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Virtual Tour 12 -  Rabbit house                                                                                                                

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Our new rabbit house was finished in 2004.
 
We used to keep the rabbits in hutches at night, and carry them forwards and backwards onto grassed areas during the day. This was problematic for a number of reasons. Firstly it was very time consuming and quite stressful for the rabbits themselves. Secondly the grass had no time to recover, and the rabbits started to become ill due to the build up of urine etc.
 
The new rabbit house allows them access to an outside run 24 hours a day. This means that at night when they are naturally most active, they are free to wander. It also means that we can properly disinfect their accommodation, meaning less disease. The rabbits are cleaned daily, and fed on fresh vegetables and hay twice a day.

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