housing and feeding

Question
We just got a littel rabbit he is 6 weeks old.  We don't know a lot about rabbits. He is about 2 or 3 pounds.  We got him a big cage but we don't know if we need to buy him a sleeping rug or anything that he can sleep on. We got some timothy hay for him so he can rest on the hay but he can all of it.  We don't know how much he has to eat. He does eats the pellets and some carrots and of course the hay too.
Can we give a our rabbit a bath? And how aften .
We live in apartment and we have very light carpet and we do let him out on the kitchen and sometimes in the living room.  He does likes to pee the conors in the living room but it's not good. Where can we let him run around ?  And how many time a day does he have to be released from his cage.
What is the best litter to use for the Rabbits?
Will he bite us or others?
Do male rabbits spray urine on people or other animals when they get older? It's that true or not.


Answer
Dear Inness,

The hay should be fine for bedding for your rabbit, and he will probably just nibble on it when he feels like it, which it fine. Keep giving him the pellets. Do not give carrots too often, just maybe once a week or so, as too much fresh stuff tends to give domesticated rabbits diarrhea.
You should not need to bathe your rabbit unless he is very dirty, particularly if he has a messy bottom. The kitchen probably would be fine for him to run around (under supervision, of course), and it is probably the easiest place to clean up places where he wets. Try to take him out and play with him a few times a week, but you can take him out several times a day if you want. Just do not keep him out more than fifteen minutes to a half hour or so at a time, because he will probably become tired.
I do not know about litter box training rabbits, so I do not know what to suggest in the way of litter. Sorry. Some rabbits do bite, but the best way to prevent that is probably just picking him up once or twice a day and petting him, and being very gentle. Hopefully he will get gentle and tame. Of course, he may still bite if he is frightened, or handled improperly (roughly, or held by the ears, or having fingers dangled in his face, etc.)--I know from experience that rabbits do not put up with certain things, so get to know what makes your rabbit irritable, and avoid it!
Some male rabbits do spray people and other animals when they are full grown. Not all males do, though, and some might just spray a little when they get over-excited, or they might spray the walls, or they might even spray people. It is hard to tell what they are going to do.  However, if you notice your rabbit hopping around in his cage with his tail sticking up high and twitching, watch out!

I hope this helps.
God Bless
AEJ