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This thread reminds me of my childhood house rabbit, Thumper. She was originally going to be named Terminator, Predator or Commando (my brother was going through his Arnie action phase). She was also a he, but we only found that out when she hit about 7 years old.
She had a big run outside where she stayed during the day (and some summer evenings, but came in the house and was given free reign in the evenings. She loved toilet rolls and the theme tune to The Bill, and hated Phil Collins. We half trained her to fetch, she'd run off and retrieve thrown things, but didn't like giving them back, preferring to run around your feet in circles.
I miss that bun-bun. 🙁
Jon, the bathmat idea is genius. The only thing putting me off was the straw/chips and where to store it (old tenements don't have many cupboards) - a few cheap bath mats on rotation is an excellent idea.
Thanks for all the advice!
Honest dont do it... furry and cuddly they may be, but a right royal pain in the arse too, they smell, animals do...
The family pets messing up my new rose garden.
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The other family pets just before yet another outsize dump.
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And dont get me on Hamsters, ours was like ferking houdini, lived in the walls of the house for a week once, I had to remove a blanking panel off the wall to rescue it, only for it to garrot itself in the stupid running ball thing with its own bedding... Why didnt it just sleep in the little house I bought it I will never know..
You love them all really, Tinsy.
We have 2 Guinea pigs (2 females), much better than rabbits for indoor as they don't have such smelly urine. We just pop the cage on the floor when we are at home and they can come and go as they please. In my experience Guinea pigs tend to be friendlier than rabbits and in 3 years haven't had to deal with any bum nuggets being left out, once they are happy with their cage they tend to go to the same spot each time. Whatever you do I would suggest at least a pair, preferably same sex siblings, as Guinea pigs and Rabbits are social animals and can get grumpy if kept on their own.
The only down side to them is the noise they make when the fridge door gets opened which they associate with food!