Dandelion Den Bunnies
Warren Scout
My girls currently live outside. They have a spacious hutch and large run, and are free to "please themselves" in this safe area during the summer months, between 8am when I open the hutch door and 9.30pmish when they get put to bed.
When my children were younger, we "converted" the back of the garage into a playroom, the door is off the kitchen. We did this ourselves, so a floor and ceiling was put in and the walls were plasterboarded. The space is about 8ft by 9ft and it was great for painting and play doh etc but we never sought planning and unless we converted the whole garage we couldn't put a window in, since the side overlooks next doors front drive and this would breach planning regs. The lighting is flourescent lighting in there. As such, the kids never spent all day in there!
I keep looking at it and wondering whether this would be a great place for my two bunnies. Certainly, am not precious about anything and the sockets were all put very high up because of the children, so apart from the fact that the carpet would need replacing with lino and the wallpaper will get chewed, I think it's pretty much bunny proof already. They would go out in their run as usual, when the weather permits, obv.
The issue is with the lighting. I am worried that the lack of natural daylight will be a problem. Am I right?
It is pitch black in there with the door closed and the lights off. Thoughts and advice would be appreciated as it is a great space and I feel that, especially in the winter months, it would be better than outside but I am not sure such artificial lighting is healthy?
When my children were younger, we "converted" the back of the garage into a playroom, the door is off the kitchen. We did this ourselves, so a floor and ceiling was put in and the walls were plasterboarded. The space is about 8ft by 9ft and it was great for painting and play doh etc but we never sought planning and unless we converted the whole garage we couldn't put a window in, since the side overlooks next doors front drive and this would breach planning regs. The lighting is flourescent lighting in there. As such, the kids never spent all day in there!
I keep looking at it and wondering whether this would be a great place for my two bunnies. Certainly, am not precious about anything and the sockets were all put very high up because of the children, so apart from the fact that the carpet would need replacing with lino and the wallpaper will get chewed, I think it's pretty much bunny proof already. They would go out in their run as usual, when the weather permits, obv.
The issue is with the lighting. I am worried that the lack of natural daylight will be a problem. Am I right?
It is pitch black in there with the door closed and the lights off. Thoughts and advice would be appreciated as it is a great space and I feel that, especially in the winter months, it would be better than outside but I am not sure such artificial lighting is healthy?