Housing

A safe, spacious environment is essential for rabbit welfare, allowing them to move freely, explore, and feel secure.

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Bedding and Litter
There are a lot of options available for keeping your rabbits warm and comfortable and a lot of things to...
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Space Recommendations
We have a lot of enquiries about our minimum space recommendations for rabbits, so we thought it would be helpful...
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Convert a Garden Shed
A Hutch Is Not Enough – so how about a shed? Let’s just start with a reminder of our minimum...
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Disinfectants
When to use them, what to choose and how to use them safely By Dr Brigette Lord, Rabbiting On Veterinary...
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Indoor Rabbit Housing
Minimum Size Let’s just start with a reminder of our space guidelines: A single enclosed area of at least 3m x...
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Outdoor Rabbit Housing
Rabbits can be perfectly happy living in the house or the garden just so long as their physical and behavioural needs are catered for....
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Outdoor Rabbits in Cold Weather
In the wild, rabbits live in underground warrens where the temperature does not vary much (around 10°C) between winter and...
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Indoor Rabbits Going Outside in Winter
With winter looming, some owners of rabbits that are kept indoors at night have asked us for advice on when...
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The Reality of Living in a Hutch
The reason we always say that A Hutch is Not Enough is because sadly some owners still think it’s acceptable...
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Home Sweet Home. Renting with your rabbit
Guest post by Elaine Line We know it can be hard to find pet-friendly rental accommodation. We frequently hear of...
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Farm parks, mobile zoos and animal encounters
Rabbits have the misfortune of being found in various locations, such as farm parks, mobile petting zoos, and animal encounters....
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Understanding Zinc Poisoning, Wire Types, and Fox‑Proofing
Why We Recommend 16g 13mm x 13mm Wire as the Only Fox‑Proof Option Foxes are incredibly strong, determined predators. No...
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Artificial Grass
Here at the RWAF we are often asked about the safety or other wise of various plants in the garden....
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Inadequate Housing for Pet Rabbits
The following document is a detailed review of the relevant literature on inadequate rabbit housing which provides scientific backing to...
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Environment and rabbits’ health
Don’t just take our word for it! There is a great deal of advice on this site about how vital...
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Sand and pellets - questions answered
We were recently approached by an owner with a list of questions which we put to our Specialist Vet Adviser,...
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