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- 09/14/2011 at 11:16 AM
  mindy10
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  Hi I have seen the plastic hideaways in Petco that they have for rabbits or guinue pigs. Can you really use those for a rabbit or will the rabbit chew and swallow the plastic? Anyone ever use one?
- 09/14/2011 at 11:33 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  I actually have used plastic hideaways for all my buns. There are some teeth marks in them nothing has gotten swallowed. They do need to be cleaned more often and inspected!
- 09/14/2011 at 11:46 AM
  mocha200
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  Some rabbits don’t like them because they only have 1 door. In the wild they always have an escape rout, so if it only has one door they will feel less safe.
- 09/14/2011 at 1:01 PM
  Sarita
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  Are you talking about the igloo things? They are pretty small if that’s what you are talking about – if you have a very small rabbit they would work, but a normal size rabbit wouldn’t be able to get inside.
- 09/14/2011 at 2:12 PM
  Beka27
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  A big cardboard box with a couple holes cut out is more enjoyable because they can safely chew on it… and cheaper.
- 09/15/2011 at 4:42 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I have one of those big plastic igloos. Bindi didn’t go in it much. He liked to sit on top. I agree with Beka. They enjoy cardboard more.
- 09/18/2011 at 6:59 AM
  Bones
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  I learned the hard way not to use plastic hides. I had a plastic igloo for my rats and one ate bits of the plastic and I had to have him put to sleep.
- 09/18/2011 at 5:12 PM
  lwayne
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  Bunnies also like hideaways with two entrances/exits for easy escape. I always cut two small holes in a cardboard box and let the buns customize the holes to a larger size.
- 09/18/2011 at 5:40 PM
  bunnyfriend
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  They also love to chew on cardboard boxes (: Wilbur loves to stand on top of her hidey boxes, chew them, and move them around. It’s good for their teeth.
- 09/23/2011 at 9:42 AM
  Queensbun
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  My bun uses the plastic igloo as a ramp to hop up to a 2nd level where he has a “private area”. He rarely goes inside the igloo itself and it’s been nibbled on a bit but nothing serious.
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