Get rid of x pen?

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- 01/28/2015 at 8:49 PM
  Ayisha and Oliver
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  my rabbit has own room, and in his room is an x pen…should I just get rid of the x pen so he has more room? he goes in the x pen when he doesn’t want to be out in his room anymore. Should I just stop using it or is it a good idea to keep? I think he feels safe in there…idk
- 01/28/2015 at 8:56 PM
  Roberta
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  Hang onto it, you never know when you might need it to isolate him for any reason.
- 01/28/2015 at 10:36 PM
  JackRabbit
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  It sounds like he kindof likes having a “home base”. If you decide to take the xpen down, you might want to create an area that’s just his that he can retreat to whenever he wants. I definitely would hold on to the xpen.
- 01/30/2015 at 1:16 PM
  RabbitPam
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  I would keep it set up as it is. You can leave the door of it open more or less permanently.
  
  Bunnies don’t view cages as prisons – rather it’s a defined space that is “theirs” and safe harbor. He has a territory he calls all his own in the xpen, no matter who is in the room, so it’s a comforting place for him. If you ever need to move or travel for an extended period, it will be handy to have with you as a familiar place.
- 01/30/2015 at 9:05 PM
  Beka27
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  You could partially collapse it (fold a couple panels in) so it’s only 2×4 feet rather than the full 4×4 feet if you want to save space but still provide his safe space.
  
  If you did take it out, I would still keep it. Put it away somewhere bc you never know when you might need it again. Some examples: moving or travel, house renovations, if he becomes incontinent in his old age and free range is no longer possible, and, eventually if you get another rabbit…
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