Room-Rabbit?

[maybun]

Hello, Im new here and my name is Macy, but I go by May.

I was wanting to know if it would be a okay idea to keep a rabbit in my room? As I kind of want to just rabbit proof as much as I can and let it roam my room and put up a baby door gate against the entrance of my bedroom.

And no, I barely leave my house/room in the majority of the day. Im homeschooled and Im a bit anti-social, so to try not to sound as the biggest loser possible, I dont leave much. 

Would this be okay at all? And note, I do have a backyard, and I live in a very quiet neighborhood (Mostly filled with elderly people, and theres a big corn field on the right of me.) I was planning to use the wire cube-storage links from walmart to build a pen around my room, such as to cover cables. 

[tobyluv]

Hi May and welcome to Binky Bunny!

Some people might keep their rabbits in their bedroom, but be aware that rabbits are more active at night and early in the morning, and they might disrupt your sleep, by hopping around and by making noise with their toys or dishes.

When people first bring a rabbit home, it’s usually a good idea to limit their area – either with a cage or an x-pen or a large dog crate.  They sometimes feel safer if they have a space all to themselves, plus you don’t know how destructive they may be.  Then, you can gradually let them have more freedom, after making sure that you have bunny proofed the room in all ways.  That’s not only to protect your things, but it is to keep the bunny safe.  You also will need to make sure that they are litter box trained before allowing them to roam freely.  Otherwise, you will be cleaning carpet or wood floors all the time. It can be difficult to fully litter box train a rabbit that hasn’t been spayed or neutered.  If you adopt from a rescue, the rabbit should already be spayed or neutered and may be litter box trained too.  

[Dface]

I have my rabbits in my room and I would really really suggest you get a cage of some description.
Some people have their rabbits free roam their whole home, some have specific rabbit rooms, and others have amazing set ups-really it’s what works for you.
But for the first time, I’d recommend having a cage for the bunny
It will make litter training easier, and the rabbit will have a “safe” area all for itself.
secondly, rabbits will destroy things. They arent being bold, it is just what they do…and no matter how sure you are that they cant get anything they often do.
Along with this, it’s often for it’s own good that it can be confined to a safe place during certain periods.

I like sharing my room with my rabbits, but Id like to stress how important it is to have space for you. Especially since you say you spend a lot of time in your room! (it probably doesnt sound important now, and it didnt to me either but trust me a year or two later the novelty wears thin-bunnies can be badly behaved roommates-I cant read books with one of them out, or charge any electricals cause she’ll chew them!) so whatever you plan, make sure it’s sustainable(mine have a penned off section of the room that is big enough for them, so if it doesnt suit me to have them free roaming they can be restricted to that section.)

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