my rabbit has free roam of my room. Her litter box is in my bathroom. So far, I couldn't ask for a better rabbit. She doesn't chew on wires, wood, or anything. She has also never peed anywhere but the box(a few poop here and there but no biggie). When I get her spayed later this week/next week I can't wait to see what difference it will make.
Does Everybody here Keep their bunny in a cage?
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Tessa
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Do you travel with him a lot? He doesn't get anxious or nervous?
patches2593
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my rabbit stays in a big cage and gets time out to run around. some of my friends let their rabbit hav a room to himself. which is good and fine
jcottonl02
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I think it's absolutely fine for a bunny to have their own room, except for exactly what was mentioned before- they need to have their own smaller space to hide away in if they want it.
As long as the room is safe, no places for him to get stuck or basically anything in there like a cabinet or a table etc. and obviously no cables or electricals then why not? What a lovely big space he will have.
I would also say that although that's really nice for the room, it might make the bun maybe not get as much socialisation? The door will be closed even when you are there and you'd have to make the conscious effort to go in there, whereas if he was in the living room or your bedroom etc. there would be a lot of contact even when you weren't specifically spending time with him. ?
Benji has a 5ftx2ft cage that's permanently attached to a medium-sized dog NIC pen. And when I'm here he is out with me- I obviously watch him but there are pretty much no hazards, except a few cables behind the tv which i keep him away from, and obviously table legs etc. but he never pays attention to them.
Jen
As long as the room is safe, no places for him to get stuck or basically anything in there like a cabinet or a table etc. and obviously no cables or electricals then why not? What a lovely big space he will have.
I would also say that although that's really nice for the room, it might make the bun maybe not get as much socialisation? The door will be closed even when you are there and you'd have to make the conscious effort to go in there, whereas if he was in the living room or your bedroom etc. there would be a lot of contact even when you weren't specifically spending time with him. ?
Benji has a 5ftx2ft cage that's permanently attached to a medium-sized dog NIC pen. And when I'm here he is out with me- I obviously watch him but there are pretty much no hazards, except a few cables behind the tv which i keep him away from, and obviously table legs etc. but he never pays attention to them.
Jen
piperknitsRN
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My bunny Olive lives in an Xpen in the kitchen and comes out for free run time when I am home. Usually right before bed, I have her in the bedroom with me for a little while, and then she goes back to her Xpen. She loves her cardboard boxes (which she shreds as a home improvement project, I suppose) and often rattles the X pen cage when I'm sitting at my desk in the adjoining living room--stinker!
MiniLopHop
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I have a new family addition, Ghirardelli, to be a mate for Becky (widowed in September). He has not been neutered yet so he has a large cage in our bedroom. It's so sweet to see the buns grooming through the bars. He gets out with supervision and loves to run like a crazy man. I don't let him out on his own yet because he likes to mark my husband's side of the bed. The little stinker jumps up on his own, I'm just a speed bump. After the hormones calm down post neuter he will be free-roam with his lovely wife. They love to canoodle under the dresser.
OneTwoThree
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I don't think its reckless, both my girls are house bunnies, they both also have xpens as a "homebase".
Lucy500
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Bonkers has two cages that are kinda small for him, for theyre always open. One is his bathroom with the litter box, he always goes there and this cage is on the outdoors part of Bonkersvile (which is the laundry room and a half roofed kinda... patio? lol im not sure). The other one has blankets and is inside, but I have never seen him sleep there, he ALWAYS sleeps outside just streched on the floor :/.
He just goes inside when he hears the fridge open, the pellet bag, the hay bag.. you get the idea hehe. He very much prefers to be outside.
He just goes inside when he hears the fridge open, the pellet bag, the hay bag.. you get the idea hehe. He very much prefers to be outside.
patches2593
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my bunny is in a multi level cage tht i made and always has his time outside of it to run and do his binkies 
area20
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My bunny is in a cage, but whenever I am home and able I will let him out to play...unless he is causing too much mischief of course! I hope someday that he can come in and out of his cage as he pleases at all times, but he could never be out unsupervised yet!! But he seems to LOVE his cage...
If he is out of his cage...the door is always open for him and many many times he will stay in his cage or go in there often to take a nap. It's nice for a rabbit to know he has a safe haven that is his and no one else.
If he is out of his cage...the door is always open for him and many many times he will stay in his cage or go in there often to take a nap. It's nice for a rabbit to know he has a safe haven that is his and no one else.
SakuraXShaoran
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Em sleeps in a cage and the laundry is pretty much her room/potty.
LakeCondo
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I think an x-cage is a good middle ground. That's what I'm setting up for my soon-to-be bunny. As long as there's a retreat place in it. I'm just going to use cardboard boxes for a hiding place until I see what size is best. And at least at first, a corner of the cage is going to be under an unused table. It's 4'x4' [the pen, that is, not the table or the rabbit]. lol
