Hi,
I just joined on here…and I am the proud but crazed owner of 2 brand new bonded bunnies, Marley & Phoebe. I have had them one week tomorrow..and I am just starting to get a handle on what their particular issues are so that I can further bunny proof. the male, Marley..a gorgeous black French Lop is very curious, and Phoebe, a beautiful Polish Dwark/Hotot mix has already found her way into the box spring last night. Yikes! I have taped it up, but that won’t last more than today. They are rescues from a shelter and are 4 1/2 and 5. They are very excited to be out of the cage at the shelter, and had free run of a dining room in their previous home for 4 years before being turned into the shelter when their owner’s new spouse was allergic. I have a great 5′ x 5′ sun/mud room off the back of my bedroom that I keep them in over night with a baby gate, and they do spend alot of time in there even during free run, because their wooden house, cottontail cottage, toys, litter box, food, etc. is in there, but it is easiet to give them free run of my bedroom when they do have free run because their room is right off of it..so they can run in and out as they need to eat, go potty, etc.
I had a lop previously, Elvis..who lived to be 12 1/2!!! My bed wasn’t up on risers back when he was young…by the time I put it up like that he was old and arthritic and just wasn’t as curious or destructive at all. He would go under the bed, but he didn’t go in the box spring, and was easy for me to pick up and get out when need be..he had free run all the time because he was very well behaved as he got older. At Marley & Phoebe’s age…he was in a condo all day and only had free run when I was home. I really don’t want to have to do that with these guys…and I fear even if I did that..as soon as they come out they would go right under the bed.
I guess beds are new to them entirely, and they hide under it far too much, to the point that it is interfering with our time together, makes it very hard for me to see how/what they are doing, and they are chewing up my area rug and boxspring..getting into it and I am afraid they will get hurt. It is way too easy for them to catch a paw trying to get out etc.
I live in Queens…really cannot give up my space under the bed. I have plenty of underbox tupperware type containers…they get in between them, around them, on top of them, etc. (My bed is up on risers to accomodate the boxes).
I am looking into one of the beds now that is platform, no boxspring with drawers, which obviously would solve the problem, but it’s a bit pricey and not sure i can do it right away. I don’t want to have to pen them up all day just because of that…everything else is bunny proofed and they are good with the rest of the room. It’s just the bed…
Where can I get the plexiglass/acrylic sheeting? and..wouldn’t they just get under it? I have a rug under there…how would it attach to ground enough that they couldn’t just nose under the sheeting? Wood or NIC is not good..then I couldnt’ get to my stuff…What is C & C?
Any ideas or where to buy would be appreciated! Thanks!!!
Nellie
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Marley & Phoebe