What Is The Difference Concerning A Rabbit Hutch And A Rabbit Cage?

There are a few facts about rabbits and hutches that you should know if you expect to raise a healthy and thriving bunny. You have two options when it comes to supplying housing for your rabbit: an inside bunny rabbit cage or an out-of-doors rabbit hutch. As a general rule pet rabbits are housed inside and bunny rabbits raised for meat production are grown outdoors. Nevertheless, pet bunnies can also be successfully raised out-of-doors if there is not enough room in the house.


You must know a few facts about rabbits if you expect to keep your pet bunny out-of-doors and would like to purchase or construct a rabbit hutch. An outdoor rabbit hutch is almost always manufactured in the nature of a square or rectangular room. Three sides are constructed from wood whereas the fourth side is wire. The bottom will also be manufactured with wire while the top (roof) ought to be solid and detachable for simple cleanup. The hutch will normally sit on four legs made of wood which serve a number of purposes. First, it maintains cleanliness in the interior by allowing the droppings to fall to the ground. Second, it helps keep the rabbit safe from wild predators. Third, it will make it much easier to maintain and clean. And lastly, it will protect them from direct sun, snow, or rain.

One of the benefits of a bunny hutch as opposed to an inside cage is that there will be much less cleanup duties. If you don't clean an indoor cage everyday it will usually cause smells to become fairly potent, but smells are usually not a huge issue outdoors. If you live in a small home that lacks adequate room to raise a pet rabbit inside, an outdoor hutch is most ideal. Pet bunnies can just as easily be kept outside.

One of the negatives of a hutch is that your rabbits will be subjected to bad weather conditions. Larger-sized bunnies cope better than smaller-sized ones when the temperatures plunge too low, and smaller bunny rabbits may not live through extremely cold temperatures. Varieties with very long ears can possibly have their ears stick to frozen wires which can cause injury to their long ears or even loss of life. Rabbits do best inside, but in moderate weather it is quite acceptable to house them out-of-doors.

Here are some facts about rabbits that you must know if you want to keep bunnies in an inside cage. You have two main options when buying an inside bunny cage: one level or two. Cages constructed with two levels have a ramp letting a pet bunny to scurry downstairs or upstairs as it so desires. This offers your pet a bigger area to scurry around in while not taking up any extra floor space. With this type of cage a rabbit will remain in better health as a result of the extra exercise it will get hopping between levels.

There are two key benefits when housing your critter indoors: You will not need to concern yourself with harsh weather conditions or wild predators. And seeing as they are inside, you will not be able to forget about them. You will be more apt to remove them from their cage to play with them or permit them to scuttle around awhile, which is always a good thing to do. The negative is that you will be required to clean their litter container more often. It's not a huge job, but it should be done often.

It all comes down to this: if you would like to be the owner of a pet bunny you should probably house it in an inside rabbit cage where you will be able to give them more attention and affection. If you're going to successfully raise bunnies for meat production you will in all probability raise them out-of-doors or in your garage.

By: Joshua A Harding