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3 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Rabbit Hutch

When people attempt to get rabbit hutches in a hurry, they end up landing in a cage or a hutch that is not exactly perfect for them or their pets. See, what they fail to realize is that hutches in general is much like a home and you cannot just pick out in a hurry. You first have to research about them, make time to see some other designs and yes, even figure out if the design of the entire structure works with both you and the comfort of your pet.

Now if you do not want to make the same mistakes that most inexperienced rabbit owners are doing, here are a list of the errors that you should absolutely avoid.

1. Picking out the wrong size.

Technically, nothing should be wrong if you get a hutch that is too big for your rabbit. This is because with giving them a bigger home, you are also giving them more space to enjoy and more exercise that they need. The problem really comes in when you picked up something that is too small for them. Why you ask?

Constraint of space brings several problems including obesity due to lack of exercise and death brought about by insufficient air due to improper ventilation. Those are quite serious problems right?

That is why it is very important for you as rabbit owner to get the size that you need. After all, it just needs estimation on your end to know if the rabbit hutch that you are looking at is adequate enough for your pet. Here is a tip, according to some resources, the best proportion to follow is 1 pound of your rabbit = 1 square foot. If you do not know how much your pet weighs, then just measure his height and length and multiply it by 3 or 4. The dimensions you will get should be the perfect size for your rabbit.

2. Failing to consider the materials used in the structure.

Generally, hutches are made of just two things - wood and metal wire mesh. And while the combination of those materials seems ideal, a few problems have been raised by rabbit owners especially on the "wood" part. This is because they apparently found out that some of the wood used on the hutches they bought are treated with toxic chemicals that tend to poison their pets when their rabbits chew on them.

So if you want to avoid this from happening to your furry friend, you must do a research about the manufacturers first to see if the rabbit hutch that you are buying will not put your pet into jeopardy.

3. Getting lured by extremely low prices.

This seems to be the biggest problem among all mentioned. Why? Because a lot of people think that cheaper is always better. But that thought is not entirely true because that word can almost always be related to being substandard. Think of it this way, yes you may end up saving some money upon purchase but the maintenance and repair that you would have to do in a few months' time may eventually just cost you more. So the lesson to be learned is, when buying hutches, always put quality first before anything else.

Those are some of the mistakes that you would have to be aware of. Hopefully, knowing those will make you a smarter and a better "hutch - shopper" in general.

Post je objavljen 01.04.2010. u 17:09 sati.