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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 09/20/2010 at 8:36 AM
  CocoaB
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  Cocoa is about 6 years old. We’ve had her for 5 years. I got an x-pen for her pretty much right away after seeing her crammed in one of the “bunny cages” from the pet store. After checking out other pics here, I wanted to add a NIC area, but DH did not like the idea and came up with a simpler idea that I think will work better for her.
  
  The new shelf is 48×18 inches (x-pen is 48×48). I used carpet stair treads for the top. They are stain resistant and cushioned. I put a few banana chips on top to intice her to jump up. This morning they were gone and she was laid out on top. So… I think she approves! The rug below is new too. It’s an all cotton rug from Big Lots.
  
  I also found this for a new hay rack at Big Lots. It’s a wire storage basket turned on it’s side.
  
  Please pardon her rear-end, she’s shedding like crazy! She does have more toys/chews, but I had taken them out when I cleaned/installed the shelf and hadn’t put them back in yet.
- 09/20/2010 at 10:49 AM
  LoveChaCha
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  Oh where did you get the shelves?
- 09/20/2010 at 10:52 AM
  Elrohwen
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  Very nice!! I bet she’ll love sleeping under the shelf as much as she’ll love jumping up on it.
- 09/20/2010 at 11:47 AM
  CocoaB
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  Brittany – It’s a piece of plywood leftover from a project. I had my husband cut it to 18 inches wide. It was already 48 long. There are 2 dowel rods underneath for support. The longest I could find were 48 inches… so we screwed closet rod holders on the outside to hold them in place/make them long enough.
- 09/20/2010 at 12:19 PM
  Andi
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  Looks great! What a lucky bunny!
  I have a suggestion, I have found with my own guys and a similar set up, that some don’t feel comfortable jumping to and from the lino flooring, specially my older guys. For the I either made a small ramp, or placed some carpet that won’t slide, giving them a base to jump to and from.
- 09/20/2010 at 1:30 PM
  CocoaB
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  Thanks Andi. I will definitely keep that in mind for the future. So far, she’s been up and down quite a few times. She slides a bit on landing, but turns around and jumps right back up.
- 09/20/2010 at 3:34 PM
  Lintini
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  Very nice! I love the hay rack!
- 09/21/2010 at 5:52 AM
  Beka27
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  That’s great! It’s good for buns to have something to jump up onto, IMO. Keeps their muscles strong. That’s one drawback of xpens, no vertical height.
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