Sunday, March 6, 2011

How To Choose A Rabbit Hutch

By Todd Albert McGing


If you love your pet rabbit, you should also take care of his living. Just providing food is not enough, a rabbit should have a proper hutch. Where you rabbit can be comfortable and happy. A rabbit hutch is not like a rabbit cage. These generally have legs to provide extra height so that the rabbits are safer.

A rabbit is normally housed in what is known as a rabbit hutch, or a rabbit cage. These generally consist of a sleeping area which is enclosed so that he can, if living in an outdoors hutch, be protected from the weather, and a run where he is able to play and exercise.

Before buying a rabbit hutch, the size of your rabbit should be kept in mind. Hutch should be able to keep the rabbit comfortable and place to move around. In case of a small rabbit, a smaller hutch can be bought. A well elevated hutch is always better as it makes it impossible for other animals to access it or to knock it over causing harm to your rabbit. Specially in the case of an outdoor hutch, its height is very important.

It is unkind to keep any animal confined without access to the outside. Ideally, if you have a garden that is enclosed this would offer the best setting in which your rabbit could live. However if not, it is important for you to provide the largest run you can for the space you have available. One option, if garden space is limited is to purchase a hutch style that is built on top of the run, thus maximizing the ground space for the run. Other options include netting the perimeter of the garden with chicken wire.

However whatever your enclosure consists of by way of keeping your rabbit in. You must also consider if it is suitable in keeping predators out. Rabbits can be startled and it is often advisable to create somewhere the animal feels safe and therefore providing a shelter of some kind is often overlooked.

Once the hutch is dried up, everything should be put back in its place. clean bedding along with food and water bowl. After everything is set up, the rabbit should be put back in. Rabbit hutches should be regularly cleaned as it gets dirty easily due to the rabbit fur and shavings. Rabbit urine has very foul odor and may cause breathing problems to your rabbit or even weepy eyes, so it become a must to get rid of it, especially if the hutch is inside the house.

Rabbit hutches are not that difficult to find. You can get these at any pet shop, or the best source to even find out the best type is through internet search. There are sites offering these kind of products as well and also at a discounted price.




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