Making jumps

Elena

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 26, 2012

• #1

Any cheap clever ideas for making jumps?

Nutmeg likes jumping on and over things but if I have anything with a lid Smudge jumps into the windowsill or to the pellets and anything too high and they can get to the desk. I found Smudge on the windowsill the other night despite their tunnel being quite a way away! So i thought little jumps, nothing too high obviously!, might be better.

 

R

ralphus maximus!

Alpha Buck

• Aug 26, 2012

• #2

My hubby bought some cardboard boxes from Argos and made a box castle with them. The buns love them!

I will try and post some photo's for you later

Here's the link to the boxes:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8754262.htm


Edit: Oooops, just read nothing too high... how high would be too high?

 

Elena

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 26, 2012

• #3

I'm thinking something to jump over rather than onto if that makes sense! The tunnel that he jumped onto the windowsill from was about a foot high.

 

M

mini lop1

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 26, 2012

• #4

what about the green tubes :thumb: then if they want jump it they can, or if want go through it they can

 

Elena

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 26, 2012

• #5

Unfortunately Smudge eats the green ones :roll: i was going to get a runaround one but the postage is horrendous, almost as much as a tube.

 

GrahamL

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 28, 2012

• #6

Elena said:

Unfortunately Smudge eats the green ones :roll: i was going to get a runaround one but the postage is horrendous, almost as much as a tube.

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That was my problem!

Ebay have plastic tunnels now, old duct pipes from plumbing, you can get them random lengths from 60cm to 2m, i can find the link if you want?

That doesnt however solve your jumping 'over' issue. Biscuit likes to climb on things and jump over also, he randomly jumps up and over little stools, small cardboard boxes, tunnels, bridges, anything basically. I can show a pic of our setup (as it was as of yesterday) to show how we keep him busy if that would help at all?

 

Elena

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 28, 2012

• #7

Ooh yes please Graham! I don't mind them jumping over things, just not onto things. Their room looks a bit sparse because most of the things they like playing with involve jumping onto things, but if Smudge gets on the windowsill he eats the rubber seal, not good for his tummy or our windows!

 

GrahamL

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 28, 2012

• #8

Duct Pipe; http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=duct+offcut&_sacat=0&_odkw=plastic+duct+pipe&_osacat=0

Current BunnyRoom Setup (it was tidy until i let them back in :lol

FortBun;

One big box cut down with holes either side, then two avon boxes one upside down so they HAVE to jump into it to go through the tunnel. The two larger boxes at the end have a hole in the middle also, so they can go up and down etc.

Does that help or have i made stuff worse? :lol:

 

Elena

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 28, 2012

• #9

I think that helps! Unfortunately Smudge chews cardboard as well, I wouldn't worry but for his stasis history. That's given me an idea though of a couple of things that might work that won't be so high that he can get to the windowsill. I also had an idea of a couple of flowerpots and a stick to make some low jumps.