For supplies, every rabbit needs it's own cage, even if you're planning on house breaking your rabbit. Rabbits love to chew on everything, so unless you want your rabbit to chew on all your furniture and through all your electrical cords, you'll want a cage to put it in when you leave.
You also need a feeder or bowl for their food (warning- if you use a bowl, unless it's some how connected to the cage, the rabbit will most likely use it as a toy and waste all the food) and a water bottle (I perfer this over a water bowl, because the rabbit will most likely use it as a toy too).
For buying supplies, it's a lot cheaper to buy from a cage vendor than from a pet store. A cage that a pet store will charge $60 for, the cage vendor sells for $25. It's the vendors that the pet stores buy their stuff from.
Cage vendors are at most open shows. The
ARBA website will have a list of upcoming shows in your area.
Cage vendors sell everything you'll need for your rabbit, such as carring cages (for taking your rabbit places, like shows, vet, ect), water bottle, feeders, feeding bowls, leashes, tattoo kits, Standard of Perfection, Guidebook to Raising Better Rabbit and Cavies, ect.
It matters on the size of your rabbit for the size of the cage. For the small breed like the Netherland Dwarfs, Polish, ect 18"x24"x17" will work. For a medium breed such as the Dutch, Mini Rex, ect a cage that's 24"x24"x17" will work perfect for them. For the larger breeds like the Rhinelander, French Lop, ect  24"x30"x17" will be fine for them. If you plan on breeding your rabbit, they will need a larger cage than their normal living on, as to have room for the litter.
These are the most crucial things a rabbit need. Other stuff that you can always add are
toys, a leash, litterbox, ect.
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