Good day,
My wife has been wanting a rabbit now for 2 years but I keep telling her we own two huskies and they will likely spook the rabbits or end up harming them. One of the huskies has killed a wild rabbit in the past.
However, we have now moved into a house which we have an empty room we don't use. My wife is thinking we could house the rabbits in this empty room away from the dogs. We would always have the door closed so the rabbits would never see the dogs and we would secure the door by putting a gate in front of it. I know rabbits are pretty social animals so if we were to do this we would get two rabbits and make sure we spent at least 1-2 hours with the rabbits to ensure they are being socialized. Also, I take the dogs to work with me so on the days the dogs are at work with me and my wife is at home she could take the rabbits outside etc.
Is this at all a smart idea or is this dumb as we own two huskies and one has killed a rabbit in the past? I think this plan could work but I just want to see other opinions from an outside view.
Thank you in advance for your input.
My wife has been wanting a rabbit now for 2 years but I keep telling her we own two huskies and they will likely spook the rabbits or end up harming them. One of the huskies has killed a wild rabbit in the past.
However, we have now moved into a house which we have an empty room we don't use. My wife is thinking we could house the rabbits in this empty room away from the dogs. We would always have the door closed so the rabbits would never see the dogs and we would secure the door by putting a gate in front of it. I know rabbits are pretty social animals so if we were to do this we would get two rabbits and make sure we spent at least 1-2 hours with the rabbits to ensure they are being socialized. Also, I take the dogs to work with me so on the days the dogs are at work with me and my wife is at home she could take the rabbits outside etc.
Is this at all a smart idea or is this dumb as we own two huskies and one has killed a rabbit in the past? I think this plan could work but I just want to see other opinions from an outside view.
Thank you in advance for your input.