I would ask all rabbit owners to please spare a thought for your little friends, and chose your housing carefully.

There are far too many pet shops selling inadequate size hutches, with little or no room for them to turn around, let along stretch their legs. Please also remember that rabbits live in communities and ideally should not live alone. It really is worth that extra few pounds to insure that your bunny is happy and healthy.

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pet sitting dog sitter dog sitting
Somerset and Avon, Bristol, Hampshire, Dorset, Essex, Greater London, West Sussex, Surrey

mine is on his own, maybe i should get him a friend,

a female and male pair are much easier to bond than a male and male. However Id suggest getting them spayed and neutrd unless you want more!

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~Hannah & Anchelle Amala (Zeea)~

I have to agree with you here - why do pet shops still sell those little cages that are not big enough???

thank you, i will get him a friend, but yes i will have her done, (dont want to end up with hundreds of them, )

wise idea lol...

yes ,two will be enough,

When I bred and showed Rabbits the rule of thumb for hutches was a square foot of space for every pound of weight of Rabbit, so most of the commercially made ones are not even big enough for a 4 pound Dwarf. Most are far too narrow even if they look tall and long enough from the front. The Rabbit shoudl be able to lie fully across the narrowest side.

I used to Have English Rabbits which are 6 to 8 pounds as adults. I had tiered hutches which were 3 feet x 2 feet deep x 18 inches high for the single rabbits, and 4 feet x 3 feet for the females who would sometimes have babies.

I cannot understand why the RSPCA do nothing to stop these tiny hutches being sold!

In my line of work, it is so frustrating to see rabbits suffering like this, and some hardly see the light of day!

Great to see such positive comments.

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pet sitting dog sitter dog sitting
Somerset and Avon, Bristol, Hampshire, Dorset, Essex, Greater London, West Sussex, Surrey

I have a two tier cage for my rabbit which was about £100, but at prices people can afford, they're going to go after the single teir and have a large run for the rabbits in the garden or allowing the rabbit to stretch its legs inside the house. Some I've seen, that are big enough for about 4 rabbits can come to over £200, theres no way someone should have to pay for a hutch at that price where they get damp and rotten outside. I've had to replace hutches that have become damp and rotten (not just because of rain but because of the mess they leave, it soaks into the wood and theres no way you can get it out) and they've only been about £30 to replace in the past.

My rabbit also is extremely used to being on his own, he has been for 5 yrs, he's a grumpy rabbit and hates anyone going into his hutch so a friend, thats a huge "no no" lol, though it would be lovely to see him with a friend, I was tempted to get a female for him possibly to help him calm down, the cage is big enough, he's been done, but I wouldn't be able to buy a new hutch just like that if things went wrong. Nice thought but not for my bunny