harnesses

[niniliefie]

i never considered getting mango a harness as he is a house bunny, but now that we are going to visit family and i have to take him along(usually my mother or neighbor comes to feed him and check in him-but mom is also going and the neighbor is away on bussiness) im wondering if i should get a harness for him? for pitstops and what ifs? dont plan on letting him out in a strange place and he is pretty much a “mamma’s boy” so im not sure how functional it will be? 

anyone use them?

[Deleted User]

Hey niniliefie, I posed the question once (and seen a few others ask again since) and I was ‘very nicely’ told NO! Basically, way to dangerous for the bunny – stories of broken bones (even backs and necks) was enough to convince me. A couple of BBer’s use them, but ‘I’ decided it’s not worth the risk to even give it a try. Cheers niniliefie.

[niniliefie]

Thanx AndHenry! That is ALL I needed to hear! Any risk is to much of a risk if its not neccesary!!!

[Eepster]

My previous bunny Nibbles wore a harness (current bunny Porky refuses) very happily, and I took him on nice long hops around the neighborhood, I would not have tried it on a trip though.

First off, he chewed through several leashes (I eventually got him a chain one.) This wasn’t a really big deal since we were close to home, it just meant He got carried home instead of getting to hop home and eat clovers. If I had not managed to pick him up, we were close enough to home that he would have been able to find his way back by himself. Worst case scenario, I could have put up lost bunny posters. Far from home at a rest stop it’s a totally different situation, It’s much more likely he would have been stressed and unwilling to be carried back to the car, and it’s not like he could find his own way home safely, and you can’t spend weeks at a rest stop looking for him.

Rest stops are dangerous stressful places. People are walking dogs. Cars are pulling in and out. There is garbage everywhere. Who knows what pesticides and herbicides are sprayed on the lawns.Not a good place for a bunny to hop around.

[CheyBunny17]

They sell soft harnessess for bunnies. I have one for Arpeggio and he LOVES it. He gets excited just seeing it!

[LittlePuffyTail]

Most of us here at BB strongly advise against harnesses. The risks are just not worth it. Bunnies get spooked so easily, especially in a new area and if they decide to take off with a harness on they could cause themselves serious, even fatal injuries.

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