Rabbit enclosures - structure and space (1999)

Howard, B., Wortley, M., Kay, R.

Abstract

When a screen was hung from the top of the pen near one end, raised approximately 10 mm above the surface of the litter, all rabbits in the pen spent much of their time in the small shielded area. Provision of tubes within which rabbits can hide together with the hanging screen produced an environment in which aggression (groups of 4 or 6 [probably female] rabbits) was minimised. In contrast, providing a shelf on which a rabbit could sit had no effect on overall levels of aggression in the pen, although dominant rabbits did tend to monopolise it.