The effect of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of caged rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) (2000)

Hansen, L. T., Berthelsen, H.

Abstract

Rabbits kept in conventional single-cages, showed more restlessness, excessive grooming, bar-gnawing and timidity than rabbits kept in cages that were provisioned with a platform and a shelter. Only a few rabbits, particularly the females, used the box as a shelter or resting-place. On the other hand, they more often used the roof of the box as a look-out or resting-place.