I would love to set up something softer, or even use carpet, but he pees on EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE. Yes, he'll pee in his litter box(es), but he always leaves a little extra when he's out also.
I would LOOOVE to see your finished product when you get it done!! That is like my ultimate dream project for my bunnies' living spaces someday if I can ever get permission to move them in the house [emoji50][emoji7][emoji195][emoji173]I'm making a new condo out of an entertainment unit, I'm stressing out about the flooring because Lahi has sore hocks—they're red and angry looking but haven't broken open yet and I'm desperately trying to keep it that way, so he absolutely cannot stand on any hard flooring that will put pressure on his heels. I have to put something down to keep him off the hard wood.
View attachment 38176 View attachment 38177 View attachment 38178 View attachment 38179
(Doors still in progress but they are all either holes cut into the wood and covered with chicken wire, or plexiglass with ventilation holes)
My current plan is to put a layer of vinyl (I bought a clear vinyl shower curtain liner to cut up) down on the shelves to protect the wood, then a layer of the EVA foam tiles for cushioning, and then a layer of polar fleece to stop them from chewing on the foam and give more padding. They've shown previously that they absolutely will chew holes in the foam if they have access to it, though they didn't seem to eat the pieces, thank god. Polar fleece I know to be particularly pet safe because it doesn't unravel, so in order to actually eat a piece they have to very determinedly cut out an entire section. Bite a hole in polar fleece and all that happens is that now there's a hole.
I also have a cotton rug for one of the shelves, and I'm maybe going to look at some woven straw mats for other shelves, to give variety. Any ideas for what else I can use that would be good for his sore hocks?
I have carpet in their current enclosure but Lahi is getting forgetful about proper litter habits in his old age and carpet is a massive pain to try and get all the urine smell out of. Because of course if I don't get it all out, Delilah then decides that the spot is a new litter and then they're both going out of the litter, I have to give up and put a new litter box there, but Delilah likes to dig in litter boxes and toss litter everywhere... basically it snowballs into a giant mess.
Polar fleece I know to be particularly pet safe because it doesn't unravel, so in order to actually eat a piece they have to very determinedly cut out an entire section. Bite a hole in polar fleece and all that happens is that now there's a hole.
I also have a cotton rug for one of the shelves, and I'm maybe going to look at some woven straw mats for other shelves, to give variety. Any ideas for what else I can use that would be good for his sore hocks?
Enter your email address to join: