Convincing My Dad That Dog Crates Are Better Than Rabbit Cages

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- 05/29/2017 at 10:55 PM
  GeorgeBooBoo
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  My Dad thinks that George should live in a small animal cage which we know isn’t safe. How should I convince him that it is too small for rabbits to be in small animal cages?
- 05/30/2017 at 5:03 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  I find it sad that any human with common sense still thinks animals should be kept in tiny cages :-/
  
  Maybe show him videos of rabbits running and binky-ing? Show him that a cage needs to be big enough to allow a rabbit to be happy.
- 05/30/2017 at 6:54 AM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  Advise him to look at The House Rabbit Society guidelines or come on BB to get advice.
  A bun should be able to hop at least 3 times in his cage and stand up on back legs. Of course this is in addition to George having run about times outside if the cage.
- 05/30/2017 at 12:11 PM
  Sr. Melangell
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  A bunny can get very upset if he is in a cage all the time or most of the time, a dog crate or an X-Pen is great to let bunny run and play, 1.) Its bunny’s own area 2.) You know where bunny is, 3.) Bunny can play and do what he wants, I don’t know how easy it would be to convince your dad, what about mum? Could she talk to your dad? Or maybe grandma or granddad could have a little chat with him?
- 05/30/2017 at 9:49 PM
  GeorgeBooBoo
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  Thanks for the help! I got a new dog crate for George!
- 05/31/2017 at 1:43 AM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  Yay !!!!
- 05/31/2017 at 10:20 AM
  Sr. Melangell
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  Yay! Enjoy your new dog crate George x
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