2007-07-03 12:12:09 · 19 answers · asked by Stan 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Outdoor rabbits live 4-7 years on average, while indoor live up to 15. There are many hazzards outside that you simply have no control over. Harsh weather can affect their health is they can't keep warm or dry enough. Other animals, such as cats can stress them out as they cannot escape the predator. If you live in an area with snakes, you deffinately don't want them out. There's the chance they may get ticks. All that compared the them living indoors where you can constantly monitor them, seems like a lot to risk.
Of course there are many people that keep rabbits outside despite all the potential problems, and manage to keep them happy. I personally think all pets belong at close reach to the family, and also that having outdoor animals is a bit more work.
Talk to your family about the benefits of having them inside and discuss why they want outdoor rabbits in the first place. Perhaps they will agree to having them indoors, or getting a different pet.
2007-07-03 12:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure they are all in separate cages, even if you plan on breeding. Rabbits deal better with cold than heat, and make sure that they aren't in a drafty area, or put some plywood against the cages so that they are out of the wind. If it gets hot, check the rabbits- if they are sweating around their mouths, they are too hot! Bring them inside to cool off. Rabbits love frozen water bottles (just fill an empty pop/water/tea/whatever plastic bottle about 1/3 full and pop it in the freezer, rotate them around when it is hot so that the rabbits have a chance to cool off). Make sure that predators like hawks, coyotes, wolves, and raccoons can't get to them!
2007-07-04 03:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
use a very small wire on the cages, not something like chicken wire, because rabbits attract snakes!
if you live in a hot climate, put the huts in a shady area and give them frozen bottles of water to lay aganst, because rabbits die from heat very easily
keep the huts up high, like eye level, on legs or sitting on something so dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, ect. can't get them
2007-07-03 19:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should worry about the other animals that are out at night that can attack it, such as oppossums and raccoons. Make sure they are in a very sturdy cage and perhaps garage them at night.
2007-07-03 19:17:41 · answer #4 · answered by kikio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
make sure you get same sex rabbits or you will quickly find out they multiply- plus snakes are very attracted to rabbits,
2007-07-03 20:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if they are thinking about putting them outside is:1 hawks and eagles and other predators..2 animals that can give them rabies such as wild rabbits beacause I think I heard that when they have sex sometimes with wild ones they can catch rabies 3 bugs
2007-07-03 19:20:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes they multiply fast attract foxes and snakes and if there are any big crops or fields around you dont feed them the plants because they might have pesticides on them and also rabbits like to burrow so if you have them in a pin be sure you know if there digging and where to!!!
2007-07-03 19:22:42 · answer #7 · answered by readytogo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, they attract animals that like an easy-to-catch dinner, such as coyotes. Make sure they are VERY safe.
2007-07-03 19:14:54 · answer #8 · answered by 1M9 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots more rabbits
2007-07-03 19:14:36 · answer #9 · answered by kevrigger 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
coyotes/foxes/etc.
hawks and such.
and about 4 and a half billion extra rabbits.
2007-07-03 19:24:09 · answer #10 · answered by defofutbol13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋