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Having kept rabbits under both circumstances, I'd say it's not an either/or but a both/and situation. Rabbits do fine in wire cages with proper animal husbandry. They do fine as free living house pets as well. There are pluses and minuses to each situation. It's not practical to keep 30 loose...

I simply shared my experience. The OP can evaluate it and ignore it if they don't find it suits their situation. Your comment and winky face implied you didn't think I knew what I was talking about, so I posted my qualifications. I'm familiar with cold winter conditions. I'll bow out now.

I've lived all over the country and kept rabbits for decades.

Cardboard boxes are cheap, available in any size, chewable, and you can put them together in any combo to fit your needs. Alternately they sell cat houses made of cardboard if you want something ready made. I've used cardboard for both indoor and outdoor rabbits for decades. I buy long tunnel...

You could get a plastic drum, cut holes in both ends and use that as a tunnel between. That would be strong enough to keep predators from getting through it, or just make a tunnel from plywood made into a long box. Do you have some kind of fencing under the pen to keep them from burrowing out...

They sell ceramic heaters for reptiles, that will give off heat but not catch anything on fire like a spaceheater might. Bunnies are usually fine in cold weather when protected from the elements. Give them some straw and make sure their water doesn't freeze and they should be good. They will...

I would give my outdoor bunnies a cardboard box and lots of straw and they would figure out what worked for them. As long as they were protected from rain and wind never had a problem with them. Some liked to make a bed or hang out in their box, others never did. The most important thing to...

hibiscus and rose are safe for rabbits.

I agree with the above posts. Get her spayed if at all possible. The maternal instinct and all that goes with it is VERY strong in rabbits and an unspayed female, in nearly all instances, will be territorial and out of sorts unless she's spayed or raising a family. It's what nature built into...

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Animals aren't like people. They don't sit around and analyze everything we say and do and try to figure out what we mean by it. So just be yourself. If you are doing something your rabbit doesn't like, they'll let you know. It's a relationship and the two of you will work it out over time. If...

What kind of toys does your bunny prefer? Maybe you can make some.

In the wild rabbits have quite a varied diet so if you go without pellets make sure you provide a wide variety of greens. I grow my backyard as pasture for my indoor rabbits. Every day they get about five or six different plants and those change over the course of the year, because weeds have...

what type of litter are you using in his box? You might be able to train him by having his hay in an area away from his litter box so he will lose the association of hay/pee. There might be some accidents at first but I think it's doable. Maybe put his feed and hay in an area away from the...

This is normal doe behavior. Some even do it when they aren't pregnant. The nesting instinct is very strong. Give her lots of materials she can keep busy with safely. A busy rabbit is a safe and happy rabbit. Not all does will start acting this way early on, but since you have one, best to...

I use yesterday's news paper pellets made for cats. I use the unscented ones. I empty the litter boxes into my garden to improve the clay soil and the paper pellets are good for that.

None of my rabbits have ever seemed bothered by fireworks.

I have to say one of the reasons I'm a rabbit person is because I like their personalities and quirks. I like them just as they are, little rebels! The thing with rabbits is that they are not "pair" animals, they are colonial. It's probably easier to have five or six rabbits together, who work...

He's doing what comes naturally. It's not a trait you can train out of him. If he's bothering her and they can't work it out you'll have to keep them separated. She may be willing to tolerate it, hard to say. I wouldn't count on him stopping though.

I have a bun that wouldn't stop chewing baseboards, trim, and even eating holes in the wall. Took me ages, but one day discovered he was after salt/minerals. Gave him a mineral block, no more trouble. Rabbits chew and this may not have anything to do with your bun, but it's worth a try.