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This topic has 5sd replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 13 years, 11 months ago by Nibbles_NZ.

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- 05/13/2010 at 7:56 AM
  pixiemom
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  do I keep her to her cage for a certain period of time so she gets used to it before I let her explore a room outside of cage??
- 05/13/2010 at 8:19 AM
  Elrohwen
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  It’s up to you. I prefer to leave the cage door open and let the bunny come out if they want. However, sometimes baby bunnies are pretty nervous and won’t choose to come out. An adult bunny who has had more time learning to trust people might be more interested in exploring. Just let the bunny go at her own pace and don’t give her too much space at once (I think one room would be fine to start).
- 05/13/2010 at 11:34 AM
  Beka27
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  There’s no definite rule. I’ve heard to wait 24-48 hours, but some bunnies, especially babies are very curious and adventurous, even on that first day. So, I agree with Elrohwen. Maybe leave her cage door open and let her explore for a short time if she seems interested. I would do this at a time with no other distractions (dogs/kids) so you can really focus on her.
- 05/13/2010 at 11:42 AM
  Andi
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  It will help a bit to give her a smaller space at first, and work up to larger spaces, this can be helpful for litter training as well. If a rabbit who’s is still litter training get’s a large space all at once it can be hard to catch them in ‘the act’ and direct them back to their litter box.
  I started with the cage, then the cage open with a pen, then the cage open to the room with Aniseed, it worked well.
- 05/13/2010 at 7:19 PM
  Minty
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  I usually keep them in a cage or enclosed area for the first few days so I can monitor them, especially with litter box training. Thankfully, both my boys picked it up really quickly. I would usually keep them in their cages at night just because I noticed this is when they were most active and most prone to have accidents. Each bunny is different and Sully didn’t want to come out of his cage for at least a week or longer. Frankie was out and about as soon as he got home. Just play it by ear and keep the area relatively quiet to help her settle in. Good luck!
- 05/13/2010 at 8:26 PM
  Nibbles_NZ
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  I agree with Elrohwen & Andi. When I brought mine home, I left the cage door open and let them explore the living room. Litter training was easy with mine. I litter trained them in the cage first, then put an xpen around the cage and now, they have a room. I still use the cage with the litter box in it. No accidents. Good Luck!
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