pepe Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) Hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying the start of your long weekend. I've just come back from a 3 day break house hunting in Bath, not really found anything as its quite quiet up there at the moment. But I have discovered that to get a house in Bath at our price range we are going to have to sacrifice one thing, the size of the garden!!! This is my dilemma, not much room if any, for my rablu and bunnies my hubby says we can't not buy a house because of the rabbits but its not there fault we are moving, and I say pets are for life. So of course I'm turning to you my forum buddies for your opinions, I know its my decision in the end, but I would love to hear your views, thanks Edited April 6, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Keep the bunnies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Personally I could never live anywhere without my chooks. We have room for one Eglu in our current garden but I know the next time we move I will make sure we have enough room for a cube OH agrees with me thankfully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I would maybe go for a cheaper house that needed a bit of work doing to it therefore getting a cheaper house with a bigger garden. Keep your pets and get the house of your dreams if you can. Its expensive to move as it is - with all the stamp duty and that so you might aswell go for it whilst you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Trouble is cheaper houses are further out, so we would end up spending more money on petrol, which I would prefer to spend on the house. I know what you mean Chelsea about doing up a house, we have looked into that and they are still expensive oh well, what ever will be, will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 It is a tough decision....but you obviously want to keep your bunnies so try (as far as you can within price range) to make minimum garden size one of your essentials when house hunting........ Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 By the looks of it you only have 2 bunnies, with the houseing market at the mo if you can afford a house now, I wouldn't want to risk not buying it. When I had my rabbit he was a house rabbit, you can get cages especially for the house from any good petshop, I also brought a little tray that slotted in the corner , and the rabbit did most its business in that.We used to let him run around the kitchen with the cat each day, and he was as happy as larry, used to do exactly the same with my guniea pigs. Make them house rabbits , as long as you keep on top of emptying the litter tray everyday, they don't wiff. Krista x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 That is not a bad idea Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 .....and most gardens are big enough for an Eglu? What a difficult decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Oh good luck with your search, Mandy - I'm sure you'll find a way to keep your rabbits. I moved last year to a house with a tiny garden but I was determined to house my three chickens. I decided there wasn't really anything else I wanted to do with my outside space anyway, so I built a chicken run which takes up about 1/5 of the garden, the shed takes about another 1/5 which leaves me a bit of grass (I like the green stuff!) and a small patio for a table and chairs and tubs of veggies. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I would go for a smaller house and bigger garden but I know that is not always possible, especially if you want to live in/near the city. As someone said there is always room for an eglu or two even in the smallest garden but you have to think what else you might want to use the garden for as well. I understand what you mean about wanting to spend money on a house (an investment) rather than fuel - my boss lives in Warminster but works in Bracknell 80 miles each way - he must be crazy, what a waste of money. (but he argues that he could not get a mortgage for a house the size he needs (4 kids and big dog) closer to Bracknell.... Hope you find something soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Thanks everyone for your ideas, I saw a lovely cottage, nice garden, but tiny living space but as we spend more time in the house I think smaller garden bigger house would be more sensible. Anyway I'm off up to Bath again to hopefully look at a house with small garden, but at the moment they have a summer house shed sort of thing in the garden, so it may be fine. I will keep you posted, if all else fails we will have to stay put, but I'm not giving up yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Good luck Mandy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Best of luck, hope u find something just right, Krista x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Hi everyone! good news we got the house smaller garden than we have now, but enough room for the bunnies, table and chairs so I can't complain. The offer was acepted last week, so fingers crossed all will be ok, but you know what house buyings like thanks for all your ideas, also Bath is not as cut off and I may beable to get to an Omlet gathering I will keep you up to date, but if all goes well we will move in 6 to 8 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Great news! Am delighted for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Excellent news Mandy I'll keep my fingers crossed too that all goes through smoothly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Congratulations Mandy - I hope all goes well for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 fingers and toes, and paws and chicken feet crossed for you Mandy! keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Great news Mandy - we sometimes drive down that way, so I'll let you know next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Great news about the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Congratulations Mandy! I LOVE Bath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Wooo, hoooo Thats great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...