Size of a Nightime Hutch?

[MandaNicole]

So, I currently have two buns live in a 6 x 10 foot dog run, attached is a 3 x 3 wooden dog house for hiding in during the day, as well as multiple boxes and other fun stuff.

I feel a bit uncomfortable leaving them loose in the run at night and I'm thinking about either building or purchasing a hutch that will primarily serve as a hidey box during the day, but one I would be able to lock them up in at night. (also they will probably spend a fair amount of time in there during the winter during bad snow storms/deeeeep freezes.)

My question is, what would be an appropriate sized hutch for this purpose? I do have two big buns, Daphne is an e-lop and Darwin is a flemish mix (with chinchilla we're thinking).

Or am I just being a worry wart about wanting them locked up at night? Their run is chain link, two of the 4 sides are enclosed (one by garage wall, one by a large piece of plywood) and the other two are reinforced (actually by NIC cube panels) to stop doggie noses from being able to get through the chain link. (and yes, there is a roof, and yes the floor is entirely covered in mesh, about 3 inches down under the ground)

Thank you

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

Is there anyway you can add a door to the dog house? It seems almost like a ready made space. I would make sure it is a wire/mesh door rather than a solid one for air flow. I don't know what the house it like, but maybe you could add to that to make the space a bit bigger.

The issue would be their size and the amount of time they would be in it. I would probably not go smaller than the 3X3 dog house. You could maybe so something that is 2X6ft as that would be fairly easy to add to the end of the run. You would really have to build something as I think it is quite rare to find a good hutch that would be large enough that is not crazy expensive.

It does sound like the run is secure. You might not need to lock them up. Adding some stuff to weather proof it in the winter would be a good idea.

 

[MandaNicole]

I've considered that as well, the only issue with the dog house is that it is sitting on/almost built into the ground and when the snow melts here in the spring it would be flooded In your opinion 6 x 2 would be an okay size for this purpose? I imagine we'll be building our own in the next month or so.