Old GP hutch for bunnies, any issues?

[ChoccyJules]

We are thinking of getting bunnies and have seen a very local hutch on eBay. It comes with GP food so I imagine that’s who used to live in it. My question would be, do I need to do some kind of deep clean or would baby bunnies be OK there (I plan to casually get an idea of why there are no more GPS, in case there was an illness in it).

We had GPS when I was a child so are still learning about rabbits. This is a multi-function cage, I just didn’t want to introduce them into something which could make them unwell.

Is it tall enough? Bunnies need to be able to stand up on their back legs, guineas don't. GP are much less prone to disease, don't need vaccinations unlike rabbits

I’d deep clean it anyway. It might have fleas or mites.
Remember bunnies need good running around space and it should be high enough they can stretch up on hind legs.

My guess is that it wouldn't be big enough. Rabbits need a lot of space - I think the minimum id about 6ft square with enough height to stand up on back legs, plus access to a run.

If it is big enough, it will be fine after a good scrub and left to dry thoroughly.

TBH I'd have the hutch and get GPs.

Rabbits are so hard to care for well. They need a HUGE amount of space to be happy, and even then they spend a lot of time plotting their escape. Much as I loved my rabbits, they were harder than dogs to care for.

GPs on the other hand, seem to appreciate being looked after and kept safe.

A rabbit hutch should have a minimum height of 2ft. RWAF approved hutch size is 6ft x 2ft x 2ft with a run of at least 8ft x 6ft x 3ft (height).

If you are just starting your research, this site is really useful.

This is the second hand hutch www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/small-pet/rabbit/rabbit-hutches-cages-and-runs/pets-at-home-clover-6ft-apex-guinea-pig-and-rabbit-hutch

@ChoccyJules that is way too small for rabbits im afraid, even baby ones. They need an awful lot of space to be able to run around. Have a look at manor pet housing that will give you an idea of the space they need

Sorry, way too small for bunnies. Mine had the entire free run of our large garden and I still felt guilty. As pets go, they are incredibly hard to look after properly. They cannot he on their own (so glad I saw you said bunnies- but pleased make sure they area properly bonded, rather than getting 2 randoms), they need constant mental stimulation, as they're intelligent creatures, and need at least 6 monthly checkups at the vet, due to all the health conditions they may be susceptible to.
I loved my bunnies massively, but honestly, I'd never have them again, simply because Now I couldn't give them the life and attention they need and deserve, and I genuinely think they're very mismatched pets for children. May I suggest a reptile? Much more fun!

Nothing they sell at Pets at Home is suitable for rabbits.

This was our rabbit hutch, plus the run of the garden which we rabbit-proofed.

Very difficult pets, as others have said, although I loved ours.

Go for guinea pigs instead, get a pair, they are much easier to handle

Far too small OP. Hutches are only OK if you also have a huge run for daytime, we don't use one at all. Rabbits should have 6 hours a day at least of free roam time.

Agree with others that a PAH hutch alone isn't good enough. The only way to make it work is to provide constant access to a weather and predator proofed additional area such as permanently open within an aviary.

There's better suppliers here:
www.thebigrabbithutch.co.uk/outdoor-suppliers.html

Update. We are going for GPs. Doing lots of reading to refresh my knowledge.

Here's the best place www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/

I only went and ordered a c and c cage. And some extra bits. The Big has bitten!

Bug

Great decision Choccy You won't regret it.

I have my pig (he's an only as Last Pig) in a C&C in the kitchen. He's brilliant company- I adore him. He shouts hello to me (or possibly 'open the fecking fridge') when I come in the door and comments on everything that goes on in the kitchen. He's super tame, just from being around us all the time. I really see him as a very small dog.

C&Cs are so easy to keep clean as well. I have mine on a puppy pad and sections of vetbed and I can have him totally changed in under 10 mins.

Aw, he’s posing.
We would have liked ours in the kitchen to be nearby but it’s South facing and gets quite warm. Tuesday I got in from work and it was 27’C with the blinds drawn. So we would end up with cooked piggies!
So the spare bedroom was chosen as the TV would have been too close in the living room and DH tends to have his films on quite loud.

Had to get baby bars so they don’t get trapped in the standard ones and realise have scuppered chance of using a bottle clipped on the outside

Just attach bottle with string or elastic.

W yo

Sorry phones playing up.

Now you need some lovely fleece liners and hutch bags etc. I recommend Ziggys piggies :)

Got a few goodies on the way but fleece seems like quite a job, washing it lots etc. Going to start with newspaper and hay, like the olden days