How much playtime do your bunnies get?

[lalaleyla]

My rabbit is free range in my room so there's really no "play time". But she has lots of toys to play with. :3

 

[1357rabbitlover]

My bunnies are out in their 12ft run 24/7. Then for about 3 hours a day, they get the run of the garden one at a time (the 3 girls, then Buckley, then Bella). My bunnies get about 5 hours playtime with me a day. I am in College and we are on our summer holidays so now i am spending most of my days with the bunnies.

I think it'd be a good idea to put flooring underneath their x-pens to stop their chewing, ect.. so you could leave them in there for longer

 

[LakeCondo]

Mariah wrote:

I know you guys says its fine to let them chew on cardboard, but I'm so leary! I'm such a parnoid bunny mom! I will have to warm up to the idea.

... When kiwi was chewing the carpet last week, I was worried cause her poops were coming out stuck together in strings. I pulled the poop apart, and sure enough, it was carpet... That's why I took the carpet out completly!

Carpet is another matter, because it's made of synthetic material, If it were made of cotton or jute, I don't think it would be a problem.

Put a small piece of cardboard in water & you will see it falls apart. Think how much faster this might take place with digestive enzymes.

 

[Mariah]

Lake condo- you are very right! I will most defintely consider giving them cardboard to chew on.

As for flooring, what would you guys suggest? Is the fleece not good enough?

 

[LakeCondo]

What size place needs covering? Is the fleece big enough that it can be [or has been] stabilized on the floor by having something heavy cover it's 4 corners?

An ideal floor covering might be a sheet of linoleum that you used like a rug. It should NOT be polished for a slick surface. In fact, find something cheap & rough it up with sandpaper.

 

[Mariah]

The fleece is only stabilized on two of the corners. I have the NIC down the middle which separates Kiwi and Papaya. They move the fleece only on one section so they can lay on the concrete.

Is this bad?

As for measurements, I don't have any! It's a long run that's sectioned off. Their cages open up right into the x-pens.

 

[cerigirl]

Melody gets to run whenever we are home. The amount of time depends on what we have going on that day. He spends most of his play time hanging out under my futon. Its got several little "tunnels" or him to hide in. He doesn't want to socialize with anyone when he is out usually and is not a lap rabbit at all but he loves to run after us as we walk around.

 

[Kipcha]

Ours get a couple hours a day, whether it be in the bunny play room or out on the lawn in a bunch of x-pens connected together. We also occasionally set up a agility course in the garage in the warm months and take them out there to burn some energy.

 

[LakeCondo]

Ok, I didn't realize the concrete was useful. You might need to check the hind feet from time to time to make sure the concrete hasn't irritated them. But on the other hand it might mean they need nail trimming less often.

 

[Mariah]

They are not running on the concrete. They only just push a part of the blanket to the side to lay on the concrete when they are hot. So far, they have not been chewing on the fleese *fingers crossed*.They seem
to be enjoying their x-pens. I'm still just frustrated about them not having natural sunlight.

Kiwi is going through her first shed. Will not having natural sunlight affect her shedding? I have just purchased a timer for my light so the light will go on and off at a specific times. Any suggestions on what times to have the timer turn the light on and off?