My daughter has a mini-lop that we have kept outside. Unfortunately, he is not getting the attention he should and his hutch is smaller than I think it should be. When we got him I didn't realize we could keep a rabbit without traditional bedding (other than on wire which I didn't want to do) and I didn't want the mess of bedding in the house.
Now that I have learned a lot more about indoor bunnies I want to move him in. My concerns are that while it will be better for him, it will be very stressful at first. Being winter it will be quite an adjustment in temperature. Also, he's alone a lot (the bunny we had with him died soon after getting her and we couldn't afford neutering - he was supposed to be a she so we didn't see how we could get a second at the time). Anyway, with him being alone a lot, he won't be used to the noise and people going by all the time. He is afraid of us because he doesn't get the handling he should, though we've been fortunate that he doesn't ever bite, so we'll have to go slowly with getting him better socialized as well.
So I'm looking for advice about how to minimize the stress to him in this move.
Now that I have learned a lot more about indoor bunnies I want to move him in. My concerns are that while it will be better for him, it will be very stressful at first. Being winter it will be quite an adjustment in temperature. Also, he's alone a lot (the bunny we had with him died soon after getting her and we couldn't afford neutering - he was supposed to be a she so we didn't see how we could get a second at the time). Anyway, with him being alone a lot, he won't be used to the noise and people going by all the time. He is afraid of us because he doesn't get the handling he should, though we've been fortunate that he doesn't ever bite, so we'll have to go slowly with getting him better socialized as well.
So I'm looking for advice about how to minimize the stress to him in this move.