My Bun Keeps Running Behind/Under Furniture

[Chloeanah]

Yoshimitsu is my first rabbit and I got him a few days ago. He’s a baby still – between 12-16 weeks – and he has A LOT of energy. Which works for me because I love seeing him hop around. Then he started going behind his cage and sitting and hiding when I would let him out. This makes me uncomfortable because I have carpet that I don’t want him to chew on. I moved the cage around so now there is a long box in that spot where he can “Tunnel.” However he has lost interest in that spot already.

Then he started going behind the dresser. I tried moving it so he couldn’t get back there, but he still tries. What can I do to make him lose interest in going behind my furniture where I can’t watch him. He’s a baby netherlands dwarf so he can fit in the tiniest of places… and I can’t move the furniture back and forth to make sure he’s okay.

[LongEaredLions]

Babies do have a lot of energy don’t they!
I would block off the furniture with nic grids or an x-pen and give him his own furniture, aka cardboard boxes, tunnels, and toys.

[Deleted User]

Yep, ‘blocking’ off all the places you don’t want your Yoshimitsu to go is the only solution as he will always try to get into those hidey holes, and for that reason – to hide away. My Henry is over a year old and is NOT shy nor scared, but if there’s a hidey spot that he can squeeeeeeze his way into, he does! Henry has a tunnel (which he LOVES) along with heaps of ‘Henry friendly’ hidey spots, but he will always find and go to the ‘one’ I don’t want him to. Why??? LOL! So yer, as LEL suggested, supply your Yoshimitsu with his very own hidey places and a tunnel or 2 (or 3, ha ha) and block up those areas that you don’t want him to get into. Good luck Chloeanah. Cheers.

[Beka27]

This is a common thing with very young bunnies (and some older ones to)! I got my mini rex when she was approximately 4 months old, and what we had to do was block off small spaces that she could squeeze into, either with NIC grids or with something else to fill the space.

Our old entertainment center had a tiny 3 inch space along the bottom, just big enough for her to squeeze her little body under. We took a flat piece of cardboard and folded it a few times, and then tucked that into the opening. It didn’t look great, but it was a temporary solution for a couple months until she was too big to fit underneath anymore. You could do something similar for the sides of the dresser.

A new product that’s out now are those swivel sockets. They have 3 outlets on either side and allow you to have stuff plugged in to the side, this way you can move furniture closer to the wall, but still have stuff plugged in behind. Just another thought.

[Chloeanah]

Thank you so much guys! My baby will eventually appreciate it. I had also recently moved so I have a lot of boxes for him to play with, but he’s just not as interested in them like he is for my dresser. How do I make the boxes more interesting to him?

[LongEaredLions]

You can cut holes in them at different levels in the top, bottom and sides, or connect several boxes to make a “maze.” Stack a few shorter boxes with holes in the top/bottom to make a two level palace, or connect several boxes with tunnels. Or, fill them with shredded paper and hide treats in the paper.

[Author]

Messages