hay in large amounts at all times to aid in digestion. Use unsalted crackers, rolled oats and fruit as an occasional snack.

    Chew Materials

    • Rabbits need things to chew on to keep them happy and busy. Give your rabbit materials that are easily dissolved in the digestive tract, like cardboard or wood. Provide your rabbit with untreated wooden blocks, empty paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls to chew on.