How to Make a Rabbit Habitat for a Science Project
Creating a wild rabbit habitat for a science project can be a little challenging and will take some hard work, but it will be rewarding and environmentally friendly---at least from the rabbits' standpoint. A relatively simple habitat is a brush pile. In order to build one, you need a stretch of land inhabited by rabbits on property which you own or on which you have the owner's OK to build a brush pile. The project should be built to last, as the rabbits will come to see it as a permanent home.
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Build a base for the brush pile. The pile should ultimately be about the size of a small car, so plan for a space approximately 15 feet wide built up to about 5 feet tall. Use stones, stumps or logs to create the base. The base should have more than one entrance/exit so the rabbits can more easily escape predators. Build the brush pile in an area adjacent to live trees.
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Take photographs of each stage of the building process to make a science project presentation board.
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Crisscross a second layer of logs (about 12 inches in diameter) across the base. Again, take photographs for the project record.
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Crisscross a third layer of logs (about 6 to 10 inches in diameter) to thicken the brush pile. You can fill in the pile with some bramble.
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Consider positioning a live-lopped tree atop the pile. This is done by cutting an adjacent tree trunk at a 30-degree angle, three-fourths of the way in. This way, the tree will fall over to cover the pile but will continue to produce leaves, providing additional cover for years.
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Create a model of the habitat using twigs if you so desire. You can present the model along with the photographic record of the actual habitat for the science project. If possible, get pictures of rabbits around the habitat.
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