Rabbits are gorgeous pets and bringing one or more of those delightful fluff balls home makes the eyes of children light up. Before you bring the latest edition to the family home, there are a few things to consider. Where will the rabbit live?

Indoors or outdoors is the first thing to consider. Deciding this before the time is vitally important, because this will be the deciding factor when you start looking at rabbit hutches. The reason for this is that you will need to look at completely different rabbit hutches for outdoor living.

Outdoor rabbit hutches must be able to keep the rabbit safe against the elements or the rabbit will not stay healthy for long. Outdoor rabbit hutches must be weatherproof and of far sturdier construction than those specifically for indoor living.

Factors that influence choice

Once you have decided between indoor and outdoor rabbit hutches, you must look at how easy it will be to clean the hutch. Rabbits do not like living in dirty conditions and if you buy a hutch that is difficult to clean this can become a serious problem. It is natural for people to start putting off cleaning rabbit hutches regularly if the hutches do not have easy access.

This could soon lead to many health problems for the rabbit and in reality it is a form of cruelty. Therefore, before you decide on what rabbit hutches are the best, educate yourself on the needs of rabbits.

Learn about their hygiene habits, how they like to sleep and the fact that they love to have different ‘areas’ in their rabbit hutches. It is not difficult to keep rabbits happy and healthy if you arm yourself with knowledge.