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Sep
Domesticated pet rabbits can live outside all year round only if they are kept under a shed to prevent them from direct sunlight exposure and cover up the hutch with a tarpaulin during night time. People may be surprised that a rabbit would build a nest for her babies.
They usually live in groups under the ground in small burrows and are fast runners.
Where do bunnies live outside. All around the world rabbits can be found living in the wild being kept as pets and bred for food. Rabbits live in a wide range of environments fromwoodsand meadows to grasslands and forests deserts and wetlands. Over half of all rabbits live in North America.
They are found in Canada to Mexico Central America as far as Columbia South AmericaIn the United States cottontails live on the East Coast all the way to the Great Plains. Europrean Wild Rabbits -European rabbits are small with long hind legs and shorter front legs. In our opinion rabbits should be living insideor at least somewhere sheltered like in a garage or shed.
So why shouldnt they live outside. Well think about it for a second. You as a human are perfectly capable of living outside for prolonged periods of time.
Get a tent and a sleeping bag. Rabbits live in groups called colonies in underground warrens where they can hide from anything hunting them. These underground systems of tunnels are dug by the rabbits and can be found in forests grasslands meadows or deserts.
The only time a rabbit does not live in a warren is for about three weeks after its born. Hutches or cages do not provide enough protection to make it safe to leave the rabbit outdoors 24 hours a day. The House Rabbit Society receives many calls every week from baffled people whose rabbit died during the night while confined in a hutch.
I dont understand - the hutch wasnt even unlocked and the rabbit didnt have a mark. Domesticated pet rabbits can live outside all year round only if they are kept under a shed to prevent them from direct sunlight exposure and cover up the hutch with a tarpaulin during night time. Consider a strong enough predator safe rabbit hutch.
Temperature for rabbits outside. Very rarely did a rabbit live longer. Once we domesticated them their life span increased to about 6-8 years living outdoors in a backyard or such.
And about 30 years ago when the House Rabbit Society started to introduce them as indoor animalspets only their life span was noted to last 8-12 years. However the cottontail does not live in warrens but lives in nests hollows or burrows made by other animals. Finally wild rabbits can burrow anywhere including in your yard garden meadows forests grasslands woodlands mountains marshlands sand dunes railway verges or even in urban areas.
Eastern cottontails the most common rabbit species in the United States build shallow nests of grass and fur in grassy areas near bushes or trees and often right out in the open. People may be surprised that a rabbit would build a nest for her babies. Wild rabbits seek winter quarters in thick bushes solid fences and evergreen trees.
Hollowed out stumps and brush piles also offer cover in the winter. Anything a predator cannot see a rabbit through works. Some rabbits also change their color so that they blend in the gray and white landscape of the winter.
During warmer seasons rabbits will eat weeds grasses clover wildflowers and flower and vegetable plants. When the weather turns cold rabbits will munch on twigs buds bark conifer needles and any remaining green plants. Rabbits are famous for their ability to reproduce.
They can have several litters of four to seven kits a year. Though wild rabbits are often seen most people know very little about them other than what their favorite snacks from the garden are. Of course they do more than help themselves to snacks from your yard.
Some live in fairly complex underground networks while. Rabbits live outside in the wild so shouldnt your pet rabbit live outside too. This is a misconception.
Rabbits shouldnt be left outdoors unsupervised. Likewise they definitely shouldnt be kept outside full-time especially if theyre babies. Some people swear that your pet rabbit MUST live indoors.
Others swear that they have the healthiest most active rabbits and that rabbits love living outside. There are pros and cons to each side so lets examine them and let you come to the best conclusion as to what is right for you your family and your pet rabbit. Can rabbits live outside all year around.
In fact outdoor rabbits grow a thicker coat in the winter and moult to make their coat thinner in the summer. Apart from that however keep in mind that they do not handle extreme temperatures well. Rabbits can be found everywhere except of course the cold continent of Antarctica.
These little creatures are mostly found in Asia Europe and North America. They usually live in groups under the ground in small burrows and are fast runners. The best known species is the European rabbit who creates holes under the ground.
Wild rabbits are experts at food foraging in their natural environment while domesticated rabbits are not and will have a harder time finding food in the wild. In general wild cottontail rabbits Sylvilagus spp have a lifespan of about one yearpossibly three if theyre very very clever. If a domestic rabbit that is set free survives.