Hey everyone:wave:
I am not around here much anymore but i'm hoping a few of you will remember me. I know I can always get fab advice here and that's what i'm asking for This is gonna be long but please stay patient and any advice will be welcomed
As some of you will know, ive had my babies for ages. Ive always had two outside and four in the house - all rescues. Unfortunately we lost Twinkle and Belle in the last 14 months so now i have only two indoor rabbits, their remaining partners, housed separately in my spare bedroom. However, I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and am having sleepless nights about where the baby and the rabbits are gonna go!
I live in a two bedroomed house so the baby is going to need the spare room and i'm due at Christmas so this is a situation that needs sorting now. And this is where I need your expert advice-where the bunnies will be happiest.
I have a converted loft that is a carpeted extra living space, with a sofa in and a desk. One plan is that they could both go in their, separated of course. However, it can get really draughty in the winter and absolutely boiling in the summer. We are gonna get a velux window put in though for some natural light and obviously as something to open to let some air in, in the summer. However, i hate the idea of them being in the loft and away from everything in the house. Neither of them are bunnies that seem to like a lot of huan attention, Perry hates being stroked and mithered but I still hate the idea of them being 'stuck' up there on their own My mum is also mithering me about how the hay would be a 'fire hazard' up there and how she hates the idea that the loft will be over the baby's bedroom. Ive told her that if that is the case, the whole house is a fire hazard because of all the wood etc that's in it but you know what mum's are like, she's never wrong!
Alternatively, they can be moved outside. My fil is a joiner and he made me an awesome shed and huge run combo for my outdoor buns and he is currently updating their accommodation again for me. He said he will build be an amazing, super-insulated bunny home for my two indoor buns if we want to move them outside. My concern is that Jess has NEVER been an outside bun (he is four and a half) and Perry hasn't been an outside bun since we adopted him four years ago and he is currently the grand old age of eight and a half. They are not used the noises and sights of outdoor and i am worried that putting them outside at this stage in their lives would be detrimental to them.
I have no doubt that they would both LOVE to be outdoor buns though - they are both sooo nosy and would love to have that extra space and stuff. However, even with an amazing insulated living space, isn't outting them out in September too late for them to get their coats? I know they would be absolutely fine while they are locked away at night (my fil can get this new insulation that people use for their houses!) but what about during the day? If they sit out and get cold, are they gonna go back into the warm or just sit out and freeze to death?
I honestly don't know what to do for the best. We have ummed and aahed about this for weeks now as there are pros and cons to both situations.
I really really need some advice please.
Thanks, Lisa xx
I am not around here much anymore but i'm hoping a few of you will remember me. I know I can always get fab advice here and that's what i'm asking for This is gonna be long but please stay patient and any advice will be welcomed
As some of you will know, ive had my babies for ages. Ive always had two outside and four in the house - all rescues. Unfortunately we lost Twinkle and Belle in the last 14 months so now i have only two indoor rabbits, their remaining partners, housed separately in my spare bedroom. However, I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and am having sleepless nights about where the baby and the rabbits are gonna go!
I live in a two bedroomed house so the baby is going to need the spare room and i'm due at Christmas so this is a situation that needs sorting now. And this is where I need your expert advice-where the bunnies will be happiest.
I have a converted loft that is a carpeted extra living space, with a sofa in and a desk. One plan is that they could both go in their, separated of course. However, it can get really draughty in the winter and absolutely boiling in the summer. We are gonna get a velux window put in though for some natural light and obviously as something to open to let some air in, in the summer. However, i hate the idea of them being in the loft and away from everything in the house. Neither of them are bunnies that seem to like a lot of huan attention, Perry hates being stroked and mithered but I still hate the idea of them being 'stuck' up there on their own My mum is also mithering me about how the hay would be a 'fire hazard' up there and how she hates the idea that the loft will be over the baby's bedroom. Ive told her that if that is the case, the whole house is a fire hazard because of all the wood etc that's in it but you know what mum's are like, she's never wrong!
Alternatively, they can be moved outside. My fil is a joiner and he made me an awesome shed and huge run combo for my outdoor buns and he is currently updating their accommodation again for me. He said he will build be an amazing, super-insulated bunny home for my two indoor buns if we want to move them outside. My concern is that Jess has NEVER been an outside bun (he is four and a half) and Perry hasn't been an outside bun since we adopted him four years ago and he is currently the grand old age of eight and a half. They are not used the noises and sights of outdoor and i am worried that putting them outside at this stage in their lives would be detrimental to them.
I have no doubt that they would both LOVE to be outdoor buns though - they are both sooo nosy and would love to have that extra space and stuff. However, even with an amazing insulated living space, isn't outting them out in September too late for them to get their coats? I know they would be absolutely fine while they are locked away at night (my fil can get this new insulation that people use for their houses!) but what about during the day? If they sit out and get cold, are they gonna go back into the warm or just sit out and freeze to death?
I honestly don't know what to do for the best. We have ummed and aahed about this for weeks now as there are pros and cons to both situations.
I really really need some advice please.
Thanks, Lisa xx