Natalie
Warren Scout
Our rescue bun has only ever been used to natural products i.e. hay and grass and living outside in hutch, shelter and large run. She did have a nice bit of space. So when we too her on, we gave her a home which was similar to what she'd been used to.
But we've ordered a bunny bothy for her for the colder months as she is now 8 years old and I'd like her to be somewhere a little more solid and warm, especially for the cold nights. Soooooooooooooooooooo, I'm thinking of lining the floor of the bothy with lino, but there is also a little upstairs bit with lookout window, so I'd quite like to put vet bed, or fleece, on top of the lino for that bit.
How do I get her used to synthetic products? I keep imagining that she'll chew it and possibly swallow bits and become ill. I've just popped a couple of Hop Inn tunnels in her run yesterday, and she's fairly okay with those, she may have a very brief investigative nibble, or try to move the whole tunnel :lol:, but doesn't seem to really munch on them or anything. Plus she can't get to them overnight, so I'm able to keep an eye on how she's doing with the tunnels. Whereas with the vet bed or fleece, she'll have access to it all night and I won't be able to constantly check that she's safe.
She'll also have a litter tray and hay feeder in the lower section - and toys lol - lots of toys and hideaways, and things to climb on etc
At the moment, in her outside run and hutch (the hutch is inside the run), she does have hay in her bedroom, and she seems to be good at only using the litter tray for toileting (which is in the lower section of the hutch), so I think I might continue to put hay in her bedroom in the bothy. Or should I use something else?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Very excited to get the bothy, it's going to be a bit of a wait though :?
But we've ordered a bunny bothy for her for the colder months as she is now 8 years old and I'd like her to be somewhere a little more solid and warm, especially for the cold nights. Soooooooooooooooooooo, I'm thinking of lining the floor of the bothy with lino, but there is also a little upstairs bit with lookout window, so I'd quite like to put vet bed, or fleece, on top of the lino for that bit.
How do I get her used to synthetic products? I keep imagining that she'll chew it and possibly swallow bits and become ill. I've just popped a couple of Hop Inn tunnels in her run yesterday, and she's fairly okay with those, she may have a very brief investigative nibble, or try to move the whole tunnel :lol:, but doesn't seem to really munch on them or anything. Plus she can't get to them overnight, so I'm able to keep an eye on how she's doing with the tunnels. Whereas with the vet bed or fleece, she'll have access to it all night and I won't be able to constantly check that she's safe.
She'll also have a litter tray and hay feeder in the lower section - and toys lol - lots of toys and hideaways, and things to climb on etc
At the moment, in her outside run and hutch (the hutch is inside the run), she does have hay in her bedroom, and she seems to be good at only using the litter tray for toileting (which is in the lower section of the hutch), so I think I might continue to put hay in her bedroom in the bothy. Or should I use something else?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Very excited to get the bothy, it's going to be a bit of a wait though :?