Think of a rabbit’s cage like a cat or dog’s bed/crate — not their entire world.

✔ Purpose of a Cage

• A comfortable retreat for sleep and rest.
  
• A place to contain food, water, hay, and a litter tray.
  
• A safe, quiet zone where the rabbit can feel secure and reduce stress.
  
  

✔ Minimum Enclosure Dimensions

There are a few ways to think about this:

• Minimum basic “home base”: The cage or enclosure should be at least large enough for your rabbit to stretch fully, stand upright on hind legs, and take a few hops — but this is a very minimal space.
  
• Welfare guidelines recommend much larger exercise space — for example, a secure space of ~3m x 2m x 1m (about 6.5 ft x 10 ft) for a pair of average rabbits when used as their primary area, and even more is better.
  
• For cages specifically, a good rule of thumb is that it should be at least 3–4 times your rabbit’s stretched length (e.g., ≈90 cm+ long for medium breeds), and be only one level — rabbits are runners, not climbers!
  

Bigger is always better. The more room they have to move freely every day, the healthier and happier they’ll be!