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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Shelf or no shelf??

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    • DalekBunny
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         Hi again! 

        Okay so just a question about Dusty’s cage setup… He has an 8 sq foot cage that came with a shelf.  He gets 4-6 hours a day to walk around the whole first floor of my house so he does get quite a lot of excersise… on weekends he’s out practically the whole day.

        So anyway, should I keep the shelf in his cage? It’s a plastic shelf where I put his food but he has gotten a little bit big and is slightly cramped on that little shelf.  The shelf also doubles as a little hideaway, which he never uses, so would it hurt to take it out?  Without the shelf the cage would have a lot more open space that I would love for Dusty to have but if a hiding place is necessary, I won’t take it out.  Again, he never uses the hideout.

         

        Thanks!


      • Muffinluv
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          Hello!

          Rabbits do like having a place to hide, but if the hideout is too small for him you could always remove it and give him a cardboard box with a hole cut in it to hide in, just make sure he doesn’t eat it

          So In shorter terms, I would say No Shelf.

          (BTW: You have an awesome username!)


        • flemish giant
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            Why couldn’t the rabbit eat? Cardboard is great for rabbits to chew on.


          • Deleted User
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              If it seems like Dusty isn’t using the shelf then you can try taking it out and see how he reacts. As for putting a cardboard box in his cage. I would watch him to see how his tummy is doing. It’s perfectly okay for buns to chew on cardboard. Depending on the bun though it may cause tummy issues. If he has an iron stomach then it shouldn’t bug him.


            • DalekBunny
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                @Muffinluv Thank you! I am going to take out the shelf and put a cardboard box in but I have to say I agree with @flemish giant… I believe that cardboard is okay for buns to chew on! And thanks, as a Whovian, I couldn’t resist


              • DalekBunny
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                  @Skipper’s Mama… much to my dismay Dusty has gotten into candles (unscented), crayons, carpet, and dog food! So I trust his stomach but I will definitely keep an eye on him.


                • Deleted User
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                    Ha! I thought it was only my Ian that got into crazy things. But if he has an iron stomach then I wouldn’t be worried. Ian eats cardboard like crazy and it doesn’t bug him. Hugo, my other boy, is my demolisher and goes to town on his cardboard box. He’ll eat bits of it and he has a weaker stomach. It doesn’t seem to bug him either. So you should be all good. =]


                  • Muffinluv
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                      Sorry, I meant to say “eat it too much”, I myself make most of my bunnies toys out of empty cardboard toilet paper rolls so saying not to use it would be just hypocritical for me. Plain cardboard is probably one of the safest things to put in a cage (Besides food, but that isn’t as fun to play with ) but some bunnies do get tummy troubles.

                      Good luck with your minor cage renovation!


                    • DalekBunny
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                        @Skipper’s Mama, nope you are definitely not alone on bunny demolishers xD

                        @Muffinluv, no problem, and thanks!

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