Healthy Rabbit
- standing ear, clean
- shining eyes, rounded
- dry nose, clean
- strong mouth, dry
- long back fur, smooth
- thick thigh muscle
- standing tail, dried
- short nails
- clean anus, dry
- active
Sick Rabbit
- collapse ear and scabby
- eyes half closed, sleepy
- wet mouth
- long incisor
- crooked back
- not muscular thigh, ugly knee
- hanging tail, wet
- long nails, [...]
Rabbits as Pets
Pet rabbits kept indoors are referred to as house rabbits. House rabbits typically have an indoor pen or cage and a rabbit-safe place to run and exercise, such as an exercise pen, living room or family room. Rabbits can be trained to use a litter box and some can learn to come when [...]
Rabbits Clasification
Rabbits and hares were formerly classified in the order Rodentia (rodent) until 1912, when they were moved into a new order Lagomorpha. This order also includes pikas.
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
1. Genus Pentalagus
Amami Rabbit/Ryūkyū Rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi
2. Genus Bunolagus
Bushman Rabbit, Bunolagus monticularis
3. Genus Nesolagus
a. Sumatran Striped Rabbit, Nesolagus netscheri
b. Annamite Striped Rabbit, Nesolagus timminsi
4. Genus [...]
