Hello rabbit owner.
You’ve chosen a wonderful animal for a pet. Over the years I’ve been told that rabbits have no personality, but Id surely beg to differ. When I owned my small rabbitry of about 30 adults, each rabbit was quite distinct from all the rest in its demeanor.

My rabbits over the years have been very different. Our present rabbit is a character. She loves attention and I catch her watching me trying to make eye contact. Until we’ve made eye contact she doesn’t seem to think I notice her. So she’ll stand there staring at me across the room and if I turn my head and look directly at her she knows she’s got me. She’ll throw her paws up on the cage door and start ‘begging’ for whatever it is she’s trying to get.

I used to have a male rabbit years ago that learned to ring this bell that was in his cage when he wanted something. I made the mistake of stopping by the barn every time Id hear the bell ringing, so he figured out somehow that ‘ringing = getting what I want”. Sometimes I could sneak past barn if I was very quiet...but if I made any noise at all he’d start ringing that bell until I went and petted him or did whatever it was he was trying to get. Our rabbit has learned to do a similar thing. She will start throwing stuff around her cage if we leave the room for too long (she’s in our  living room).  She’s is going on  3 years old and is generally a good rabbit. She did get behind the tv and chew up a few wires, so she's on probation now after having been allowed to run the house for the most part for over 2 years.

I guess that brings us to the topic of the site....caring for your rabbit.