The Signal — Reading Rabbit Body Language We’re all familiar with dogs. Different barks, different postures, the happy yelp, the warning growl, the low rumble that makes you step back. Cats the same. They’ve got a whole set of signals for each other, and then they twist them for us, meows they’d never waste on…
How to Know Your Rabbit Has Settled Most owners look for calmness. Eating well, lying down, ears relaxed. Those are part of the picture, but they’re not the clearest sign. The real clue is what happens to the enclosure when you’re not watching. A rabbit that has settled will claim its ground. It will shove…
Understanding How Rabbits Regulate Body Temperature (And Why Hot Days Are So Dangerous) Rabbits Regulate Body Temperature -Rabbits aren’t built for summer heat. They evolved in underground burrows, not sunny hutches or baking patios. And unlike humans, they don’t sweat. They don’t pant effectively. And they’ve only got one real tool to cool themselves: their…
Introduction: Why We Never Walk Away at Feeding Time Choking-Rabbit, We’ve lost count of how many rabbits we’ve saved from choking. It’s not luck. It’s not magic. It’s awareness and knowing what to do when seconds count. There’s a reason we don’t just chuck pellets in a bowl and walk off. Because if a rabbit…
Rabbit Health Checks You Can Do During Grooming At Redbeck, rabbit grooming isn’t just a routine—it’s a relationship. Before we touch a comb or trim a nail, we begin with a proper head-to-tail check. This tells us everything we need to know. How the rabbit holds themselves. How they react to being touched. Whether they’re…
Why We Don’t Say Bunny Boarding If you searched ‘bunny boarding near me,’ you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common phrases people type in when they’re looking for care. But here’s the thing: we don’t call them bunnies. We call them rabbits—and we treat them like the intelligent, complex animals they are. It…
What to Feed a Rabbit: Getting Nutrition Right from the Start Introduction: Getting Rabbit Nutrition Right Getting rabbit nutrition right isn’t complicated—but it’s not what most owners think, either. Despite the branding, bowls of colourful pellets and piles of shop-bought veg don’t reflect what a rabbit’s body is designed for. In truth, a rabbit’s diet…
Intro: Why Rabbit Handling Matters Rabbit Handling, Rabbits aren’t built like dogs or cats. Their skeletons are light, their reflexes fast, and their instincts hardwired for flight. They’re prey animals to their core—watchful, reactive, and always calculating their nearest exit. That evolutionary design makes them agile, yes—but also astonishingly fragile. A rabbit can panic in…
Rabbit Vaccinations: What You Need to Know (No Scaremongering. Just Facts.) Introduction: Why We Vaccinate Myxomatosis and RVHD – Rabbits are hardy little creatures. Give them a chewed laptop cable, a noisy toddler, or a garden full of mischief, and they’ll bounce back like nothing happened. But when it comes to certain viruses, they’re tragically…
Introduction: The Rabbit Bum Watcher Yes — I watch rabbit bums for a living. Rabbit Droppings – Not because I wanted to. Not because it’s glamorous. And certainly not because it’s the sort of thing you tell people at dinner parties.But because rabbit poo doesn’t lie. Rabbits are experts at disguise. They’ll eat while in…