How important is proper rabbit housing? The answer: extremely. Your rabbit’s housing can change their mood, energy level, and prevent boredom!
Our Enclosures We use pens that are custom-built, with a total square footage of 15 feet (5x3) with larger pens for mamas with babies. They are 3 feet tall to prevent even the best escape artist from jumping out, and have vinyl flooring. The doors swing outward on hinges to create easy access for cleaning and playtime.
Other Good Housing Options
An exercise pen(pictured), a room of their own, or complete free-roam are also good options! Just make sure the pen is at least 16sqft with a comfortable and non-pourus flooring like vinyl. A pen like below can be used as a home base for free roamers, and contain them at night or when you are out.
Bad Housing Choices Never use any cage/pen/hutch smaller than 3x3 without giving your bunny ample playtime in a larger space. Hutches and cages are equally bad for bunnies, being tight and cramped 99% of the time. Houses that are often much too small for rabbits include tiny ‘habitats’ and mini hutches disguised as furniture. Hutches like these have places for the bun to hide away in, making it much harder to keep up with daily interaction.
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