What should rabbits be kept in?
Rabbits can be kept outdoors all year round but ideally their resting area should be brought into a shed or unused garage with natural light and ventilation for the winter months or else protected with tarpaulin from bad weather. Also, an exercise run should always be available.
Can you keep a rabbit inside the house?
Like dogs and cats, rabbits can live happily indoors. In fact, having a house rabbit has many benefits, not just for your pet, but for you, too. Being indoors can also help keep your rabbit healthy. Because rabbits are prey animals, they are very good at concealing pain and illness.
What’s the best way to keep a rabbit warm?
You should always make sure your rabbits are kept in a sheltered area out of the wind and rain. As it gets colder, give them plenty of extra bedding (such as bedding hay or straw) to keep them warm and make sure they have lots of tunnels or houses to snuggle up in.
Is it OK to keep a rabbit in the House?
Rabbits are sociable, easily bored animals, and keeping your rabbit inside the home can make it easier to spend time with them and keep them entertained. However even rabbits which receive a large amount of interaction with people still need the company of their own kind, so you should not try to keep one rabbit on their own.
What can I do to keep my rabbit from eating the baseboards?
Some rabbit owners have put short pieces of wooden fence pickets on the baseboards attached with removable adhesive strips. Other owners suggest leaning plastic baby gates along the walls to prevent your pet rabbit from chewing the baseboards. Wooden doors are easy targets for your rabbit to chew. They like to chew the bottom edges.
What can I do about maggots on my Bunnies?
The most effective way of minimising this risk is to ensure you treat your rabbits with regular insecticidal treatment and keep their vaccinations up to date. Fly Strike is also a risk, where flies lay eggs on your bunny’s skin (usually around the bottom area), which then hatch into maggots and eat away at the rabbits flesh.
What keeps rabbits out of vegetable gardens?
You can sprinkle chili powder in a circle around plants to help deter rabbits away from your vegetable garden. The rabbits will get the chili powder on their whiskers and nose and usually stay well clear of your plants.
How do you repel rabbits from garden naturally?
Keeping rabbits out of your garden with a fence is absolutely the most effective means of repelling them. A 2 foot high chicken wire fence buried 6 inches deep around the entire perimeter will generally do the job just fine. Alternatively, you can put chicken wire around mature plants you don’t want rabbits to much.
How do you keep rabbits outside in winter?
The most simple way to keep outdoor rabbits warm in winter is to move their rabbit hutch to an area that is not exposed to the wind. A garage or storage shed provides immediate relief, and by placing rabbits in an indoor location that is not exposed your rabbits will be considerably warmer.
Does vinegar deter rabbits?
Rabbit Repellents. There are several organic or natural repellents that work fairly well on keeping rabbits away from the garden. Home gardeners often recommend vinegar or hot chili pepper sprays as bitter substances that will discourage rabbits and other pests.
