Gate help

[BunFluff]

I’ve got two buns that are not bonded (we gave up on this dream long ago). The buns are kept separated using two baby gates. One gate is placed at the beginning of a shot hallway and the other is at the end. We had to double up the gates in this way to prevent the buns from nipping each other. This situation is super annoying and inconvenient. I’m hoping for a little help figuring out if there is anything solid I can attach to one gate that will prevent them from sticking their heads through the bars. I thought about wood but these buns are super chewers and my husband is also afraid our daughter will touch it and get a splinter. Whatever we use also cannot be see through because the buns will sit at the gate and rip up the carpet trying to get to each other.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated!!!

[JellybeanJenna]

When my dad got a new desk we didn’t know what to do with his old desk so we took it apart. The wood makes for a really great bunny gate. It doesn’t give splinters and it keeps my bunny from slipping through the gate. She she a smaller bunny and likes to slip through things so we tried a board from an old desk. It doesn’t give splinters.

[Azerane]

You could use a piece of coloured perspex, but they’re not exactly cheap. Coroplast (corflute) can be used but it’s not exactly chew proof. Wood is perfectly safe to use, just made sure the edges and surfaces are sanded off. Splinters aren’t nice, but kids get them all the time (at least I used to as a kid)

Or, you could use a lid from a plastic storage tub, as long as it’s not clear. It would be cheap, just drill a couple of holes for cable ties. If you need some smaller panels for the sides, you can cut pieces from another lid or tub itself to fit. I think some people use a craft knife just heated up a little to slice through the plastic easier. You can file the edge of the plastic to remove sharp edges.

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