Guidelines for Housing Your Rabbit Indoors
Providing a housing space for you rabbit can be the difference between a happy pet and a depressed rabbit. Like all pets, a rabbit’s home should be somewhere they feel comfortable, private and secure while at the same time still being close to the family. Here are some guidelines when you consider buying or building a housing space for your critter.
To begin with, your rabbit’s house (or cage) should be rather large. Don’t just grab a bread-basket sized cage, throw a blanket in there and call it a home. A rabbit’s cage/house should be big enough for it to walk (or hop) around with ease. It should be big enough that your rabbit can stretch out from ears to toes two or three times over.
Don’t make your rabbit’s cage to low either. Make sure your pet can stand up and not touch the top of the cage using his hind legs. This will give your pet a feeling of expanse and not feel trapped.
Give your pet a home with multiple layers, like a ledge or a shelf. This will give your rabbit a variety of places to sit, sleep, or lounge about. This is also a good idea because the critter will get some much needed exercise even when confined to a relatively small space.
Make sure the floor of the rabbit’s home is at least comfortable for its sensitive paws. Consider a plywood base, followed with thin blankets on top. This will give it a soft feeling, but it will not encumber your pet. It can still move around with ease, and have comfort while it does so.
You may want to consider a dog pen. These are usually rather large, comfortable and have many additions that will keep your rabbit equally happy. Whatever you choose, make sure your rabbit will be happy to spend time within it. Nothing would be worse than to buy a pen that your rabbit has no desire to get into.
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