gettin a new bunny

[fredfigglehorn]

hello i'm gettin a new bunny for my son for his 12th birthday and we have heard some stuff and we are kinda curios. my son is very bad about small animals that bite how often do they bite? we also are not gonna get are bunny fixed is that okay? and he would like a male or should we get a female he wants which ever is nicest and most loving? and we have a dog if the bunny see's the dog will it die like will its heart explode? o.o.o.o. and one more thing. how often do you feed a bunny? plz plz plz i need the answers a.s.a.p

[harplady]

(10-01-2009 09:08 AM)fredfigglehorn Wrote:  hello i'm gettin a new bunny for my son for his 12th birthday and we have heard some stuff and we are kinda curios. my son is very bad about small animals that bite how often do they bite? we also are not gonna get are bunny fixed is that okay? and he would like a male or should we get a female he wants which ever is nicest and most loving? and we have a dog if the bunny see's the dog will it die like will its heart explode? o.o.o.o. and one more thing. how often do you feed a bunny? plz plz plz i need the answers a.s.a.p

If your son is not good with animals that bite, perhaps a rabbit would not be a good fit. Many rabbits don't like being handled, and might bite. Some are very doscile, but if you get a bunny, there is no way to tell what that bunny is going to be like when he/she grows up. Some rabbits get very aggressive when they reach maturity, and that can often be avoided by spaying/neutering before the rabbit reaches maturity. Rabbits are very territorial, and may try to bite any hand that reaches into their cage. Some unspayed males will spray urine. You would do best to work with a rescue group that can find a rabbit that would be a good fit for your son. Just know that if you do get a bunny, there is no way of knowing if that rabbit will grow up to be a good pet.

Rabbits can die of fright. Rabbits are also prone to illnesses if they become stressed, so it is best to slowly introduce your animals to each other, and never allow your dog or children to harrass your rabbit.

You can find a lot of information on rabbits at: http://www.rabbit.org Just be aware that this is the web address for the House Rabbit Society, an organization that is against keeping rabbits outside, so their information on some subjects are a bit biased.