Everybody's seen them at the pet store. A cage 24 by 18 inches or smaller, containing a package of pine shavings, a water bottle, and a
cardboard box of
rabbit pellets. A "starter kit" designed to go with the spontaneous acquisition of a rabbit, probably a baby, who will fit through the small door. In 1989 HRJ printed "An Appeal to Cage Manufacturers," with suggestions on improving the basic wire rabbit-cage. Since then we have regularly printed pictures of innovative cages or condos. However, these luxury cages can be expensive or time consuming to obtain or build. Bunny adoption counselors continue to face the challenge of how to make things easy for someone bringing home a first-time house rabbit.
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