Note – this is an enclosure question I tried to add to my “new owner seeking enclosure advice” thread, but it is signing me out any time I click on Habitats and Toys –

Anyways, hello! Please bear with me as I’m still trying to figure this out and have now likely made some mistakes 🙁 My now-five month old bun is fully potty trained and neutered. I am trying to transition him from his cage to an XL dog crate (and continue free roaming a good portion of the day). However, it’s been a disaster. He’s just so-so with the litter box, which is fine, but he is obsessed with chewing every inch of the crate. The base is wood and plastic, which I realize look pretty attractive to a bunny, but he rarely chews what he shouldn’t and has almost never chewed the bars to his cage. I set up the crate exactly as his cage, and he has plenty of hay and other things to chew. Even with constant redirection he is not getting it, and I’m weary of him messing up his teeth, destroying it, or making himself sick. I then tried to give him access to both his old cage and the new crate, thinking it would help to make the transition on his own terms, and that REALLY derailed used of the litter boxes and I’m sure confused and stressed him further. He’s now back in his cage/free roaming until I figure out what I’m doing. It may just be a matter of covering the crate walls? Advice on fixing this mess I’ve made?