Is bedding needed…

[Woody]

So my bunny is free to roam the apartment. I kept his cage (48×24) though as a place to keep water, food and hay in a neat central area. my question is should I leave bedding in there as well? His litter box is outside the cage and really he only goes in there to eat or hide. I have tried leaving fleece blankets around but he just tosses them off to the side. He does this on his plastic bin perch also almost as if he likes the feel of plastic under him. Should I coat the plastic bin of his cage with a bedding or leave it just plastic?

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

[Deleted User]

Hi Woody – adore the photo!!!!! My bun is free range too and yes his house (cage and the rest of it, ha ha ha) is purely for his food, toilet, etc., and yes he sleeps in there at night (cause he wakes me at 4 every morning when he’s not put to bed). My bun sleeps on newspaper/catalogues on the bottom of his cage. He also has a tray of hay which I see him lay in after grazing, but even when I wake through the night to make a cuppa (yes, he is located in my kitchen/dining room) he’s always on his newspaper floor. Through the day when he naps under my bed, he sleeps on the cardboard boxes, not the carpet. Go figure? If where you are located it is warm (I’m coming into summer here) do away with the blanket, but if your coming into cooler weather, maybe keep the blanket for him to snuggle into when it gets cold? Sorry I can’t be of more help, only had Henry for 6 months and he is still teaching me! lol….

[bpash89]

Bedding isn’t necessary and many bunnies (like yours it seems) prefer to do without.  It’s nothing to stress over and really just means easier clean up for you

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