For Vets
Behaviour
Understanding natural rabbit behaviour is key to good welfare, helping you recognise their needs, communication, and wellbeing.
Articles
Hiding
What is this behaviour? Rabbits hide when they perceive a potential threat or when they want to perform a behaviour...
Rearing up
What is the behaviour? Rabbits rear up on their hind legs when they need a different viewpoint on something they...
Rabbit Housing Enrichment
In the wild, rabbits would spend their time digging, running, jumping, rearing up, hiding, eating, socialising with other rabbits (and...
Digging
What is the behaviour? In the wild, rabbits live in burrows. A warren is a group of connected burrows that...
Foraging
What is this behaviour? Foraging means searching for wild food resources. In rabbits, foraging includes grazing grass from the ground,...
Hormonal Behaviour In Neutered Rabbits
Nowadays the health, welfare and behavioural benefits of neutering both male and female rabbits are well known and documented. Neutering...
Aggression in Rabbits
We usually think of rabbits as cute and cuddly, but they can also be aggressive fighters, attacking each other or...
What Causes Sex-Specific Behaviours in Rabbits?
by Guen Bradbury, Rabbiting On Veterinary Adviser At RWAF, we advise that all rabbits should be neutered to prevent unwanted...
