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      Dutch Rabbit-A Happy Slave to 2

      Dutch rabbit Bob arrived and settled in during the autumn months. But as the days shortened, so did Babe and Bob’s time in the garden. I was shutting the door at dusk, and they were not happy rabbits spending more time in the house. A Dutch Rabbit tantrum So, they

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      Bunny Rabbit Bob-The Neutering

      Like Babe, bunny rabbit Bob came with a free health check and combined Myxomatosis/Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease vaccination. But unlike Babe, he would be seeing the new vet.

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      Buying a Rabbit

      Now buying a rabbit is simple, and they are the third most popular pet in the U.K. and U.S. They are cute and look cuddly, and parents often get a pet rabbit for their children. But if you are considering buying a pet rabbit for your child, please read this

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      Neutering Rabbits – Babe

      Neutering rabbits never crossed my mind when I bought Babe or during the brief time she had been with me. She kept me too busy to think about anything more than protecting her and my garden. But that was about to change thanks to a vet. babe’s free health check

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      Free Range Rabbits

      You can keep free range rabbits in the house, garden, or both, as I do. But pet rabbits must be in a safe environment with room to stretch, run and play. And, a three-metre by two-metre area is the minimum for rabbits like Babe and Bob. Free Range Rabbits the

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      Free Range Pet Rabbit-The Arrival of Bob

      Pet Rabbits are happier pets when living as a pair, male and female. And, it was time to find free range pet rabbit Babe, a partner. She was now over six months old and was ready for the vet to make her infertile A Free Range Pet Rabbit Partner for

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      Pet Rabbit-How Things Have Changed

      How the fifty-seven-year gap between my first and second pet rabbit changed rabbit keeping. Improving life for my new rabbit. My first pet rabbit My first pet rabbit, a gift from my parents, arrived at our home in a cardboard box. Not being well off, my father made a rabbit

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      Rabbit Proof Garden + 1 Happy Bunny

      If you have read my first post, you know that I needed a rabbit-proof garden quickly. In this post, I explain what I needed to do, how it was accomplished, and why it was necessary. The methods I will use are based on the European wild rabbit, the origin of

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      New Pet Rabbit-How 1 Changed My Life

      I had no intention of getting a new pet rabbit, but fate had other plans. I love animals and have been around dogs, cats, and horses for a substantial part of my life.  But my childhood rabbit did not work out too well. So, why would I need or want

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