HayHey0248
BunMum
:hello everyone :dutch
Im still going through the process of creating a larger outdoor area for my bun. But I've realized one very important issue. Myxomatosis.
Im from Australia, so our rabbits here are not protected against myxomatosis as the vaccine is illegal.
What I have right now on my setup is hard fly screen on the sides of his cage and on the front it is covered with mosquito netting. This is all fine as its just a hutch so it was easily done and he is fully protected. But as I am now going about to create a large housing area I still need to protect him from mosquitoes, but on a larger scale.
The setup I was originally going for was just a large aviary walk-in sort of style open area then inside obviously some shelter/bed area (small hutch) made out of wood. I'll have to change this though as covering such a large area with flyscreen would cost HEAPS and also just aesthetically speaking would be dark, but also interfere with his viewing of outside.
So I am wondering, what have other Aussies done who house their rabbits outside? Or anyone else who need to protect their rabbits from mosquitoes. Im thinking I may just move his whole hutch into the enclosed area and use it more like a very large run, where i will only be able to let him out during times when the mozzies are not around...
I just really dont want to risk it and expose him to anything.
Thank you if you could help!
Im still going through the process of creating a larger outdoor area for my bun. But I've realized one very important issue. Myxomatosis.
Im from Australia, so our rabbits here are not protected against myxomatosis as the vaccine is illegal.
What I have right now on my setup is hard fly screen on the sides of his cage and on the front it is covered with mosquito netting. This is all fine as its just a hutch so it was easily done and he is fully protected. But as I am now going about to create a large housing area I still need to protect him from mosquitoes, but on a larger scale.
The setup I was originally going for was just a large aviary walk-in sort of style open area then inside obviously some shelter/bed area (small hutch) made out of wood. I'll have to change this though as covering such a large area with flyscreen would cost HEAPS and also just aesthetically speaking would be dark, but also interfere with his viewing of outside.
So I am wondering, what have other Aussies done who house their rabbits outside? Or anyone else who need to protect their rabbits from mosquitoes. Im thinking I may just move his whole hutch into the enclosed area and use it more like a very large run, where i will only be able to let him out during times when the mozzies are not around...
I just really dont want to risk it and expose him to anything.
Thank you if you could help!
