Firstly, please do not give me hate because my bunny lives outdoors. I admit I did NOT really research enough before i got my bunny, although i have now and she lives a very good life. I just want to make it better.
So basically, my bunny lives outdoors. I didn’t know rabbits were better off being inside when i got her (in fact i was planning on getting guinea pigs, and that would be TERRIBLE for them living outside!) But now i really want to convince my parents for her to live inside, or at least sleeping inside. I do the best possible i can for her, and my parents are really good with her. My mum paid for her to be fixed and vaccinated, and pay for allot of her veggies, but they just don’t want her to live indoors. They do know it is better for bunnies to live indoors, but whenever i ask or even bring up the subject they come up with a new excuse, sorry, ‘reason’ . I managed to prove most of these wrong (lol). The latest one is the fact that Layla doesn’t like being indoors. And the thing about that is well, that isn’t entirely wrong. I regularly bring her inside for floor time as our garden is no where near secure enough, and she loves it. So far (nearly a year) there has been no carpet digging, peeing, cable chewing or furniture destroying. Although we noticed when she was indoors after being fixed, when she was actually staying the nigh indoors, she wouldn’t go to the toilet. she had a litter tray, but she is only partially litter trained. (i have tried many times, but she has a double story hutch and there is a wee spot upstairs were she goes) i got really worried, i thought she may of had a blockage. I urged mum to take her to the vets, but they said she was fine. Just to see I put her back in the hutch outside, sure enough she went up to her spot and went pee and poop. I left her in there for a while, and she kept going regularly. So the solution, i have seen many cage tour were people have a x-pen hutch combination. I think this is what i want to do. She has meter and a half long run permanently attached to the hutch, which i would put her in while i was at school (beside cold or rainy days) and depending on the weather until dinner time. Then i would put her in the pen and hutch at night and shut my door in the afternoon and night. This would be good, because she is outdoors allot in the day and warm and social at night. It will help allot with bonding with her, and benefit her health. I just don’t know how to tell mum and dad without them getting frustrated. Please help! They know i want the best for her but they are just so reluctant. I have space if i re arrange my room a bit and have enough money to buy a big x pen. PLEASE HELP! i want the best for her and i really need some help! Luckily it is spring here so it is quite warm ( but not to warm) outside, but i still want her inside. Even if it isn’t until the end of summer. Someone please help me in convincing them!
p.s sorry for the SUPER long paragraph