I want to use hay for my rabbits bedding.......is this ok??? also do bunnies like small pet carriers to be in ,on a long trip??? lets say about 6-9 hour long trip???......personal experience plz!!!! thanks... :)
2007-06-05 04:41:07 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Miss Baby♥ 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
For a long trip your bunny should be absolutely fine. BUT
They make special rabbit transport cages.
They are wire w/ trays. They are small to keep the bunny stable but big enough so that they can move around and eat.
A lot of people will put alot of hay in with the bunnies to make them comfy, but then they tend to get pee on themselves.
If you are worried, Its ok your bunny will be fine. Maybe, if your not driving or something you can take her out and hold her. And maybe you can get a harness for her so when you stop you can let her hop around on some grass.
When I take my rabbits to shows they seem just fine. They go in their little transports (sometimes in a pet carrier) and just kind of hang out. Sometimes if one looks nervous then i just cover the cage so its dark and they calm down.
Good Luck and relax, bunnies dont a mind a travel.
2007-06-05 06:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by hickchick210 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a 6-9 hour trip a rabbit carrying cage will work perfectly fine. If it is an overnight trip or longer then I'd consider going to larger cages.
I don't recommend using hay for bedding. It tends to have a lot more bugs in it and can lead to fur mites and ear mites, etc. Straw can do that too, but not so much as hay does. And hay can also get to stinking unlike straw, wood shavings, or ground up corn cobs.
Ground up corn cobs tend to work the best (they are very absorbent and if they are stirred around and laid down thickly, can even make it so you have to clean the cage out less often), followed by wood shavings, then straw. If you are going to use a hay, I recommend using a grass type hay and not a wide leaved hay like alfalfa or clover. Using a wide leafed hay could offset their nutritional balance since wide leafed hays are higher in energy and that can lead to diahrrea.
If your rabbit is small enough, a wire bottomed cage with no bedding works the best of all. You avoid the chance of mites and fleas like you do with hay and straw, you have less problems with coccidiosis, and it's easier to keep the rabbit clean. If the adult weight of the breed is 11 pounds or less then I'd recommend a wire bottomed cage.
I've been raising and showing rabbits for 25 years and have used both wire bottomed cages and solid floored cages with different kinds of bedding.
2007-06-05 11:54:48 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using hay for bedding is fine. We use Care Fresh but it is more expensive than hay. We carried one of our bunnies on a 5 hour trip in his carrier and he did fine, so they usually travel well once they settle down and get accustomed to the motion of the car.
2007-06-05 13:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a small carrier is a good idea, they need to stetch their legs and move around or they will feel stiff and sore. As far as a hay bedding some bunnies love it some don't, it is what you think what may be more comfortable for your bunny.
2007-06-05 12:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Diane R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hay will stink bad when he potties. I use just an old towel when we take our foster bunnies to adoptions. Which is 6 hours. Have extras to change it half way.
2007-06-05 11:51:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋