30 inch exercise pen escape

[nicolekline97]

I have a flemish rabbit. She is 3 1/2 months old and pretty large. Yesterday she jumped very high, close to 2 feet it seemed. This morning I put her in her Xpen outside on the deck right by our door. I looked out and she wasn't there! 30 inches cleared somehow! She was right by the steps and didn't run. Scared me.

 

[Mehidk]

My rabbit is a 6.5lb little acrobat. I learned the hard way that she can clear 36" with little issues.

Thank goodness she just hung out by the steps! Perhaps 40-48" pen would be better since Flemish can be quite large.

 

[Juste]

My lionhead rabbit was similar age when she managed to jump over 29 inch bed headboard and got stuck between bed and wall.. and gave me a hart attack. One moment she was standing next to me, the other she disappeared. I would never thought that she can actually jum this high. That is the reason why now i like to put a bell collar on her, so that i would know where she is if she tries to get herself in a similar situation
Best to find some xpen cover

 

[nicolekline97]

My lionhead rabbit was similar age when she managed to jump over 29 inch bed headboard and got stuck between bed and wall.. and gave me a hart attack. One moment she was standing next to me, the other she disappeared. I would never thought that she can actually jum this high. That is the reason why now i like to put a bell collar on her, so that i would know where she is if she tries to get herself in a similar situation
Best to find some xpen cover

I would have had a heart attack too. A bell collar sounds like a good idea for your rabbit. I will see what I can find some type of cover that is secure.

 

[Juste]

I would have had a heart attack too. A bell collar sounds like a good idea for your rabbit. I will see what I can find some type of cover that is secure.

Sometimes you can find special xpen covers or shades to buy online, sadly i couldn't find one for mine, so now as a temporary solution i put a wood board on top

 

[Me and Bun-uccino]

Hehe I don't have any experience like this. My rabbit doesn't even try to jump out of her 24" x pen. Maybe I'm just lucky.

 

[Juste]

Hehe I don't have any experience like this. My rabbit doesn't even try to jump out of her 24" x pen. Maybe I'm just lucky.

Definitely lucky sometimes it feels like i'm own a cat because she tries to jump somewhere as high as possible and sits there. I mean how comfortable can be an chair backrest?

 

[Me and Bun-uccino]

Definitely lucky sometimes it feels like i'm own a cat because she tries to jump somewhere as high as possible and sits there. I mean how comfortable can be an chair backrest?

Must be. I put a large cardboard box in there that was like a foot high. I watched her hop on it and look around and she didn't even jump out.

 

[Sam_]

you'd be surprised by how well they can climb.
If they want to, they can climb a bit and then jump out.

 

[Blue eyes]

NO BELL COLLARS PLEASE. Putting any kind of collar on a rabbit is dangerous. If a collar were to snag on something a rabbit will panic to escape and could easily break a neck or back.
Having a noisy bell on a collar would surely be a constant irritation to a rabbit with its acute hearing. It would be so loud and constant -- I know it would drive me crazy.

 

[Juste]

NO BELL COLLARS PLEASE. Putting any kind of collar on a rabbit is dangerous. If a collar were to snag on something a rabbit will panic to escape and could easily break a neck or back.
Having a noisy bell on a collar would surely be a constant irritation to a rabbit with its acute hearing. It would be so loud and constant -- I know it would drive me crazy.

It is small kitten breakaway buckle, which opens up very easily, so no way to break a neck. What i didn't know that it can be too loud, because she doesn't seem to mind it.

 

[Mac189]

It is small kitten breakaway buckle, which opens up very easily, so no way to break a neck. What i didn't know that it can be too loud, because she doesn't seem to mind it.

I would definitely stay away from a collar, even a breakaway. Rabbit are strong enough to break their own backs if they panic and kick really hard, not to mention they can be killed by such a big scare and the strain on the heart. i don't even think collars are generally a good idea on a cat... the release only has to catch or fail once and it's game over.

 

[zuppa]

you'd be surprised by how well they can climb.
If they want to, they can climb a bit and then jump out.

Yeah that's what my dwarf did, 68 cm high pen wasn't a problem for him )

 

[zuppa]

I wouldn't risk with collar as well.

 

[Juste]

I would definitely stay away from a collar, even a breakaway. Rabbit are strong enough to break their own backs if they panic and kick really hard, not to mention they can be killed by such a big scare and the strain on the heart. i don't even think collars are generally a good idea on a cat... the release only has to catch or fail once and it's game over.

Thank you for the info. Anyway i was using it rarely, only at the beginning because she used to squeeze herself in places i wouldn't think to look. Now i use it very rarely. I guess i will stop using them.

 

[nicolekline97]

My rabbit is a 6.5lb little acrobat. I learned the hard way that she can clear 36" with little issues.

Thank goodness she just hung out by the steps! Perhaps 40-48" pen would be better since Flemish can be quite large.

I will see what I can find. I really wanted a dog run and cover it to protect her from predators but it will not be happening at this house.

 

[Diane R]

My lionhead rabbit was similar age when she managed to jump over 29 inch bed headboard and got stuck between bed and wall.. and gave me a hart attack. One moment she was standing next to me, the other she disappeared. I would never thought that she can actually jum this high. That is the reason why now i like to put a bell collar on her, so that i would know where she is if she tries to get herself in a similar situation
Best to find some xpen cover

Please don't put collars on bunnies. It's very dangerous and stressful.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We had a Mini Rex that was a world class jumper and a full size male Chin (10 pounds) that could both jump that. Also had three that could climb anything--a Netherland, a Nethie mix and a large Lop. Had to put a top on the play-pen to keep them in.