Awe.    well.  You know he is safer in the house.  Would hubby be willing to read littertraining on BB site and House rabbit society?  Then read some post about littertrained buns?   It might help.

I understand your concern about the fence being knocked down some.  Could you perhaps do a test run for hubby that bunny stays in the bathroom for a week and let him see bun progress with the littertraining?  He may poop at first marking as you probably already know.  So if he can give it a week he can see that bunny is intelligent and litterbox trained.

Or you can get an xpen and set bun up in the living room or in some place with space for a week?

For sure that outside fence needs to be fixed.   Can you tell him til he gets that fenced properly fixed bun is staying inside.

Just some ideas I had.  My hubby is the same he wants animals outside.  However fortunately we lived in apartments since our marriage and outdoor pets are a no no .     HEy move to an apartment.  lol.  Just kidding.

These are just some suggestions you can try with hubby.  I hope it works out  Best wishes in this endeavor

I agree with you that your bunny will be much safer indoors. If you have gone outside to see your bunny’s fence smashed in, there is definitely something after your rabbit. An important thing to consider is that even if the predator does not get to your rabbit, rabbits can also be frightened to death, and this sounds like a situation where this could potentially happen.

I have 8 rabbits, all of which are indoors. Now, your bunny will definitely need a cage indoors for when it gets too cold or too hot out because this is also very dangerous for your bunny. When you first have your bunny come in, don’t let him have free range every where right away, because this could lead to him marking around the house. Instead, set up a puppy pen for your bunny to live in, and put a towel, or cheap rug under the pen so that if your bunny pees or poops outside the litterbox, it will not get on the floor.

I think that it is very important to get your bun inside ASAP, I am concerned that something could happen to him very soon, and I would hate for you to have to go through anything like that. Let us know what kind of questions you have about transitioning your bunny to an indoor bunny! I love having my bunnies inside, we watch TV together, hang out together, I can pet them whenever I want, and I get to really see their personalities.

What issues does your hubby have with the bunny being indoors? Maybe you could come to a compromise with him about FooFoo

I hope your husband will allow the bunny to be a house bunny! They are much more enjoyable inside, tell him!! We don’t want anything to happen to that poor Bunny FooFoo

It would help to know if he objects to the smell, or mess, or allergies, or being underfoot. Depending on what is the problem it can be addressed with suggestions that might help. I would urge you to try to move the bunny inside. It would probably be easier to sell it to hubby if you select a limited space, like a guest room or bathroom if you have more than one, as BT suggested. Bunnies want to use a litter pan and many will train pretty quickly. Frequent changes and cleanings, as well as very absorbant litter, will cut any odor. Hay and pellets can be in sealed containers or hidden in cupboards out of sight and keeping the dust down.

Even in the day it you might want the run area to have a top if you aren’t out there with FooFoo. To keep safer from predators and to prevent him jumping out. We had a member post recently about her bunny who broke his leg while outside. He was enclosed but was so frightned by the neighbours cat that he became frantic and injured himself. Even though her other rabbit and this cat are friends. These are things you wouldn’t normally think would happen but it does. There are many risks.

Rabbits naturally go toilet in one spot – it’s part of the reason we can litter train them successfully. Sounds like it’d be easy to train FooFoo.

Bunnies are usually clean, non stinky animals, if their litter is changed regularly. There shouldn’t be much of a smell at all, unless FooFoo gets sick.

Is your bunny neutered? If not, their urine and marking poos can be more pungent. What do you use for litter right now? IF your husband’s concern is odor and mess, then just be sure to show him it will be okay by setting up for success. A good odor absorbent litter, and start litter-training. Even though he may have been once, if he isn’t now, he may need to be retrained.