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best rabbit carrier?

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Happydays

Young Bun
Hi

I've done a search and couldn't see a thread on this, apologies if I've missed it or this is in the wrong place

Murphy is going to have The Chop on Friday and we haven't got him a carrier yet. My sister (vet nurse) says to get a small cat carrier (the vet is round the corner from here!) but I did see some special (and dearer!) special rabbit carriers in P@H - but they seemed to be clear plastic all the way round and very small.

Any thoughts? As I say, he isn't going very far, we are lucky to have a decent vet 2 minutes drive up the road.
 
Are you thinking of getting him a friend? If so I'd go for a bigger one, a cat one, so that you can take both in future without splitting them up.
 
Hello
I have a cat carrier.
I did want a top loading one but they were all small ones (there are bigger ones around) but I got a cat carrier and now I'm quite pleased I did because he can put himself in and out (sometimes with a food bribe).
 
Brill, my sister was right again!! Cat carrier it is. I thought they looked better. Murphy chewed up the cardboard carrier he came home in.

Not sure about getting a friend, he is a rescue bunny used to being on his own. We'll see how he is after The Snip and we move house and things - could I cope with two as 'lively' as Murphy?!


Thanks for your help
 
Bunnies usually like friends :)

My two are both rescue bunnies, they were alone, but they were paired up before i brought them home.

You would probably find that two is just as easy as one. I used to have a single bun and i used to worry about him if i was out for a while, but now that i have these two i know they are keeping one another company :)
 
As mentioned here a cat carrier is many peoples choice as it is big and comfy for them and they can see out and you can see in I have always found my bunnies are comforted by that.

A lot of the ones for rabbits are to small or just dont feel right
 
We'll think about another bunny when things settle down after the house move etc.. :) We've only had Il Murpho 6 weeks so still getting used to everything. Want to make sure we're getting it right for him (SOO much to learn!!) He does seem happy at the moment - and cheeky!

He was a school pet before, poor thing, so he is much happier in our quiet house than he was. The lady friend we will see about. :)

And I'll get him a cat carrier on the way home from work tomorrow, thanks everyone.

Then we have to worry about his op :( My sister gave me a list of questions to ask the vet, they must think I am an anxious parent - but a lot can go wrong wth rabbits and my sister knows her stuff (lives too far away to take Murphy to her vet though, unfortunately)
 
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nessar said:
Those that have this, is the top part of the door open, as in a gap? Or is there clear plastic covering it?
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It's clear plastic. One of the other photos shows it better. I also have a photo that shows it better too. I'll find it.
 
Oh it doesn't show it as well as I remember :oops:

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If you click the last photo on the link though you can see the door more clearly.
 
Schuette said:
Oh it doesn't show it as well as I remember :oops:

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If you click the last photo on the link though you can see the door more clearly.
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Thanks, it shows it well dont worry. Gosh Mischa looks so small next to it. Its a great design, looked and shame they dont do larger sizes though :(
 
nessar said:
Thanks, it shows it well dont worry. Gosh Mischa looks so small next to it. Its a great design, looked and shame they dont do larger sizes though :(
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Do you need it for a larger bun then? My two have plenty of room in them and can both flop easy. I also got all four in but it was a little tight, they couldn't flop.
 
Schuette said:
Do you need it for a larger bun then? My two have plenty of room in them and can both flop easy. I also got all four in but it was a little tight, they couldn't flop.
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Yeah he cant flop in his 48cm one at the moment, but could in the 58cm one that he came with (which was broken so now used as a litter tray). So I'm guessing he couldnt in this one as its 51cm :( Shame I really like the fixed handle and food dish idea.
 
I have the carrier Kermit linked to as well and highly recommend it. :thumb:

To put them into it, I use the top opening, but I like the fact that you can also open the front door (as shown in the photo a couple of posts above) so that they can hop back out by themselves. :D

It's very sturdy too and has a built in handle (which is also for the car seatbelt to go through) so it's much safer, and there's less 'swinging about' when you carry it.
 
Lspacehopper said:
Go to WILKINSONS!!!! £14 for a great sized carrier. Good quality too :)
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That's the one we have. It's big enough for my two but not too big that they slide around and get lost.

I line mine with newspaper and hay to stop them slipping on the bottom and to give it a comfy feel.
 
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