Is it ok to keep BUNNY WITHOUT A CAGE

Question

because i want a house bunny

i'll potty train him/her/them

i'll bye it a small bed next to mine

i'll bye it a litter box

idont wanna bye a cage bcuz the big cages cost alot of money and smalll cages dont have enough room for it to run

Answer 1

Umm, Maybe if you make sure that she/he is on floor and not carpet, or they will bite through and that no other fabric is lying around because the bunny will literally shred it to pieces... maybe keep your bunny in the basement. that's what I did.  

Answer 2

the word is BUY...as in BUY something....not say GOOD BYE...

and you only should get a pet if you KNOW how to take care of one...if you can't spell, learn that first and THEN learn about owning a pet....

Answer 3

Friends of mine had an angora bunny that just ran around the house and porch for years.  So it can be done.  

Answer 4

A bunny rabbit will probably p**p everywhere and they look like coco puffs

but yeah they make cool house pets just try not to lose them

cause they'll hop everywhere

Answer 5

Sure, and if you get tired of it...you can eat it.

Rabbit tastes like chicken.

Answer 6

I had bunnies some time ago, running loose.

*They ate almost every cable they could get.

*They p**p and pi everywhere, no matter how hard we tryed to teach them.

*If you don't hold them constantly they will run from you all the time.

*If you hold them constantly they will pi and p**p on you.

Btw English is not my first language, so sorry my spelling is incorrect.

Answer 7

Yes, it is ok for you to keep bunnies as house pets without cages. As long as you take good care of it, it Will be perfectly fine!

Good luck

Answer 8

Bunnies like to chew. My mother had a water-bed and a bunny. Lots of holes in the water-bed. They chew on cords---dangerous. You might want to think this over.

Answer 9

NO, it's not okay.  It will be disastrous.

Read Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits by Bob Bennett.  It costs $15.  If you can't afford that, you can't afford a rabbit.  

You can get a used cage off Craigslist.  Caging does not mean you can't let it out to run around (supervised, please).  House bunnies do not start off roaming the house.  It starts off in a SMALL area, gets handled properly a LOT, gets litter trained in that small area, is always supervised when out of the cage, the entire house gets rabbit proofed, etc.  A rabbit WANTS its own place and it's cage is just that.  

Don't you want your own bedroom?  What if you had to live in an enormous empty warehouse?  That would be pretty lame.  You'd have no privacy, no where to go that was your own sanctuary.  Think of what a rabbit needs to be comfortable, not a what a person needs to make them feel good or ease their guilt.

Be good to your rabbit and buy a cage for it.  Read/study what a rabbit really needs before you get one.

Answer 10

Well you could but you'll loose it and all the wires of you computer/TV will be destroyed, trust me I've been there, I recommend a cage :)  

Answer 11

Wouldn't it be hard to train it when it's running around loose in it's beginning stages?

I wouldn't think not getting a cage would be a good idea, but then you don't see dogs or cats in cages either.

If you don't get a cage, make sure you clean up the house like if you had a young baby in the house. Get wires out of reach, outlets, etc. that could cause a hazard.

A running wheel can solve the running in limited space problem, though.

Answer 12

NO where else u gonna put it? well actually if u have a box or sum other sort of place to keep it in at times u kno.. not just a room

Answer 13

It will be okay but just be aware that rabbits like to chew. And the rabbit will NOT be potty trained right off the bat. So the rabbit will of course have accidents. ^^

Otherwise, all should be fine. Just make sure there are no wires or troublesome objects for the animal to chew on. They also like to scratch at things and eat carpet. So be careful. Have a squirt bottle with you and squirt the animal if it misbehaves like so.

Other then that. Good luck!

Answer 14

yeah, thats how I kept my rabbit.

Although, don't buy it a bed, buy it something it can p**p in.

Also watch out for cords, they will chew on it.  

Answer 15

yeah thats totally okay it can run freely in your room and it will grow a stronger relationship with you

Answer 16

if you have any other pet such as dogs cats or any animal that would attack so defintely for a couple monts even if you dont have other animals you should have a cage for its safety  

Answer 17

my friend has a bunny that is in there house. at first he didnt use the litter box but then he did. i think its awsome to do that. i have indoor pets that would kill my bunnies so they have to be in a cage ={ but i think its really cool! how many people do u kno that have a trained bunny? haha! <3

Answer 18

It's not impossible, but I hope you realise that rabbits are most active at dawn and dusk...your bunny could keep you awake all night!

If you want to keep the bunny in one room, absolutely double check there are no wires, plants or anything that it may chew and harm itself.

It's also good for the bunny to go outdoors at least once a day for fresh air and to munch on grass. A rabbit harness is good for this and not too expensive.

Answer 19

  Yes, just make sure your room is bunny proof, meaning there are no loose wires for your bunny to chew through, no fabric for him to shred, and no carpet because he will eat it.

  If you have furniture that he might eat you might want to use bitter apple spray. You can get it at pet stores. That will keep the bunny from chewing on the furniture. It will wear off after awhile so you will want to re-apply it. Also get him some wood chews they need them to wear down there teeth that continuously grow, it also stops them from chewing on your furniture.

  It would be a good Idea to kinda have a "home base" wear you get a small cage with the door always open so he can get in and out. You could put the bunny's food, water, and litter box in there. That would make it easy for you and your Bunny.

  I don't suggest letting your Bunny have the whole house to explore on his first day at your house. Just let your Bunny have a corner of your room for three days then allow him to explore all of your room.

Answer 20

I would buy a cage anyway, but you don't have to keep him in the cage unless you need to put him/her there for a bit while you are doing something where he might get in the way or get hurt or into mischief.  The main thing is to make sure he/she can't get into things that might cause a choking hazard or eat something that would make him/her sick.  I would buy a book on how to keep a rabbit in the house and how to train him/her to use the litter box.  Good luck to you and your soon to be new pet.

Answer 21

You need a cage. Even if you buy a small dog crate. They cost about $25 used. If you don't it can get hurt while you are away or sleeping. The cage only needs a wire bottom and a tray, and a water dish. You can make a false bottom from a wood frame with some wire on it.

Answer 22

I would keep him in the fridge so the meat doesn't spoil before cooking.

By the way, Genius, it's "BUY" as in purchasing something.   "Bye" is as in Good Bye.

Answer 23

as long as your house doesnt have small places the bunny could get stuck or lost.

Answer 24

I think a cage would be the best thing.  

Answer 25

youre not going to be able to toilet train a bunny and it will try to run away.  

Answer 26

That'd be a good Idea! Just the only thing, what about water, they can't drink out of a bowl, they have to have the metal and plastic water bottle. I recommend Guinea pigs, smaller, and they can have smaller cages. They can also run around in the house and play every day. I have 2, they're soooo cute! www.muffinpunkin.webs.com check out my pics of them!!!

Answer 27

Everything I've read says that as long as you keep the rabbit indoors where it isn't defenseless, there's no reason you can't let it roam free like a house cat. Look up rabbits on youtube.com and you will see hundreds of videos of people doing the same. I've heard they can be very easy to litter box train.

I'm looking to get a rabbit someday myself :)

Answer 28

It is o.k. to do that.

Answer 29

so long as you "rabbit proof" your home/room where the rabbit will be it will be fine :) just make sure you fine out what is toxic and don't leave house plants around.

Answer 30

No you don't have to have a cage. So long as your sure it's trained.

Answer 31

i guess itll be alright to have it as a house pet, but it definately wouldnt be safe. when an amimal gets accustomed to its surroundings, itll get into anywhere, which can me dangerous AND toxic cleaning chemicals. a. bunnies can jump REALLY high up, b. they have huge teeth so i think it is OKAY technically, but anything could happen, who knows? she might get into the knife drawer!

p.s. (i get SO freaked out and think the worst, sorry!!)

if money is the problem, check your local garage sales. ive had a guinea pig, and theyre cages are like 70 bucks at the least, and my dad just picked one up easily at a grocery store for 5 BUCKS!

oh, and look at the design of rabbit cages and get a cage similar but maybe for a different, bigger animal. i wish you the BEST of luck!