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Rabbit Starter Setups: Everything You Need to Get Started

New to rabbits? Here is the no-overwhelm shopping list. Pick a kit and you have everything you need to bring a bunny home, all in one place, with real products and real prices.

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How to pick a kit

Setting up for a rabbit comes down to a handful of essentials that all work together: a safe space to live, a litter box with rabbit-safe litter, a feeder for the unlimited hay rabbits need, a bowl for water and greens, somewhere cozy to hide, and a few chews to keep ever-growing teeth worn down. Get those right and you have a happy, healthy bunny. Everything else is a nice extra.

The three kits below build on each other. Start with the Beginner Starter Kit if you just want the essentials done right, move up to the Standard Setup for a roomier, comfier home, or go all in with the Deluxe Setup for a finished, lasting space. Every item is a real product with a current Amazon price, so treat the totals as a planning snapshot and confirm the latest price before you buy.

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Beginner Starter Kit

Budget: around $100

Just brought a rabbit home, or planning to? This is the no-overwhelm kit. It covers the six things every rabbit needs on day one: a safe space, a litter box and rabbit-safe litter, a hay feeder, a water bowl, and a few chews. Pick this and you are genuinely ready, with nothing missing and nothing wasted.

The Beginner Starter Kit shopping list

A pen, litter box, rabbit-safe litter, hay feeder, water bowl, and chews for roughly $90 to $120.

Estimated total for the priced items $91

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Standard Setup

Budget: around $200

Ready to give your rabbit a fuller, comfier home. A larger pen with room to binky, a tidier litter setup, food bowls, a cozy hideout, basic grooming tools, and a variety of enrichment toys. This is the setup most happy house rabbits live in, and the one most owners settle on.

The Standard Setup shopping list

A larger pen, litter setup, hay rack, food bowls, hideout, grooming tools, and enrichment for roughly $180 to $220.

Estimated total for the priced items $182

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Deluxe Setup

Budget: around $300+

The spare-no-expense build for the rabbit who runs the house. A large two-story wooden hutch, a big-volume hay feeder, a stable ceramic water bowl, a full enrichment bundle, a complete grooming kit, and soft flooring to protect sensitive feet. A finished, lasting home you set up once and keep.

The Deluxe Setup shopping list

A premium enclosure, hay feeder system, large water bowl, enrichment bundle, grooming kit, flooring, and litter for roughly $290 and up.

Estimated total for the priced items $287

Prices update on Amazon and change often. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. This is researched care information, not veterinary advice.

Read the full guides before you buy

These kits are friendly starting points, not the only answer. Read the full reviews and care guides behind every pick so you can choose what fits your rabbit and your room.

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Indoor Rabbit Setup Guide

How to lay out a safe, happy space at home.

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How to Litter Train a Rabbit

Get the litter box working from week one.

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Best Exercise Pens

Pens and condos ranked for space and value.

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Diet & Hay Basics

What to feed and why hay comes first.

Keep your new rabbit on track

The Rabbit Care Planner turns the guesswork of a new bunny into 10 printable worksheets: a health and symptom log, diet and weight tracker, litter habits log, vet visit prep, and more. Set it up once and print as many copies as you need.

Get the Planner for $39