The Hutch Library

Rabbit Care Articles

Find rabbit care articles by topic, whether you’re looking for help with food, housing, behavior, breeds, or getting started with a new bunny. More articles are on the way.

A rabbit nibbling hay beside a tipped wicker basket filled with grass hay

A Guide to Hay for Rabbits

The hub of the diet: types, fiber, quality, and how much.

A brown rabbit mid-chew on a strand of timothy hay, with a fresh pile of stems and seed heads beside them

Timothy Hay for Rabbits

Cuts, smell, storage, and what to do when a rabbit refuses it.

Romaine lettuce and cilantro beside a basket of grass hay on a wooden kitchen counter

What Foods Can Rabbits Not Eat?

What’s truly toxic, what’s only risky in quantity, and what’s just overblown.

A small piece of grape beside a sprig of cilantro on a wooden surface

Can Rabbits Eat Grapes?

Why the experts don’t agree, how small “small” really is, plus raisins and seeds.

Basil, flat-leaf parsley, and dill growing in terracotta pots on a sunny windowsill

Herbs for Rabbits

Five safe culinary herbs, gentle introductions, and a small indoor garden.

A brown rabbit outdoors on a wooden deck, chewing a leafy green stem from a pile of ruffled lettuce and kale

Best Greens and Vegetables for Rabbits

The daily salad, made simple—which greens, how much, and how often.

A black-and-white rabbit standing up against a wooden coffee table to sniff a wicker basket heaped with broad collard leaves

Can Rabbits Eat Collard Greens?

Broad, sturdy leaves—near the top of the calcium chart.

A brown-and-white rabbit sitting up on a kitchen rug to sniff the leafy tops poking out of a brown paper grocery bag

Can Rabbits Eat Turnip Greens?

The leafy tops, not the root—and how they fit the mixed salad.

A brown-and-white rabbit sitting up on a kitchen counter, nose lifted toward a bunch of leafy mustard greens held in someone’s hand

Can Rabbits Eat Mustard Greens?

A peppery leaf, and how it fits a varied salad.

A white rabbit standing up against a small wooden stool to sniff a woven bowl of beet greens with red and gold stems

Can Rabbits Eat Beet Greens?

Crimson-stemmed tops, and what the oxalate guidance says.

Two rabbits

400+ Bunny Names

Cute, clever, funny, and searchable.

A relaxed brown rabbit receiving a gentle forehead stroke from a hand at floor level

Where and How to Pet a Rabbit

The favorite spots, the places to skip, and a simple way to ask first.

A tan lop rabbit choosing to approach a person sitting quietly on a wooden floor

How to Bond With Your Rabbit and Earn Their Trust

The slow, quiet work that turns a wary rabbit into one who chooses to be near you.

A joyful brown rabbit captured in a natural midair binky

Body Language: Flops, Loafs and Binkies

What the postures mean, from a melted loaf to a frozen, worried stare.

A black pet rabbit alert beside a window at dusk

Are Rabbits Nocturnal?

The twilight rhythm behind late-night zoomies, and how to fit your day to it.

A reddish-brown rabbit poised to thump a hind foot on a rug

Why Do Rabbits Thump?

Alarm, “back off” warnings, and when a thump is a health signal.

A white-and-brown rabbit curled naturally during cecotrophy

Why Do Rabbits Eat Their Droppings?

The surprising reason behind it, and the one sign worth noticing.

A gray rabbit exploring a paper bag, cardboard boxes, and hay enrichment

Free and DIY Enrichment

Paper bags, cardboard, and enrichment ideas that fit real life—not just a Pinterest board.

A Rex, a Dutch, and a New Zealand rabbit resting side by side on a rug

How to Choose a Pet Rabbit

What really makes a rabbit easy for beginners, breeds worth a look, and how to meet the individual rabbit.

A brown-and-white Rex rabbit with upright ears crouching in green grass

Rex

Velvet fur, a patient nature, and the one thing a Rex’s feet need.

Two black-and-white Dutch rabbits resting together on a shaggy rug

Dutch

The famous markings, the personality behind them, and who they suit.

A white New Zealand rabbit with tall upright ears beside an exercise pen

New Zealand

A big, laid-back rabbit, and the room it takes to share a home.

A small gray rabbit reaching its nose toward a person sitting quietly on the floor

Bringing a New Rabbit Home

A calm first night and a simple first-week checklist.

A hand-drawn rabbit hutch checklist held beside a resting lop-eared rabbit

Rabbit Hutches: What Makes a Good One

What to check before you buy or build: size, flooring, airflow, and where the hutch will live.

Two rabbits in a roomy indoor exercise pen with rugs, a hide house, and hay racks

Free-Roam Bunny or Pen?

Which setup suits a new rabbit, what “free roam” really means, and the signs it’s time for more room.

Two rabbits relaxing in a roomy indoor pen with a hide house, hay feeder, and soft natural light

Housing & Hutches

What makes a good hutch, pen or free-roam, and year-round comfort on the way.

Rabbit

New Owners

Choosing a rabbit, a calm first week, building trust, names, and hay.

Loafing rabbit

Behavior

Trust, body language, and enrichment that fits real life.

A gray rabbit on an exam table at a veterinary clinic, with a vet in a white coat gently resting a hand on its back

Vet Notes

Brief answers from veterinarians who treat rabbits. First contributions are being gathered.

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