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[thatkiidsean]

Hey everyone! My name is Sean I am 16 years old and I am looking to get a rabbit! I am making sure to do all the research before I get one though . I think a rabbit will be a great companion for my mother and I . I just wanted to stop by and say hi

 

[LakeCondo]

Welcome. We like our rabbits here & you can get good information.

 

[Imbrium]

welcome to RO!

since you're researching, here are some sites I recommend:
http://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Deciding_on_a_rabbit
http://www.rabbit.org/index.html
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/diet.html#babies
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/spay-neuter.html
http://www.3bunnies.org/feeding.htm
http://binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/tabid/53/Default.aspx
http://language.rabbitspeak.com/
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=75235&forum_id=48 - first aid kit info
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_forum.php?id=9 - rabbit savvy vet listings
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=53690&forum_id=93 - great litter box system; I highly recommend the grid even if you don't want to build the whole thing (check 1/3 of the way down the first page)

if you plan to keep your bunn(s) indoors, I highly recommend a C&C cage - they're cheaper and bigger than store-bought cages, easy to make and totally customizable!
http://www.guineapigcages.com/cubes.htm
http://breyfamily.net/bunnycage.html
best deal on grids for the cages: http://www.sears.com/stor-floor-standing-6-cube-storage-unit/p-00913332000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

some people use an x-pen (animal playpen/dog pen) setup instead. I've actually got a mix of the two - my bunns have a NIC condo and then I fenced in my living room with the pens (my house is really open) because that works better for me than bunny-proofing/having free-range bunnies. I've got a tarp under all of it to make it easy to clean up after them.

bunnies can be pretty expensive to care for... or they can be reasonably cheap. some good ways to cut costs without cutting quality of care:
~ make a cage instead of buying one
~ adopt from a shelter, as rabbits need to be spayed/neutered - adopting an already fixed rabbit is SO much cheaper than buying one and paying to have it fixed.
~ use wood stove pellets for your litter box substrate - they can be purchased for something like $7-8 for 40 lbs. a lot of hardware stores carry them. just make sure they don't say they have some sort of accelerant added (if it doesn't say anything, then it's safe to use)
~ buy hay by the bale or half-bale from a feed store rather than buying overpriced pet store bags. a six pound bag of hay from petco is $15.99 (and that's with it being 12% off right now)... you can buy 50-80 lbs of hay from a feed store for less than the cost of one bag at petco.

if kept cool and dry, it can be stored for up to a year and rabbits eat a TON of hay, so you'll be able to put the whole bale to use. if you'd be interested in buying a hay bag to store it in, here's a site where you can buy one - http://www.tackwholesale.com/bale-bags-c-11.html (I went with two half-bale bags to make it easier to haul around and so I can stack 'em to take up less space). some people use large rubbermaid containers or other storage methods.

if you have any questions, ask away - we're happy to help!

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Don't have anything to add to that, except, welcome to the forum.