Moved rabbit outside and have some concerns

[Stone_family3]

I moved my bun outside and of course in a matter of days he completely turned the space into dirt. Right now she's in a tractor, but I want to put her in a more perm. hutch and run.

Once all the grass is gone, what should I do? Put down straw, leave it alone, put down shavings.

What do I do with all the extra poo? Right now we just move the tractor and mow over it and put down new grass seed.

Also a question about introducing a new bun. I was thinking of getting her a friend, will it be easier to introduce them at the same time into a new place or introduce them in my previous buns enclosure then move them to the new place.

My friend has another female she can't keep. Should I take some of the new buns stuff and give it to my bun so she gets used to the smell?

 

[CB Millicent]

Does your bun have a house/hutch outside? Is she spayed? My bun dug up one part of the yard until we had her spayed. I didn't mind as it was only one part of the yard. Spaying will stop this behavior, or at least slow it down.

If she doesn't have a shelter, she needs one for protection from predators. My buns are outside in a converted welded-wire cage (to keep raccoons out) with fleece blankets on the floor so they won't hurt their feet.

Many buns can be potty trained. Mine usually go in one part of the yard (except for a few beans around the perimeter to mark territory), and are pretty consistent about the litter box in their cages. I do place a pile of Timothy hay in their cage, and use Aspen chips for their litter (only placed in the litter box, not all over their cage).

As far as introducing another bun, I hear it's easier if both are spayed/neutered, especially if they're female. My bun met her friend in a neutral place where neither had been before. We placed them in a box together and after a few minutes of butt-sniffing and a few thumps, they were best buds. I did wait a few days before I allowed bun #2 in to bun #1's cage, though.

 

[MelissaPenguin]

I'm not sure about introducing buns, I have a few, but I guess they just all kind of 'clicked' and I never had any problems with them really fighting.
As for lining the ground, if your rabbit is a digger, I suggest lining the ground with chicken wire, and then laying straw on it. I had to line my cage with chicken wire so the buns would quit dugging their way out. And laying down the stray is more of a cushion, plus they like to play in it and pull it around their cage. Even without a litter box, my buns generally poo in the same area, so I just rake the poo and straw into a pile, and throw it away about once a week, or more if it's getting bad. =) Then start over, with laying down new straw. I like straw because if you live where it's available, it's really cheap. I actually ended up with the bale I'm using now for free. And usually they're only like $5-$10 and a bale of straw should last quite a while if you are using it as a liner.

 

[Stone_family3]

Thaks for the replies.

She doesn't dig in the cage, the cage is covered on all sides with wire and she has a dog house to hang out in (though she likes to hang out on top of it more)

She likes to poo in the corner the most but it hasn't stopped her from pooing else where, I'll try some straw in the next one.