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LittleLove

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Hello how are you all doing? I just wanted to ask your opinions on a couple of things I was going to get for Fred's outdoor enclosure. I can't find a hide big enough or one I like, so I took a couple of pics of rabbit hides and wanted to know if they would be OK.
 

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COmtnLady

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Bunnies nest. Tortoises hide. There's some good insulation in those two examples for rabbits, but tortoises are little tanks who will plow them apart, probably eat some of it (so I'm not liking the cover of the Quonset shaped one - seems like a potential intestinal obstruction waiting too happen).

A large terracotta pot, laid on its side (maybe even countersunk a bit, makes a good sturdy, fast and easy-for-humans, hide. As do large pipe pieces... buckets... wooden box-shaped items (maybe a drawer from a discarded cabinet/furniture... a plastic bin with a "door" cut out (covered with substrate to insulate from getting too warm in the sun)... just about any container that will stand up to weather, not be toxic, and that the tortoise can easily enter and exit.

Scroll down for outdoor examples:

Think about hawks or raccoons, etc. getting in and if you need a roof.
 
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LittleLove

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Bunnies nest. Tortoises hide. There's some good insulation in those two examples for rabbits, but tortoises are little tanks who will plow them apart, probably eat some of it (so I'm not liking the cover of the Quonset shaped one - seems like a potential intestinal obstruction waiting too happen).

A large terracotta pot, laid on its side (maybe even countersunk a bit, makes a good sturdy, fast and easy-for-humans, hide. As do large pipe pieces... buckets... wooden box-shaped items (maybe a drawer from a discarded cabinet/furniture... a plastic bin with a "door" cut out (covered with substrate to insulate from getting too warm in the sun)... just about any container that will stand up to weather, not be toxic, and that the tortoise can easily enter and exit.

Scroll down for outdoor examples:

Think about hawks or raccoons, etc. getting in and if you need a roof.
Thank you COmtnLady, I thank you so much.
 

LittleLove

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A wooden rabbit house would work better.
Hello The_Four_Toed_Edward how are you doing today?
Well I know it's not the rabbit house but I thought this one might work, and then I'm going to do a terracotta pot laid on it's side or something like COmtnLady suggested. For his little hide
 

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The_Four_Toed_Edward

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Hello The_Four_Toed_Edward how are you doing today?
Well I know it's not the rabbit house but I thought this one might work, and then I'm going to do a terracotta pot laid on it's side or something like COmtnLady suggested. For his little hide
If you are only going to use this during the day, it should be fine in my opinion. You might have to modify the ramp.
 

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Some other fun enrichment options are a brushing stating (I’ve just got a soft natural bristle brush attatched to one wall so she can come use it to scratch.

Bamboo branches can also be a cool addition (not planted bamboo) for some extra cover!
 

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