Moving home

[GinandWhiskey]

So I’m moving house in 4 weeks time. We’ve just bought a place and not gonna lie half the reason was because there was a room that Whiskey could have all to herself haha. There’s 2 living rooms downstairs next to each other separated by sliding doors so I’ll be able to see in all the time. Right now she has a cage in our open place living and dining room and she hops around the room and goes into her cage for hay and bed time. When we go to the new house I’ve found some nice vinyl non slip floor down which will have her favourite rug in it. There will be a sofa in there so I can sit in there too with the other tv. Other than that it will mainly be all her toys and hide aways and beds etc. I’m going to try and make it so we don’t need the cage in there anymore as she won’t ever need to be locked away as that will be her room. I’m just wondering if there is a certain way I should go about the whole thing? Do I just give her the new room straight away and let her explore or not? How long should I wait before I take the cage away? When I take her to my mums with me she has a whole set up room for her and I don’t take her cage so I’m guessing she’ll be ok? Just trying to make sure she doesn’t get stressed out during it all!

Thanks, any tips from people who have moved with their bun would be great.

Whiskeys Mum.

RIP my little baby Gin ❤️

[pinknfwuffy]

Congrats on the move! Glad Whiskey can have her own space to settle into. I’ve never moved with a rabbit but I have found that giving them too much space too soon can make them overwhelmed and can cause territorial marking. I think it would be best if you keep her in her cage for the first 24 hours. This is so she can adjust to the new sounds and smells while still living in something familiar. After that, I would suggest attaching an x-pen to her cage. Start small and every few days open it up a little more. This way she will be able to expand her space slowly and confidently.

Once you’ve fully expanded the xpen to its limit, use it as a “fence” to give her half the room (on the side of her cage, or course). Then you can give her the whole space. Again, this builds her confidence and makes the smaller space “old hat” and the new, growing space less overwhelming. As for the cage, that it up to you. I’ve read that a lot of people keep the cage available to them if they prefer to sleep or eat in it. Otherwise, you could introduce another kind of shelter/space that she can go to when she wants to rest, eat, or hide and claim as her own.

Good luck!

[Azerane]

I agree with keeping the cage for now, it will be a nice familiar place for her. I’m trying to remember what I did with Bandit. I think he was in his cage the first day (the day we moved all the furniture across) and then the next day we just let him explore the whole room. He was pretty relaxed about the whole thing. If you have trouble with pee accidents etc them confining to a playpen for a while is a good idea to get that on track.

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