Eli Tyler (Chawta Memeber) fluffing his bedding.

Housing:
All Housebunnies deserb clean, safe housing within the family home.
HOMES should be long enuf for a bunny to lie down full length, and tall enuf to periscope to full height. Inexpensive homes can be constructed of NIC cubes or have a look at RIFRAF's "LINKS" page for more housing options.
CAGE flooring is discouraged as it can cause "sore hocks" and other foot problems.
LITTER-BOXES must be provided! RIFRAF reky'mends: litter made from recycled newspaper, and wood-stove pellets. NEVER use cedar or cat clay or clumping litters for rabbits!!

Casper Mort, a Chawta Member ob RIFRAF, an the Senior Twainin Adbisor frum Bunny Haven, offers a few words ob support for those who are twainin Bunny Parents forda furst time.

Casper Mort, (Chawta Member) Twainin Support Supervisor

To my fellow rabbits:

When my hoomin first came home with a bunny, the pet store sold her cedar chips and some kind of pellet with corn and seeds in it. Both are big no no's, but she didn't know any better. Da pet store didn't care how long I lived, dey would just sell her another bun. But she cared, so she learned how to take care of us. Now she buys the right stuff for us, and feeds us right. Yes, hoomins can be trained! It just takes a lot of patience on our part.

My favorite method for training is the ~Nip Method~. When I wish to pass her in the hall, I nip her foot hard enough to make her jump. No, I never go around her. You have to maintain control.

If I hear her with a bag of treats, I use my second method of training.... the "Awww-what-a-cute-bunny" Method. That one is easy, when u hear the rattle of the treat bag, just sit up on your hind legs and look hungry. After a little practice you will be able to do the paw wave while sitting up. Trust me, it works everytime. I'm so good at it, I score treats for all 11 of us. By the way, any bun want to adopt a room mate? We have plenty to spare here...

Casper Mort,
Head Bunny at BunnyHaven Rescue
RIFRAF Twainin Support Superbizor

Announcement Ob Birfdays & Bun-Versaries:

Eggball, our RIFRAF Ambassydor frum Australia, has generouswy probided us wif his Ettyquet Adbice onna Announcement ob Bunny Birthdays an Bun-Versaries! There is no longer an excuse for Bunny Parents to claim that "they didn't know" what was expected of them with regard to the publishing of their Bunnies' birth an Gotcha! dates. Eggball has made Da Roolz simple and clear.

Eggball, RIFRAF Australian Ambassador

Thank you Belinda.
I know that it is very hard to formalise all of the different regulations so I am sending some suggestions. Perhaps the regulations could include the following:

1. The announcement must be made within 24 hours of the actual birthday/bunniversary at the very latest. Exemptions will be made for those with a valid excuse but documentary evidence such as a doctors' certificate (either for themselves or their computer) must be provided.

2. The announcement must be made by the Bunny Parent unless other arrangements have been previously agreed by the celebrating bunny.

3. When written by the Bunny Parent, the announcement must serve as tangible proof of the Parent's devotion to the celebrating bunny and so must contain a short, heart-warming anecdote and/or other extremely complimentary comments.

4. The Parent must allow the celebrating bunny to read all
birthday/bunniversary replies and print out any really cute bunny pictures sent by well-wishers. These pictures must be hung on the walls of the bunny's living quarters or on the fridge, depending on the bunny's priorities.

1.) Parents do not come to us trained, thus RIFRAF Members know an unnerstand da value ob PATIENCE.
2.) Parents habba limited span ob attention, thus they require frequent RE-TRAINING and more PATIENCE.
3.) Parents love us, thus we demonstrate our love by DEMANDING increasingly more attention and affection.
4.) Hoomins are fragile and easily distracted by inferior things in life, thus RIFRAF Members teach by example the lessons of HOPE, FAITH, TRUST and unselfish LOVE.

This Site offers information about building with NIC Cubes!

Spaying and Neutering

RIFRAF has opened discussions on "Fixin" an "Nooterin". Some V-E-Ts, we notice, seem to be collecting "Bunny-berries" from Guy-buns, and "Fixing" Gurl-buns who don't seem to be otherwise broken. We are not sure what dis is alla'bout, BUT we do know that this is important!! BE SURE THAT YOUR PARENT KNOWS ABOUD DIS ISSUE!!

SnoBall Foster asks you to remember to Spay and Neuter your housebunnies!

RIFRAF demands dat we be a part ob EACH an EBBERY cleaning operation and that we supervise the placement of each an every item in our living spaces. RIFRAF members reserve the RIGHT to MOVE bowls, pootie-boxes, crocks, toys and other furniture and the RIGHT to INSPECT all hay, food, water and TREATS. This includes UP-ENDING, PUSHING, DIGGING, SPILLING, SHREDDING and otherwise DE-CONSTRUCTING our living quarters at will.

Your co-oppyrayshun will be 'prishyated. Fank You. Don SA - RIFRAF Enforcer, RICO

SA - RIFRAF Enforcer

No Parent Training would be complete wiffout a list ob good buks to digest. Here are three dat RIFRAF finds tasty:

"The House Rabbit Society Handbook" (Harrimann, M.)

"Stories Rabbits Tell" (Davis & DeMello)

"Rabbit Health in the 21st Century" (Smith, Kathy)

See Our "RIFRAF LINKS" for information about where to buy!

RIFRAF TEE-SHIRTS!

Yes! RIFRAF has OUR BERRY OWN TeeShirts! Hoomins can order dem from da Famous Harewear Site.
Hab YOUR Parents wear one! Let them show their PRIDE in being owned by a member obba FURST ORGANNYSAYSHUN for HOUSEBUNNIES by HOUSEBUNNIES!

CLICK on Harewear's LINK (below) and order a RIFRAF tee-shirt from HAREWEAR's NATIONAL SPOKESBUN, Clem Welch, CEO Wally Kallan, or Stormin' Norman Kallan and see part of your purchase price go toward helping shelter bunnies live happier lives!

ORDER A HAREWEAR RIFRAF TEE SHIRT TODAY! CLICK HERE!