{"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; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3. 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: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\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\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Rabbit — environmental enrichment & exercise (toys, foraging, hiding, exercise, preventing boredom)\nSource: RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk), a copyrighted animal-welfare organisation. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Hay is essential for rabbit dental health because constant side-to-side chewing of it wears down their continuously growing teeth and prevents problems.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbits can be taught simple tricks such as retrieving a toy; a relaxed rabbit may make a soft purring sound by gently chattering its teeth, although teeth grinding can instead indicate pain.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* In a safe, stimulating environment with a nutritious diet and plenty of company, a rabbit typically lives 8 to 12 years, though some live longer.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbits have an unusual digestive system that produces special droppings called caecotrophs.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A rabbit's front teeth grow continuously at about 3 mm per week, so constant chewing of hay is needed to wear them down.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* No child should be the sole owner of any animal — adult supervision is always recommended.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Like people, rabbits need stimulation and activities to enrich their daily lives.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A rabbit's behaviour varies with age, personality and past experience, but frightened or painful rabbits commonly develop habits such as aggression or hiding.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and is not openly licensed. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, every claim above is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\n\n- https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits","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","trust":{"authority_tier":"T3","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"B"},"tokens_estimated":616,"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."}