How To Buy Rabbits

Hi. My name's Marie, and I'm the deputy manager of the small animal department at Wood Green Animal Shelters. Today I'm going to tell you how to buy a rabbit.

By far, the best option is go to your local rescue shelter. There are many shelters all over the country, and up to thirty-three thousand rabbits are in rescue shelters every year, often for no fault of their own. Most of these rabbits are a variety of ages and breeds.

They are often neutered, vaccinated, wormed, and micro-chipped, and most shelters ask for a maximum of around twenty to thirty pounds. When considering which rabbits are suitable for you, it's often best to go for a rabbit that's two or three years of age if you've got young children, so they're more tolerant of children and they've been handled more. Larger breeds, such as the Flemish Giant, Continental, are often far more confident around a family environment, and are more tolerant of children as well.

Smaller breeds such as Netherland Dwarfs and small Lionhead breeds are often quite scared of families, so it's best to go for a breed that suits your lifestyle. It is also really important that you consider taking on two rabbits. Rabbits are social creatures who depend on the companionship of their own kind.

It's best if you have a male and a female who are both neutered. Entire pairs will often fight, and male and female? You'll obviously end up with lots of babies very, very quickly. So be responsible about it and go for a neutered male and female rabbit. .