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Small Pet Setup Checklist

Tell us about your rabbit, guinea pig, or hamster and your home, and this builds a tailored setup checklist, questions to ask your veterinarian, and safety reminders. It is a planning aid only — no medical advice or feeding amounts — and everything stays in your browser.

How to use this checklist

Choose your species, where you are in the process, your home setup, and your vet and budget status. The checklist, vet questions, and safety reminders update to match. Tick items off as you plan. For deeper guidance, see the small pets care hub.

Build your setup checklist

Answer a few questions and we'll tailor a setup checklist, vet questions, and safety reminders. It gives no medical advice, cage-size legal claims, or feeding amounts. Everything stays in your browser.

rabbit setup checklist

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Questions to ask your veterinarian

  • Do you treat rabbits, and how do I reach you (or an emergency clinic) out of hours?
  • What housing and diet do you recommend for my rabbit?
  • What preventive care or check-ups do you recommend?
  • What warning signs should make me call you right away?

Safety reminders

  • Rabbit-proof cables and remove toxic plants from any roam area.
  • Protect from heat, damp, and predators, indoors or out.
  • Store toxic foods, plants, and household chemicals well out of reach.
  • A rabbit that stops eating or passing droppings is an emergency — contact a vet immediately.

Warning-sign reminder

Small pets hide illness and decline fast. Know the warning signs and a vet in advance. rabbit warning signs →

Planning checklist only · No medical advice, cage-size legal claims, or feeding amounts · Your selections stay in your browser and are not saved or sent.

Small Pet Setup Checklist — frequently asked questions

Does this tool give medical or feeding advice?
No. It produces a setup and planning checklist, vet questions, and safety reminders only — never diagnosis, treatment, medication, feeding quantities, or cage-size legal claims. Those depend on the individual animal and your veterinarian and local welfare guidance.
Is my input saved or sent anywhere?
No. The checklist runs entirely in your browser. Your selections and tick marks are not sent to a server, not saved to a database, and not recorded by analytics. Refreshing the page resets everything.
Why doesn't it tell me an exact cage size?
Recommended minimum sizes vary by species, country, and welfare organisation, and bigger is generally better. Rather than a single number, the checklist points you to current welfare guidance and a knowledgeable veterinarian.
Can it tell me if my pet is sick?
No. It does not diagnose or assess health. If your small pet shows refusal to eat, breathing difficulty, severe diarrhoea, injury, collapse, or rapid worsening, contact a qualified veterinarian or emergency clinic immediately.

Sources and further reading

Authoritative references used for general educational context. External links open in a new tab and these organisations do not endorse FaunaHub. Housing, diet, and care needs vary by species, age, health, and local climate, and welfare recommendations differ by country and organisation — confirm specifics with a qualified small-animal or exotic-pet veterinarian.