New bunny!!

[JeffR]

Thats right, getting our bunny in a couple of days!!! hehe anyway this is my first post on binkybunny so Hello to everyone! I did have a quick question though before we bring him home. we plan on letting our new bunny roam around our master bathroom at first as we little box train and get him use to the surroundings. Is a tile floor suitable for bunnies? I already ordered some large grass mats but do you think I should cover the rest of it up or will he be ok?

[Sarita]

Welcome! Congratulations on your new rabbit.

I find that most rabbits do not like to walk on tile floors – they don’t have pads on their feet like dogs and cats so they don’t have good traction.

[jerseygirl]

Hello! If you can use the mats to make pathways around he should be ok. Some can be skittish on hard floors but they do like to plop down on the cool tile. Just make sure he can navigate his way round the space ok by using the matting. Hope you got extra for it may get peed on or eaten!

[3crazybuns]

WELCOME!!! & Congrats!!! My buns play on laminate which can be slick for them, so I bought a big rug and I just role it out when they have their out time, and when they are in their pens I role it up and put it away.

[Adalaide]

Hi. I’ve had Freya home for about 2 weeks now and she’s been mostly staying in the bathroom. She has some mats but really loves the cool floor to lay on. She likes to flop behind the toilet, I have no clue what’s up with that, but whatever. I’ve got a box in there for her too so she has a private place to go and something to play with besides her toys.

[RabbitPam]

Welcome, Jeff!
Grass mats are excellent to use, since they’re safe for nibbling on. I think you can’t go wrong with many mats. If you have too many to cover the tile (and leaving a patch for a cool tummy snooze is a good idea) than you will be able to use them outside the bathroom later to cover carpet areas that might otherwise get chewed or peed on. Sammy pulls up carpet corners, so I have cut the mats and put strips across the tempting spots.

Your bunny will show you its preferences. Sammy will not step onto tile in bathroom or kitchen, but prefers her plain plastic floor of her cage, even after her spay surgery. She loves romping on the carpet. Observing your bunny is the best indicator of how to accommodate him to be comfortable but not destructive. I’ve heard of bunnies so at ease on kitchen floors that they nose their way up to the fridge. You never know.

What’s his name? Please post pictures – we love them!

[BinkyBunny]

WELCOME! and congratulations!

Grass mats are great for chewing, the only thing is that while you are litter training, if he pees on the mats, they are not easily cleanable and so the scent of where he has peed may entice him to pee there again. I would recommend old towels and blankets (unless he begins eating them) – and keep a good supply of them so that you can rotate out for the washing machine.

Is this a young bunny or older?

[JeffR]

We just got him last night and here are a  couple of pictures that I took with my phone. I will take some better ones later along with his new home. I’m so excited!!! He is really young just stopped weening not to long ago. He is a flemish giant/new zealand/japanese harlequin. Ack got so tied up in bunny (no name yet) that im late for work.

[RabbitPam]

He’s adorable!
Bring pix of him to work so when you arrive, late as usual from now on, you can hold them up and say you’re sorry but it was your bunny’s fault.

[sibley]

Oh he’s super cute!

[Cake]

That is one cute bunny! Congrats!

I so want a flemish giant…even if it is a mix

[Elrohwen]

I looove his ears. He is so cute!

[jerseygirl]

Oh wow! A flemish giant/new zealand/japanese harlequin mix? oh wow! Congratulations!

[Deb'sBuns]

He is an absolutely adorable baby. Congratulations.

[KatnipCrzy]

what a beautiful color!  He is so adorable- I can’t wait to see pics as he grows up!

[BinkyBunny]

Cute!!!!! Can’t wait to hear updates about him!

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