Tile vs Laminate for cage bottoms

[Mel]

So I’m in the middle of my ikea-hacking adventure. I am torn between my options for the cage bottom. How do your bunnies do with tile (it would be mosaic tiles with grout)? I like how using tile would look, and I wouldn’t use the glass stuff to try and at least help with grip. I was looking at rough stuff instead of glass or ceramic but (like shale)  it is also porous and might let pee sink in, or it’s crazy expensive and not workable since I’m trying to avoid having to cut anything. I took a look at the laminate flooring but it seems like that doesn’t offer anything better grip wise (though much cheaper and faster)

Have y’all noticed any appreciable differences between these two options? I feel like small tiles with grout might be better for bunny feet than smooth laminate.

[BanditCamp]

I use fiber back vinyl meaning you have to get vinyl glue. The reason I chose s long roll and cut it is because it’s cheap to get and can be cut without expensive tools. Also it’s waterproof meaning messes can be cleaned, for grip I use towels and fleece and that’s about it. In my signature you can click and see how I did my house in the habitat folder. The glue takes awhile to set and took about 12 hours to make hard.

Tile is harder and cooler and might be better for cooling, you can also use robber based grout just insure he does not chew at it.

[Azerane]

My main concern with mosaic style tiles would be cleaning all the grout. Bunnies can be messy at times and getting the cage truly clean in all those grooves could be a real pain. I would avoid the porous tile completely.

I used linoleum flooring. It was a single piece cut off a roll and then I cut it to size at home. I used a spray adhesive which made things easy. I like the whole piece because it means that there’s no connecting grooves for liquid to leak through and no hard cracks to clean. While it can be slippery, when moving slowly my buns manage alright, however if they get a fright, the linoleum is too slippery for traction at speeds. I use fleece over the top of the lino. I clip it down with bulldog/fold back clips which makes it easy to remove and change for cleaning. Tile would certainly be cooler which is a concern if your house gets quite cold, and you would need to layer up with blankets to stop the cold seeping through from them in winter. My buns aren’t a fan of hard surfaces so I can’t imagine that they would like tile much, however my previous bun, Bandit preferred to lay on the bare linoleum than on fleece.

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