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New Home For My Boys... Advice Wanted...

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lynda_m

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I will be fleeing the nest in the next few months which means my bunnies may no longer be able to be house buns :(

At present, they live in a dog crate. This may be a stupid question, but if I move them into a shed in the garden, will they still be able to live in their crate or will they need extra protection from the elements?

I worry way too much about my little guys and don't want them to be cold if they have to live outside!
 
it would be best to give them a cosier environment . A good outdoor hutch , even if inside a shed is better as a dog crate is a bit too open to draughts .
 
Get a hutch like mine :-D i wouldnt have thought a dog crate would be that warm outside even in a shed but maybe you could make a sort of wooden box to go round it so the sides and top are more protected - should be relatively cheap to do and provide almost as much protection as a hutch - throw in a couple of snugglesafes and lots of hay and straw and it should be cosy
 
maxxev said:
why will they be unable to continue being house buns lynda?
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I am going to be moving in with a friend. Not checked out the size of the bedrooms yet although there are only 2 rooms so I think its inevitable that the boys are going to be out in the garden.

Like the idea of making a box to go around the crate Jo! Will save me buying a new cage!
 
Its weird really anyway quinn used to always sit in the open part of his hutch and now the girls do too they dont seem to spend a lot of time in the warm bedroom
 
bluebunny said:
Well some bunnies just live in sheds and have pet carriers as houses,so if you put a cardbord box in there cage so they have a hidy hole they should be fine,only one of my 3 pairs have a hutch in there puppy pen
see here
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/tam/viewtopic.php?t=17974

Are you not moving with your mum now?
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Thanks for that! I will make sure they have somewhere to shelter and put the dog crate in the shed.

Not moving with Mum now, she's agreed to give me the financial support if I get desparate, but think it is a good opportunity to leave home! Plus my little sister is having a baby in June so she'll be needing me as if I go she'll have no other family left round here.

Slightly scary thought but I'll have my mate living with me and she's like a big sister to me!
 
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