Printable owner manual
Real space, unlimited hay, and GI stasis caught early.
A 40-page printable manual with the space standard the pet aisle ignores, the hay-first diet that prevents most of what goes wrong, three pages on GI stasis, bonding a pair, why spaying is not optional, and the printable owner tools.
Not sure yet? Download the first 4 pages free, contents page included.
- 40 pages, print or view
- Beginner to intermediate
- No external links inside the PDF
Edition 2.1
Sep 2026 路 40 pages
Care-sheet roulette
- A hutch a fraction of the size a rabbit needs
- Pellets as the meal and hay as the bedding
- A rabbit off its food, and a plan to see how it looks tomorrow
- An unspayed female and a cancer risk nobody mentioned
This guide
- 8 square feet of enclosure plus 24 of exercise, 5 hours a day, in feet and metres
- Grass hay as 80 to 85 percent of the diet, unlimited, with greens and pellets by life stage
- GI stasis on three pages, with the 8 to 12 hour rule that makes it an emergency and not a wait-and-see
- Spay and neuter explained with the evidence, alongside bonding a companion
What's inside 路 40 pages
Everything from first setup to daily routine.
Housing and space
Housing and space, flooring, litter training and rabbit-proofing, indoors, outdoors and temperature.
Diet: hay first
Hay first, greens, pellets and the never-feed list, and feeding by life stage.
Health and red flags
GI stasis on three pages, dental disease, flystrike and snuffles, E. cuniculi, sore hocks, bladder sludge and RHDV2.
Handling and trust
Picking a rabbit up, building trust and reading a rabbit, common mistakes, and enrichment from the research.
Bonding and neutering
Bonding and companionship, spay and neuter and why it is not optional, grooming, nails and molting.
Owner tools
Setup checklist, emergency card, budget and shopping list, first 30 days, symptom reference, droppings reference, blackout plan, pet-sitter sheet, and the logs.
Every page, section by sectionThe package's own contents page, all 40 pages of it. Nothing here is a teaser for something sold separately.
Getting Started
- How to Use This Package
Quick Profile
- Quick Profile & Cost Overview
Full Care Guide
- Housing & Space
- Flooring, Litter Training & Rabbit-Proofing
- Indoors, Outdoors & Temperature
- Diet: Hay First
- Greens, Pellets & the Never-Feed List
- Feeding by Life Stage
- Handling: Picking a Rabbit Up
- Building Trust & Reading a Rabbit
- Common Mistakes
- Enrichment: What the Research Says
- Bonding & Companionship
- Spay, Neuter & Why It Isn't Optional
Health & Common Issues
- Health Red Flags & the Rabbit-Savvy Vet
- GI Stasis: Recognizing It
- GI Stasis: Warning Signs
- GI Stasis: Treatment & Prevention
- Dental Disease
- Flystrike & Snuffles
- E. cuniculi, Sore Hocks, Bladder Sludge & RHDV2
- Grooming, Nails & Molting
- Reading Droppings & Cecotropes
Quick Reference
- Setup Checklist & Targets
- Emergency & Quick Targets Card
Owner Tools
- Budget & Shopping List
- First 30 Days Checklist
- Symptom Quick Reference
- Daily, Weekly & Seasonal Routine
- Power Outages & the Blackout Plan
- Travel, Transport & Moving
- Pet-Sitter Sheet
- Owner Log
- Equipment, Vet & Bonding Log
- Enrichment Checklist & Log
Reference
- Glossary
- Sources & Further Reading
- Version History & About
Take a look inside
The pages that catch it early.
Click a page to see it at full size. The contents page is complete; the others fade out where the paid content starts.
The first 4 pages, free
Pages 1 to 4 as a PDF: the contents page and the introduction, so you can see every page the full package covers. None of the care guide itself.
Who this is for
- New rabbit owners before the hutch and before the rabbit
- Keepers who want a bonded pair and a plan to get there
- Anyone who wants the emergency card on the wall and the 8 to 12 hour rule in their head
What it's not
- Not a substitute for a rabbit-savvy veterinarian
- Not a live website mirror, a clean printable package instead
- Not a subscription, one purchase and every corrected edition is free
Ready when you are
Rabbit Care Package
40 pages. PDF. Print it or keep it open on your phone, tablet, or computer. Yours the moment you check out.
Edition 2.1, published September 5, 2026. Paid through Stripe. The download link arrives on the next page, and it stays in your library for as long as the package exists, always as the current edition. Not a substitute for a vet.
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The free rabbit guide is still free
This package is the same research as our rabbit care guide, reformatted into an offline manual with the checklists, logs, and triage tables the web pages do not carry. Read the free guide first and buy this only if you want it in your hands.