So… is this a wild or escaped/set free/ domestic rabbit?

[NatJ]

Parents say we should catch it in there and encourage it to sleep in it until we make something, so it doesn’t run away/get eaten before we would finish something and waste time/money. I’m convincing it to stay nearby, and today so far it hasn’t left : D

I can see their point.

How big is the cage you currently have?

 

[Summer_]

I can see their point.

How big is the cage you currently have?

Hmm… I’m not really sure. I’ll check in a bit I think we’re going outside soon

(here’s these in case they help at all)

 

[NatJ]

Hmm… I’m not really sure. I’ll check in a bit I think we’re going outside soon

View attachment 3305810View attachment 3305811(here’s these in case they help at all)

I don't think that would keep a rabbit safe from predators, unless you put it inside something else (like inside a garage, or inside a chicken run.) A raccoon or cat or something could reach right between those bars to get it.

And I agree, that's too small to keep a rabbit for more than a few days.

But I do see your parents' point too, that you don't want to spend the time & money to create a good cage and then have the rabbit disappear.

Maybe you could do the research for where to buy or how to make a suitable cage, get their agreement to make it happen as soon as the rabbit is caught, then trap the rabbit with the cage you have. That way the rabbit won't have to spend too much time in a small cage, but your parents know the money & effort for the better cage will not be wasted.

 

[Summer_]

I don't think that would keep a rabbit safe from predators, unless you put it inside something else (like inside a garage, or inside a chicken run.) A raccoon or cat or something could reach right between those bars to get it.

And I agree, that's too small to keep a rabbit for more than a few days.

But I do see your parents' point too, that you don't want to spend the time & money to create a good cage and then have the rabbit disappear.

Maybe you could do the research for where to buy or how to make a suitable cage, get their agreement to make it happen as soon as the rabbit is caught, then trap the rabbit with the cage you have. That way the rabbit won't have to spend too much time in a small cage, but your parents know the money & effort for the better cage will not be wasted.

Yeah, I was thinking about somehow implementing it into some kind of run.

: D

: D again lol

We‘ve been looking for rabbit hutches/houses with runs that actually work and have enough space for a rabbit. We’ve seen some that might possibly maybe work

 

[EverythingDucks]

You should definitely try to catch the rabbit before anything happens to him. If you use the dog kennel as a temporary enclosure, keep it indoors. I would setup a playpen inside to keep him in until an outdoor enclosure is built.

 

[Summer_]

@NatJ i got the measurements

Height: 19in

Width: 17in

Length: 24in

 

[NatJ]

@NatJ i got the measurements

Height: 19in

Width: 17in

Length: 24in

Yes, definitely too small to house a rabbit for very long. Even the smallest rabbit breeds would do better with a larger cage, and the rabbit in your photos does not look particularly small to me.

 

[Summer_]

Yes, definitely too small to house a rabbit for very long. Even the smallest rabbit breeds would do better with a larger cage, and the rabbit in your photos does not look particularly small to me.

By any chance could it stay in there ONLY at night? To be let out around 7:30 A.M.? My parents want it to learn that it should stay near here, but that it could sleep in the cage until morning, then be let out. I personally don’t really like the idea that much, but if it’s fine only for nighttime so it doesn’t die, I guess I could find a way to make it work

 

[NatJ]

By any chance could it stay in there ONLY at night? To be let out around 7:30 A.M.? My parents want it to learn that it should stay near here, but that it could sleep in the cage until morning, then be let out. I personally don’t really like the idea that much, but if it’s fine only for nighttime so it doesn’t die, I guess I could find a way to make it work

That could probably work, at least for a while, but make sure you put the cage somewhere that predators cannot get to it. Putting the rabbit an unsafe cage could be more dangerous than leaving it loose, because it cannot run away or hide.

And do provide food and water in the cage eacn night: rabbits do a lot of of their eating during the night.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Domesticated. They can be litter box trained if you want to keep it indoors.
Outside they need a hutch. If kept in a ground level prn they will dig tunnels. I had two outdoors and they dug tunnels 25 ft beyond their enclosure.
That lil guy sure is cute.