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That's bad. Bunnies are so high-strung that they can easily die of fright when threatened by a predator, even if they're safe.
That's why you don't keep a bunny outside in a mesh hutch at night even if the 'coons and foxes can't get through the mesh. Also why orphaned baby bunnies can be so hard to rehab and raise.
Heh, I was visiting my friend this past weekend in MD, and he has a big hutch out back with a five-foot iguana in it (just for the summer). I can't imagine a fox wanting to get in at that.
See that electrified, voracious expression? He's totally for real.
Foxes can live surprisingly close to human habitat. Once a friend and I were walking behind our college dorm and came upon an entire little burrow containing 5 baby foxes. They were adorable!
But isn't this exactly why bunny hutches are usually built off the ground?
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