Friday, May 14, 2010

What's better for my giant Flemish rabbit to sleep in indoors ? A dog's Kennel or a hutch ?

Hi guys, still haven't bought the rabbit, shoudn't better long now ! I was just wondering, when it comes to sleeping ... What's best for him : a kennel or a hutch ? I want to make sleep inside, in the laundry . I saw some nice kennels and I think that would be better, but not sure ? Cheers.What's better for my giant Flemish rabbit to sleep in indoors ? A dog's Kennel or a hutch ?
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We keep our flemish in a large dog kennel in our kitchen. They are much easier to clean than the hutches. The kennel you can take the top off and carry the bottom outside to spray it off. A hutch is much more difficult to clean. You may be able to take the tray outside to clean but if you want to clean the whole cage you have to drag the whole thing outside.





The other downfall for a hutch is that they usually have wire floors. Large breeds of rabbits should not be kept on wire because they can easily get sore hocks. If you did chose a hutch you would want to make sure there was a solid floor.





The big downfall of the kennels is that they require a lot more cleaning. If the bunny is not litter trained you would have to clean it daily. If you can get him litter trained you still need to empty the litter pan once a day but the kennel is usually good for about a week.





If your bunny is litter trained you might want to get an 8 panel outdoor dog run and place it in your home. We use this for one of our rabbits. If you do make sure you get the one that is 4 foot high. You would also want to put a blanket or a sheet on the floor to prevent him from chewing or digging the carpet.





This is a photo of what we use. This bunny was only in here a short time and you will notice that we did not put the blanket down. The first one is our bigger cage. The second is shorter and belongs to our geriatric bunny that will not jump out.





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Good luck with your new bunnyWhat's better for my giant Flemish rabbit to sleep in indoors ? A dog's Kennel or a hutch ?
Hutch. Dog kennels are made up of wires(The ones that I have seen), and dogs often hate them. I'd buy a hutch and place it somewhere away from the direct sun, and somewhere where there's enough heat for them to stay warm in the winter.





Dog kennel's will hurt your rabbit's soft feet. That's why it's not called ';Rabbit kennel'; They have floors in the kennel specially designed not to hurt dog feet, where a rabbit needs something softer, they don't have callus, and rough patches like a dog on the soles of their feet.





If you can find a dog kennel without wires on the bottom, it would be more spacious for your rabbit, but a hutch still gives them a place to hide(All rabbits need a place to hide).





Best of luck.
get a dog kennel.


i have a dwarf bunny and he sleeps in a hutch and its a pain to clean i can imagine how much worse it would be to clean a bigger hutch.
The first answer was the best. I wish I would have bought a dog kennel! Nice set up too. Go with the kennel and keep your bunny indoors if you can.
A large hutch would probably better as a kennel would be harder to clean.
A kennel would be better, they are built much stronger and last longer.
if you have the space why not keep it inside? they like it more that way

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