Mi Bunny

More and more people, all over the world, prefer to have rabbits as pets. Reason? These are not hard to see. The bulk of these budding owners believe that rabbits, being soft animals, can be treated in any way. If you are also one of them, it’s the time for you to change yourself. This belief is erroneous to a large extent and the owner along with the pet rabbit will be the worst sufferers at the end of the day.

What should be done then? You have to be careful of your pet and must take into consideration its teeth. The reason behind emphasizing this aspect is that rabbit teeth grow throughout its life and it is not limited to the young days. Apart from this a regular care of rabbit’s teeth can save the owner from facing serious problems.

Your first duty, in this regard, is to comprehend the proper rabbit tooth alignment. Bear in mind that a rabbit’s teeth is supposed to have top incisors slightly overlapping the bottom set and if the incisors touch rather than overlapping the rabbit is considered to have “butting teeth.” Moreover,
if they are given something hard but safe to chew on, the problem often takes care of itself as the teeth wear down into a better alignment. On the other hand, the longer teeth, known as “wolf teeth” can go on growing until they resemble fangs, making it hard for the bunny to eat. Never take any risk and such teeth should be examined by a vet for possible clipping.

Clipping of rabbit teeth is a very common practice and many experienced rabbit breeders are found to do the same on their own. You can do the same if you are experienced or else the vet remains your last option. But clipping is important and it should be done without fail. What is the normal charge? It’s the same as vets do to clip a bunny’s toenails.

Lastly, give your rabbit plenty to chew on and this is a good way of retaining its teeth. Try to give chewing sticks along with hay daily. This is a good idea and if you desire, you can add on commercially prepared woods.