Ideas for rabbit enclosure

Not for now but next year hopefully!

We are hoping to be moving house next year and want somewhere with a big garden for the dogs, therefore I'll be able to plan and make a big rabbit enclosure in the garden.
I have 5 buns at the moment, 3 are giants, all living together in a 8x6ft shed thats opened into the secure garden during the day...
ANYWAY-
If you had a completely clean slate and could start from new, what would you do??

I ideally want another shed, as I think they offer better accomodation than hutches [personal preference]. And id thought of a aviary...but how big?

What things would you definatly have in the shed and aviary?

Money isnt too much of an object, but obviously I cant go completely wild as we will be having huge expenses next year!

So, there you go guys...go crazy with ideas

With money and space no issue I would opt for a shed with a cat flap in each of the 3 sides without a door then would fix 3 aviarys to go with the cat flaps. The you can let the buns out on a rotational basis so you don't wear out the grass. The size of the garden here is about right for my 2 so that would make my recommendation of each aviary being about 20ft x 15ft. Sound feasible?

Lol not sure I could manage 3 avairys!
I had thought of avairy being about 18ftx9ft but not sure that would be big enough...

Cheryl makes a good point about allowing the grass to recover

I think I would have a decent sized shed attached to a reasonably big (paved) aviary, then a flexible pipe from the aviary to a separate run on the grass. Then the run can be moved about, or you could close it off when the grass is soaking wet but they would still have access to the aviary. I'd roof the aviary and have provision to drop plastic curtains of some sort down the side walls too, for when the weather is really bad. The aviary would be plenty big enough for a nice seat which humans could sit in to feed the buns treats and things. The aviary would have tree stumps, digging boxes, hanging baskets full of noms, tunnels and things to get up on top of, possibly even a built-in shelf.

Of course, I would never live in it - can you not let them have a bedroom?

Sparky wrote:Cheryl makes a good point about allowing the grass to recover

I think I would have a decent sized shed attached to a reasonably big (paved) aviary, then a flexible pipe from the aviary to a separate run on the grass. Then the run can be moved about, or you could close it off when the grass is soaking wet but they would still have access to the aviary. I'd roof the aviary and have provision to drop plastic curtains of some sort down the side walls too, for when the weather is really bad. The aviary would be plenty big enough for a nice seat which humans could sit in to feed the buns treats and things. The aviary would have tree stumps, digging boxes, hanging baskets full of noms, tunnels and things to get up on top of, possibly even a built-in shelf.

Of course, I would never live in it - can you not let them have a bedroom?

That sounds great sparky. I hadnt thought of a roof, how silly of me. Tree stumps are a great idea too!

Im afraid I wouldnt have the buns inside, strictly outside :p

This is Tilly's avairy, I have added a tree stump and an apple tree branch (a chunky one) for her too.


I hope to get a huge tunnel which links her run to the avairy so she can get on the grass when I am in. The avairy is 3ft by 8ft, I'd like it to be wider but that would take up most of the patio, Vince's avairy is infront of this one measuring 6ft by 4ft. I love avairies, I have plastic covering on them which rolls up in warm weather, I get it from here

http://www.fabricuk.com/fabrics.php?fabric_type=358

I would have the avairy on patios slabs and have a seperate run via tunnel that you can move around too

Such bunderful ideas! There are some creative peeps here. Wouldn't you just love to see a giant going through one of the plastic snakies? BIG wiggly bunny butts!