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Classification
Kingdom is Animalia

Phylum is chordata

Class is ammalia

Order is Lagomorpha

Family is Leporidae

Lapbook Template: Classification Flap 

Smallest and Largest

The smallest is pygmy rabbit who weighs in at .8-1.1 pounds.

The largest rabbit is the German Grey Rabbit who can weigh in at 23 pounds! 

Lapbook Template: Big and Little Flap

Where do rabbits live?

 Rabbits live on mountains, in deserts, wetlands and generally most everywhere..  They live in Europe, Central and South Africa, India, Sumatra, Japan and the middle latitudes of the Americas.

 
Lapbook Template: Where Rabbits Live File Folder

Rabbit Behavior

Some rabbit species make burrows and live underground.  Many burrows connected together form a warren. While others live in surface nests called forms.

In Europe, rabbits can live in groups with as many as 20 rabbits.  But other species are mainly solitary and only form family groups.

Rabbits don't make many sounds.  They will make a scream like a baby's cry when they are caught by predators.  They will growl when threatened.  And they make a purring sound by grinding their teeth when they are happy.

Rabbits communicate mostly through scents.  They will mark their territory through spraying or rubbing.  These marks communicate information about sex, age, social and reproductive status, or territory ownership.  If you neuter your house rabbit it will help with spraying only if they were neutered young enough.

Lapbook Template: Bunny Behavior Tab

What do rabbits eat (in the wild)?

I went to preschool express and used rabbit cutouts for this booklet.  I wrote the question, "what do wild rabbits eat?" is on the outside.

Grass, forbs and leafy weeds make up the bulk of a rabbit's diet since they are herbivores. 

Lapbook Template: Eating Like a Rabbit Simple Fold

Names for Rabbits

Rabbits are called by a variety of names including:  bunny, bunny rabbit, coney, cony, kit, kindle, leverets, bucks, does, fluffle.  Females are called does, males are called bucks, babies are called kit.  Groups of rabbits can be called a kindle or a fluffle.

Lapbook Template: Names Fan

Rabbit Hierarchy

Rabbits who live with other rabbits will develop into a hierarchy.  There will often be a "leader" rabbit who will claim authority over the other rabbits.  The king rabbit often does not like other male rabbits in his territory.  The queen rabbit will insist that she get the first pick of all the treats given out.

The subjects are  the subordinate rabbits who get bullied around by the other rabbits.  Some times these rabbits are just more laid back and some times they have low self-esteem.

Lapbook Template: Royal Rabbits Tab (with lines); Royal Rabbits Tab (without lines)

Rabbit or Hare

Hares--born with fur and open eyes, live in nests, larger, longer ears

Rabbits--born hairless and blind, live in burrows underground, domesticated

Both--hop, eat the same foods

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Pet Rabbits

Diet

An adult rabbit should have a regular diet of  unlimited timothy, grass, or oat hay or straw.  1/2 cup of pellets, minimum of 2 cups of veggies and a maximum of 2 Tablespoons of fruit.

There is an extensive list of fruits and veggies that a rabbit can eat at these two links:

http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html  and http://www.rabbit.org/care/fruits.html.

Things that are poisonous to rabbits are listed at this link. This is a large list and you may only want to pick out a few items to write down.

Lapbook Template: Pet Rabbit Diet Layer
 

Litter Box Training

For litter, do not use clay, clumping, cedar or pine based litters.  Pellets made of corn, newspaper or other organic materials are fine.  Some people just use rabbit droppings as they soak up the liquids.  Rabbit droppings are also great for the garden.

When looking for a litter box, you may want to just buy a small cat box but make sure the sides are low enough for the rabbit to hop in.   Some rabbits will miss the box and you may want to buy one with higher sides to prevent these sorts of "accidents."

Steps to litter box training:

1.  Keep the rabbit confined to the cage and observe where s/he leaves their droppings, put a small litter box in that corner.

2.  Let the rabbit roam in a confined space outside of the cage with litter box access.

3.  Watch for signs that your rabbit needs to "go" and help them into their litter box.

Lapbook Template: Training Tab Book

Toys

Rabbits like to play and some ideas for toys include:  paper bags, cardboard tubes, balls, rattles, baby keys, and plastic caps from bottles.

Lapbook Template: Toys Minit

Rabbit Proofing Your House

Rabbits like to chew and electrical cords are very tempting so you will need to wrap your wires in cable wrap, plastic tubing or decorative wire concealers.  Many houseplants are also poisonous to rabbits so you will need to put these up where they can not go and make sure you pick up falling leaves before the rabbits find them.

Rabbits love to chew on wood and so you may have to train them not to chew on these items.  Many people put a board over these places of temptation.  You may also need to block access to the under side of soft furniture so that your rabbit does not burrow underneath the couch or mattress to make a nest. 

Lapbook Template:  Rabbit Proofing