Morrigan1981
Mama Doe
I've learnt so much about caring for bunnies that Jenny's set up has improved loads since I first got my first rabbit Vincent, but I'm still not quite happy with it :lol: I can't decide how to change it for the better though
At the moment she has a Lavender Lodge hutch from P@H with a separate home built 5ft x 7ft x 3ft run (it was originally bigger but lower, then we realised that Jen could easily clear 2ft so we changed the design to make it taller and with a roof! :lol: ).
The problem I have is that we have a really weird shaped garden and there is no where obvious to put an attached run and hutch combo
It's a big garden, but like most in Sheffield it's very steep and the previous owners put in five tiers to break it up a bit. Steps come out of the back door and onto a decking area. Steps then go down again to a paved garden with a large pond, which goes down again through an arch to a vegetable plot, greenhouse and shed. A fence with a gate runs just infront of the shed and when you go through this there is another area about 8ft by 16ft. There is very little unoccupied space really, other than behind the shed.
Just before we lost Harley, I attached the run to the hutch and moved the whole thing on to the paved area near the pond. This was great but when we lost Harley I decided to detach the hutch and bring it back up on to decking area so that it faced the house and so I could see Jen (and she could see me).
OH is not keen on having the hutch and run combo permanently on the paved area anyway, as that is where the tables and chairs go in the summer
Originally then, the plan was to use the big 8ft x 16ft space behind the shed to get a big bunny shed and run. However, the more I look at it the more I realise that it really is right down at the bottom of the garden. With all the tiers and things in the way, I've never be able to see them from the house I feel weird about that.
An alternative is to use part of the decking area, but I'm worried that Jen will nibble at the decking when she's in her run (it's treated and stained wood) and also, being grooved it'll be a utter pain to keep clean.
Finally I could just continue as I am and keep the run and hutch separate and just fold the run away when it's not in use, but it seems a bit pants compared to all of the fab combos I see on here Plus, I have this idea that some rescues wouldn't rehome to someone who doesn't have an attached run (is that right?)
Argh - why is everything so complicated??? :?
At the moment she has a Lavender Lodge hutch from P@H with a separate home built 5ft x 7ft x 3ft run (it was originally bigger but lower, then we realised that Jen could easily clear 2ft so we changed the design to make it taller and with a roof! :lol: ).
The problem I have is that we have a really weird shaped garden and there is no where obvious to put an attached run and hutch combo
It's a big garden, but like most in Sheffield it's very steep and the previous owners put in five tiers to break it up a bit. Steps come out of the back door and onto a decking area. Steps then go down again to a paved garden with a large pond, which goes down again through an arch to a vegetable plot, greenhouse and shed. A fence with a gate runs just infront of the shed and when you go through this there is another area about 8ft by 16ft. There is very little unoccupied space really, other than behind the shed.
Just before we lost Harley, I attached the run to the hutch and moved the whole thing on to the paved area near the pond. This was great but when we lost Harley I decided to detach the hutch and bring it back up on to decking area so that it faced the house and so I could see Jen (and she could see me).
OH is not keen on having the hutch and run combo permanently on the paved area anyway, as that is where the tables and chairs go in the summer
Originally then, the plan was to use the big 8ft x 16ft space behind the shed to get a big bunny shed and run. However, the more I look at it the more I realise that it really is right down at the bottom of the garden. With all the tiers and things in the way, I've never be able to see them from the house I feel weird about that.
An alternative is to use part of the decking area, but I'm worried that Jen will nibble at the decking when she's in her run (it's treated and stained wood) and also, being grooved it'll be a utter pain to keep clean.
Finally I could just continue as I am and keep the run and hutch separate and just fold the run away when it's not in use, but it seems a bit pants compared to all of the fab combos I see on here Plus, I have this idea that some rescues wouldn't rehome to someone who doesn't have an attached run (is that right?)
Argh - why is everything so complicated??? :?