The Right Way to Clean and to Tidy Your Rabbit Hutch

     Having rabbits at home requires lots of dedication and responsibility. Owning a rabbit does not only entail providing him with nutritious food, shelter and bringing him to the veterinarian for regular check ups, but you have to ensure that their hutch are clean to prevent them from having diseases or illnesses.

Raising rabbits is worthwhile and fun experience. It is comparable to raising cats because you can keep them indoors and they can be litter trained.

They are among the preferred pets of both adults and children because they are adorable, they are cute and they do only require minimal space to maintain. Studies show that these animals have longer life span than other animals and they could live for as long as 10 years if properly nurtured and cared by pet owners.

Nature of rabbits:

These animals are intelligent, lively, inquisitive, affectionate, playful and they prefer to be cuddled or being handled by their owners. They exist in different colors, breeds and coats.

They are suitable as pets because they can be left alone during the day by only providing another rabbit as companion. However, they are not suitable pets for small children because they do not know to handle them, thus, there is a possibility of getting kicked or scratched. They can be kept outdoors or indoors but they require enough room or space as their living quarters. They are usually active during dawn and dusk and sleep during the day.

These animals are herbivores by nature and they have high reproduction rate.

It is important for them to be neat and clean not only to their body but also to their cages to avoid the accumulation of bad odors and bacteria in their hutches. If you do not know how to keep their hutches and cages clean and odor free, follow the tips and suggestions mentioned below.

Simple steps in cleaning your rabbit cage or hutch:
1. Plot your schedule on how frequent you should clean their hutch weekly. Do you want to clean it two times weekly? Do you want to clean it three times weekly? Or do you want to clean it four times weekly?
2. Be sure to have an extra storage space where you can keep your rabbit while cleaning their living quarters.
3. Before cleaning their cage, transfer the rabbits to another cage.
4. Clean the exterior of the hutch by removing dried twigs, leaves, cob webs, furs and other dirt.
5. Before you wash the hutch, be sure to remove their beddings, litter box, food bowl and other accessories.
6. To remove foul odor and smell caused by their urine and their feces, wash the cage with dilute solution of water, bleach or vinegar. You can also pour hot water after you wash it with the solution to remove remaining odor and bacteria. Be sure to let it dry under the heat of the sun.
7. Be sure to wash and to clean washable accessories and let it dry under the sun.
8. Once dried, return their bedding and other rabbit accessories.

By following the suggestions and tips mentioned above, you can be sure that your rabbits will be neat and clean.