Why is my rabbit burrowing in the garden?

Question

Okay, so our rabbit goes outside in a run during the day and underneath her outside cage she's dug a massive hole. She's just turned one year old and this is the first time she's done it. She's been doing it for about a week and she's got pretty far. Does anyone know why she's just started doing it and why she's doing it?

Thanks

Answer 1

It's a rabbit.....that's what they do.

Answer 2

She is either trying to make a home burrow or she is trying to get out of her run.

Answer 3

it cant burrow through concrete  

Answer 4

This is simply because it is a natural instinct! Bunnies love to dig! It keep their nails and teeth healthy! I put my bunny in a giant cardboard box and let her dig and scratch or I take her outside and let her play in the dirt. This is completely normal of your rabbit!

Answer 5

Rabbits love to dig and burrow, even domesticated ones. My bunny is an indoor bunny, and when she's out to play I set up a plastic stool with a towel over it...she loves to tunnel under it and hide in there and dig at the towel.

Answer 6

If you look at wild rabbits this is how they naturally live - in burrows. It is just instinct. She feels safe in a burrow and she should be okay as long as she is protected from other predators.

My rabbit made a burrow all the way to the other side of the fence and escaped though.  

Answer 7

Rabbits naturally burrow