Giant rabbit as house pet?

Im interested in having a giant as a house


pet but dont know if im being realistic. I dont have a


garden for them so dont know if it would be fair. Are


they happy having just a flat to run around in? Are


they easy enough to litter train? most importantly- would he chew my


furniture whilst i was out?! any advice would be much


appreciated. Also I have guinea pigs too, would he


attack them?

Giant rabbit as house pet?
i have a new zealand which is a large breed of rabbit. he's 12 lbs. and not over weight for his size. jeremy (rabbit) is litter trained and never penned up. if you hide all electrical cords out of rabbits reach which is not hard, who wants to see the cords anyway. i live in an apartment in the city. feed the rabbit green veggies and put the litter box in the corner of the flat that rabbit decides to go to. at first when litter training, jeremy had 3 boxes. he now only uses one. i just got a guinea pig (dharma). jeremy doesn't pay much attention to her. since you have the guinea pigs first, it's already their territory. the rabbit will probably recognize this.as for chewing the furniture, lemon scented wood polish has always worked for the rabbits that wanted to chew. they need things like toilet paper / paper towel cardboard to chew on. www.rabbit.org is a website that will teach you everything you need to know about house rabbits. you can email me if you need more info. must spay or neuter!
Reply:Actually, I thought those were being raised as animals for meat? No, I'm not being rude - that's just what I've seen on the news lately. I think that a rabbit as big as some of the ones I've seen on TV would be fairly poor pets, although I think it would be unlikely that they'd attack other animals.
Reply:Rabbits chew on everything and yes they need to go outside and I think it is hard to litter train them. My bunny ate all of my base boards in my apartment.





Good luck! Oh yeah they poop everywhere, I had to vacuum at least 4 times a day!
Reply:Here is an excellent website for all things rabbits http://www.rabbit.org
Reply:A Flemish Giant requires different care than any other bunny. Because of their weight and size, being kept in a regular wire cage is not good for their feet. If kept indoors, you need to make sure it had something soft to be on. If your house is old, there may be lead paint and if the bunny starts to chew on the woodwork, it can get right down to the lead paint. Lead poisoning for a bunny is gruesome. Some finishes on furniture can have the same effect.


They are easy to litter train, but shouldn't be left alone for long periods of time.


In order for their teeth to stay trimmed, they must chew. Also they must have hay available at all times for roughage. They can cough of hair balls like a cat- they just get "stopped up" and die. As for the gp's, rabbits usually get along well with them. Go to the flemish giant website, they have tons of info!!!
Reply:Actually a giant rabbit could work really well in your house. They can be litter trained just like a cat. Just watch to see what corner they poop and pee and put the litterbox there. To protect your furniture and electric chords treat them with tobasco sauce, hot sauce or bitter apple spray. A spray water bottle can be used to teach them what actions are wrong. A couple breeds that might be good are Flemish Giants or French Lops. They are both very docile big breeds of rabbits.
Reply:Rabbits are good pets,you might want to get a smaller one if your not shure about the size,Rabbits love gardens but you could go to the grocery store and bring the garden to him!rabbits are not meant to eat as a dinner,but people out there still eat them.it may be cruel so you should save a bunny's life by keeping him as a pet!





you also could get him a big hutch and give him his own little palace to live him somewhere in your house.he may chew your furniture but keep him in a safe room.
Reply:Rabbits make excellent pets. My rabbits hate to go outside. They are easy to litter train. All you do is find the spot where they choose to go to the bathroom, then put a litter pan their and thats that. As long as you provide chew toys for your rabbit you should not have a problem with it chewing. You might want a cage or something that the rabbit can call home, this way it will feel safer if it needs to get away for awhile. Depending on the rabbit, some rabbits hate guinea pigs. It might be best if you get a young rabbit so it can learn to get along with your previous pets.
Reply:well i think that if your new animal was not used to the guinea-pigs then i am sure that he would bully them yes and being unable to let him out i would see this an unfair and so maybe suomethin that does not need an outdoor environement would br more suited to you for example a fish or hamsters or gerbils
Reply:I have'nt had a got rabbit but Ive got a Dwarf french lop ear. I have him as a house rabbit and he loves it! It was a little hard at first, you have to be patient while you train them!!! its not so much furniture they eat its wires and cables.. so be careful of electrocuting them!!! as for guinea pigs I really dont know, but rabbits are less agressive if you have girls spayed or boys the chop! hope this helps