flooring help

what can i put as floor in run? i need to get it sorted by end of next week! cant uses slabs as there to expensive and i cant lay them. turf will just get muddy surely? bark? HELP:shock:

I've been doing some searching around this as being a new bunny owner I thought turf would be best for a run. it's now a soggy, muddy mess


It appears that bark is ok as long as it's not treated so unless someone can tell us otherwise, that's going to be my new plan

Look on gumtree for slabs, they are usually some for cheap, then just lay them on top of the grass....ok there will be weeds come through but better than a soggy mess?

Try those mats with hols in maybe. No idea what they are called, but they will stop the grass getting dug up and muddy but the grass can still grow through

Here we are. Like these things
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAFETY-MA...oys_Games_Outdoor_Toys_ET&hash=item564b0977a1

LittleEskimo said:

Try those mats with hols in maybe. No idea what they are called, but they will stop the grass getting dug up and muddy but the grass can still grow through

Here we are. Like these things
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAFETY-MA...oys_Games_Outdoor_Toys_ET&hash=item564b0977a1

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I was thinking about getting part of my garden slabbed too but I never thought about mats like these either. Thanks for the idea :thumb:

Well the only thing with turf is that unless its a moveable run it will be impossible to keep clean. What is the surface currently? I would personally go with slabs or concrete that should you ever need to you can wash it down and bleach it etc (since mine have some mystery bug I'm very conscious that I need to be able to do that on a regular basis). The other thing with turf is that if its on soil they will be able to burrow out/ predators can burrow in, so you would either need to sink the run in quite deep or have wire laid under or over the turf to prevent that.

LittleEskimo said:

Try those mats with hols in maybe. No idea what they are called, but they will stop the grass getting dug up and muddy but the grass can still grow through

Here we are. Like these things
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAFETY-MA...oys_Games_Outdoor_Toys_ET&hash=item564b0977a1

Click to expand...

Mine would eat anything foam like these or rubber like the stable matting. I think they have a fetish for the stuff. I have so many shoes with teeth marks in the soles :lol: