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i want to get a pet rabbit. i want a reeallllly small rabit. what type of rabbit could i get that is really small?

thanks!

I have a Holland Lop. They are the smallest version of a Lop rabbit (ones whose ears hang down). They are pretty small, but not as small as the Dwarf. They are known for a sweet disposition, and they are actually very clever animals.

Just one important thing I need to mention: whatever rabbit you decide on getting, most of their diet should consist of hay, a little bit of pellets, and a little bit of fresh greens. BUT MOSTLY HAY!!! I used to feed my rabbit pellets only, but my vet told me that that is very bad for them, because the pellets are high in fat are for meat rabbits, so your rabbit will become obese if you feed them only pellets. Also provide a wooden chewing block.

Oh, and another thing: if you decide on a lop, before you buy/adopt one, look at the teeth. The four front teeth should look like this:

http://www.peteducation.com/images/articles/10130rabbit_teeth.jpg

Teeth that will cause you problems in the future look like this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38973000/jpg/_38973291_rabbit_teeth150.jpg

See how in the second picture the lower teeth overlap the upper ones? They should meet together perfectly and be nice and straight. Of course, you can still buy a rabbit whose teeth look like they need braces (they don't meet together) but you have to be willing to either get them filed down once a month (about a hundred dollars each visit with the vet), or extracted completely (for about six hundred dollars once in the rabbits lifetime).

Also, rabbits can be trained to use the litter box. The secret: corn cob litter. Its natural, and its the cheapest stuff out there, and the rabbits are naturally attracted to it (so much that they will actually sleep in their litterbox... silly rabbits)

Anyways, good luck for your search for a pet rabbit. Remember, don't get one just because it looks cute, make sure its a nice rabbit, too. A way to tell is to lay the rabbit on its back, gently holding the head and the front feet. A naughty rabbit will try to get away. A sweet rabbit will relax in your arms and stay there.

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(Rating: 5) thank you so much! that was a big help!=]
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