would a rabbit like a cat tree?

[Ruffles&Daisy]

This feels like an incredibly stupid question, but I was at the pet store yesterday and was looking at those cat trees and thought perhaps Ruffles would like one.  I am redoing his cage, x pen style, and thought to put a smallish cat tree in it, but I don’t want to spend the money if I know he won’t use it.  I am sure he would like one of those round hidey hole things that they market for cats, but I’m wondering if he’d like one of those tallish trees to perch on. 

Does anyone have a cat tree for their rabbit?  How does your bun like it??

TIA!

[Lion_Lop_Lover]

I’ve debated buying several carpeted cat toys for my guys; but have held off because of the cost! But I think they would LOVE them!

[Beka27]

a couple concerns…

1) some rabbits eat carpeting. they pull the fibers out with their teeth and eat them and that can cause an impaction in the tummy. other rabbits pull the fibers out and leave them laying there (this is okay, as long as they don’t ingest them). some rabbits will dig holes in carpet. *most* rabbits will try to detroy any carpet placed in their area. so that’s score one for not spending the money.

2) some rabbits will mistake teh carpet house part as a toilet… yuck. and there’s no way to really clean it thoroughly… score two.

3) rabbits can do heights sometimes, but not like cats. depending on what type you got (assuming they did not destroy or pee all over it), it’s likely they couldn’t even use half of it. and that’s three.

rather than spend big bucks on something that will get either destroyed, peed on, or altogether ignored, i’d suggest the cardboard Maze Haven that BinkyBunny sells. it is relatively inexpensive (much moreso than cat trees!) it’s absolutely safe and most every member who has gotten one has said that their buns love it. it’s very resilient too. you wouldn’t think being cardbaord it would be, but it is.

[Sarita]

Some of my rabbits have a cat condo and they love them since they can hop on top or hide inside. They do like to dig the carpeting but do not eat the fibers. I’ve never had my rabbits mistake the cat condo for a toilet either. I wouldn’t do the tree though – too high to hop on.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Mine looooooove the cat condos! As long as it’s not too high it should be good, but definitely make sure they aren’t eating it. Mine love hoping on them and in them, and digging on them The only toy I can bring home that is snubbed for weeks and is appreciated immediatley is cat condos LOL

[iriswarrior1]

Well, here’s one question I won’t need to ask!

Seriously, I thought about it too, but experience has been a good teacher for me.

I bought a bunny/ferret hammock-ignored.
Cardboard rabbit castle-ignored.
Kitty pirate ship (don’t say it, ridiculous is my middle name)-ignored
Little red wagon-ignored. Note-I saw a kid on Youtube who was walking his bunny around the back yard in a wagon, and thought it was neat-I realize now that the little scoundrel had probably put crazy-glue in the bottom before he put the rabbit in!)
Jingle balls, plastic baby keys, tennis balls-ignored

What do rabbits REALLY want?

tv remotes-my Smokey ATE the buttons off the remote, you go to use it, and there’s just these flat gray oval patches all over it. No numbers or words, just endless gray. Sorry but I thought it was funny as hell!

Telephone lines, computer modem lines, and the wire leading to your mouse-rabbits will sit and laugh at you while you click your mouse again and again, wondering why it won’t work! They hide when you finally find the spot where the wire has been chewed through. The same applies to the phone. I actually called a phone repairman in once, because the phone wasn’t working, and he showed me the chewed-through wire and told me I had a rat problem……

Socks. My rabbits don’t care whether we’re using the socks or not, they are going to be chewed on…..

Sofas. They’re even more fun if someone is napping on them…..My husband has several scratches on his face, which he refers to as ‘skidmarks from the Bunny 500…’

I didn’t answer your question, did I?

The answer is maybe.

[Ruffles&Daisy]

Iris… that is a funny post. Just the other day, Ruff ate one of the buttons off the remote. Luckily for us, we don’t even know what that button is used for, so no biggie. He’s a rascal for sure. My rabbit loves my kids’ books, and many many of their books have corners gnawed off of them. Just the other day, my daughter drew a picture of Ruffles and he was found behind the couch chewing it up. It was funny because he chewed it into a perfect circle with a drawing of him smack in the middle of it.

Anyhow, all good responses. If I get one, I’m going to get one of those tiny ones with a circle on the bottom and a half circle on top. I can totally see him power lounging on the top one. I’ll take a pic of his new house as soon as we get it done. I think we are going to bite the bullet and get the pen this week… ouch… 75 bucks just before Christmas. Oh well, it’ll make me feel better when he has more space… and hopefully a new friend soon as well.z

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

iriswarrior LMAO!!! That’s soo true!! Why spend money when you, your belongings and your household are waaaay more fun to chew!!

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