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Bunny-Proofing Your Home

Many free-roam rabbits are happier, fitter, and frankly much funnier to live with. They are also enthusiastic interior decorators with very strong opinions about your baseboards. Bunny-proofing is not about making your home sterile. It is about removing the high-risk stuff and giving your rabbit...

7 Safe (and 3 Risky) Hideouts for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

A good hideout is more than decor. For rabbits and guinea pigs, it is a stress buffer, a nap zone, and sometimes the place they go to feel brave enough to eat their hay in peace. The tricky part is that most small pets explore the world with their mouths. If a hide is easy to chew, easy to tip, or...

Cage Size Requirements for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

If you have ever stood in a pet store aisle staring at “starter homes” that look like lunchboxes, you are not alone. Rabbits and guinea pigs are ground-dwelling herbivores built to move , graze, and sprawl. Cage size is not about luxury. It is basic health, muscle tone, joint comfort, litter...

Fleece Liners vs. Paper Bedding for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

Ask ten rabbit or guinea pig people what the “best” bedding is and you will get eleven opinions, usually delivered with the confidence of someone who has scrubbed pee out of coroplast at 11 p.m. The truth is that both fleece liners and paper bedding can be safe, comfortable choices. The best option...

Foraging Safe Backyard Weeds for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

There is something deeply satisfying about watching a rabbit drag a dandelion leaf away like they just won a prize, or seeing a guinea pig do the classic “grab and retreat” with a mouthful of fresh greens. Foraging can be a wonderful way to add variety and enrichment to your pet’s diet, and yes, it...

Safe Weight Loss for Overweight Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

If your rabbit or guinea pig is looking a little more like a furry ottoman than a sleek little athlete, you are not alone. I see “pleasantly plump” pigs and bunnies in rescue all the time, usually because someone loved them enthusiastically with extra pellets and treats. The good news: safe weight...

5 Easy DIY Baked Treats for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

There is something deeply satisfying about handing your rabbit or guinea pig a treat you made yourself, especially when you know exactly what is in it. A lot of store-bought “yogurt drops” and colorful baked snacks lean heavily on sugar, starch, and binders you cannot pronounce. Our little...

Water Bottles vs. Bowls for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

Hydration is one of those unglamorous basics that quietly keeps everything else working. When a rabbit or guinea pig is drinking well, you usually see it in the little things: steady poop output, comfy digestion, and a pet that feels good enough to popcorn (happy hops) or binky (a joyful...

10 Safe Fruits for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs (With Strict Portions)

Fruit is the tiny, delicious loophole in a hay-based diet. It smells sweet, it feels like a “special occasion,” and most rabbits and guinea pigs will perform truly impressive gymnastics for a bite. The problem is that fruit is also concentrated sugar, and small herbivores have digestive systems...

Low-Calcium Diets for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

If you have ever found a chalky white patch where your rabbit peed or noticed your guinea pig straining in the litter area, you have likely encountered one of the most frustrating small-pet health issues: urinary sludge and stones. These problems are not just uncomfortable. They can turn into...

Timothy, Orchard, or Alfalfa Hay?

When I foster rabbits and guinea pigs, the fastest way to spot who is going to thrive is to look at one thing: their hay pile. Not their pellets. Not their treats. Hay. For both species, hay is more than “something to nibble.” It is the engine that keeps the gut moving, the toothbrush that wears...

Switching Pellet Brands Safely for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

Pellets feel like the “easy” part of feeding rabbits and guinea pigs, until you switch brands and suddenly you are staring at soft stool, smaller droppings, or a pig who looks personally offended by the new smell. Because both are fiber-dependent herbivores with delicate guts, the safest approach...

Safe and Toxic Vegetables for Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

If you have ever stood in the produce aisle with a bunch of greens in your hand thinking, “Is this a healthy salad… or a vet visit waiting to happen?” you are not alone. Rabbits and guinea pigs are both small herbivores, but their digestive systems are picky, their calcium and gas sensitivities...

Daily Feeding Schedule for Adult Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

If you have ever found yourself holding a salad bowl at 9 p.m. thinking, “Did I already feed pellets today or was that yesterday?”, you are in excellent company. Adult rabbits and guinea pigs do best with a predictable routine built around unlimited hay, measured pellets, and fresh greens served in...

Daily Vitamin C for Guinea Pigs

Guinea pigs are tiny hay-powered athletes with one very non-negotiable nutrition rule: they must get vitamin C daily. Unlike most mammals, guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C, and they store very little of it. Miss it for long enough and you can end up with scurvy, which is as miserable as...

About Chloe Miller

Hi, I’m Chloe Miller , and I’m so glad you’re here. Rabbit Cove is my little corner of the internet for people who love rabbits and guinea pigs, or are about to fall in love with them, and want care advice that actually matches who these animals are: sensitive, social, opinionated herbivores with...