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Forum HABITATS AND TOYS Bottom of Cage

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    • Kirsty
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        Hello! I am new here. I just got a baby bunny a little over a week ago and I have some questions about the floor of his cage. For most of his first week I had pet bedding in his cage. It was the kind that came in different colors. I planned on litter box training him, but figured he was too young at 6 weeks, but then I talked to a friend who said her bunny learned to use the litter box right away when he was still a baby.

         I decided to put a newspaper-based rabbit litter in his litter box, but even with that he still didn’t use it completely, so I decided to take the blue bedding out of his cage. I think he confused that with litter. After I did that he started to use his litter box more, not completely, but definitely more. 

        That is good I think, but now his cage bottom is just plastic and I am wondering if there’s a good alternative I could try so he will be more comfortable and not slip and slide everywhere in there. 

         Along with his cage I bought him a playpen which I put him in at least half an hour a day. He really enjoys that. The bottom of the playpen is some sort of fabric with plastic underneath to protect carpets. When he plays in there he is able to have more control because there is more traction. His cage is too slippery and I am wondering if I should put some sort of covering in there for him.

         Thanks for any help!


      • Tessie
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          Welcome to the forum!

          Actually a bare plastic floor in the cage is perfectly fine. It’s what we would recommend while you’re litter training him.
          Once he’s neutered and litter trained some members might suggest putting towels on the floor for him, but he doesn’t need them, and it won’t work if you’re trying to litter train him, it will confuse him. So for now, just leave it bare

          Just as a side note, you said you put him in the pen… could you move the cage into the pen permanently and leave the cage door open? He’d have a lot more space and he could come and go as he pleases.


        • Beka27
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            Plastic bottom cages are usually just temporary anyways… Buns outgrow them quickly. I second the suggestion to use the pen as an addition to the cage for increased space.

            You are absolutely correct that having bedding everywhere encourages them to potty everywhere. A bare floor helps him to distinguish the living space from the litter box.


          • Kirsty
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              Thanks for the help! It’s good to know.

               

              About the cage being inside the playpen; That’s a good idea! His cage is actually wider than the playpen but I think I can attach it somehow so it is a part of his entire living space. 


            • howyafeelin
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                My bun’s home also has a plastic bottom. I also have an edible hay mat thingie that I put down because I thought he’d be uncomfortable on the plastic, but he still prefers to lay on the sides, where the plastic is. I think it’s perfectly fine.


              • Beka27
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                  You can attach the ends of the xpen to the bars on the cage. Zipties would work, or if you want the pen to be easily removable, you can use those big black binder clips, or “dog leash” clips.

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