I prefer xpens. Just get one that is 3ft and the chance of him jumping out is slim. Bunnies like to jump up onto things, but they’re far less likely to jump over a fence since there is nothing to land on. A 3ft xpen is good for 99% of rabbits.

Dog crates are nice, but I think xpens are far easier to clean and perfect for packing up to take your bunny on a trip or to a friend for pet sitting.

you can easily prevent a rabbit from jumping out of an xpen by clipping a sheet or a net on the top. Xpens are the best. They are easy to set up, easy to move, easy to store… they are the all-around athlete in rabbit habitats.
I personally am a big fan of NIC grids, too, because you can build shelves but they can be trickier to kep clean.
The dog crates are kind of small. If your rabbit gets a lot of out-of-cage time, though, a crate would be fine, too.

*sorry my post was referring to your initial question
Precision brand is great. I have seen them and they are sturdy. There are other members on here who actually have them, and will be able to give you some feedback.

I like X-Pens as well, though NIC’s can be set up as a pen as well useing tip ties, and they are less expensive plus more versitile. I’ve not had a rabbit jump either, though i have heard of two now that were climbers LOL… very rare occurance though.

I have both styles of pens, i like the one without the door more, as it’s easier to make into different shapes as is not fully conected. I took the one with the door and removed the connections on one side so i could have it set up the same as the other, and have found all the connection joints bending and falling off

We have the Midwest Walk-through xpens, 36 inches tall. They have doors that open so bunnies or people can easily go in and out. I would absolutely recommend a pen that has a door way. You can see a pic of my current set-up in the other xpen thread in this section.

Small rabbits need just as much room as larger breed rabbits, sometimes more, as they tend to be more energetic.

I have a precision pen with a door – the door is key. I couldn’t function without a door on the pen and it would be a huge pain in the bum to have a doorless one.

Yep, the panels come right apart. It’s basically a pin that fits through metal loops on the panels – so you set the panels up, slide the pin through the holes to connect, and you’re done.

Mine don’t come appart There’s no pin, just these clips.
The ones that come apart sounds pretty nice, i love my full long one with no door (30″) but sometimes when i need it one less panel I need to fold it over, not that it’s a big deal, but if I was able to remove it that would be cool.
I don’t use the little doors b/c i can’t fit through them, i walk over the pen and use the pen itself with clips as a door, that i can fit in :p B/C the one pen I have with a door is so high (36″), and was a complete cirlcle pen (always conected) I took appart the one side so i could actually open it, otherwise it was very difficult to get bunnies in/out and clean inside.

I also open up my whole pen – during the day, when the bunnies can come out, I just fold back one side of the pen. When it’s closed, having the door to walk in and out is awesome. And when we set the pen up our parents’ houses, or at a friend’s house for pet sitting, we just use the door instead of opening the whole thing up.

Mostly I fold it back because Otto won’t come out the door onto hardwood floors – he’s afraid. If we had carpet, I would just the door.

Elrohwen, do you have a picture of your pen? Who makes it?
It doesn’t sound like the one I have or the one pictured in the second link. I’m curious what other kinds are out there.

I have a picture of it in the other xpen thread in this section. It’s made by Precision, though it seems to be identical to Beka’s Midwest pen, so I think either would be a good choice. I found it at Pet Co, so I know they carry the brand.

eta: It looks exactly like the one Monkeybun posted as well – her picture is the little more closeup than mine and can give you an idea of how the panels connect to each other.

Awsome thank you!
Whoever designed the one I bought wasn’t thinking properly that day, as yours opens the whole way up, mine is a small actual ‘door’ kinda cubby door LOL…. a dog/rabbit/cat can fit through and maybe a small child could crawl through. It’s a terrible design, specially since it is a cirlcle and can’t be opened up without modifications (AKA wrecking it lol).

I sorta found a picture;

I’ve seen some online with the little cubby-hole door and I can not figure out what the designers were thinking! If you’re gonna make a door, you should at least make it convenient for people to fit through it.

The precision and midwest pens are what you are looking for – both have doors and the panels come apart. Have you been to a Petsmart or Pet Co? They carry some and you can see them in person. The exact pen you are looking for is definitely out there, since many of us have them.

Yep, that’s exactly the same one I have. You can see the vertical pins (they have those little loops on the top) that hold the panels together. Those come right out.

Strangely it doesn’t look like they have the 36″ high pen, which is the one I got. You might be able to find that one somewhere else, or just get the 30″ version which would probably be high enough for most bunnies.

My pen comes apart no problem, plus has the full door. Its a Precision pen, found it in the dog section of PetCo.

My pen doesn’t come apart. It has clasps that are attached, I suppose I could get them apart if I had to, but I didn’t want to ruin the structural integrity of the pens. Since I’m only using 12 of the 16 panels, I just overlapped the back 4 and ziptied them together. And now you don’t even notice that there are two layers of panels along the wall.

I too have precision and it is great the way the panels easily come apart. I love the door too, I use it so I can get in my bed without jumping over the pen (although sometimes I do anyways.)

Posted By misskrisnyc on 07/01/2010 08:40 PM

After much searching for this elusive Precision pen in a 36 or even 42 (Petco only has 30 and 48 right now and couldn’t find it anywhere else) I finally called the company itself to ask if the product has been discontinued. Weirdly, they said Petco stopped ordering that size (despite it being a bestselling size), but had just placed a new order. The pen should be back in stock at some point, hopefully in the next couple weeks. As I’m now deadset on getting that pen, as I’ve found no other thats both separable panel by panel with a big gate (and Precision confirmed it was their only model with both features), an XL crate it shall be til the pen is back in stock. Then I guess lucky bun will have a crate with a hooked pen setup. Welcome home, friend! XD

I’m going to be doing the same thing with my bun’s cage.  He lives in an XL cage right now and I’m going to be adding an attached pen with grids.  You should post pics once you have yours all set up, I’m gonna post pics when mine’s done!

If you go with the xpen, you’ll need to figure out flooring too…

I have an xpen set up for my free run bunnies to keep the litterbox and hay contained (they like to make a mess). I have been using a fleece blankie as a floor covering, however they like to dig in it and chew it up, plus hay tends to stick to it like velcro.

What’s a good floor covering? Something removable/washable is preferred.