Bunny ramp?

[JJOliveMom]

Bunny has lived with us for about 9 months and just turn 1 year old. She free roams the upstairs of our house and is fully socialized with our dog and cat, who of course go up and down the stairs all day. Bunny obviously is curious about the stairs and wants to explore but it seems like the steep grade scares her. She's tiny, and the stairs are tall and shallow -- very hard for her proportions. I've carried her down for visits, but I'd live to figure out a way for her to get up and down by herself. Any ideas for a bunny ramp or something that would be easier for her to navigate? Thanks!

 

[Mileybun]

I wonder if a long, slim plank of wood would work? Perhaps staple some carpet to it for grip as she goes up and down.
Not sure how you'd fix it in place though

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Our stairs were carpeted, so even our smallest buns could go up. Before, when it was just hardwood, some would go up and some wouldn't.

 

[Blue eyes]

The surface of the stairs makes all the difference. Is it slick or carpeted? Even the smallest rabbit can negotiate stairs if there is traction. (Smaller rabbits jump better and higher than large rabbits.) If the stairs are wood and you don't want to put stair treads on them, you could consider putting down rubber matting or strips of carpet on a...say...6" section of the stairs just for the rabbit.

 

[JJOliveMom]

The surface of the stairs makes all the difference. Is it slick or carpeted? Even the smallest rabbit can negotiate stairs if there is traction. (Smaller rabbits jump better and higher than large rabbits.) If the stairs are wood and you don't want to put stair treads on them, you could consider putting down rubber matting or strips of carpet on a...say...6" section of the stairs just for the rabbit.

Thanks for the tips! The steps are carpeted, which really does help. She goes up with no problem - it's getting down that's the puzzle. She is tiny, and her front legs don't reach far enough to touch the next step down. Plus the steps are shallow and steep, so much that she's not even comfortable hopping down sideways (head first she would topple over!). I think I need to design a less-steep ramp with something at the bottom so She can hop down... stay tuned!