Can an indoor rabbit adapt to living outdoors?

Answer 1

Yes, it should be. As long as it is not too cold or too hot. If it is colder, make sure you have a place where it can go to huddle up for warmth. it shouldn't be in the grass to long due to bugs and pesticides.

Answer 2

Outdoor rabbits face many dangers, including:

• Hot, cold, or cool and wet weather
• Predators -- also, rabbits are very susceptible to stress and can die from shock when they're being stalked, even if they're safe in a secure hutch
• Other people might tease or even hurt your rabbit
• Parasites, insects
• Lack of care (easier to forget about them) -- rabbits need daily exercise, play time, and socializing time with their human owners; owners should also observe their appearance and behaviour daily to keep tabs on health
• Exposure to toxins (like pollution, pesticides, diseases in the environment, bacteria in the dirt, etc.)
• "Foxtails" are dangerous for rabbits just like they are for dogs, working their way into the orifices or folds in the skin

Because of these dangers, it's easier for most people to keep their rabbits happy, healthy, and safe when they're kept indoors. However, if you can take reasonable measures to prevent the above dangers, and you take your rabbits to the vet regularly, it can be alright to keep your rabbits outside.

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Some people say: Of course not.

Others say: Yes. Many rabbits, in fact most of them live outside. It is their natural habitat, though many rabbits are kept as only inside pets as well.

Another person says: The outdoors isn't really the natural habitat of a domestic rabbit because pet rabbits have lost their natural instincts, and they aren't able to handle extreme weather.
yes most of them but some kind of scratch you
Yes there are soem wild ones too

Answer 3

my rabbits both live inside and hav free reign of a small room. as long as they hav plenty of space 2 run around, and get fresh air from an open window (provided they cant climb upto it and jump out) they are fine. you may need 2 get their claws clipped on a regular basis as the concrete when outside trims it for them, but inside, obviously it sdoes not. rabbits are fine indoors. ensure plenty of hay, or readigrass in their diet (i find they prefer readigrass - semi dried grass - and it has a nice smell). i also find giving them boxes and such like to hide in and play in help with indoor rabbits.

Answer 4

First answer: Yes! All the rabbits enjoy the outdoors! But always remember to keep track of them outside! They are fast runners and can easily hop out of your sight!

More information: Some rabbits like to be outside, but others find it frightening. It depends on the personality of the rabbit. Also, you have to make sure the outdoor area feels secure to the rabbit, and is safe for them!

There are a lot of dangers outside, not just that they can escape. Other dangers include:

• Poisoning by plants. Lots of plants are poisonous for rabbits, for example tomato leaves -- and rabbits don't know which plants are safe for them, so they'll happily nibble on poisonous plants and make themselves very sick.
• Predators. Wild animals (like hawks) and pet animals (like dogs) can kill your rabbit, and they can be very fast (faster than you!).
• Foxtails (a kind of plant seed). These are dangerous for all pet animals, piercing the skin and working into the organs.
• Parasites, insects
• Snow. Some rabbits like to play in the snow, but because they never developed instincts about it (they come from the Mediterranean), they don't always know you can't eat it. Eating snow can put an animal into hypothermia.

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Answer 5

Not easily. But it can. I wouldn't do it. Outdoor rabbits can adapt to indoor rabbits.