I'm getting a rabbit this weekend from a friend whose two year-old neutered males stopped getting along.
I'm planning on eventually letting him have free run of my bedroom when I'm home and having his 'cage' be a pen in one corner. I liked the idea of using a puppy x-pen, but I realized that grids would be cheaper. It'll be up against a wall on two sides with just one grid and on the 'outside' it'll be 2 or 3 grids high, depending on how much of a jumper he is - he's on the small side. Does anyone have experience keeping rabbits in a pen-style cage?
He's pretty much litter trained, but I figured moving him to a new home hours away and without his brother might be a bit of a setback. I don't want to keep him in a cramped space, but I also want to make sure not to overwhelm him with too much space right away...is 4x4 adequate?
Also, I keep my guinea pigs on fleece on top of a layer of plastic and then newspaper. Would this be ok for a rabbit? Like I said, he's litter trained, so absorbency isn't really a big issue...I just want something to cover the plastic and in case of 'accidents'. I asked about fleece at another forum and the only reply I got was telling me that rabbits must be kept in cages with wire floors :eye-poppi
Also, for those of you who have litter trained rabbits, how reliable are they? I've 'met' this rabbit and his brother before, and after a while of being loose in the room, they left a few pellets on the floor. Is that something I should always expect, or will that go away with time and effort?
I'm planning on eventually letting him have free run of my bedroom when I'm home and having his 'cage' be a pen in one corner. I liked the idea of using a puppy x-pen, but I realized that grids would be cheaper. It'll be up against a wall on two sides with just one grid and on the 'outside' it'll be 2 or 3 grids high, depending on how much of a jumper he is - he's on the small side. Does anyone have experience keeping rabbits in a pen-style cage?
He's pretty much litter trained, but I figured moving him to a new home hours away and without his brother might be a bit of a setback. I don't want to keep him in a cramped space, but I also want to make sure not to overwhelm him with too much space right away...is 4x4 adequate?
Also, I keep my guinea pigs on fleece on top of a layer of plastic and then newspaper. Would this be ok for a rabbit? Like I said, he's litter trained, so absorbency isn't really a big issue...I just want something to cover the plastic and in case of 'accidents'. I asked about fleece at another forum and the only reply I got was telling me that rabbits must be kept in cages with wire floors :eye-poppi
Also, for those of you who have litter trained rabbits, how reliable are they? I've 'met' this rabbit and his brother before, and after a while of being loose in the room, they left a few pellets on the floor. Is that something I should always expect, or will that go away with time and effort?