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Hello all,

I was wondering how much time should my daughter allow her bunny to play outside of her cage for free time and hop around the house? My daughter wants Candice to play outside her cage 24/7 and I have told my daughter that Candice needs time to herself to bathe, sleep, eat, and relax to do her bunny things (ext). So I was wondering what would be a good enough time frame period to allow my daughter to have Candice out of her cage to play around the house, and for how long sould Candice be outside her cage. Right now my daughter allows Candice out of her cage for three to six hours to play and when Candice hops back to her cage my daughter wants her out to play, I have told my daughter that Candice might want something to eat or drink or she has to use the bathroom, we leave her cage out on the floor in the livingroom so Candice can do what she has to do when she needs to do it but my daughter wants her to play all the time. So that is why I am asking what time frame would be good to allow Candice to have free play? any ideas would be a great help please and thank you.
Mary

I think the recommendation is that house rabbits get at least 3 hours of \"exercise\" daily. Our Petey is out of his cage a good portion of the day, but he is the kind of bunny who needs really close supervision because he is a chewer...i.e., carpet, wallpaper, cords, etc.

Petey plays in the morning out of the cage and sleeps a good portion of the afternoon under my daughter\'s bed-- he likes to stretch way out and lounge. Then in the evening he plays a lot, and that\'s when he can get into trouble. Also, a little word of warning-- it was only once he became really comfortable in his surroundings did he begin \"chewing\" and destroying, so you might want to keep a close eye on your bunny if she is new.