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Is it safe to move my indoor rabbit to an outdoor metal cage?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | neutered | 2 lbs

Is it ok to transition your indoor rabbits to outdoor in the same plastic and metal cage? They would be on an upstairs porch away from predators. I would be setting up a tarp to prevent them from rain and a fan to help prevent them from heat

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Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 28th, 2017

I would not recommend putting a rabbit that has been living indoors outside permanently. They get used to the indoor climate and outside living can be a shock for them. And if you proceed to do it a metal/plastic cage is not an appropriate home for them. It will provide absoloutely no insulation due to the thermal properties of the materials. You would need to invest in an insulated wooden hutch or a specifically outdoor plastic hutch.

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