The risks are well known i.e. the main one being the risk of predation.
I would like to ask those that free range bunnies, what benefits have you seen (perceived -obviously, this isn't scientific as we wouldn't know what they'd be like if not free range ).
I'll start with mine - the trio have supervised free range time and no attached run (or detached run for that matter).
Totti - 9 1/2 years old. Despite his abscesses, his general health is really good and the way he leaps around belies his age. He can still leap comfortably up the railway sleepers, into the hutch (5 inches off the ground) and in and out of pots :lol:. I attribute his good muscle tone to the free ranging.
Mentally: with space to hop and play around together, the trios joyous antics are a joy to watch. They don't dig or display any destructive behaviour. Could this be because they get plenty of stimulation.
I'm interested in what others have found.
I would like to ask those that free range bunnies, what benefits have you seen (perceived -obviously, this isn't scientific as we wouldn't know what they'd be like if not free range ).
I'll start with mine - the trio have supervised free range time and no attached run (or detached run for that matter).
Totti - 9 1/2 years old. Despite his abscesses, his general health is really good and the way he leaps around belies his age. He can still leap comfortably up the railway sleepers, into the hutch (5 inches off the ground) and in and out of pots :lol:. I attribute his good muscle tone to the free ranging.
Mentally: with space to hop and play around together, the trios joyous antics are a joy to watch. They don't dig or display any destructive behaviour. Could this be because they get plenty of stimulation.
I'm interested in what others have found.
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