We get Abbie, our first ever rabbit ( http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/moreinfo.asp?RabID=1383 ), in a couple of weeks....we can get just about everything we will need initially from the sanctuary except for the hutch, which I need to find. I've had a decent search through some of the posts here and have ended up with more questions than answers! I thought I'd put them up here in case anyone could help me with them. I'll try and keep them brief.....
1. As we both work Abbie will be on her own during the day (although we don't work long hours and will spend a lot of time with her during evenings and weekends) I thought it would be more stimulating for her if she got a companion, so I'm planning to get a hutch able to house 2 bunnies.
This seems to mean a 5 footer minimum, which isn't a problem. But many of these that I've seen only have one enclosed area (e.g. http://www.happyhutch.com/product.asp?productID=38 ) - is this ok for two rabbits? Or would something like http://www.happyhutch.com/product.asp?productID=210 be better so they've got their own closed-off spaces.
2. The person at the sanctuary indicated I should look out for what the hutch was made of. Are there some materials I ought to avoid? A lot seem to be made of tongue-and-groove, so is this pretty much the norm for hutches?
3. Is there anything else I ought to look out for when buying a hutch?
An attached run isn't a possibility right now...our garden slopes and I'm worried the contours of the garden might make a run insecure (easy to get under). We will be flattening out the garden soon and I'll probably build a run to attach when it's suitable.
Thanks
Russ
1. As we both work Abbie will be on her own during the day (although we don't work long hours and will spend a lot of time with her during evenings and weekends) I thought it would be more stimulating for her if she got a companion, so I'm planning to get a hutch able to house 2 bunnies.
This seems to mean a 5 footer minimum, which isn't a problem. But many of these that I've seen only have one enclosed area (e.g. http://www.happyhutch.com/product.asp?productID=38 ) - is this ok for two rabbits? Or would something like http://www.happyhutch.com/product.asp?productID=210 be better so they've got their own closed-off spaces.
2. The person at the sanctuary indicated I should look out for what the hutch was made of. Are there some materials I ought to avoid? A lot seem to be made of tongue-and-groove, so is this pretty much the norm for hutches?
3. Is there anything else I ought to look out for when buying a hutch?
An attached run isn't a possibility right now...our garden slopes and I'm worried the contours of the garden might make a run insecure (easy to get under). We will be flattening out the garden soon and I'll probably build a run to attach when it's suitable.
Thanks
Russ