Of all the housing options,
rabbit cages provide the least amount of space for your bunny, so if possible, we recommend trying a pen or bunny condo setup first.
Not exact matches
This December marks 13 years and nearly 1,700 hours of time Morse has spent fulfilling a wide range of needs — from cleaning guinea pig and
rabbit cages with her teenage children (now in their late 20s), walking dogs, mentoring in the Kitten Nursery, and to her favorite job of all:
providing specialty care to animals in quarantine at SDHS's Sherman Street facility.
Grass hay should be available in your
rabbit's
cage at all times throughout the its life, because it
provides much of the vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber
rabbits need and is the building blocks for the micro-organisms that create cecotropes.
If the
cage has a wire floor, be sure to
provide something solid, like a towel, newspaper, or board, for your
rabbit to lie on.
This premium hutch and
cage combination
provides excellent space for your
rabbit to rest and relax as well as move about.
The Super Pet My First Home Giant
Rabbit Habitat is a sturdy, well built
cage that
provides a much better environment for guinea pigs than
rabbits.
Bunny Bunch Boutique was founded by Charland to
provide the proper large living quarters for
rabbits, instead of
cages.
Since 2000, Creature Comforts Pet Hotel has
provided cage - free boarding services to dogs, cats,
rabbits, birds, fish, hermit crabs & even snails under comprehensive veterinary supervision.
Whether your
rabbit lives in an indoor
cage or outdoor enclosure, proper bedding must be
provided.
Some people let their bunnies roam freely around the house, while others
provide cage - free exercise in the mornings and evenings when
rabbits are most active (keep in mind that
rabbits are prolific chewers, so you'll need to protect electrical cords).
- Use multi-species stocking (i.e., sheep and cattle together)- Protect livestock in predator proof enclosures, especially at night - Utilize guard dogs, donkeys, or llamas - Confine ewes & cows during lambing / calving & at night -
Provide rabbit wire covered enclosures with fencing buried below ground;
rabbit cages are not recommended as they may be attacked through the
cage or die of shock as they frantically seek cover.
If you have a room available to devote to your
rabbit,
rabbit - proof the room and
provide it with all the accessories it needs, including a hideaway or a
cage that has its door open.
If
rabbits are housed in a
cage with a wire floor, they need to be
provided with a solid area to sit on.
To accommodate this natural behavior in
caged rabbits, it is important to
provide appropriate objects for your
rabbit to chew on.
The best way to prevent pododermatitis is to keep your
rabbit healthy and fit by
providing a proper diet,
cage, and exercise plan for your
rabbit.
Give your
rabbit a large
cage or pen, and
provide a routine that allows them plenty of run time but in a bunny proofed and supervised area.
Similar to the reason why you shouldn't let your
rabbits roam free unsupervised in your backyard, you should take similar precautions and
provide them with a
cage for their protection and the protection of your possessions.