Hi All
I have a few questions so I hope I'm posting in the right place
I will be getting 2 rabbits from a work colleague in 3 weeks time. They are 8 weeks old at the moment. They are male and female.
Just in the process of getting a hutch and all the things I need. We have a small enclosed garden that is patio slabs and stone chippings, so we were thinking of getting either of these two hutches.
http://www.homeandroost.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/6ft-Chartwell-Double-02-300x300.jpg
http://npi.petplanet.co.uk/images/product_images/new_product_images/trixie/8197.jpg
We don't have enough room to have an adjoining run so we were thinking of letting the rabbits run in the garden as its very enclosed and they could not escape, they would be supervised. Also in the winter we were thinking of bringing them in to play in the kitchen as this is quite big and doesn't have anywhere that they could hide.
We also will have them un-neutered and I have contacted my local vet and they will neuter them at 5 months. We don't really have room to be putting in 2 separate hutches or enclosures to keep them apart.
Questions
1. Which hutch would be better?
2. Would they be OK in the garden or should be buy a separate run to keep them secure?
3. Do you let them out in the garden or run when its cold and/or raining?
4. Will they be OK to be brought in and played with and then put back outside? We will buy the insulation and cover that goes with the hutch
5. Will the bunnies be OK together until they are neutered (they are from the same litter and the vet also told me that its really difficult to get the gender right)
6. They will be neutered together so can they heal together?
7. Would it be OK to put newspaper and hay down in the bedroom - what do you then put in the rest of the hutch? Obviously hay in the litter tray.
sorry about the essay - Just want to give them the best that I can at the moment. We are hoping to move soon as our house is for sale. We can then incorporate a much bigger set up for them then.
Thanks in advance.
I have a few questions so I hope I'm posting in the right place
I will be getting 2 rabbits from a work colleague in 3 weeks time. They are 8 weeks old at the moment. They are male and female.
Just in the process of getting a hutch and all the things I need. We have a small enclosed garden that is patio slabs and stone chippings, so we were thinking of getting either of these two hutches.
http://www.homeandroost.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/6ft-Chartwell-Double-02-300x300.jpg
http://npi.petplanet.co.uk/images/product_images/new_product_images/trixie/8197.jpg
We don't have enough room to have an adjoining run so we were thinking of letting the rabbits run in the garden as its very enclosed and they could not escape, they would be supervised. Also in the winter we were thinking of bringing them in to play in the kitchen as this is quite big and doesn't have anywhere that they could hide.
We also will have them un-neutered and I have contacted my local vet and they will neuter them at 5 months. We don't really have room to be putting in 2 separate hutches or enclosures to keep them apart.
Questions
1. Which hutch would be better?
2. Would they be OK in the garden or should be buy a separate run to keep them secure?
3. Do you let them out in the garden or run when its cold and/or raining?
4. Will they be OK to be brought in and played with and then put back outside? We will buy the insulation and cover that goes with the hutch
5. Will the bunnies be OK together until they are neutered (they are from the same litter and the vet also told me that its really difficult to get the gender right)
6. They will be neutered together so can they heal together?
7. Would it be OK to put newspaper and hay down in the bedroom - what do you then put in the rest of the hutch? Obviously hay in the litter tray.
sorry about the essay - Just want to give them the best that I can at the moment. We are hoping to move soon as our house is for sale. We can then incorporate a much bigger set up for them then.
Thanks in advance.
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