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Rabbit housing, hutches, cages and house rabbit information

Information on different types of cages, hutches and exercise runs for rabbits, house rabbit habitat, litter training and rabbit proofing, types of bedding and litter, moving rabbits between indoors/outdoors.

This section contains information on different types of cages, hutch and exercise runs for rabbits, both indoor and outdoor.  Hutches or cages must be big enough to allow the rabbit to stand up freely and take three full hops in any direction and rabbits should be able to exercise as much as possible, ideally via a permanently secured exercise run.atoz housing image

Lack of space and exercise can lead to a variety of problems from bone structure damage and obesity to destructive behaviour and aggression.  Rabbits need to live as natural a life as possible, with plenty of space, a companion rabbit to play with and tunnels and toys to keep them stimulated.

A house rabbit is defined as one which is not restricted to a cage at any time and has free run of a room or the whole house.  This is an increasingly popular way to keep rabbits as it allows them to express their natural behaviours and live up to their full potential as companion animals.


  • There are a wide range of accessories available for rabbits including water bottles and bowls, food bowls, hay racks, tunnels and toys, harnesses, carriers...
  • There are several different kinds of bedding you could use in your rabbit's hutch or cage. Softwood litters have been shown to cause liver disease in rabbits...
  • It is not particularly easy to take a rabbit for a walk on a harness and much time and patience is needed to train a rabbit to do this...
  • Exercise is very important for rabbits, helping to keep them healthy and happy. Rabbits love to run and jump and do some amazing midair acrobatics...
  • Even if your house rabbit has completely free run of your house or flat, you will still need to provide it with space for its litter tray, feeding area and sleeping area...
  • To keep a rabbit outdoors you will need to invest in a good, sturdy hutch and exercise run and it is even more important to provide your rabbit with companionship...
  • If you want to keep your rabbit indoors but are worried about damage to your furniture or already have a cat or dog that might harm your rabbit, a good option is to keep it in an cage and let it out for supervised exercise...
  • Rabbits always use one corner of their hutch or cage as a toilet and this makes it very easy to litter train them...
  • Rabbits regulate their body temperature by growing a thinner or thicker coat so this makes it difficult to move them frequently between indoors and outdoors...
  • How to keep rabbits safe outdoors from predators and poisonous plants, providing the right shelter, and what health warning signs to watch out for...
  • If you have a house rabbit, certain actions need to be taken to ensure the safety of the rabbit, much like child proofing...
  • To keep a rabbit free range in a shed or outbuilding it is vital to make the shed or outbuilding completely safe and predator proof...
  • There are a wide range of accessories available for rabbits including water bottles and bowls, food bowls, hay racks, tunnels and toys, harnesses, carriers...
  • There are several different kinds of bedding you could use in your rabbit's hutch or cage. Softwood litters have been shown to cause liver disease in rabbits...
      • It is not particularly easy to take a rabbit for a walk on a harness and much time and patience is needed to train a rabbit to do this...
      • Exercise is very important for rabbits, helping to keep them healthy and happy. Rabbits love to run and jump and do some amazing midair acrobatics...
          • Even if your house rabbit has completely free run of your house or flat, you will still need to provide it with space for its litter tray, feeding area and sleeping area...
          • To keep a rabbit outdoors you will need to invest in a good, sturdy hutch and exercise run and it is even more important to provide your rabbit with companionship...
          • If you want to keep your rabbit indoors but are worried about damage to your furniture or already have a cat or dog that might harm your rabbit, a good option is to keep it in an cage and let it out for supervised exercise...
              • Rabbits always use one corner of their hutch or cage as a toilet and this makes it very easy to litter train them...
              • Rabbits regulate their body temperature by growing a thinner or thicker coat so this makes it difficult to move them frequently between indoors and outdoors...
                    • If you have a house rabbit, certain actions need to be taken to ensure the safety of the rabbit, much like child proofing...
                    • To keep a rabbit free range in a shed or outbuilding it is vital to make the shed or outbuilding completely safe and predator proof...

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