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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...

Space Recommendations
We have a lot of enquiries about our minimum space recommendations for rabbits, so we thought it would be helpful...

Convert a Garden Shed
A Hutch Is Not Enough – so how about a shed? Let’s just start with a reminder of our minimum...

Disinfectants
When to use them, what to choose and how to use them safely By Dr Brigette Lord, Rabbiting On Veterinary...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Artificial Grass
Here at the RWAF we are often asked about the safety or other wise of various plants in the garden....

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...

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...

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,...