I kinda got into a big fight with my mom and i love animals and my mom took them and put them outside, hamster and bunny. I have a little shed but it smells in there and there are no windows. i feel really bad for them and try to talk my mom out of it but then she and i got really mad, i kinda talked back to her and she got even more mad and i'm really worried about their health. Also, if i can ever see them in the house my bunny can't poop everywhere so i need to potty train it, but how? please help me!!
2007-06-22 02:24:10 · 8 answers · asked by justanothergirl. 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Your rabbit could easily live comfortably in a hutch, but your hamster cannot stay outside at all. My mum put my gerbils in the shed and they both died within a few days from the cold. The rabbit might be okay living in the shed for now, as long as you let it out for an hour or so every day, and you make sure there is absolutely no way it can escape.
2007-06-22 02:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your mom is being irresponsible. She let you have a pet and now she just dont like the mess they make. Your hamster needs to come in. Your bunny would be better outside in the yard than in a hot shed. Tell your mom if she won't let you bring the hamster in, you will give it away. It is cruel to leave them in a hot shed. There is no real way to train a bunny either. Sorry. You just have to keep it in the cage when it is inside.
2007-06-22 02:30:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try to limit his space inside the house, say the kitchen or the laundry room. Then just put a litterbox where he likes to poop more, usually a corner. some bunnies take more time than others. But do keep him inside, it's important for them to feel protected. i suggest you buy some books or visit some web sites on how to best take care of your bunny.
2007-06-22 02:37:39 · answer #3 · answered by tatenuri 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off - if they're in a shed all the time with no sunshine and in a cage always - you really need to get them a better home. Most Humane Society's take small animals like them or you could try putting flyers up at school or around your neigborhood. I mean I know it would be hard for you to get rid of them - but you have to consider what's best for them. Hamsters won't survive outside for too long with extreme temperatures and bunnies, especially, need exercise and attention.
Bunnies can be housetrained fairly easy too. Just a litter box - just like kitties - put bedding in instead of kitty litter and make sure not to use cedar or pine bedding either - they can cause liver damage in rabbits. The website below is a great site for litter training for bunnies. Be patient with your pet - if you do decide to try litter training - and with your mom. Best of luck to you.
2007-06-22 02:36:33 · answer #4 · answered by pooka2509 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go out and prove how much you Love animals and clean out the shed really nice and make it a nice place for an animal to live. This will show you Mom how much you care.
2007-06-22 02:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by kevrigger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very bad for them to be outside. All the information you need can be found at http://www.rabbit.org
2007-06-22 02:43:06 · answer #6 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
honestly im not a big fan with outdoor bunnies - cats , foxes and etc(too many stories of cats and foxes ripping through the wire of the cage and dead bunnies :( ).im not trying to offend those who has bunnies living outside.your pets needs air and sunshine ....try buying a play pen so you can let them run around in your back yard every day .litter training a bunny can be hard / easy depend on your rabbit.for me i got it easy.
buy a litter box ,fill it with a safe litter.make sure you put some hay on top and side cos bunnies loves to eat and do their business and the same time.everytime he poops put them in the litter box .they will learn eventually that its their toilet.change the litter box every few days.well im not sure if it works for everyone but it has worked well for two of my bunnies.i let my bunnies run around in their play pen thats connected with their cage when im not home and when i come home i find no poops or piss on the floor.
p.s if they wee on your carpet pour vinegar over it.they hate the smell of vinegar and hopefully will never piss on your carpet again :)
2007-06-22 23:49:24 · answer #7 · answered by Babii_Bunnie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits can be kept outside and normally do very well outside. You just have to make sure you keep the shed well ventilated and cleaned out good. At the same time you need to make sure that you keep direct drafts off your rabbit in the winter. Rabbits can take extremely cold temperatures down to about -10 F as long as they are not kept in a draft. If they have a wind draft on them though they can get pneumonia and die. Also make sure the shed is kept shaded. You don't want your rabbit getting too hot and overheated in the summer. You may need put in some ice bottles in the summer. Plant a tree next to the shed to shade it in the summer.
The hamster should probably not be kept outside. I haven't raised hamsters, but I don't think they can take the cold like rabbits can.
My main two conerns regarding the rabbit and the shed is ventilation and that it is kept shaded. For ventilation, it would be a good idea to install hinged doors at the bottom of the shed that can be opened to allow air to flow across the bottom of the shed floor, helping to keep the ammonia level in the shed air down.
If you can't plant a tree by the shed you might consider planting grape vines by it then creating a trellis so that the grape vines hange about 3-4 feet over the top of the shed to shield it from heat in the summer.
Rabbit's can be potty trained like the one person said. Just watch where the rabbit goes to poop the most and put a kitty litter box there. Spray the rabbit with water whenever it poops or pees where it is not supposed to. Rabbits normally like to poop and pee in corners. For electric wires, treat them with tobasco or hot sauce so the rabbit doesn't chew on them.
And if you keep you rabbit outside you don't have to let it run loose like the one person said. Thousands of people keep their rabbits in very good shape in outdoor hutches all the time without having to let their rabbits out to run.
You might contact the American Rabbit Breeders Association and see about joining their club. When you join they give you a book that tells you how to raise rabbits and I believe it even tells how to build outdoor hutches. They also have flyers you can get on how to house train your rabbits. The ARBA conducts the shows around the country for both rabbits and hamsters (they call them cavies). So they should also have a lot of the information you need on hamsters too. They are a very professional organization that knows a lot about rabbits and cavies. I would by far recommend them over an organization such as www.rabbit.org. The ARBA has been around for about 100 years or more and consists of over 40,000 members, including many veterinarians and breeders that have been raising and showing rabbits and cavies for years. They also work with universities on studying rabbit diseases and rabbit nutrition. So they are very knowledgable and very up to date on the latest rabbit and cavy info.
Their website is http://www.arba.net
2007-06-22 03:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋