Your New Bunny’s Supply List
If you’ve never had a rabbit before, the supplies you’ll need are a bit different than those for a dog or cat. Use our helpful shopping list to make sure you’re ready when you bring home your new rabbit roommate.
Housing
☐ Foldable exercise pen (height will depend on if your rabbit is a jumper, climber, or ground-dweller)
☐ Fleece blankets, washable dog pee pads, washable rugs like Ruggables, or other rabbit-safe floor covering (Something easy to clean or launder)
☐ Multiple litterboxes (For in the pen, for the running space, extras for when the dirty ones are being cleaned)
☐ Deep litterbox or tub for a hay box (optional, contains stray hay better than low litterboxes)
☐ Rabbit-safe litter
☐ Bowls for food and water (heavy ones that bunny can’t flip over)
☐ Hidey house (Cardboard or untreated wood)
☐ Pet bed
Food
☐ Unlimited hay (Alfalfa for the young, grass hays for maturing and adult rabbits)
☐ Food pellets (Unlimited alfalfa for the very young, limited daily amounts of timothy-based pellets for adults)
☐ Fresh leafy veggies (Daily)
☐ Limited other veggies, fruits, and treats (Optional, helpful for training)
Mental Enrichment
☐ Toys
- Nudge: balls with bells (rabbits seem to like to make noise)
- Toss: such as hard plastic baby keys or stacking blocks
- Chew: untreated willow baskets, balsa blocks
☐ Tunnels or mazes (Cardboard tubes or boxes)
Miscellaneous
☐ Carrier (One that also has a top opening can make it easier to lift your rabbit in and out; side doors let bunny come and go on their own)
☐ House Rabbit Handbook: How to live with an Urban Rabbit, Fifth Edition–the book that includes the rabbit knowledge of scores of HRS educators and rescuers
☐ Grooming supplies (brush, comb, nail clippers, styptic powder, flashlight)
☐ Rabbit-proofing supplies (such as wire covers and floorboard protectors)
☐ Cleaning supplies (white vinegar, dustpan, broom, vacuum)
☐ Lint roller
☐ Rescue (effective disinfectant against RHDV2)
Items Rabbits Don’t Need & Shouldn’t Eat
× Salt lick
× Yogurt drops
× Food pellets with nuts or seeds
× Unsafe litters (pine/cedar shavings, silica-gel crystals, clumping or clay litters)
Shop to Support House Rabbit Society
The Hop Shop at House Rabbit Society’s HQ is stocked with many of these supplies! Visit rabbit.org/shop to browse our inventory. Located in Richmond, California, the Hop Shop is open for in-person shopping, curbside pickup, and nationwide shipping.