Friday, July 1, 2011

Inside/Outside??

 I've been wrestling with idea of building an outside enclosure for my boys. I realize that like us they probably wouldn't mind being outside. Of course  bunnies face many problem's outdoors too! There are poisonous plants, dogs, maybe cats? And of course you saw our racoon friend! You can learn the additional danger's on the web.
 I've been thinking in my head for sometime the way I wanted to do it. Down the street from me somebody has a rabbit, and I saw they had a nice outdoor habitat for the bunny. My wife had 2 flower beds she built but hadn't used them for awhile. I asked her if I could use them of course she had to think about it, wasn't sure what was in them. I remember squash and pumpkins.
I covered the beds with the timothy grass, as you see Chester moved it all to the end!
 I had alot of fencing from back when my wife and I thought we would have chicken's. Got to love farm fresh eggs! So I took the fencing and used horseshoe shaped nail's and went all the way around the wood, I like the fact they can dig without being able to go under the fence. I took a rake and went through the beds to make sure it was just dirt left. I didn't want anything they could dig up and get sick on.

I ran fencing down the middle for seperate space. Each bunny gets a section of grass and a dirt box. I took totes and made little house for hiding, and put tablecloths over the top for sun protection. I wanted little doors so I could step in and get the bunnies to bring back in the house. I used big heavy frying pans for water, and heavy bowls for food. I would love to hear from people about their bunnies habitats and living areas, so feel free to respond to me. I look forward to comments.

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