They are just like normal size horses: herd animals. So I would suggest to buy a minimum of 2 miniatures. Furthermore, it depends of the size of your house (first floor). I wouldn’t let them run up and down the stairs.For the practical side of keeping horses in your house, you would need to make some adjustments: they need to eat hay (preferable about 16 hours a day, just like in nature) all day long, have clean water to drink (horses tend to kick over their water buckets) and a place to lay down and sleep. A deep bedding of saw dust or straw would do (do you realize how dusty this would make your home?). The bedding would be a the best place to teach them to poo and pee. Here is my blog post with some advice about that: Best Basics: House-training for HorsesI hope your house has tiles or a cement floor, wooden floors would be destroyed in a couple of weeks and carpet in a day or two.Do you know horses shed (change coats) twice a year, too. Even a very small horse produces a lot of hair!ConclusionIt would be easier, better for the horse and much cheaper to go live in the barn, instead of taking a horse out of his natural environment (pasture/grazing/herd) and keep it in your house.Even if you have a big garden, I would strongly advise you not to take a horse in your house. I have seen solitary horses develop all kinds of undesired behaviour. A miniature horse in your home would be lonely and probably soon very unhappy.So, no it is not a good idea.
How many young will a mini lop have for a first litter?
hi, it is soooo undemanding to clutter prepare any form of gender of rabbits, being a male, dosen't advise so which you may get him fastened. particularly flow around the room, looking the place your rabbit poops around the main, and wees, and placed a carbord container with some wood shavings in, and that i understand this sounds horride, yet get the different poo and placed it in the cardboard bord container, thats all you should do, then the rabbit will understand the place to flow. good success x
Caring for mini lop rabbits?
Hello Sarah! I hope you have fun with your Lops. My personal favorite is the Holland Lop :) 1. Yes! That hutch is a decent size. Bigger is always better. But that's a very nice hutch! However I would suggest leaving it outside as that is what it was built for, but if need be, yes, it could be brought in the house. 2- Ahh. The feeding. My most commonly asked question. :) Rabbits eat hay, pellets & veggies. I however am very lucky. I have a farm and all my goats and donkeys eat Orchard Grass hay and love it. Orchard grass hay is what my rabbits eat as well. But in a store, they will sell you Timothy Hay. That works just as well. Your rabbits need to have hay available at ALL times. As for pellets... This can be hard. Rabbits need protein and the protein comes from the pellets they eat. If they don't get enough protein they can actually die of a protein difficencey. So be sure to ask around from other rabbit owners and breeders where you live and see what type of pellets they buy. As for measuring.. All my rabbits have a feeder box. You poor the food in the top, and it comes from the bottom but when you fill it, it will feed them for about two days. Unlike goats, rabbits will not over eat. They will stop when they're full. 3-That depends. Wily our rabbits be in a cage / hutch when you're at school? Or have free range of your room? Rabbits love to chew and wi chew everything. Including cords. And that will piss you off and potentially kill them. So unless they will be in a cage, no probably not. 4- I let each of my rabbits in the grass for 15 minute ea. But I have 9 rabbits and always have work to do. So really they deserve more time. I would suggest 15-30 minutes. But it doesn't have to be everyday. People who say "let them out everyday" apparently don't have school or a job. Because its not THAT easy. 5. The cage? I would put bedding in the back hiding areas. That will keep them warms and make them feel safe. They'll enjoy than. As for bedding, I use pine shavings. But really it's your preference on what you want. And litter training depends on the I dividual rabbit. When they poop pick up their poo and put it in the box. I've had a rabbit learn how to use the little box in 2 days and another one took 1 year. It depends. 6-Leashes are a waste of money. Just let them play in your yard for 15-30 minutes. I hope you have fun Sarah:)
Should a rabbit be kept indoors or outdoors ?
I am a rabbit breeder in Florida. Here, I would say what you find best for your situation. My husband and I decided to keep our rabbits inside because of bugs and heat. Other breeders, however have theirs outside. Rabbits can be kept outdoors in the winter but they need shelter from the elements. Actually, they need shelter in any extreme environment. Indoors or outdoors is your choice. I prefer indoors- I think it's much easier... but they will be ok with either as long as you research how to make their shelters. Here are links to help you out, All You Want To Know About Rabbits http://www.pet-rabbit-care-information.c... Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club http://www.hlrsc.com/ National Mini Rex Rabbit Club http://www.nmrrc.com/index.htm American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc. http://www.arba.net/ Rabbit and Cavy Directory http://www.rabbitandcavydirectory.com/Breed_Gallery/Holland_Lop.htm Tampa Bay House Rabbit Society http://www.tampabayhrs.org/ House Rabbit Society http://rabbit.org/ Florida Rabbit http://www.floridarabbit.org/ Make Mine Chocolate! Campaign http://www.makeminechocolate.org/
Advice for mini lop rabbit?
I have had mini lop rabbits and they are very cute and a lot of fun! The rabbit will be perfectly okay living in a cage indoors. Just as long as you take it out here and there/ spend time with it. However, make sure it is cool inside and that it does not ever get too hot. Heat kills rabbits. The right age to take a baby rabbit home is no sooner than 8 weeks old. Any time after that should be okay. As far as things to avoid or to look out for, this depends on whether you want a rabbit for pet or show. If it is for show, there are many things to look out for, in which you can find out by talking to a breeder. Otherwise for a pet, just make sure the rabbit is healthy. Check the rabbit over breifly to ensure this; especially the teeth. There are many colors they come in, so you should research what color rabbit you want to purchase. Good luck! oh and btw, you do not have to purchase more than one. You can, but only if they each have a separate cage. Domestic rabbits are not social animals, aside from when they are being bred. Most of the time, unless the rabbits grew up together as babies, it is dangerous to allow more than one rabbit together in the same cage/area. They will usually fight and become aggressive.
Mini lop info please?
You want a solid bottom cage or a pen, no wire bottoms, they cause sore hocks. Plus rabbits tend to not want to leave their litterbox with a wirebottom cage... You should feed mostly hay, timothy, orchard, ect. With a limited amount of pellets. Mine get veggies twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, they can get any of the following: Broccoli Broccoli sprouts kale celery mint parsley carrot tops ect. With a little piece of apple every once in a while as a treat I would reccomend several hours of out of cage time depending on the size. I would use a kitten slicker brush on a long haired lop. Be very easy though. Those rubber combs work well too. My lop likes those little donut dog beds, but it depends on if your rabbit chews or not. For litterboxes, just throw some shredded paper or carefresh in the bottom. I dont reccomend wood shavings. And add hay to the other end. For more info on rabbits go here: http://sandiegorabbits.org/
Can a male mini lop rabbit mate with a female dutch rabbit?
LOL, not trying to be funny, but can a Chihuahua mate with a Great Dane? Yes, fur shur if the Chihuahua is the dad. If it's the other way around, well, I bet it has happened. Where there's a will, there's a way... Uh, to the people who are using this to bash, the point is that they are the same species, if not the same breed. The asker is obviously so young or naive, he or she is not aware of that. Sheesh! BTW, DO NOT touch the babies! The mom will eat them if she smells your scent on them. I know this from being warned about it by my dad. Sometimes they will abandon them if you just look in the nest and breathe on them! Additional info: Rabbits WILL abandon babies, and they WILL eat them, if conditions are not ideal. I raised rabbits and SAW it happen with mine more than once. Once, I learned that one of my younger brothers had been messing around the cages and had opened the nest boxes. Other times it could have been raccoons or neighbors dogs (or even our own) that were stressing them. One was a brand new mother. It may have been a nutrition issue. Plus, my dad and other adults who grew up on a farm warned me, so they obviously knew it can happen and were trying to help me be successful. It may have something to do with whether they're raised as pets, or as caged production animals, but they will stop nursing their babies and they will cannibalize them if you aren't careful. As with any animal, it is never a good idea to disturb a new mother. It is always better to err on the side of caution. Better safe than sorry!
Girls are starting Rabbit 4H this year. Need advice?
I have 6 rabbits, i have 2 females, one is german lop, she can be quite nasty and stroppy, the other is a mini lop cross lion head.. she is lovely, lion heads are really good for first time rabbits. I also have 4 males, one is a Dutch lop, hes quite shy but very loving, the other is a albino english giant cross but im not sure what he is crossed with, hes like a little puppy and the other 2 are both mini lop cross lion head cross netherland dwarf. the mother is my mini lop cross lionhead. they are both lovely. I keep all of mine in hutches outside during the summer and in their hutches in a shed during the colder weather. if you do not have the facility to keep them in a shed or barn etc then you can purchase thermal covers for the whole hutch that will insulate the hutch, also give them plenty of hay and straw to keep them warm, no matter what the weather, hay is also a big part of their diet. For a first time rabbit, i would suggest a small breed, such as a lion head. Although Netherland Dwarfs are small they are known for their bad temper, but given the time and handling any rabbit will be a loving one. You could also keep the rabbit in your house in a house cage. But as cages and hutches can be small i would advise you get a secure run for your garden to allow them to have a hop around and some grass. Good luck when you get your rabbit, they are wonderful pets to have. if you need to ask anything else at all, feel free to email me, sara-thorpe@hotmail.com :)