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    • No Clue
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        It’s not a suggestion I’ve ever seen elsewhere, but something we’ve found quite effective with our rabbit’s need to chew electrical wires and other things – Foil Tape.  (A quick google of Foil Tape will bring up a bunch of pictures).  It’s easily found at hardware stores, relatively cheap per foot, and quite versatile.  In addition to wrapping wires, we’ve put in on the corners of some doors and baseboards that were being chewed, and walls that were being dug at.  

        If you’re careful not to crinkle it when applying, it doesn’t even look too bad….

        I don’t know if this will disuade all rabbits, but ours generally makes special effort to attack tape (or anything with glue), but won’t touch or gnaw the metallic tape.

         

        WARNING: If your wires have Already been chewed or damaged, don’t use metallic tape.  It’s a conductor and can cause a very dangerous short-circuit.

         

         

        Cheers,

         

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      • Lazee
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          If the need arives I’ll give it a try, I have some of that tape,


        • Stickerbunny
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            Hmm. It doesn’t look safe for bun to nibble on though, which would worry me. even with covers, my buns nibble at the covers sometimes


          • Deleted User
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              Corrugated plastic tubing. Incredibly cheap and too thick for bunnies to chew through.

              Usually found in the auto section of hardware stores in different diameters, thickness, and cut at whatever length you need.


            • hasiemeisie
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                I have found a solution that works well and looks very neat, but is a bit more expensive. DIY stores sometimes sell L-profile edge trims (in plastic or aluminium) that builders use to finish off the edge of tile work. I use Prestik (a sticky substance used to put up posters on walls) to stick these edge trims to the corners of furniture and have used it in the past to cover wires glued in corners to the wall (like telephone cables). Works very well and can be reused.

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