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Do your buns have access to a run at all times?
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ShazzaBunny
Warren Veteran
No, my pairs have 7ft x 5ft each (shed) and get access to an 8ft x 6ft run each on nice days.
Buuny_Friend
Mama Doe
Our outdoor buns have 6ft x 4ft Wendy Houses with attached 8ft x 5ft runs, which they have permanent access to.
Our indoor buns have their own room and free range when we are home
Our indoor buns have their own room and free range when we are home
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sillyrabbit
Wise Old Thumper
Yeh mine do
attilathebun
Mama Doe
I have a bonded group of 5 in a 10ft x8ft shed with an attached 8ft x 4ft run.
I shut the door to the run around 11pm each night and it is opened up again aanywhere between 6-8am in the week and perhaps a little later on a weekend.
I know people say that if a run isn't secure of a night then neither is it during the day but I sleep much better knowing they are safely tucked away over night.
I shut the door to the run around 11pm each night and it is opened up again aanywhere between 6-8am in the week and perhaps a little later on a weekend.
I know people say that if a run isn't secure of a night then neither is it during the day but I sleep much better knowing they are safely tucked away over night.
happybunny22000
Warren Veteran
my buns will have a 6x5 ft wendy house with a 6x4 run attached
they wil have access 24/7...more or less
they wil have access 24/7...more or less
Jack has a dog crate for a base but he's never shut in it. He has access to the whole room 24/7 and comes out of the room when we are in.
I believe most rescues would require a minimum of a 6x2x2 hutch with attached 6x4ft run . There's just no room in a hutch for a rabbit to bounce about and I for one wouldn't be happy for Jack to only have space to be a rabbit when we chose to give it to him. It's very important to me that I get an outdoor set-up that allows space to zoom about.
I believe most rescues would require a minimum of a 6x2x2 hutch with attached 6x4ft run . There's just no room in a hutch for a rabbit to bounce about and I for one wouldn't be happy for Jack to only have space to be a rabbit when we chose to give it to him. It's very important to me that I get an outdoor set-up that allows space to zoom about.
parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
Although we have large aviary style runs I still don't let them out of their hutches at night - I figure what the fox can't see he is not so tempted to try to get to.
So even though the runs are supposedly fox proof (and behind electric wiring) I STILL don't let them out at night. But their hutches are the Forsham xtra large about 8ft by 3ft by 3ft.
So even though the runs are supposedly fox proof (and behind electric wiring) I STILL don't let them out at night. But their hutches are the Forsham xtra large about 8ft by 3ft by 3ft.
bunnymadhouse
Wise Old Thumper
we rehome to hutches without attached runs ...
not everyone has the space for a set up with run attached .. also some have free range time in the garden instead .
it depends on the hutch size , ..the whole set up ...and the rabbits in question .
some buns we would insist on the extra space for ...others we know would use it ..
Also with a hutch / run set up with 24/7 access you have the added concerns of safety .
we tend to look at the set up as a whole and which buns it is for and make a decision based on that .
there does have to be a secure garden or seperate safe run for time out of the hutch though if there isnt a run attached .
not everyone has the space for a set up with run attached .. also some have free range time in the garden instead .
it depends on the hutch size , ..the whole set up ...and the rabbits in question .
some buns we would insist on the extra space for ...others we know would use it ..
Also with a hutch / run set up with 24/7 access you have the added concerns of safety .
we tend to look at the set up as a whole and which buns it is for and make a decision based on that .
there does have to be a secure garden or seperate safe run for time out of the hutch though if there isnt a run attached .
Rexbun
Alpha Buck
My foster bunny has a run attached to his hutch which he has access to in the day but lock him in the hutch at night for extra safety. He has a hop (more a run and binky!) around the garden under supervision.
My indoor bunnies have their own room (previously the dining room), access to half the house when we are in and have supervised access to the garden when the weather is OK.
My indoor bunnies have their own room (previously the dining room), access to half the house when we are in and have supervised access to the garden when the weather is OK.
