Hi folks,
Had a look around this forum at various threads and realised quite quickly that there is a lot of good and helpful info and plenty of good caring owners and experts here. With that in mind I wondered if you could give me abit of advice and/or opinions pls.
Basically I am thinking (nothing is definite so pls no-one go to too much trouble to help me in case it doesn't work out) about getting a rabbit or possibly two and want to check out if I am really capable of providing them with the care that they need and deserve if I decide to go ahead with getting one(or two). Also to see what steps I need to take.
Ok not sure how to proceed exactly but figured if I give you a bit of background info on me and what I can provide you folks might be able to tell me where I am lacking and if owning rabbits is feasible or not. Had a rabbit (dwarf lop, who was nuts) a few years back who lived to a good age and seemed to be happy and healthy. He was housed in a hutch within a hut and got access (weather permitting) to a run which lay outside and the house when we brought him in. He was very tame and extremely playful.
Since then I have moved tho and now stay in a smaller house with a MUCH smaller garden. Due to various reasons (space, security, neighbours cats and dogs etc etc) I think that keeping a rabbit outside is a non starter, so I reckon my only option would be a house rabbit.
I don't work at the min but am hoping to get a job sorted out in the future so there will be times when the house will be empty. With this in mind I figured that getting some company for a rabbit (such as another rabbit) would be a good idea? I reckon that a small, currently vacant, upstairs back room would be the best place to keep them. The room has a shower cabinet, which is used, in it but is well ventilated (extractor fan, windows) so although I am not sure I dont think that would be a problem. There is nothing permanent in the room, currently used as a 'storage area':roll: so no cables to worry about. I would like to be able to bring the rabbit out at times into the rest of the house where there are plenty of cables, but he/she would be under supervision and I didn't have any problems with that with my previous rabbit.
I figured that i can probably get a friend who is a joiner to knock together a covered sleeping area and could get some kind of easy to wipe flooring and some kind of fencing to corner off an area within the room. I would hope to be able to train the rabbit/s to use a litter tray which would hopefully cut down on cleaning time.
I realise it's not much to go on but wondered if anyone could tell me what they thought and how feasible a plan it is? Also what I should be looking into and what I am lacking? HOWEVER as I said nothing is definite and it is merely an idea at the min, which i wanted to see if it was worth pursuing. So I dont want anyone to go to any trouble, which I notice they have kindly done in answering others' requests and questions. To be honest any advice or opinion would be very much appreciated, including criticism, as at the end of the day the pets' wellbeing is the most important part and not how happy i will be to have them.
If you have managed to get thro all this and are still awake, thank you very much...and go and have a coffee:shock:
Best wishes
Had a look around this forum at various threads and realised quite quickly that there is a lot of good and helpful info and plenty of good caring owners and experts here. With that in mind I wondered if you could give me abit of advice and/or opinions pls.
Basically I am thinking (nothing is definite so pls no-one go to too much trouble to help me in case it doesn't work out) about getting a rabbit or possibly two and want to check out if I am really capable of providing them with the care that they need and deserve if I decide to go ahead with getting one(or two). Also to see what steps I need to take.
Ok not sure how to proceed exactly but figured if I give you a bit of background info on me and what I can provide you folks might be able to tell me where I am lacking and if owning rabbits is feasible or not. Had a rabbit (dwarf lop, who was nuts) a few years back who lived to a good age and seemed to be happy and healthy. He was housed in a hutch within a hut and got access (weather permitting) to a run which lay outside and the house when we brought him in. He was very tame and extremely playful.
Since then I have moved tho and now stay in a smaller house with a MUCH smaller garden. Due to various reasons (space, security, neighbours cats and dogs etc etc) I think that keeping a rabbit outside is a non starter, so I reckon my only option would be a house rabbit.
I don't work at the min but am hoping to get a job sorted out in the future so there will be times when the house will be empty. With this in mind I figured that getting some company for a rabbit (such as another rabbit) would be a good idea? I reckon that a small, currently vacant, upstairs back room would be the best place to keep them. The room has a shower cabinet, which is used, in it but is well ventilated (extractor fan, windows) so although I am not sure I dont think that would be a problem. There is nothing permanent in the room, currently used as a 'storage area':roll: so no cables to worry about. I would like to be able to bring the rabbit out at times into the rest of the house where there are plenty of cables, but he/she would be under supervision and I didn't have any problems with that with my previous rabbit.
I figured that i can probably get a friend who is a joiner to knock together a covered sleeping area and could get some kind of easy to wipe flooring and some kind of fencing to corner off an area within the room. I would hope to be able to train the rabbit/s to use a litter tray which would hopefully cut down on cleaning time.
I realise it's not much to go on but wondered if anyone could tell me what they thought and how feasible a plan it is? Also what I should be looking into and what I am lacking? HOWEVER as I said nothing is definite and it is merely an idea at the min, which i wanted to see if it was worth pursuing. So I dont want anyone to go to any trouble, which I notice they have kindly done in answering others' requests and questions. To be honest any advice or opinion would be very much appreciated, including criticism, as at the end of the day the pets' wellbeing is the most important part and not how happy i will be to have them.
If you have managed to get thro all this and are still awake, thank you very much...and go and have a coffee:shock:
Best wishes