Indoor Rabbit Cage for your Rabbit
Rabbits can live quite happily indoors and there are indoor rabbit cages designed especially for indoor rabbits.
Litter
Rabbits usually use a particular area of an indoor rabbit cage as a toilet so a corner litter tray is a great idea. To train your rabbit, simply place some soiled shavings in the litter tray.
Wood litter pellets are ideal as they help reduce odour and are highly absorbent. Neutering your rabbits will help to curb their natural tendencies to mark their territory and so may aid litter training.
Gnawing and Chewing.
All rabbits like to gnaw and this can include the wiring in your home. Therefore, if you have a house rabbit it is important that accessible areas are safe and rabbit-proof and that you have an indoor rabbit cage for when you are not around to supervise. Wooden gnawing toys are fun and provide hours of distraction; giant rabbits may even play with toys designed for dogs.
Free Range Rabbits.
Unless you are prepared to put up with a scene of devastation, the desire for a free range house rabbit should be tempered with the provision of an indoor rabbit cage. Training your rabbit sufficiently and getting your house sufficiently rabbit-proof to give your rabbit free-range around your home is very risky – for your house and the rabbit.
House Rabbits.
Don’t feel guilty about using a large indoor rabbit cage. House rabbits will come to regard their cage as home, not prison. Wild rabbits spend hours underground in very confined warrens. Your rabbit won’t mind being based in a nice large indoor rabbit cage, build up their freedom gradually.
Even once you think your rabbit is perfectly trained, an indoor rabbit cage can still be useful.
- A large indoor rabbit cage provides a sanctuary if there are children or dogs around the house.
- A familiar indoor rabbit cage is a great asset if you go on holiday.
- Any rabbit may need confining from time to time, for example if decorating the house.
Features to look for in an indoor rabbit cage;
- Space and comfort for the rabbit.
- Effective use of space in your home, such as being able to use the top of the rabbit cage as a shelf.
- Ease of cleaning and minimal potential for hay & litter mess escaping.
- Aesthetically attractive for your home.
- Adequate headroom.
- Durability.
Hay
Rabbits must have access to hay – it is vital for their digestion and teeth; it also reduces the risk of boredom or behavioural problems. But hay can be messy, especially indoors; one solution is to put hay inside a cardboard box with a hole cut in the side, your rabbit can hide in the box, eating and digging without littering your lounge.
Creating and indoor rabbit cage.
Indoor Rabbit Cage for your Rabbit
Rabbits can live quite happily indoors and there are indoor rabbit cages designed especially for indoor rabbits.
Litter
Rabbits usually use a particular area of an indoor rabbit cage as a toilet so a corner litter tray is a great idea. To train your rabbit, simply place some soiled shavings in the litter tray.
Wood litter pellets are ideal as they help reduce odour and are highly absorbent. Neutering your rabbits will help to curb their natural tendencies to mark their territory and so may aid litter training.
Gnawing and Chewing.
All rabbits like to gnaw and this can include the wiring in your home. Therefore, if you have a house rabbit it is important that accessible areas are safe and rabbit-proof and that you have an indoor rabbit cage for when you are not around to supervise. Wooden gnawing toys are fun and provide hours of distraction; giant rabbits may even play with toys designed for dogs.
Free Range Rabbits.
Unless you are prepared to put up with a scene of devastation, the desire for a free range house rabbit should be tempered with the provision of an indoor rabbit cage. Training your rabbit sufficiently and getting your house sufficiently rabbit-proof to give your rabbit free-range around your home is very risky – for your house and the rabbit.
House Rabbits.
Don’t feel guilty about using a large indoor rabbit cage. House rabbits will come to regard their cage as home, not prison. Wild rabbits spend hours underground in very confined warrens. Your rabbit won’t mind being based in a nice large indoor rabbit cage, build up their freedom gradually.
Even once you think your rabbit is perfectly trained, an indoor rabbit cage can still be useful.
- A large indoor rabbit cage provides a sanctuary if there are children or dogs around the house.
- A familiar indoor rabbit cage is a great asset if you go on holiday.
- Any rabbit may need confining from time to time, for example if decorating the house.
Features to look for in an indoor rabbit cage;
- Space and comfort for the rabbit.
- Effective use of space in your home, such as being able to use the top of the rabbit cage as a shelf.
- Ease of cleaning and minimal potential for hay & litter mess escaping.
- Aesthetically attractive for your home.
- Adequate headroom.
- Durability.
Hay
Rabbits must have access to hay – it is vital for their digestion and teeth; it also reduces the risk of boredom or behavioural problems. But hay can be messy, especially indoors; one solution is to put hay inside a cardboard box with a hole cut in the side, your rabbit can hide in the box, eating and digging without littering your lounge.
Creating and indoor rabbit cage.