New outdoor hutch

ladymuck83

ladymuck83

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Would this be enough of a run? What was the minimum again so they can popcorn I love it when they do that so want them to have more than enough run space D72437AC-2B06-45E6-9ECC-415A5D17A87D.pngB56716D8-87EC-4B99-ADE1-3BA6E123B87B.png6D2AB899-8BE7-4663-B6E8-649ADB6AEAC2.webp
 
Is this for living in or just during grass time? I ask as neither of these are suitable as permanent accommodation. On both the inside space is too small for 2 pigs. However, if it's just for grass time they are fine but you might want to consider just a run with no hutch attachment as you can get a bigger space for your money and it will force your piggies to exercise a bit more instead of just hiding
 
Hiya
I have the bunny ark and personally I would not buy another. My OH bought it for my two boars Bill and Ted, it was a surprise. Although it’s alright for as runs go it’s quite top heavy so we don’t use it if it’s windy. the upstairs area is not very big, we have added a door at the top of the ramp as the opening is quite large and also added extra wood to the ramp as it was so too steep. they love it but we always bring them in on a night anyway.
I think the top one is far better than the bunny ark
 
Lady Kelly said:
Is this for living in or just during grass time? I ask as neither of these are suitable as permanent accommodation. On both the inside space is too small for 2 pigs. However, if it's just for grass time they are fine but you might want to consider just a run with no hutch attachment as you can get a bigger space for your money and it will force your piggies to exercise a bit more instead of just hiding
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They already have an inside space for evenings and winter but it’s way too hot when the sun is out in there. So this will be behind. I thought u had to give them hiding places all the time when giving them exercise time. So I can just give them an open run? I did wonder what was the point when they just hid the whole time.

I googled minimum running space and this was bigger than that so I just ordered it overdraft used again... My boyfriend is pretty handy tho so will get him to extend the hiding part up the top. He said he could extend it and put their other hutch at the end. Will figure it out.
 
Bill & Ted said:
Hiya
I have the bunny ark and personally I would not buy another. My OH bought it for my two boars Bill and Ted, it was a surprise. Although it’s alright for as runs go it’s quite top heavy so we don’t use it if it’s windy. the upstairs area is not very big, we have added a door at the top of the ramp as the opening is quite large and also added extra wood to the ramp as it was so too steep. they love it but we always bring them in on a night anyway.
I think the top one is far better than the bunny ark
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Hi thanks for this info. When you say it is top heavy do you mean it could tip over?
 
ladymuck83 said:
They already have an inside space for evenings and winter but it’s way too hot when the sun is out in there. So this will be behind. I thought u had to give them hiding places all the time when giving them exercise time. So I can just give them an open run? I did wonder what was the point when they just hid the whole time.

I googled minimum running space and this was bigger than that so I just ordered it overdraft used again... My boyfriend is pretty handy tho so will get him to extend the hiding part up the top. He said he could extend it and put their other hutch at the end. Will figure it out.
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Mine just go out in an empty run though they are still only out for 2 hours max at the moment. Something's got to encourage lily too move :)) she's quite fond of eating pellets (which are very limited now) and not fond of running so she got a little overweight at one point
 
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