Outdoor housing - run setup ideas please

I've had Daisy my lop bunny for about 2 months now, she was an indoor bunny previously (although was confined in a tiny 2ft x 1ft cage with no free reign of the house) She is starting to adjust to being outside now in her hutch that has a run below. I'm still waiting for her to gain confidence with using the ramp now (i have recently carpetted the ramp and then tried attaching a tunnel for her to use, still with no luck! Although she does go half way then scampers back up!) I want her run to be more inviting so she'll want to go down there but not sure how to go about it with the space i have. In the future i'm hoping to get a shed and transform that into a haven for her but have to make do with this for now. Please take a look at my pics, any advice will be appreciated



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I can't see your pictures so can't really comment. My bunnies are really food mad and so a trail of pellets would do the trick to get them down the ramp/tunnel so maybe try that?

pinklaydee04 said:

I've had Daisy my lop bunny for about 2 months now, she was an indoor bunny previously (although was confined in a tiny 2ft x 1ft cage with no free reign of the house) She is starting to adjust to being outside now in her hutch that has a run below. I'm still waiting for her to gain confidence with using the ramp now (i have recently carpetted the ramp and then tried attaching a tunnel for her to use, still with no luck! Although she does go half way then scampers back up!) I want her run to be more inviting so she'll want to go down there but not sure how to go about it with the space i have. In the future i'm hoping to get a shed and transform that into a haven for her but have to make do with this for now. Please take a look at my pics, any advice will be appreciated

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think you need to re-try coping and pasting the code - then preview your message to see if the photo shows

Very cute bunny

Those coop things are decieving space wise, as in the minimum space for a rabbit is 6 x 2 hutch and the floor space of coops are 2, maybe 3ft, but your idea of converting a shed sounds fab :thumb: especially as she is on her own and it is getting colder. Is she spayed? Could a friend be a possibility when the shed is done? Rabbits are very social animals and love their company of their own kind. Since my outdoor pair have been bonded they have become a lot more active and they have each other to snuggle up to in this weather.
Has she only been outside recently? As she won't have a winter coat now, so it could be dangerous for her. If she has to stay outside I would give her plenty of hay on top of the straw to snuggle into and munch on and maybe get a snuggle safe (about £12 on amazon) :wave:

I think just carpet on the ramp will be okay, mine took a while to learn how to use a ramp when they had them. I just put them in the run/space underneath and they found it easier to climb up, eventually they got brave and soon after they didn't use the ramp, just jumped straight up.

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Oh :lol: I swear those pics weren't in Aly's post when I first looked!

I would just put her food downstairs... That is how mine learned.