I originally bought a rabbit for my family six years ago. Initially, he was to be a free house rabbit, with no cage, his bed, food and water was kept in the kitchen, and he had open access to my private, secure garden. This all worked fine until he started chewing any cables he could find within the house. Eventually, we had to close off the rest of the house to him and a safe place where he could do not cause any damage was in the kitchen (which is large) but with access at all times to the outside garden. His name is Toddy and he thrives under these circumstances, he spends most of his time in the outside garden, which is a mature garden where there are many places for him to explore and enjoy. He used to spend most of his time chasing the birds off the lawn, but now they take no notice of him and stay where they are and he just sits as close as 10 inches away from them studying them. He has a regular cat that pops in to see him and they seen to get on well. He seems to enjoy the garden in all winds and weathers and very rarely comes in to shelter, I have all sorts of nooks and crannies in the garden where he shelters. At the end of the evening, I call him in, he has his treat and he settles down for the evening in the kitchen. First thing in the morning, he waits for his treat and then he's off back outside again. In the summer months the family are in the garden all the time and he mixes amongst us. I'm unsure whether we are doing the right thing for him, as I would have preferred him to be a house rabbit, but this is a matter of circumstance and I cannot change anything now, or can I? or should I? Your thoughts or comments would be appreciated.