A yard pen is fun to set up and with supervision it allows the rabbit the joy of outside exercise. Rabbits are very versatile, and they can live in the house, the basement, garage, shed or in a good outside hutch. When building or buying a cage or hutch, a drop pan or an area below for the urine and droppings should be provided. Rabbits can develop urine burns and sores if left to sit in their own feces and urine, and their fiber will get soiled. The droppings should be removed from the area frequently so that ammonia does not build up, causing the rabbit to breathe in this gas.
Ammonia can cause respiratory problems in rabbits.
The droppings make excellent organic fertilizer for the garden. They can be mixed with mulch or compost, or spread alone and work into the soil. Earthworms love rabbit droppings and can actually breed in a nice pile of droppings that is turned over occasionally, watered, with garden scraps thrown in. When a fiber rabbit is purchased, one of the main concerns is the care of the long fiber. Careful grooming of each type of angora is important.