Hi everyone,
I am considering get a couple of bunnies. I've got guinea pigs so am experienced with them but am really unsure of bunnies and want to make sure we're doing the right thing for them before we get one.
(My son and I volunteer in a rescue centre and I've completely fallen in love with the most delightful rabbit! They are hoping to pair him with a lovely lady bun very soon).
So...the guinea pigs live upstairs in my son's bedroom but I had intended to have a hutch and run outside for the rabbits for night time and when I'm out, but to bring them in when I'm in, on an evening. I wouldn't get them if I thought they were going to be stuck outside with no interaction. Is this realistic, being almost 50/50 buns between in and outside?
A lady from the rescue centre I was chatting too has tons of rabbits (15!) and she houses them all outside unless they are very elderly or sick. She said they are fine outside and grow a winter coat, as I was mainly worried about them being outside in winter. I'm from the UK though so it doesn't get desperately cold usually.
From what I've seen on this site you nearly all seem to have indoor bunnies, is the general idea now that it wrong to keep them outside?
Any advice would be much appreciated, as I said I am new to buns and want to make it's the right thing to do.
Thanks,
Sally
I am considering get a couple of bunnies. I've got guinea pigs so am experienced with them but am really unsure of bunnies and want to make sure we're doing the right thing for them before we get one.
(My son and I volunteer in a rescue centre and I've completely fallen in love with the most delightful rabbit! They are hoping to pair him with a lovely lady bun very soon).
So...the guinea pigs live upstairs in my son's bedroom but I had intended to have a hutch and run outside for the rabbits for night time and when I'm out, but to bring them in when I'm in, on an evening. I wouldn't get them if I thought they were going to be stuck outside with no interaction. Is this realistic, being almost 50/50 buns between in and outside?
A lady from the rescue centre I was chatting too has tons of rabbits (15!) and she houses them all outside unless they are very elderly or sick. She said they are fine outside and grow a winter coat, as I was mainly worried about them being outside in winter. I'm from the UK though so it doesn't get desperately cold usually.
From what I've seen on this site you nearly all seem to have indoor bunnies, is the general idea now that it wrong to keep them outside?
Any advice would be much appreciated, as I said I am new to buns and want to make it's the right thing to do.
Thanks,
Sally