Carriers

[I love bunnies!]

Hi all! My two rabbits are getting spayed on the 19th and they said to bring them in two separate carriers. The problem is that I don’t have two carriers and I am not going to go buy those big ones! No way! So I got these two cardboard boxes and I am going to put little holes all around it. Do you think that’s ok? Will they chew through the box and escape? I am thinking about putting these litter boxes they love to chew on inside so they have something to do. Thanks, I would appreciate any replies!

[SeeShmemilyPlay]

I’d personally just put both in the carrier if they fit comfortably; a lot more stable than a cardboard box. Maybe bring them both in the carrier, and on the way home put one in the carrier and put the other in the box. She’ll be much too tired to chew her way out after the surgery.

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Posted By SeeShmemilyPlay on 12/13/2016 7:35 PM

I’d personally just put both in the carrier if they fit comfortably; a lot more stable than a cardboard box. Maybe bring them both in the carrier, and on the way home put one in the carrier and put the other in the box. She’ll be much too tired to chew her way out after the surgery.

There are issues with one rabbit biting the other so I wouldn’t recommend putting them in a carrier together.

Cardboard boxes might be okay but you’d need to make sure they don’t chew through them. Tbh I’d just buy two cat carriers. You’ll need them for any future visits to the vet anyway.

[I love bunnies!]

Thanks! If I do use the cardboard boxes, do you think they would chew through them, or would they be to tired?
Oh and how much does a cat carrier cost?

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Posted By I love bunnies! on 12/14/2016 7:32 AM

Thanks! If I do use the cardboard boxes, do you think they would chew through them, or would they be to tired?
Oh and how much does a cat carrier cost?

If they are chewers then yes they probably would chew through it pretty quickly. The carrier I bought was about £20.

[SeeShmemilyPlay]

It didn’t even occur to me that they’ll need them for future vet visits anyway! sarahthegemini is right, two carriers would just be best. Not too big of an investment, either

[Bam]

You could perhaps get some carriers off Craig’s list or from some thrift shop/charity shop? I bought a really nice carrier in a charity-shop for a fraction of what it’d cost new. Since it’s all plastic and metal, I just scrubbed it down thoroughly with chlorine bleach.

I don’t think they’ll be very prone to cardboard-chewing after their spays, because they will be pretty out of it. At the vet’s I don’t think they’ll sit in their carriers anyway, they have cages/enclosures where they put rabbits pre- and post-op.

[BunnyFriends]

I got a cat carrier for 20 – 25 US dollars. (It’s vague because I bought a pad and I’m not sure if that was the carrier or total cost [pad isn’t needed])

[LittlePuffyTail]

Ditto, Bam. I see carriers cheap on second hand sites (craigslist/kijiji) all the time.

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