Indoor rabbits require carefully designed environments that allow natural behaviours including running, jumping, digging, and foraging to maintain good physical and psychological welfare.
Indoor rabbit welfare requires the same commitment as outdoor housing: large space, social companionship, hay-based diet, and exercise. The additional benefit of indoor housing — protection from extremes and predators — comes with the responsibility of providing sufficient environmental complexity within the home. Rabbits left in pens or cages for most of the day without adequate space for full speed movement develop muscular atrophy, bone density loss, and psychological frustration.