I am just wondering if anyone who keeps their buns outside has experienced anything like what i have. A few times i have been made to feel like a leper (i dont mean in this forum) because my buns are outside all year round. These people also insinuate that somehow i dont love my buns like they do for keeping them outside. Im more angry than upset about it. I know i give my buns the best diet, accommodation and love and care that is possible. I dont think its right such people can make another person feel like that.Im just wondering if anyone has experienced similar. I know of one other person as they were quite upset about it and thought they were a terrible bunny mum because of it! Id be interested in any feedback on this. Thanks! xxx
I haven't read the other reactions yet, so I will answer only your question...
When I first joined the Swiss-forum, I was actually critisized for keeping my buns indoor. Apparently they think ,for a bun to be happy,they have to be outside, be able to run and most important to dig, because if a bun can't dig it's nit a happy one... I more or less convinced them, by showing they had all the space they needed to run. They actually have about 60 square meter at our place to run and play, I came back on my agressor on that forum asking him how much space his rabbits had in their runs outside. Offcourse it wasn't near that much. He then said to me that rabbits don't run or jump inside...:?
You get my point? Everybody has their own opinion and in Switzerland you would without any doubt be considered a better bunny-mum than me.
Personaly, I think lots of rabbits are still underestimated in the space they need and intelligence they posses. I think their are as many unhappy bunnies living in - or outside , just as there are many happy ones. Rabbits don't need us to be happy, at least not our company if they have a partner from their species.
There is only one thing I can't understand and that is people keeping rabbits alone. If that's inside, it can be ok, but outside, all alone without any form of social contact must be horrible for them. But that is my opinion...