Moving Bunnies Outside.

[Bunneh]

I Have Had A Bunny Inside Now But My Mum Says He Makes To Much Mess And Wants To Move Him Outside, Will My Bunny Be Ok With This?

I Have Also Had Him For About 3-4 Months And He Is About 7 Months Old.

[charlie82]

Hi,

Really your bunny should not be moved outside now until the Spring. It’s been quite cold in England this last week, and because your rabbits has been indoors for 3-4 months he will not have grown in a winter coat 🙂 Rabbits can’t regulate their body temperature so going from living inside to outside right now will not be good for him. Also, if you are moving your bunny outside you should really consider getting him a companion as they are social animals and since he will most likely not be getting as much attention he would be a whole lot happier with a friend of his own kind!

Have you tried to litter train your bunny? I have two house rabbits and they are so well behaved when it comes to their litter trays. The only mess I have to deal with is the hay that they kick out of the box, but it only takes 5 mins a day to clear that up. People come in my home and aren’t even aware that there are rabbits about!

[JK]

I really wish people would realize how much work bunnies are BEFORE they adopt!  Could you start making more of an effort to really keep things cleaner so your poor little bun does not have to live outside?  I spend a lot of time cleaning up after Edson.  It is a lot of work but the rewards are great.  It’s all in scheduling your time with cleanup.  I suspect you are young.  Maybe if you prove to your mom that you will clean up the mess your mom would see that you are responsible and the bun can be inside with the family where he belongs. Spend time in the morning before you go to school and again at night. I’m sorry if I sound like another mother but if I saw my child was being responsible then I would reconsider.

[Sarita]

Is your bunny spayed or neutered too?

I agree with Charlie and Knowltons and hope you will take the time to litter train and clean your bunny’s area. I clean my rabbit’s area twice a day and I have 11 rabbits – it only takes me 30 minutes each time so I know it will only take you a minimal amount of time with one to keep your rabbit’s area clean. If you clean it daily it is really so much easier on you and your rabbit will be happy to have a clean place too.

[Lisa_43]

I agree with everyone’s comments, I have a mum and 6 messy little babies and I don’t find the cleaning that hard.

I also clean twice a day and maybe a couple of spot cleans throughout the day.

[MooBunnay]

To respond to your question – no your rabbit will not be OK with being moved outside – especially because the sudden change in temperature from living indoors to being moved outdoors will be extremely harmful to his body. Rabbits cannot handle temperature changes like that. He is not even prepared with a good coat for that – which will make him sick and could possibly kill him.

What you need to do is learn how to solve the problem that makes your mom want to move him outdoors – because your bunny will really suffer if you just put him outdoors now.

What exactly is the “mess” he is causing? Is it fur, pooping and peeing outside the box? Or is it the hay? We can help you with any of those problems – we have all experience them before!

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