rabbit shelter questions

[Peanutthebunny]

hi everyone so I was just looking at the rabbits on some rabbit shelters but it said the rabbits are happier outside but does this mean I can bring them indoors please help

[Louiethebunny]

Do you mean a specific rabbit? or does the shelter advise keeping all rabbits outside? Either way, keeping your buns inside is usually a lot safer. In the outdoors, there are many dangers. Keeping the rabbit indoors should definitely be fine for buns that like being outside, and you could take them outside for moderated exercise time in a playpen outside.

[Peanutthebunny]

one says they are scared to live inside

but I don’t think they’ve ever lived inside maybe

[Louiethebunny]

hmm, that rabbit may have been dumped outside or something like that, but if you would really like to adopt him or her, helping them to adapt to living inside will probably be worth it.

[Peanutthebunny]

yes I am just looking it will be a while yet because I live in Australia, not England but I am English

I just wanted some advice because most of them say that they don’t like to live inside?

[Wick & Fable]

It could be that they mean they need a lot of room. Perhaps “inside” is to dissuade people who simply keep rabbits in a cage (though people also keep rabbits in hutches outside).

Regardless, it is objectively safer for a rabbit indoors, barring any other pets of danger are away and the area is adequately bunny proof.

BB users are majority indoor-only rabbits because it’s safer. There is nothing wrong with supervised time in a controlled outdoor environment to have that natural stimulation though.

I wonder about what sort of indoor lives the person who wrote those descriptions observed for the rabbits in the shelter.

To add, though I’m unsure how you search for it, but there may be foster rabbits that arent housed in physical shelters. For example, the rabbit rescue I volunteer at does not actually have a physical place where all the rabbits are kept. All the rabbits are split among foster parents in the area, in their homes, and we bring them to a rental location for adoption days.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Peanutthebunny]

yes maybe that is why they say outside im planning to give them outside time and loads of time inside to run around I’m going to perhaps only have the in the ex-pen for sleep

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