{"id":481,"date":"2021-02-11T17:18:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/?p=481"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:51:08","slug":"rabbitspacerequirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/rabbitspacerequirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbit space requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When purchasing your rabbit, it is important to consider the amount of space they require carefully. The RSPCA advises that rabbits need the below as a minimum space requirement for two averaged sized rabbits. Of course, if you can provide more space, that is even better for your rabbit\u2019s welfare.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"Rabbit space requirements with internal shelter\" width=\"950\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image1-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image1-768x335.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image2.jpg\" alt=\"Rabbit space requirements with external shelter\" width=\"936\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image2.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image2-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Top tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is important to note that the space must be across a single level so raised hutches within the space will not count towards the minimum space requirement<\/li>\n<li>If you can provide free-range space that is even better, but please ensure roaming is supervised<\/li>\n<li>Minimum height requirement is 1m<\/li>\n<li>Most importantly, the bigger the space, the more room they will have to exercise and keep in shape!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When purchasing your rabbit, it is important to consider the amount of space they require carefully. The RSPCA advises that&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/rabbitspacerequirements\/\" class=\"cta\">Read more&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1423,"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions\/1423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.608vets.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}