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Originally Posted by Kirsty2008
Thanks everyone for the advice. I wasn't planning on getting an indoor cage for my bunnies, the plan was to shut them in our spare room (which has no carpet) during the day and then let them have the run of the flat when we are around during the evenings and weekends. I will also buy them lots of things to chew to hopefully stop them chewing furniture! I was also thinking of buying a foldable indoor run so I suppose they could be kept in that during the day but Id rather let them have the run of the spare room! We would love to rescue two bunnies but we want them quite young, no older than a year, can anyone recommend certain breeds that make good house bunnies? We would like a breed that is relatively laid back and loves being handled! (We'd love to have bunnies that like to hop on our laps while were watching tv!) I really like Dutch and Lion Heads and I had a Dwarf Lop for 8 years.
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Sounds ideal, dutch are usually quite highly strung, they have strong personalities! There are loads of buns under a year old in rescues, already bonded pairs which save you the hassle and possible diasters with bonding. Now my buns are spayed and bonded they are a jo but it was very stressful!!
As for cuddly buns, they arent really cuddly animals, some are great though, my joey loves to be stroked and fussed over with you on the floor at his level. A rescue will be able to advice you on the buns personality so you get the right match. Just have a look at the beautiful buns on
Rabbit Rehome - Adopt an unwanted bunny from a rescue centre ive been tempted to get more soooo many times!!
In the rabbits in need section on the forum there are loads of people that run rescues or foster buns and advertise buns there. If you see a bun you like thats too far away people are very good at sorting bunny runs, doing different stretches of the journey to help you out. I rescued bunnies from a nasty man on here that way, he was 4 hours drive from me!
Theres no particular breed that makes the perfect house rabbit, its really the personality of the bun and the background, very young unspayed bunnies will chew and wee where they shoulded!