I have the 7ft hutch they had at Catherine's but i really need to get on and have a new 'aviary' type house for them. They're very reluctant to come out of their hutch and i think that's partly because once out they are in a big open space, they have no covered run where they feel secure.
A big problem is that they are frailer now (at 10) and wouldn't be able to manage a ramp, to enable me to have a height i could manage, and I'm really struggling with them being so low down. I'm still unsteady, don't have a lot of strength in my hip/leg and simply can't stoop down and reach into the back of the hutch (its 3ft deep) to clean them out properly or to pick them up. Previously i could, of course have got down on my hands and knees - now, if i get down i cant get back without something to grab hold of! So, now i have a real quandary (I was going to incorporate the run in their new housing).
Sorry to sound so negative but i just dont know what to do.
I'm so pleased to have them back but it really isnt working out that well at the moment.
A big problem is that they are frailer now (at 10) and wouldn't be able to manage a ramp, to enable me to have a height i could manage, and I'm really struggling with them being so low down. I'm still unsteady, don't have a lot of strength in my hip/leg and simply can't stoop down and reach into the back of the hutch (its 3ft deep) to clean them out properly or to pick them up. Previously i could, of course have got down on my hands and knees - now, if i get down i cant get back without something to grab hold of! So, now i have a real quandary (I was going to incorporate the run in their new housing).
Sorry to sound so negative but i just dont know what to do.
I'm so pleased to have them back but it really isnt working out that well at the moment.