Best chord protectors? Bunny proofing tips?

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Arloismybunny

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Arlo has been doing amazing with his litter training and I feel ready to finally let him free roam for a few hours throughout the day. The room I’m going to let him roam in has a few chords and wires in it!! I was wondering what would be the most effective and safest chord protectors? Any other bunny proofing tips would be much appreciated!! I’ve watched Lennon the bunnies video on it but I figured I’d come on here and ask what works best for your buns. He’s still a baby only 2 months (I’ve had him for 2 weeks)
 
My rabbit was starting to chew on the plastic plugs in our outlets :eek: so I bought and installed these outlet covers from Amazon. They work really well! I should add that I don't have trouble with the wires themselves because I had already covered those with metal braid sleeving (check out these) when I had my previous rabbit, who was a crazy chewer.

The other life saver has been blocking off the area behind our media cabinet. I bought floating shelves on Amazon that work perfectly for that (see pics)
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Remember to start small with roaming and don't start until he is 100% with urine in the litter box.

Don't let him free roam an entire room at the start. Use something to create a small space outside his current place. He should always have easy access back to his normal housing area. Only provide a small amount of roaming space at first.

After a week or more of that smaller roaming space (and provided he still stays perfect with urine in the litter box) then you can increase the size.
 
I should add that I don't have trouble with the wires themselves because I had already covered those with metal braid sleeving (check out these) when I had my previous rabbit, who was a crazy chewer.
I'm buying these! I have looked EVERYWHERE for something to keep Theo away from cords, but he just chews through anything I buy! Thank you so much! 😍 😍 😍
 
I'm buying these! I have looked EVERYWHERE for something to keep Theo away from cords, but he just chews through anything I buy! Thank you so much! 😍 😍 😍

Before I ordered they sent me samples of covers made out of different materials, including Kevlar! I tested them by putting carrots inside and letting my bunny go at them. (She was happy to participate in the experiment lol.) The copper sleeving worked best.

If you have a fat plug on the end the sleeve may not fit over it. In that case you can cut the plug off and replace it with a snap-on plug from your local hardware store.
 
I simply use wrapping paper rolls. That way I can hide the cord and hear if the buns are chewing on them
 

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