Willow_Warren
Mama Doe
… of the rabbit variety of course.
At the moment I have 2 hutch and run combinations, sat next to each other on the patio. Barley has a 6ft hut on top of a 6 x 6ft run, and Dolly has a 5ft hutch on top of a 6 x 5ft run. I attempted to bond them when I initially got Dolly but failed, so they live side by side.
I have a photo but it’s on my phone.
I was inspecting Barley hutch a the weekend and it seems the floor is getting quite worn out (partly by his recent inclination to chew it!). So I’m thinking it may be time to replace it!
I have a number of options and wondered if any of you could offer advice or had personal recommendations:
1 – I have a 6ft Happy Hutch & run combination in the garage – this has had only light use, I would have to do some work to it (the roof came off in the wind one day! – prob because I didn’t have the front latch done up on it – there was no rabbit living in it at the time). I would also have to extend the run, I thought Happy Hutch used to do run extensions for this but I can’t see it on their website anymore. This is the cheapest option!
2 – Get a 6 x 4 shed and attach my existing run to it. But unsure about sheds… not sure I could put one together, also don’t know if I could stand it straight on the patio or if I’d have to stand it on something else - out patio is not quite "level" lets say? Was looking at this one? http://www.elbecgardenbuildings.co....c=15&jssCart=1819363598e59eeb0b3d1860f0b6cf96 (don’t even know what Pressure Treated Base Bearers are!).
3 – Play house – similar idea to the shed really! This is one I found: http://www.elbectoykingdom.co.uk/pr...ec=4&jssCart=c43c096e5715b2699ad670eee82a7d9e (but I know nothing about the company!)
4 – Splash out on a dog kennel type thing – ideally what I would like, but I’m not sure the budget would stretch that far. Also I don’t think my parents would allow it (as I’m living at theirs at the moment – Mum will just say I have to think of the long term and what “how will it fit into the 1 bedroom flat you’ll have to rent when you move out”!!!)
5 – But a new hutch run combination, something like Re-hutches? Costed that at about £400!
Sorry I’ve written so much, but I’m getting rather confused! Also would be grateful if anyone has any personal recommendations or experiences with companies they would like to share?
Many thanks for taking the time to read this far.
Hannah
At the moment I have 2 hutch and run combinations, sat next to each other on the patio. Barley has a 6ft hut on top of a 6 x 6ft run, and Dolly has a 5ft hutch on top of a 6 x 5ft run. I attempted to bond them when I initially got Dolly but failed, so they live side by side.
I have a photo but it’s on my phone.
I was inspecting Barley hutch a the weekend and it seems the floor is getting quite worn out (partly by his recent inclination to chew it!). So I’m thinking it may be time to replace it!
I have a number of options and wondered if any of you could offer advice or had personal recommendations:
1 – I have a 6ft Happy Hutch & run combination in the garage – this has had only light use, I would have to do some work to it (the roof came off in the wind one day! – prob because I didn’t have the front latch done up on it – there was no rabbit living in it at the time). I would also have to extend the run, I thought Happy Hutch used to do run extensions for this but I can’t see it on their website anymore. This is the cheapest option!
2 – Get a 6 x 4 shed and attach my existing run to it. But unsure about sheds… not sure I could put one together, also don’t know if I could stand it straight on the patio or if I’d have to stand it on something else - out patio is not quite "level" lets say? Was looking at this one? http://www.elbecgardenbuildings.co....c=15&jssCart=1819363598e59eeb0b3d1860f0b6cf96 (don’t even know what Pressure Treated Base Bearers are!).
3 – Play house – similar idea to the shed really! This is one I found: http://www.elbectoykingdom.co.uk/pr...ec=4&jssCart=c43c096e5715b2699ad670eee82a7d9e (but I know nothing about the company!)
4 – Splash out on a dog kennel type thing – ideally what I would like, but I’m not sure the budget would stretch that far. Also I don’t think my parents would allow it (as I’m living at theirs at the moment – Mum will just say I have to think of the long term and what “how will it fit into the 1 bedroom flat you’ll have to rent when you move out”!!!)
5 – But a new hutch run combination, something like Re-hutches? Costed that at about £400!
Sorry I’ve written so much, but I’m getting rather confused! Also would be grateful if anyone has any personal recommendations or experiences with companies they would like to share?
Many thanks for taking the time to read this far.
Hannah