I'm wondering what I can do for my rabbit, Edward. He is one of those rabbits who always wants more and now he's living on his own I want to do my best to keep him occupied.
Edward lives in a 6 x 2 x 2 ft Welfare Hutch Company hutch which is permanently attached with a pipe connector to an 8 x 5 x 2 ft run. The run has a gate which opens onto the lawn. We let him out to play every day into an area set out with 2 sets of 8 puppy panels.
The trouble is the grass is always greener on the other side. If Edward is in his run he bites the weld mesh to try and escape. He's actually snapped the wire in one place so I need to replace that panel. He has dug all around the edge of the run down to the 1" weld mesh we buried a couple of inches under the ground, this is despite having a digging box of fresh earth to play in.
When we let him out onto the lawn he bites and rattles the puppy panels because he wants to be the other side of them. He always wants more!
Our garden is not rabbit safe and it would be difficult to make it safe. I'm not sure what I can do to keep Edward happy.
In the hutch we have a litter tray, a bedding box (large litter tray full of straw and hay), a wicker tunnel, food bowl, cardboard box stuffed with hay, chew toy fastened to the mesh door, hay rack and water bottle.
In the run we have an under bed storage box filled with soil - supposed to be a digging box but he just likes to sit on it, a green plastic tunnel, a plastic chair, the lid off an old cat litter tray which he can hide in and sit on top of and various plastic jingle toys. I also hide hay and treats in cardboard tubes and boxes.
Is Edward just the most needy bunny on the planet or is there anything else I could do for him? I do intend on getting him a new partner but plans are on hold until after spring.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Clair
Edward lives in a 6 x 2 x 2 ft Welfare Hutch Company hutch which is permanently attached with a pipe connector to an 8 x 5 x 2 ft run. The run has a gate which opens onto the lawn. We let him out to play every day into an area set out with 2 sets of 8 puppy panels.
The trouble is the grass is always greener on the other side. If Edward is in his run he bites the weld mesh to try and escape. He's actually snapped the wire in one place so I need to replace that panel. He has dug all around the edge of the run down to the 1" weld mesh we buried a couple of inches under the ground, this is despite having a digging box of fresh earth to play in.
When we let him out onto the lawn he bites and rattles the puppy panels because he wants to be the other side of them. He always wants more!
Our garden is not rabbit safe and it would be difficult to make it safe. I'm not sure what I can do to keep Edward happy.
In the hutch we have a litter tray, a bedding box (large litter tray full of straw and hay), a wicker tunnel, food bowl, cardboard box stuffed with hay, chew toy fastened to the mesh door, hay rack and water bottle.
In the run we have an under bed storage box filled with soil - supposed to be a digging box but he just likes to sit on it, a green plastic tunnel, a plastic chair, the lid off an old cat litter tray which he can hide in and sit on top of and various plastic jingle toys. I also hide hay and treats in cardboard tubes and boxes.
Is Edward just the most needy bunny on the planet or is there anything else I could do for him? I do intend on getting him a new partner but plans are on hold until after spring.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Clair