![]() Happiest in the company of their own species, the best combination is a neutered male and neutered female. Company of their own kind – Rabbits are sociable animals and a single bunny is a lonely bunny.TO BE HAPPY BUNNIES, YOUR PET RABBITS NEED: When the weather turns cold, rabbits will munch on twigs, buds, bark, conifer needles, and any remaining green plants. They can cover up to five miles a day.įOOD SOURCES: During warmer seasons, wild rabbits will feed on weeds, grasses, clover, wildflowers, and flower and vegetable plants, spending around 70% of their time foraging and eating. Wild bunnies in open fields will sit perfectly still to avoid predators and, when alarmed, will run to their predesignated area. As a prey species, rabbits scope out ‘bolt-to’ locations before choosing a grazing location. Communities of wild bunnies live underground in extensive, complex, engineered burrows, called warrens. PROFILE: Rabbit behaviour is highly social. Find out more about the natural and fascinating behaviours of some of our favourite small furries. It’s the reason why bunnies want to dig and burrow, guinea pigs like to keep a watchful eye on what’s going on from a safe hiding place, hamsters stuff food in their cheek pouches and chinchillas prefer to sleep hunched up. Inside every pampered small pet is the desire to exhibit their innate, hardwired, natural behaviours which reveal their wild origins. ![]() Understanding how their wild relations live can help us meet our small pets’ needs so they have the right environment, company and nutrition to thrive. Many generations ago, the ancestors of our small pets lived in the wild.
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