Do Rabbits need Toys?

To stay happy and healthy, rabbits need enrichment and opportunities to perform natural behaviours such as digging, jumping, chewing and chin rubbing. Toys are not the only way to provide both, but they are an excellent way to do so.

Toys do not need to be expensive or fancy. Many rabbits will enjoy an empty box as much as they enjoy an expensive, store-bought toy.

Rabbits are individuals with likes and dislikes. Some rabbits enjoy mirrors and some don’t. Some rabbits enjoy playing with containers and some don’t.
Some rabbits love to shred paper and some don’t. Provide your rabbits with a variety of toys and stimuli to let them show you what they enjoy.

Rabbits have changing tastes. Do not remove toys and stimuli if your rabbit shows no immediate interest. A rabbit will play with one object one day for hours and ignore another, then on the next day exactly the opposite. Provide variety and let your rabbit choose.

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