Psyche™
Zone 4 |
Rabbit Habitat
Theophora™ NZ
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Zone 4 Progress
Zone 4 Progress
6 upgrades planned | 0 completed
Designed for both enrichment and sustainability, the rabbit run provides shelter, digging areas, forage-friendly planting and is supported by a monitoring features. A built-in litter system feeds into the wider compost and soil-improvement system, ensuring rabbit waste becomes a resource rather than a problem. This area forms the heart of the yard's small-scale nutrient cycle.
Sanctuary Upgrades:
Sanctuary Upgrades:
Sanctuary Systems:
🪱 Soil System
🌱 Plant Growth
💧 Water Support
🦋 Pollinator Habitat
🐇 Rabbit Habitat
🏠 Infrastructure
Rabbit Shelter
Rabbit Shelter
Current State
No shelter (there are no rabbits).
Goal
Provide a rabbit-safe shelter that blends with the sanctuary aesthetic. Includes access to rabbit runs and enrichment areas via a tunnel system.
Sanctuary Systems: 🏡🐇
Sustainable Litterbox with Feeding Station
Sustainable Litterbox with Feeding Station
Before
No structured system for rabbit waste management exists.
Goal
Install a sustainable litterbox that composts rabbit waste naturally, supporting soil enrichment while keeping the area clean.
Integrate feeding area.
Sanctuary Systems: 🐇🪱
Dig and Forage Areas
Dig and Forage Areas
Current State
Ground with limited enrichment opportunities.
Goal
Create diggable and foreage-friendly areas using safe soil mixes and grass, allowing natural rabbit behaviours while connecting to other zones via tunnels.
Sanctuary Systems: 🌱🐇🪱
Rabbit Tunnels
Rabbit Tunnels
Current State
No connectivity between Zone 4 and the lawn (Zone 3).
Goal
Install a tunnel linking the rabbit shelter to the Pollinator Garden (Zone 3), providing a safe exploration route.
Sanctuary Systems: 🏡🐇
Observation
Observation
Current State
No observation set up exists.
Goal
Install cameras and live streams to allow monitoring of rabbit activity and envionmental interactions.
Sanctuary Systems: 🏡🐇
Progress Updates
Progress Updates
March 2026
Contacted our local city council seeking contact details for my boundary neighbours. This is to seek permission to commence work on the jointly-owned boundary fence.
Council responded with contact details for 3 of the 5 boundary neighbours. Draft letter underway.
Progress Updates
Progress Updates
April 2026
Bought an in-ground worm farm and Tiger Worms.
Covered the run in flattened cardboard boxes, as a biodegradable weed mat.
Removed three Thuja from the run space.
Commenced removing the existing garden edging, though some has rotted (wood) and are proving to be difficult to remove.
Installed an in-ground worm tower and 250g (approx 1000) of Tiger Worms (also known as Red Wrigglers or compost worms).
This project is part of Psyche by Theophora, a living sanctuary for the soul's metamorphosis, providing the sacred host plants essential to the journey from earthbound life to winged grace.
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