What do you use for your rabbits that is not specifically aimed for rabbits?

[Flashy]

I'm thinking this could be quite a good tipshary thread for others because use rabbit owners can be quite creative.

What do you use for your rabbits that is not specifically aimed for rabbits?

I use

Dog Beds- I find they GREAT for giant litter trays for my groups, or a snuggly bed for a single. By dog bed I mean the plastic oval ones with high ish sides, but a lower bit on one side. I use newspaper and hay in them, but NO cushions, lol, because mine would just wee on them.

Underbed storage boxes- These too make GREAT litter trays. They are great for those buns that sit just in the litter tray and wee out, ro back up so far they wee up and over the edge of the box.

Those are my two main ones.

I also really like parrot toys though (but only woth wood on, no leather, or anything harmful), because those hang in my runs, and don't get wet in the floor gets wet, and the buns love them.

Snugglesafes are designed for cats, but are perfect for rabbits (as most UK owners probably know, lol). Obviously NIC Grids are important too.

I'm sure I have more, but what about you?

 

[irishlops]

um..... i get to use shreded paper......
and boxes for toys. and my old wooden box

 

[Leaf]

NIC Panels


zip ties (for the NIC panels)


my dogs' agility tunnel

baby keyring toy

plastic shower curtian holder (as toys)

Cat litter boxes

shredded newspaper

bamboo type paper plate holders

vegetable oil (once, recommended and used for ear mites)

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

cat litter boxes, for bunny potties and hay boxes

childrens toys like keys, blocks, and cups

Fleece for beds

cat and dog beds

 

[mouse_chalk]

Oooh.... good thread!

Obviously medically- simeticone/Infacol, pedialyte/dioralyte, etc

Snugglesafes- using one right now

Dog bed- we bought a huge comfy dog cushion for Dotty earlier. It has a removable cover that is machine washable. Now where would you find one of those specifically for bunnies?!

Dog bowls- heavy for water etc- I find that the specific rabbit ones are all TINY and don't hold enough water, or they're plastic and tip over in the blink of an eye. Bigger bowls hold the veg in better as well lol

Litter trays- again, the rabbit litter trays are all small, and mostly the corner ones, which my buns don't like so much, and tend to dig out a lot more. We use a giant cat litter tray for Dotty and regular ones for the little 'uns

Dog gate- like a baby gate, but taller, designed to keep dogs in/out of places. We have this over our bedroom doorway, to keep Dotty in or our as needed, without having to shut her in so she can't see what's going on

Wire covers- to protect the exposed wires

NIC grids- obviously. Don't know where we'd be without these!

Exercise mats- interlocking foam mats that you can buy at a DIY store- make a great 'play mat' for bunnies- gives them traction from the wood laminate floors in our house and they just wipe clean if anything is spilt on them. Elf Mommy can vouch for me on this one as well! :biggrin2:

That's about all I can think of for now, but there's probably loads of other stuff...

 

[Becca]

My buns litter trays are actually garden trays you put little flowers in!!!

Also I guess veggies could be one, veggies are aimed for us aren't they but we give them to our four legged bunny friends!!

 

[mouse_chalk]

Becca wrote:

My buns litter trays are actually garden trays you put little flowers in!!!

Lol! Becca don't they have holes in the bottom? Do they leak?

 

[Becca]

mouse_chalk wrote:

Becca wrote:

My buns litter trays are actually garden trays you put little flowers in!!!

Lol! Becca don't they have holes in the bottom? Do they leak?

Yeah they do but they still work, I'm not sure how lol but they do work!!! :biggrin2:

 

[Flashy]

Jen what does your dog gate look like? Piccy?

 

[Hazel-Mom]

umm, let's see... lots of stuff
plastic "lab trays" from my husband's laboratory, for low litter boxes,
plastic "dish pans" with one side cut out for higher litterbox
left-over carpet squares, for lying, snuggling, covering lino floor (and a tunnel my husband made from one big piece and 2 metal rings)
old towels (Hazel doesn't chew, we're lucky in that)
soft comfy dogbed for a nice snuggly "nest"
grass mats from Worldmarket
regular china desert bowls for water and food dishes
bread basket (plain, non-treated, non-varnished) for veggies
jingly cat toys (balls with bell)
wooden parrot toy with a bell
straw christmas decorations
plastic tops from laundry detergent bottles (well washed out of course) as "stacking/throwing/hiding toys
stuffed animals
cardboard "tunnel" which is one of those forms for pouring concrete
NIC pannels and plastic ties (White Chocolate's condo)
woodstove pellets or wood pellet cat litter, whichever is available
babygates for closing off rooms and areas
"safe" wooden blocks for playing and chewing, also wooden sticks and grape vines, and dried basil stems tied together with raffia (we cut the basil plants down when they start fading, and hang them to dry)
and ofcourse cardboard rolls and boxes and newspaper

Umm, looks like she doesn't have much at all that's specifically for rabbits
:shock: LOL
Even her food is mostly veggies and fruits, and dried herbs, vines and willows

 

[missyscove]

NIC Grids & zip ties
Carabiner clips
wallboard (cage flooring)
Cat litter boxes
Feline pine litter
Bird Toys
Cat toys
cat tunnel
newspaper
phone books
toilet paper/paper towel tubes
grass floor mats

 

[NetherlandDwarf]

i use those 2 story cat condos (the cylinder shape ones with the round hole, one at top and one at the bottom) my bun loves his kitty cat condo. i even stitched a curtain on the entrance for thebottom floor & thats where he takes his naps.

i use a cat litter box as well, cat brush for him, those kitty pop up tent things (he loves that too. he has a my little pony castle he plays in. he plays with little green army men (doesn't chew, but like to throw them, along with little dinosaurs) my daughter plays with him with a lot of toys... & he has his phone book to look up numbers in case he wants to tear them out and eat it. he loves his nerf dart gun, originally it was used to shoot near him to scare him away from the xmas tree, but hand an opposite effect... he ended up loving it and chasing after the foam darts, we'll shoot it down the hallway and he just runs after them... every single one...

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Equine Pine - I used Woodypet and then Equine Fresh, but now they have this Equine Pine and we really like it best of all!

Toys - Mostly cat toys and baby toys, some bird toys, but they have other toys also that aren't really even toys!

Baby blankets - Inexpensive fleece baby blankets and flannel ones that you can find in dollar stores or pharmacies. We call them their Wankies.. don't ask me why.... it just happens..... "Bo loves his wankies!"

Coroplast - It's great for trays and stuff but I have a couple of pieces that are great for blocking them out of things..... if you know how to secure it between stuff, or whatever...

Lint Rollers - Yes, I actually can lint roll Bo. But I have to use the roller first on something like my sweatshirt to get it less sticky or it would rip all of his hair out... then I can lightly touch his loose fur (aka Cactus Butt). He doesn't even know I've done it! LOL!

Vacuum Cleaner - Tony allowsme to quickly vaccuum him with the hose part..... He's so good!

CRAISINS!!! - DUH!

 

[mouse_chalk]

Flashy wrote:

Jen what does your dog gate look like? Piccy?

Sure! It looks like this:

Although it's open in that pic, which was silly of me lol- doesn't show it too well! It's about chest height on me, so plenty tall enough to keep Dotty out...


This is the actual thing, from Argos:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8704346/Trail/searchtext>DOG+GATE.htm

 

[Flashy]

That's massive! I have a feeling my small bunnies would get through those gaps. How does it open and close?

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I think Bo and Clover would slip right through that! :shock:

 

[mouse_chalk]

Flashy wrote:

That's massive! I have a feeling my small bunnies would get through those gaps. How does it open and close?

I took some pics for you!

The lever sort of lowers, and the catch comes out at the same time, and clicks into place. Like this:

Whole gate closed:

My thumb (hitchhikers thumb lol!) showing the gaps:

And there's an extra catch on the bottom of the gate:

It's tension fitted so you dont need to screw it into the door frame, although there are screws if you wanted to. The company will also send you a free extension if you wanted to fit it to larger doorways, etc. Obviously Dotty can't get through, she's much too big, but I'm not sure about a smaller bunny. I'd imagine that you could cable tie NIC grids or something to it though at the bottom maybe....

 

[Flashy]

Thanks Jen!

 

[mouse_chalk]

No problem! Steve has just reminded me as well that they're about £10 cheaper in Asda at the moment!

 

[Flashy]