Indoor rabbit

[nannon]

I have got myself into a bit of a situation..

I live in South Korea and on Friday i went to the supermarket and they were selling rabbits, The poor thing was in a tiny box and being mis handled by a girl. To cut a long story short I ended up buying it... A rash decision I know. I have had rabbits bfore but ones that live outside. I have a large cage for it and have bunny proofed my flat so it can run around unharmed. Can I leave it run around without me here or should it be supervised?? At the moment I can let it out for 2 hours before work. then i work for two hours and am home for nearly two hours so it can run around again. Then i ork again for 5 hours.. After work it can run around for 4 or so hours before I go to bed, Is that enough time out of its cage or shall I just let it out all the time???

[nannon]

Also... this makes me so sad. I am only in Korea for another year, After that I will have to rehome it. It is done a lot out here by expats so it wont be a problem but it will have only known me for a year and then it will have to go to someone else - is this terribly cruel? ill it be sad like a dog or cat?? is it kinder for me to re-home it now before i get any more attached and vice versa?? It already follows me around and loves cuddles. :( Even though if I did it is more than likely that this person will rehome it as well?

I do totally realise I made a bad decision and maybe one that is not fair on the little ball of fluff but I got caught up with rescuing it from the horrible place!

[nannon]

Oh, and - I have been reading about best things to feed it to keep it healthy and there is sooo much conflicting advice on the internet! So far I have worked outm unlimited hay and alpha leaves which I have. Pellets... But how much? A small handful??
I thought they could have as much veg and fruit as they wanted but it says when they are babies this is not true? I have been giving him broccolli as he loves it and carroy tand a little apple - but then I read that you should only introduce one thing at a time - which is better for him? And how much of each thing?

[nannon]

Yes its tiny - i think about 8 weeks, I dont know if I am just lucky but its so good! I had a little box thing for it to play with and it goes in there straight away! I have found one little puddle on the first day but none since! If it does start going other places ho to i train it? just keep putting it in his box?
Do you know if it is ok to give it broccoli?

Thank you!

[woofgang]

I probably wouldn't as rabbits are huge chewers and can bite through electrical and phone cable with no trouble at all, even if you think the flat is bunny proof. Once it is settled in and you know her ?him better then you can decide.

[wolf63]

I presume that it was not being sold as a pet but as 'food' when you bought it - if so be careful who you give it to to look after when you leave.

I knew someone who had an indoor rabbit - it was kept in a wooden cage when she was out and left to run around when she was home. But it used to eat through electric cables and carpets.

I hope that you and little bunny get on well.

[nannon]

hehe! No it was being sold as a pet! I would only give it to an ex-pat that I knew would take care of it, i just cant bear the thought of it being sad :( It loves me already and I love it! Its so funny and playful!!

thank you!