How long do indoor lop rabbits live?
Lop eared rabbit life expectancy tends to be between 8-12 years.
Can a rabbit stay indoors?
Rabbits make great inside pets. Rabbits are easily toilet trained and they make fabulous indoor companions, and keeping them inside ensures they are safe from predators and disease. Regardless of housing it is best to ensure your bunny has at least two to three hours of human-rabbit interaction a day.
Where do you keep a lop eared rabbit?
They should be housed in a large outdoor enclosure with a companion rabbit or indoors with plenty of space to exercise. These are not the most commonly seen type of pet lop but their ears are impressive to see if you ever get the chance to meet one.
Why does a lop eared rabbit have ear pain?
According to the University of London, a lop-eared rabbit is more prone to ear problems due to how its skull is shaped. Because its ears automatically flop down rather than stay up, a lop-eared rabbit is more likely to suffer from narrowed ear canals, excess ear wax build-up, ear infections, and ear pain.
How big does a French Lop eared rabbit get?
French Lop Eared Rabbits Catherine Ledner/Stone/Getty Images One of the largest breeds of lop-eared rabbits, the French lop was developed in France by crossing two existing breeds of lops. French lops weigh in at around 10 pounds and have ears that hang below the jaw and reach over a foot long.
How old are the rabbits in my house?
I have two very happy house rabbits who are both 10 years old, they are still with us (a mini lop and a jersey wooly), they have free run of the house, no hutch living, they have their own room they sleep in and run of the house when we are home.
Can you keep a lop eared rabbit as a pet?
They are not recommended as pets for children, as their care requires continuous adult supervision, especially where grooming is concerned. Other rabbit breeds have upright and pricked up ears, whereas lop bunnies have floppy, lop, or drooping ears. Some lop rabbits have “helicopter” ears, where the ears flop out horizontally from the head.
How to raise a lop eared rabbit-pet Ponder?
This is for your rabbit to hide away or sleep in. Place a litter box in the hutch, with some newspaper. This lessens your cleaning job, and trains your rabbit to use its own toilet. Clean out the litter box everyday, and change the bedding and hay in the hutch weekly. Rabbits have very delicate stomachs. Also they love to poop.
According to the University of London, a lop-eared rabbit is more prone to ear problems due to how its skull is shaped. Because its ears automatically flop down rather than stay up, a lop-eared rabbit is more likely to suffer from narrowed ear canals, excess ear wax build-up, ear infections, and ear pain.
How big does a French lop ear rabbit get?
Lop ears can be short, or long and trailing on the ground. There are five breeds: Each breed has a different size from the huge French and English lops (at least 9 pounds in weight) to the teeny-weeny Mini lop (just 4½ pounds). Plus there’s their grooming to consider.