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Be sure to place your plants out of your rabbit's reach. Remove plants toxic to rabbits. Click here for the list.
RABBIT REAL ESTATE
Ideally,
there should be a room in the house designated for rabbit care. Do not use high humidity areas such as bathrooms and basements.
Mold thrives in these areas and mold kills rabbits. Rabbits who have had to live in high moisture areas suffer increased respiratory
problems and die prematurely.
Natural light should be available in the rabbit room but rabbits should always be kept
out of direct sunlight because of the risk of over heating and subsequent heat stroke. The temperature of the room should
be cool, in the 60F to 70F degree range.
In his/her room, there should be a place where your rabbit can go for some
private time. RabbitWise recommends rabbit condos. They can be ordered on the internet (see below) or custom made if you are
handy. Do not use pine or cedar because the organic solvents used to preserve them are hepatoxic (poisonous to the liver)
in rabbits.
An alternative to the condo is a puppy pen. Get one at least three feet high because those great hind
legs on rabbits were made for jumping. For the flooring, use a towel, a piece of flat woven carpet, wood, untreated sisal/grass/hemp/coir
mats, linoleum, cardboard, newspaper, and/or synthetic fleece. If your rabbit eats any of theses, change to another type of
flooring. For a rabbit that chews, synthetic fleece works nicely because there are no long strands of fabric that can get
caught in the digestive tract. It is also washable.
Some organizations recommend cages but RabbitWise feels that there
is no reason to cage your rabbit if your rabbit is properly litter boxed trained, his/her area is rabbit-proofed, and acceptable
diversions are available. Caging deprives you of the delights of the rabbit personality that emerges only in cage-free rabbits.
It deprives your rabbit of proper exercise, mental stimulation, and freedom of movement. If the doors are always left open,
cages can function as your rabbit's "headquarters." Cages are necessary for initial litter box training or subsequent retraining
and limiting some other behavioral problems because controlling your rabbit's space is often necessary for these procedures.
LINKS TO RABBIT HOUSING
Read more about pen living.
Leithpetworks: Bunny Abode Condos (812) 935-8370
The Mondo Condo at KW Cages: (800) 447-2243
The Deluxe and the Duplex Deluxe at Martin's Cages: (888) 451-2234
Building a NIC Condo: How to build a rabbit condo using Neat Idea Cubes (NIC).
Basic Care , Housing at http://www.lagomorphs.com/mainpage.html
Neat Idea Cubes (NIC), Creative Cubes, and similar products are available at Costco, Target, and Bed, Bath, & Beyond.
RABBIT HABITAT DESIGNERS
Consult with MaryEllen of BunnyLu Adoptions to design, build, and/or assemble a kit for you to build a Creative Cube Condo.
Prices vary according to size: kits start at $150; custom built start at $200. Cube condos, when used in conjuction with
30 inch high exercise (puppy) pens, provide a great habitat for your rabbit.
www.bunnylu.org
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