{"topic_id":"exotic_enrichment_rabbit","category":"exotic-enrichment","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_enrichment_rabbit\ncategory: exotic-enrichment\ntitle: \"Rabbit — environmental enrichment & exercise (toys, foraging, hiding, exercise, preventing boredom)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"First-hand owner-practical care page saved to source_file; C1 byte-substring verified. Pulled 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/companion-care/exotic_rspca_rabbit.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 520\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 12\n  passed: 12\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-enrichment/exotic_enrichment_rabbit/01_exotic_enrichment_rabbit.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA pet care advice / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version (merckvetmanual.com)\"\n  title: \"Rabbit — environmental enrichment & exercise (toys, foraging, hiding, exercise, preventing boredom)\"\n  url: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"Rabbit owner-practical care (first-hand, https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits)\"\n  doc_type: \"animal-welfare-org / veterinary-manual consumer version\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Rabbit — environmental enrichment & exercise (toys, foraging, hiding, exercise, preventing boredom)\n\nSource: first-hand owner-practical care page, saved to `source_file`; every claim below is a C1 byte-substring of it.\n\n## Claims\n\n- `This is why hay is essential for rabbit dental health; it promotes constant, side-to-side chewing that wears down their continuously growing teeth, preventing problems.`\n- `You can even teach them fun tricks, like high-fiving or fetching a toy!`\n- `If they live in a safe and stimulating environment, with a nutritious diet and plenty of company, a rabbit can typically live for 8 to 12 years – but some may live longer.`\n- `Rabbits have an unusual digestive system – food is passed through their gut and special droppings (‘caecotrophs’) are produced.`\n- `Ensure your rabbit's digestive system is kept in tip-top condition by feeding them a healthy diet .`\n- `Rabbit teeth never stop growing: Their front teeth grow at a rate of 3mm a week! This is why hay is essential for rabbit dental health; it promotes constant, side-to-side chewing that wears down their continuously growing teeth, preventing problems.`\n- `You can even teach them fun tricks, like high-fiving or fetching a toy! \n Rabbits purr: When they’re happy their teeth chatter gently, creating a soft purr (but teeth grinding can also be a sign of pain).`\n- `Alma (14) and family, who adopted Fizz and Sherbert from the Sussex North & Brighton Branch \n Do rabbits make good pets? Rabbits can make great companions.`\n- `No child should be the sole owner of any animal – adult supervision is always recommended.`\n- `Explore our full rabbit care guide below, including information on general health, home and environment, diet, mental stimulation and companionship.`\n- `How to enrich your rabbit's life \n Rabbits, like people, need entertainment and stimulation to enrich their everyday life.`\n- `A rabbit's behaviour can vary based on their age, personality or past experiences, however, it's common to see rabbits who are frightened or in pain develop habits like aggression or hiding.`\n\n---\n\n**Source:** `pdf-raw/companion-care/exotic_rspca_rabbit.txt` · https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits\n","sources":["exotic-enrichment — Rabbit — environmental enrichment & exercise (toys, foraging, hiding, exercise, preventing boredom) (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-enrichment","title":"Rabbit — environmental enrichment & exercise (toys, foraging, hiding, exercise, preventing boredom)","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"RSPCA pet care advice / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version","verification_file":"pdf-raw/companion-care/exotic_rspca_rabbit.txt"},"source_document":"RSPCA pet care advice / Merck Veterinary Manual pet-owner version","source_file":"pdf-raw/companion-care/exotic_rspca_rabbit.txt","tokens_estimated":586,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}