Bun-Friendly Human Habitat On a Budget

[BunnymomKS]

Hi all,

I’m on disability and have been living in my parents’ home, but it’s foreclosed. When it sells at the sheriff’s sale (which gets put off so I’ve been able to stay longer than I’d hoped, but someday the bubble will burst), I will have to move.

I refuse to be separated from my fur children, Frosty and Shamrock. And in fact, I would even like to get a kitty as well. IOW, I want no one telling me I can’t have animals.

But I have a tight budget. How to make this work? I’m even willing to consider a mobile home though I live in Tornado Alley.

Your thoughts?

[Tate]

Doesn’t seem like a good plan to me BUT, would say the most important thing you can do for any of your pets is get them a good, high quality food. Everything else can come second. For your rabbits, make sure they have a high quality, pesticide free hay and veggies and a pretty good pellet (since they don’t get free fed pellets, I feel like when push comes to shove, spend less on pellets if needed).
If you were to get a cat, again make sure that you are feeding a high quality food- not crap like purina and science diet. Look for natural foods, at the very least.
It is amazing how good nutrition allows everything else to fall in place. Of course, there is a balance between everything and make sure they all get lots of loves as well.

[Beka27]

Hi BunnymomKS!

It’s hard for us to really give recommendations regarding this since we don’t really know what your limitations are in terms of finances. That must be so tough tho knowing that you need to find a new place now.

I’m a little confused by your description. Do you live with your parents, or have they passed and you have their house? You said you are on disability, so you do have some type of monthly income?

I know many apartments will allow for “caged animals” without a deposit, but cats/small dogs will typically require an additional fee. Another option is renting a small house or duplex, or seeing if you can find someone seeking a roommate.

I would suggest holding off on getting another animal until you get settled somewhere.

[Sarita]

I would say the same as Beka. Perhaps rent a home or duplex with a roommate to help share expenses. Be upfront with the landlord about pets and possible future pets though and upfront with your roommate of course that you have pets and want more.

I would probably have to say no to the trailer for your safety in tornado alley, otherwise that would be a nice solution.

[RabbitPam]

Hi, BunnymomKS,
I am in temporary digs this year myself, with one bunny, and I know I will have to move out next March with my current circumstances a big question mark as of this writing, so I think I can sympathize with your uncertainty.

The hardest part is when you get good advice from a source that bugs you, like some family members or people you otherwise do not respect. You want to rebel because it’s THEM, but you have the option of stepping back and looking at all your options in terms of what is best for both you and your bunnies. I am inclined to suggest resisting the urge for another pet of any kind. When we don’t know what’s ahead, it’s logistically easier to plan with who we are at the moment instead of adding a new major factor into the mix, as a cat would be. I have found, for example, that new landlords will readily write “one bunny” into a lease when I tell them she’s silent and lives in a cage, where they may object to cats or dogs. So don’t limit your options if the future has possibilities for your little fur family as it stands now. Enjoy them while you have a chance to get closer to them. I was concerned with my new move that Samantha would be lonely in this set-up, but turns out she’s doing more binkies! I am happily surprised and still trying to make a set up that works better for her. (Got a new area rug to try on the tile floor she won’t walk on.)

So if you can live with the uncertainty and tweak the present for all of you so it’s optimal and pleasant, that’s my advice.

[kralspace]

Hi BunnymomKS,

Welcome! The nice thing about posting here is you get all perspectives and maybe ideas you would never have thought about. A room mate would be great if they love animals but double check to make sure they have no allergies to your guys ;-(

the best of luck, Kathy

[Beka27]

Have you been able to figure anything out BunnymomKS?

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