If your rabbits are going to live in the house with you, or in a garage, you have two options:
- either to assign them a room to free roam (aka a bunny bedroom) or;
- create a large puppy penned area for them as their 'base' when you are not supervising them.
Even if puppy penned however, they will still need time out of their pen to explore and run around for many hours daily. Some rabbits cannot be puppy penned in as they are too active and will easily jump out of any pen, usually these are young boisterous types of rabbits and these must have access to at least a full room or garage. If you have special needs or older rabbits, they may need to be puppy penned to keep them safe.
Flooring
Rabbits can be very 'creative' (chewing and digging) so we do not recommend having indoors rabbits on carpet as they will dig at the carpet and may ingest the fibres. Hard flooring such as tiles, wood, or laminate is best and easiest to clean and we recommend lots of washable rugs for rabbits to hop around on and binky on.
Size
If they are to be puppy penned or contained in at all, the minimum size of puppy pen / area they should be closed in should be 6x6ft / 7x5ft / 8x4ft. Some people choose to convert an awkward space in their house for their buns, like a large under stair area or alcove.
Essentials
Your rabbits hub area should contain their essentials including litter tray, hay rack, water bowl and hideaway. This gives them an area they feel is 'theirs' that they can nap, eat and toilet in.
Bunny Proofing
You will need to keep your rabbits safe by bunny proofing.
- Rabbits will naturally enjoy chewing cables so keep these well away or you could cause an electrical fire or worse, a sizzled rabbit!
- Protect furniture you don't want nibbled.
- Watch they don't tear wallpaper that is loose or dig and eat carpet fibres.
- Be careful of textures rabbits enjoy chewing: paper, rubber (brush handles, wellies, crocs), leather (bags, shoes, sofas).
- Block off behind sofas as rabbits will often hide there and then dig and chew into the back of the couch.
- Don't leave food lying around! Rabbits are scavengers and will hoover up anything left, including things they shouldn't eat and that are poisonous to them. Rabbits may even jump onto tables to eat human or rabbit food that has been left.
- Keep house plants away from rabbits are most are toxic and they will try to eat them.
- Be careful with cleaning and home supplies that are toxic being used or lying around, this includes using paraffin candles.
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