Any new addition to a family comes with excitement and the urge to spend time and money on it. Whether the new addition is a baby, a car, or even a pet, it appears to be human nature for us to want to somehow spice up or treat the newcomer. For people who get a dog, it’s easy enough; collar, kennel, lead, bowls, even clothing. For cats, it’s not as easy, because they aren’t too keen on collars and leads and will sleep anywhere but where they’re supposed to. Britain’s third most popular pet is the rabbit. Rabbit accessories are available, but, like those for cats, not as plentiful or easy to choose. There are some, though, and these include things for their feeding, accommodation, and stimulation.
Probably the most popular of rabbit accessories is the cute food bowl and water bottle. There isn’t really much scope for making these simple things exciting or cute, but a colourful bowl or fancy water bottle won’t benefit the animal at all. However, they may make the owner feel happy.
Rabbit accommodation is a very important aspect of keeping them as pets. Sadly, all too often they are kept alone and spend all day and night in a cage or hutch that is not much bigger than the animals themselves. Hamsters’ size allows for whacky and fun cages to easily fit in an average-sized room. Tunnels, exercise wheels, and climbing places can all keep the little chaps busy during the night. However, if all this was replicated to fit the size of an average rabbit, it would take up too much space for most people. They too need this space to run around and have a certain location for their toilet. Unfortunately, all too often they don’t get what they need.
Finally, rabbits need stimulation. Like most mammals, they have complex brains that need to do more than eat, sleep and breed. In the wild, they have each other for entertainment and stimulation. As pets, it’s beneficial to give them something that they can play with. Any object that makes a noise when it’s dropped, is colourful, or could be chewed and makes a noise. Even though they are not as vocal or affectionate as a cat or dog, it doesn’t mean that they’re stupid or don’t need something to entertain themselves. Rabbit accessories are well worth buying.
