Some of you will know that the very handsome and newly cosmeticly-surgerized Mo was bonded with Barney and Roxy but it didn't work out.
He is currently residing in my dining room. He did have an indoor cage but it was permanantly open because he always looked a bit sad when I shut it. He now tends to sit under the dining room table most of the time but does come out for a wonder/nibble/play quite frequently. However I think he is a bit skittish sometimes in the evenings when me and James are around and I'm guessing its probably the lack of a proper base. I was going to wait till we got a house later in the year to move him outside and get him a wifey but I'm wondering whether this would be the best option to do sooner rather than later. The only problem is that the back 'garden' is tarmaced over and is used as a carpark for three flats. However cars only come and go in the morning and evening and the area I was thinking of putting the cage is close to the house and quite sheltered and you wouldn't be able to see the hutch from the road. Was thinking of getting a large double hutch with and attached enclosed run.
As I see it the plus and misuses are as follows.
Outside
Positives
-potentially he would feel more secure
-he could have a friend sooner
-he seems to like being outside
-he could come and have a run around inside in the evenings for more space.
Negatives
-I know for a fact there is a fox about! and would obviously never forgive myself if anything happened to him
-not as secure as a conventional garden
What do you think?
EDIT: forgot to add, another reason for me thinking about this is the way the housing market is I'm not too sure whether we will still be moving so that would delay Mo getting a friend and I start work full time in summer.
He is currently residing in my dining room. He did have an indoor cage but it was permanantly open because he always looked a bit sad when I shut it. He now tends to sit under the dining room table most of the time but does come out for a wonder/nibble/play quite frequently. However I think he is a bit skittish sometimes in the evenings when me and James are around and I'm guessing its probably the lack of a proper base. I was going to wait till we got a house later in the year to move him outside and get him a wifey but I'm wondering whether this would be the best option to do sooner rather than later. The only problem is that the back 'garden' is tarmaced over and is used as a carpark for three flats. However cars only come and go in the morning and evening and the area I was thinking of putting the cage is close to the house and quite sheltered and you wouldn't be able to see the hutch from the road. Was thinking of getting a large double hutch with and attached enclosed run.
As I see it the plus and misuses are as follows.
Outside
Positives
-potentially he would feel more secure
-he could have a friend sooner
-he seems to like being outside
-he could come and have a run around inside in the evenings for more space.
Negatives
-I know for a fact there is a fox about! and would obviously never forgive myself if anything happened to him
-not as secure as a conventional garden
What do you think?
EDIT: forgot to add, another reason for me thinking about this is the way the housing market is I'm not too sure whether we will still be moving so that would delay Mo getting a friend and I start work full time in summer.
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