Rabbit Fact.

Ok, readers, first of all, I have to apologize on the fact that it's currently winter time at the moment and the rabbits haven't been as active as I would like them to be, so I have very slim chance to observe and approach them, by saying all that, the Rabbit Diary probably won't be going on as fast and steady as I would hope it to be. I guess it'll have to be working with mother nature instead of working against mother nature. So, instead of the Rabbit Diary for today's topic, I will write some fun facts about them and probably write some of the ways to take care of domestic rabbits.

So, Rabbits, hares and pikas are a group of plant eating mammals contains about 65 species, which scattered across many regions around the world. All of them live on the ground, where they nibble food with their sharp front teeth. They are very athletes, and their specialty happened to be sprinting and running, which perhaps is a very good idea since they are the ultimate bottom of the food chain where everyone wants to eat them. Also due to the fact that they are the prey instead of predator, they also need and have very good eye site and hearing - which usually give them the advantage of spotting danger and run away before anything happens.

Now rabbits and hares usually live in open country of all kinds, from grasslands to desserts, while pikas can often been found on the rocky mountain slopes.

Both domestic and wild rabbits are gregarious, which means they live in a group, and there can be as many as hundreds of rabbits living underground in the wild. As we can all imagine living with such a big group can be chaotic without a leader and organization, so there will be a rabbit king or queen to sort everything out, including leading a group of soldier rabbits to defend their territory when danger comes. But of course, living in such high responsible and stressful state also gave the leaders the benefit of living in the safest spot in their den.

Now, if you have rabbits as pets, here are some ways to take care of them. First of all, rabbits are very fragile creatures, they can get sick or hurt very easily, so please do pay lots of attention to them and observe them to see if they are acting weird due to being sick or having a hard time on something. Just a bit of reminder, it is the best for yourself and the rabbit to have a general health check-up with the vet twice a year to see if your rabbit is healthy and happy.

One thing for sure is that rabbits can definitely drink water but be sure that it is clean, boiled and cooled. They can also take baths, but it doesn't have to be often, because they are really clean animals by cleaning themselves and also because they tend to get very nervous about being in water. Rabbits cannot eat carrots only, they also need other nutrient which are found in grass, leaves, vegetation, fruit and rabbit food, just be sure that the rabbit has lots of grass to eat so they can grind their front teeth, if they don't have grass or something hard to rub their front teeth down, then the font teeth can grow so long that it will punch a hole through their heads, it's very painful!! Lastly, but not the least, please do not pull the rabbit ears, I know it's what most people would do, but just think, if you are pulled by your ears, well, you get my point, it hurts like hell and it's not good for the body either.

Ok, I guess it's enough for one post, I will be writing some more facts on rabbits later on, that is if I still don't have observations on rabbits this coming week. Wish me luck!