Please do not adopt a bunny for Easter.
Here are some things to consider before you adopt a bunny.
-Vet Insurance, easily £20 a month per rabbit, no pre-excisting condition included and you will always have an excess that you will need to pay upfront.
-Spaying, neutering and vaccinations are not covered by insurance.
-Rabbits as a whole do not like to be cuddled, prodded, picked up or carried around. They will bite and scratch if they feel threatened.
-They need to be cleaned out at least weekly, more if indoors as their litter box will start to smell, they need a constant supply of hay (which gets everywhere) and they need food and water, the cost of which adds up quickly.
-Rabbits are messy. Sometimes I find poo’s in my bed, in my sofa and all around the house. Hay will get everywhere and sometimes rabbits suffer with an upset tummy and will need you to hand wash their bums to get rid of any poo or urine that has stuck to their fur.
-Think about it for a couple of months before adopting, visit friends with bunnies and help them take care of it to see what daily life with a bunny is like. Snoopy and Lumi look very cute in photos but they rely on me to take care of them every single day. Even if I’m ill, I’m tired or I want to go on holiday they still need to be fed, water changed and socialising. Every single day for the next TEN YEARS.
