{"id":3442,"date":"2014-09-17T04:51:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T04:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/staging\/vet\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2015-05-06T23:09:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T23:09:54","slug":"why-does-my-rabbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/why-does-my-rabbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does My Rabbit? House Rabbit Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why Does My Rabbit? <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/behavior-basics-the-european-rabbit\/\">Common house rabbit behavior<\/a> questions answered.<\/p>\n<p>In many instances, rabbits kept in hutches, pet stores, or laboratories do not receive enough stimulation or physical space to demonstrate their full behavioral repertoire. Owners of house rabbits know these are intelligent creatures with distinct personalities and a range of behaviors. In this educational handout, clients can review normal husbandry, age, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/rabbit-reproduction-basics\/\">sex-related behavior<\/a> as well as normal sounds and actions like chewing and digging. The challenges of multi-rabbit households are also discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Download the<a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Why_does_my_rabbit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> Why Does My Rabbit? PDF Handout<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Does My Rabbit? Common house rabbit behavior questions answered. <\/p>\n<p>In many instances, rabbits kept in hutches, pet stores, or laboratories do not receive enough stimulation or physical space to demonstrate their full behavioral repertoire. Owners of house rabbits know these are intelligent creatures with distinct personalities and a range of behaviors. 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