Pet Rabbit Accommodation

Being one of the most popular household pets, rabbits are cared for and loved by children all over the world. Getting a new pet such as one of these adorable rodents is exciting for every kid. Many are so keen to spend time with them, and too young to understand, that they even want their new pets to sleep in their rooms. As we adults know, this is totally impractical. The animals are much cleaner than many people would give them credit for, trying to always use the same particular place as a toilet, but their urine smells and they defecate plenty of droppings during the night.

 

So, with a new pet comes a new house for it. Rabbit cages are known as hutches, and cheap rabbit hutches can be just as good as something fancy or expensive. The animals need plenty of room to stretch their legs (that means exercise, not just stretch) and enough space to segregate their toilet from their dining and sleeping areas. Other important things to bear in mind are the materials from which it is made (they’ll chew anything they can to grind down their ever-growing teeth) and the protection it gives from heat, rain and drafts. Hutch covers need to adequately protect the animals and also give them a sense of being able to hide away from everyone and everything. Even though they are very sociable creatures, they still need their own ‘alone-time.’ 

As mentioned before, there is no need to spend extra money on a hutch that is a fancy colour or has accessories and toys. Cheap rabbit hutches can still offer these little mammals enough of what they need. Saying that though, the tunnels and toys are beneficial to the psychological health of these wonderful pets. The ability to dig, climb and play are important to them, as is some kind of companionship, even if it’s from humans or other pets in the house. In the wild, they live in large groups. As pets, they are often kept alone, usually from the humans’ fear of them breeding. Ideally, any pet rabbit will get lots of attention, lots of time to relax alone somewhere cool and dark, a place far from their food and sleep areas to do their toilet business, and plenty of space to have a good run around and a jumping fit. It’s important that they get all of these every day. Rabbits kept 24/7 in fashionable hutches will not be as happy as those who spend some of their days in cheap rabbit hutches but also get to get out and mix with people, have a good poo and at least feel free, even if they aren’t.