VRRA Education Centre: your source for understanding more about your rabbit's care, health and behaviour.

Available for viewing on site or borrowing are the following books and videos:

House Rabbit Handbook The rabbit owners bible. A super reference book to have on hand at all time. You can buy it from our store or borrow it from our Education Centre.

Your First House Rabbit CHOOSING, PREPARATION, FEEDING AND TRAINING By Marinell Harriman A basic how-to and when-to of Rabbit care—which begins even before the rabbit goes home. Hands-on demonstrations in actual settings cover the following topics: Choosing a rabbit; Preparing the indoor home; Feeding and house training Exercising and socializing; If you have just adopted a rabbit companion, or expect to soon, Your First House Rabbit will be a welcome resource for immediate and continuing reference as your friendship develops.

Introducing Rabbits HELPING A FRIEND MAKE A NEW FRIEND By Marinell Harriman A matchmaker's guide to rabbit introductions—to each other and to other species. Included you'll find: Adding a second rabbit to a single-rabbit household or adding a new rabbit to a group of resident rabbits. Also included are how-tos for setting up rabbit friendships with cats, dogs, and guinea pigs. For people with previous knowledge of rabbits, this video further defines the multiple benefits of a multiple-animal household. Benefits are for both human and animal family-members alike.

Shaping Your Rabbit's Space THE FINE ART OF INTEGRATING LIFESTYLES By Marinell Harriman Rabbits living with humans can enjoy a variety of environments. Living spaces in combination with larger play spaces work best when optimized to fit with your lifestyle. This video shows several ways to integrate these spaces and meet the following challenges: Is it safe? Can you clean it? Is it interesting? Does it provide nooks and crannies for bunnies to hide in, toys to chew and toss, and space to run and romp? Several inventive solutions are demonstrated. Thoughtful design of where, what, and how will lead to friendly cohabitation.

Knowing Your Rabbit's Routines WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHEN TO WORRY By Marinell Harriman When rabbit behavior is repeated on a daily schedule, it becomes a routine, This video shows several solitary routines, such as dancing and interacting with toys. Also— group-behavior schemes, such as following a leader in a single file, relay-racing with a carrot, and establishing hierarchies. But what are these habits really telling us? This video shows how we can derive routines, from our bunnies' self-generated routines, that help us with their training. We can also use rabbit routines as health and happiness monitors that help us to provide better care for our bunnies and may even affect how long they live.

Encouraging Your Rabbit to Exercise ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE A BUNNY'S FITNESS By Marinell Harriman Exercise is important for good health in nearly all animal species. As bunnies age and become more sedentary, they may require some additional encouragement to stay fit. Beginning with choices of an exercise area, this video explores ways of bringing out rabbits’ natural play behaviors of running and dancing. It also suggests ways to give them safe “work” projects that are natural to their digging behavior. Bunnies of all ages benefit physically and mentally from exercise. This video shows how they can be enticed to work and play by providing companions and equipment. It also shows ways to exercise rabbits as means to an end. Finally, exercise opportunities are demonstrated for disabled bunnies that greatly enhance their quality of life.

Children and Rabbits: A Guide for Parents – A House Rabbit Society handout for parents interested in having a rabbit.

Teaching Children to be Rabbit People – A House Rabbit Society handout for parents who have rabbits.

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