I am researching bunnies prior to getting one so I kind of have an idea of what to expect!

[Guest]

The one thing I keep hearing is how much work they are… can someone give me a run down of what daily and/or weekly items have to be done and how often.

[Karen]

At our house daily we feed, give treats, check water and hay. Twice a week we change their litter box. Weekly we do a whole room clean. You have to pay attention to them daily for their health and some want more affection.

[Dawn]

Depends on what one means by "a lot" I suppose. They are regular routine work at least. Their routines don't take a ton of time usually. They will distract you any time they catch your eye though lol. And some need lots of attention.

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[Riley]

Daily:

• Brushing
• Fresh water
• Frech veg
• Cleaning away their toys and checking them
• Cleaning the litter tray
• Mopping up any dirty spots and checking the bunnys room to make sure theirs no dangers (you do that as your Cleaning up generally)

Weekly:

• Deep Cleaning the room so removing their equipment mop/hoover the floor, scrub all their bowls, scrub their litter tray, check all the toys over individually for any damage.
• Thorough health check
• Checking every single electrical outlet around the house that the bun has any possible access too even if you think it's bunny proofed
• Shopping for fresh veg (this may even be needed twice a week as sometimes they have limited stock when you go)

Monthly:

• Nail clipping
• Trimming bum fur if you've a bunny that needs that.
• Shopping for feed and hay and toys.

[Clare]

I’m pretty ocd with my bunnies lol, they are indoor ones.

I clean their litter trays daily and spot clean them throughout the day when I’m not working for wee wees so they don’t end up laying of sitting in it.

I change their bedding every other day, if they’ve had a wee on it I change it sooner but they have recently been spayed so I’m hoping their litter habits get better, they are already showing a massive improvement but no matter what you’ll always find little poops everywhere lol.

Also, I find myself washing towels constantly because I have wooden floors and they aren’t the best for bunnies little feets so I lay towels and blankets down for them.

You will find yourself cleaning hay daily lol, it gets everywhere -- so get a good pet friendly vacuum or sweeping brush.

They are not an easy pet at all, I think probably most people don’t do these things that often but I’m paranoid because I found a fly lava in one of their beds a couple of months back and flies can cause fly strike which is deadly so I’m just extra extra careful now.

Daily, feeding topping up hay, water bowls. In the summer I put more water bowls out for them in case they knock one over and also because they can get really effected by heat.

And I’m constantly maintaining a clean environment, making sure no litter gets left around that they could get hold of and eat etc.

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[Jack]

Feed daily. Mental stimulation daily. Play with human daily. Litterbox as often as needed (3-4 times a week). Vet at least yearly.