{"id":85797,"date":"2022-04-22T12:03:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:03:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:03:30","slug":"what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the best cage for indoor rabbits?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/#What_is_the_best_cage_for_indoor_rabbits\" title=\"What is the best cage for indoor rabbits?\">What is the best cage for indoor rabbits?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/#What_is_the_best_thing_to_put_on_the_bottom_of_a_rabbit_cage\" title=\"What is the best thing to put on the bottom of a rabbit cage?\">What is the best thing to put on the bottom of a rabbit cage?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/#Do_rabbits_need_a_bed_in_their_cage\" title=\"Do rabbits need a bed in their cage?\">Do rabbits need a bed in their cage?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/#What_type_of_cage_is_best_for_rabbits\" title=\"What type of cage is best for rabbits?\">What type of cage is best for rabbits?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/#What_size_should_an_indoor_rabbit_cage_be\" title=\"What size should an indoor rabbit cage be?\">What size should an indoor rabbit cage be?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-cage-for-indoor-rabbits-5\/#Is_it_cruel_to_keep_a_rabbit_in_a_cage_indoors\" title=\"Is it cruel to keep a rabbit in a cage indoors?\">Is it cruel to keep a rabbit in a cage indoors?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_cage_for_indoor_rabbits\"><\/span>What is the best cage for indoor rabbits?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some people prefer rabbit cages with wire bottoms because a litter pan can be placed underneath. This is generally fine, but you need to include <b>a tile or a piece of wood or cardboard for the bunny to stand\/lie on. Standing on the wire floor alone can cause damage and discomfort to your rabbit&#8217;s paws.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_thing_to_put_on_the_bottom_of_a_rabbit_cage\"><\/span>What is the best thing to put on the bottom of a rabbit cage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Do rabbits really need bedding? Rabbit bedding is a recommended requirement in a litter box but <b>an optional one in a cage. Maze rug down and seagrass make excellent bedding for chewers while towels and mats are recommended for non-chewers.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_rabbits_need_a_bed_in_their_cage\"><\/span>Do rabbits need a bed in their cage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rabbits were not designed to live on wire floorsthey&#8217;re hard on their feet (which have no pads like those of cats or dogs). <b>If you must use a cage with a wire floor, you need to provide your rabbit with a resting board or rug for her to sit on, otherwise she will spend all of her time in her litterbox.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_type_of_cage_is_best_for_rabbits\"><\/span>What type of cage is best for rabbits?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The best rabbit cage is <b>large and at least four to six times the size of your bunny. Bunnies play for almost five hours each day, so the exercise pen also needs to be giant. With that in mind, an enclosed run or two-story condo connected by a ramp are two types of enclosures to consider for your bunny.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_size_should_an_indoor_rabbit_cage_be\"><\/span>What size should an indoor rabbit cage be?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund recommends that your rabbit&#8217;s hutch be large enough for three hops from end to end. That means <b>a minimum of six feet long by two feet high by two feet deep. A 6ft x 2ft x 2ft hutch will allow your rabbit to hop, stand up, stretch, and move around comfortably.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_cruel_to_keep_a_rabbit_in_a_cage_indoors\"><\/span>Is it cruel to keep a rabbit in a cage indoors?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Locking your rabbit up Keeping them in these tiny cages can cause a range of health problems, including obesity and even deformities if they&#8217;re not able to move around naturally. <b>It&#8217;s also cruel. Rabbits are smart, social and highly curious, and they need to be able to explore their surroundings.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is the best cage for indoor rabbits?What is the best thing to put on the bottom of a rabbit cage?Do rabbits need a bed in their cage?What type of cage is best for rabbits?What size should an indoor rabbit cage be?Is it cruel to keep a rabbit in a cage indoors?&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85797"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}