OWNING A BUNNY

If you follow me on instagram, you may have seen that I own a bunny. It's been more than a year since I adopted her, and I admit that I didn't know that much about having my own pet and some tips would have been really useful. I'm not saying I am now a bunny expert, but I feel like I can share the tips I've learned throughout my journey with this little cutie.

I actually got my bunny in a pet shop. I hate to say that a pet has a cost, but I got her for like 20€. You may think it is not expensive for a pet, but unlike in the case of getting a dog where the dog price is super high, the most expensive thing is the cage or the kind of house you would leave the bunny in when you're not here. Tip: because most of the time all the bunnies are left in the same cage in the pet shop, you should put your hand in there (only if you can), and you should pick the one that does not run away and hide itself, because if the bunny is not afraid of humans it will be a lot easier for it to get used to you and to their new home.

After you've chosen your bunny and brought it home, it is time to do its home. I got a super big cage, because I'm still studying and I want her to be able to run, to lay down, have a nap when I'm not home.

Please, buy your bunny a litter. Not a cat litter, but some shops sale little things to be used as bunny litter. I did not know this was a thing, but because Karma was always peeing and pooing in the same corner in her cage, I bought her a litter, and you'll be saving money because you won't have to clean the whole cage every week. Because if you still are studying, I don't think you'd love to clean the cage when you get back from school, and saving money is also better if you are in university.

Food wise, you have to buy hay and pellets, these are the basics. Don't buy it in pet shops because they inflate prices to their benefit. I actually buy Karma's food in regular supermarket, because some have tiny corner where you can find animal food. It is super cheap and the exact same as the food you find in pet shops. And for fruits and vegetables, you'll just have to let it try pretty much everything and then you'll know your bunny's tastes. Personally, Karma loves endives, sometimes she would be happy to eat a bit of salad, but she does not like carrots that much, and she'd never wanted to eat the tiniest bit of pepper. And she has a hate-relationship with fruits, when I'm eating strawberries or any type of fruits she would never come near me, but when it's chocolate, I can tell you she could steal it. Yay, good bunny.

And if out of the blue you see your bunny eating his own poo, don't worry, they all do that and they need it in order to be healthy. 

Figure out your bunny's personality and what its behaviors mean.

For example, Karma is a female, and when it's the mating season, she is really bad-tempered and I've read once it was because I didn't get her sterilise or neuter or something. But after a year, she's fine with me, when the mating season comes, she just bites most people. But on a day-to-day basis, she is easily angered, so that's no surprise.

Another tip to know your bunny a bit more: when I was doing some research back then, I actually read that if you come to see your bunny and it is not giving a fuck about you, it's because it is mad at you, so make sure to make yours happy when it is doing that.

Anyway, bunnies all have their own personality, they give you kisses, come to you when you're sad, they are happiness in a fluffy form. It is not always easy, but at the end of the day, you are always happy to cuddle yours when you get back home.

All the love, Mo.