This is a specific conversation about Rabbit housing — space and setup that works — ask about yours and get one honest answer for your exact situation.
inparticular.ai
A vet flagging GI stasis risk is a serious wake-up call — it means your Beveren isn't moving enough, and in a breed that large, a sluggish gut can become life-threatening fast. Before I point you toward a solution, tell me: is your rabbit currently kept indoors or outdoors, and what does their typical daily setup look like? How much roaming time are they actually getting?
He's indoors in a large hutch but honestly he barely leaves it. The vet said he needs to be moving every day, not just occasionally. He's about 5kg, a big boy.
inparticular.ai
Right — a hutch, even a large one, is never enough on its own for a Beveren. They're one of the biggest domestic breeds and they need serious floor space to binky, hop repeatedly, and keep that gut moving. The problem with most setups is the rabbit has no reason to move — food, water, and bed are all within two hops. What's the floor space you have available to attach a run or pen to his hutch?
I've got a decent-sized living room. I could probably dedicate a corner area, maybe 2 metres by 2 metres, possibly more if I rearrange things.
inparticular.ai
That's workable, and honestly 2x2 metres is a solid starting point for an indoor exercise pen. What I'd recommend is the Outback Run by Runaround — specifically the indoor panel run configuration. It's a modular metal pen system with tall panels (important for a Beveren who will stand upright at full height), no fiddly clips that fail, and you can expand it over time. It connects directly to most hutches so he can self-select when to come out rather than relying on you to open a door. That free access is key — it means he's making short movement trips throughout the day, which is exactly what keeps gut motility going.
Does it matter that he's not super motivated to explore? He tends to just sit even when the hutch door is open.
inparticular.ai
Yes, and that's worth taking seriously — a Beveren who won't self-motivate to move is a rabbit whose gut is already sluggish, which feeds the cycle. You'll need to make the exercise space worth visiting. Scatter feeding his hay so he has to forage across the pen, add a tunnel or two, and put his water bottle at the far end. The Outback Run gives you the space; enrichment gives him the reason to use it. Once he's moving more, his appetite and energy should improve within a week or two. Keep reporting back to your vet — if appetite stays low, that needs a recheck.
That makes a lot of sense. Is the Outback Run easy to find and set up?
inparticular.ai
It's available on Amazon UK and from specialist rabbit retailers. Setup is straightforward — the panels slot together without tools. I'd suggest starting with a configuration that gives him at least 2 metres of run length from the hutch entrance, so he has to take five or six full hops to get anywhere. For a rabbit with a known GI stasis risk, getting this in place quickly matters more than getting the perfect size on day one — you can always add panels later.
