Flooring for X-pen?

[Tim&Alfie]

Hey all! 

I was wondering who has experience with using x-pens. I am going to move the buns into one, but I can’t put them directly on the hardwood floor. If anyone knows of a way to protect the floor under an x-pen (preferably a cheap one) please let me know. Thanks!

[Vincent]

My local vinyl floor store gave me their sample floorings for free that they didn’t need anymore and they were sorta small but I layered them and put matts over that for added security

But since my rabbits are chewers they managed to make holes by digging away the matts and chewing the edges

So then I went to home hardware and just bought a roll out vinyl flooring, I guess they are officaly called vinyl sheets

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/ideas-how-to/buying-guides/flooring/vinyl-flooring.html

There’s a picture of one on this website, I got the sheet kind like I said

Mine only was 100 bucks which wasn’t bad overall and you just roll it out onto the ground and there you go!

I’ve since gotten rid of it because my rabbits are fully litter trained now and they haven’t big digging the carpet anymore so I didn’t need the protection for my floor but it worked very well in protecting my carpet

[Tim&Alfie]

Thanks Vincent!

[Wick & Fable]

The x-pen purchased for Wick came with a sun-cover, which doubles as flooring: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/you-and-me-run-and-play-space-small-animal-playpen

Wick has the 18in because he’s very small, and it’s fine now that he’s a bit larger because he never gets locked into it; it’s just a place for his food servings and litterbox.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Tim&Alfie]

Thanks Wick! I’m thinking of trying these:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Norsk-Multi-Purpose-24-in-x-24-in-Interlocking-Gray-Foam-Flooring-Recyclamat-4-Pieces-240247/204318886
Has anyone else used these?

[DanaNM]

I think some members have used those successfully, as long as your bun doesn’t chew them! I think I remember a thread where someone was using those covered with fleece blankets. 

My buns are destructo-buns, so that wouldn’t work for me. For the base of my NIC condo, I used a piece of plywood, covered with “VCT tiles” (a vinyl tile). I think I used double stick tape to attach them. They are cheap, easy to clean, durable (it’s what they use as flooring in hospitals and industrial kitchens), and not quite as slippery as linoleum or tile. It’s only on their bottom level, and they like laying on it when it’s hot out.  

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[Tim&Alfie]

Thanks Dana! I think I might try the fleece over the mats. I considered vinyl tiles, but since I am placing the pen on my hardwood floor, I think the mats will be easier installation-wise.

[DanaNM]

Ah yeah, true! As long as your bun doesn’t eat them, they seem like a great option.

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[Tim&Alfie]

I am only concerned about the fact that pee may soak through the cracks between the mats. Has this happened to anyone?

[Vincent]

I guess it your worries about that you could get one of those heavy duty plastic sheets and lay it underneath it?

Like the kind sold in most hardware stores to protect the floor from paint?

I use them as a cushioned spot my buns like to sit on (I’m in a carpeted basement so the floor isnt to bad but its not super soft so I have lots of cushioning areas) but since they were litter trained before I got the matts I wouldn’t know if the pee would go through

But if it did go through one of those plastic sheets would collect it instead

Is the only thing I can think of for that

[Tim&Alfie]

Thanks that sounds like a good idea! I am confident in their litter training, it’s just a precaution.

[Tim&Alfie]

Thanks that sounds like a good idea! I am confident in their litter training, it’s just a precaution.

[Vincent]

Yeah there always an accident occasionally. Their accidents are usually on the carpet for my buns though, never the matts so I just wouldn’t know from personal experiance!

Anyway yeah I think that combo would be a pretty sure fire floor safe idea

[Tim&Alfie]

Ok. Thank you everyone. You all helped a lot.

[Tim&Alfie]

Ok. Thank you everyone. You all helped a lot.

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