the evening will they cry or any thing at night
2007-03-29 08:22:36 · 7 answers · asked by Felicia P 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
It won't be lonely at all. Just make sure that it has a box in its hutch with lots of straw bedding to stay warm.
2007-03-29 08:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by not too creative 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your rabbit will be perfectly fine outside. Saying a rabbit has to stay indoors and is better indoors is like saying a deer or a cow is better indoors. My dad and I have had ours outdoors for 25 years and they are perfectly content. And it is a BAD idea to keep your rabbits together in the same pen. They may act all fine and nice one day then the next one had hair missing on it's forehead or nose or back. Or one will have bite marks on its back or ears or will get it's tail bitten off. Or one will try breeding the other. And it will still happen even if you get them spaded or neutered. Often, it's just a matter of time and often it will happen out of the blue when you least expect it to happen.
Just make sure when you keep your rabbit outside that you keep it protected from the elements and the neighbors dog that the neighbor might let loose. So pick a shady spot to keep it cool during the summer and make sure it has three sides of the cage enclosed in cold weather to prevent it from getting pneumonia. Rabbits can take the cold well, just not a wind draft.
When you raise your rabbits, raise them from logic, common sense, and experience that you gain or that other knowledgable people show you. If you raise them based on your emotions, you will end up hurting your rabbit instead of helping it.
For instance, greens and vegetables can give your rabbit diahrrea. Many people think that is nice by giving them a snack.
People say to let them run. Then their rabbit turns mean. Letting them run or have too big of a cage can turn them aggressive.
People say let them live together, but you are just risking fur chewing, biting, mounting, fighting, nicked ears, bitten off tails, running around the cage and breaking their spinal chord, etc.
People often say it's good to give a rabbit a bath. That can give a rabbit pneumonia if it is not dried properly and if the water is too cold. Also a bath takes the natural oils out of the fur, thereby damaging the fur and not helping it.
Stick to the advice of people that show them at ARBA rabbit shows. Be careful of the advice you get from people that raise them just as pets. Often they aren't as knowledgable and they mistakenly let their emotions guide them.
2007-04-02 11:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In nature, rabbits are very solitary creatures. (They only come together to breed. Then the does chase everyone away!) They like being alone, they like having their own territory. No, your rabbit won't be lonely. It does need a secure, safe hutch with protection from weather (wind, rain, snow, SUN!) and wild or domestic animals. Make sure it has a constant source of clean water and fresh hay and food, and keep the hutch clean. It will look forward to seeing you and you should still give it lots of attention. Build a nice secure run area for it, let it get exercise every day. Spend time with it and handle it every day and it should live a long happy life.
2007-03-29 15:44:57 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Giants 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Please ask that question to your Veterinarian OR the House Rabbit Society.
Contact them by looking at this website, which has email addressses and the names of Local House Rabbit chapters in your state:
http://www.rabbit.org/hrs-info/feedback.html
Rabbits need special care, and you don't want your rabbit to suffer because of something you are doing to him.
2007-03-29 15:29:51 · answer #4 · answered by aattura 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is he being kept outside where he lives now? If so, he'll be terrified. He'll be afraid to be alone and he'll be afraid of being outside alone.
Rabbits don't vocalize much, only when they're in pain or frightened and sometimes when they're being bossy. You probably won't hear any crying.
See what you can do to keep him/her indoors or at least get her a companion.
2007-03-29 15:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
my rabbit just became an outside bunny and i got him neutered and bought him a friend-- they really dont like to be alone.
2007-03-29 18:21:05 · answer #6 · answered by cali s 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the rabbit won't be lonely. They are unable to feel "higher" emotions.
2007-03-29 15:27:55 · answer #7 · answered by say_tay 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋