Katherine Reed
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Guide to Owning Rabbits
Let me start by saying, rabbits are not the starter pets everyone thinks, and they definitely not for small children. Cages are too small for rabbits, and outdoor hutches are dangerous. Rabbits won't be happy living in a cage. The ones from pet stores are not even suitable for a rat. They are much too small. Your new rabbit will be much happier in an exercise pen when they can't be supervised and having free roam when you can watch them. It's even better if you can rabbit proof your entire house so that it's safe to give them total free roam of the house. Just one room in the house is also suitable. Keeping your rabbit outdoors has too many risks. When the rabbit is outside and out of sight, it is easy to forget about them, to forget to feed and water them, to not pay attention to them, and that makes for an unhappy and lonely rabbit. There is also risk of predators. Rabbits are prey animals. Even if the hutch is secure enough that nothing can get to the rabbit, they could die of fright just seeing the predator. There is also higher risk of fly-strike, and parasite infections for rabbits kept outdoors. They could also fall victim to extreme weather conditions come winter and summer.
By Katherine Reed6 years ago in Petlife