Outdoor flooring

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 14, 2006

• #1

For a rabbit with sore hocks
Ive just had the buns out fee running in the garden and claudes hock started bleeding,so ive had to put him back in.
When we move i want some runs outside but what sort of flooring can i use for claudes run?
He cant go on grass,concrete.what about bark chippings are they ok?

 

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elve

Banned

• Apr 14, 2006

• #2

poor Claude Could you not just put bandage on his feet before he goes out, and remove it after? Put some baby socks over the top maybe?

 

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 14, 2006

• #3

No he goes mental if you put anything on his feet he keeps banging his foot of the floor trying to get it off which makes it worse :?

 

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Charliesangel

Warren Veteran

• Apr 14, 2006

• #4

Aww, poor dear. I would be worried about bark chippings because I would think those would be harder on his feet :? I'm not 100% sure though.

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Apr 14, 2006

• #5

Charliesangel said:

Aww, poor dear. I would be worried about bark chippings because I would think those would be harder on his feet :? I'm not 100% sure though.

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Oh i thought they were soft?

 

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elve

Banned

• Apr 14, 2006

• #6

I can't imagine chunks of wood being good for his feet - and there's the problem of cleaning it too - someone said on another thread that it got very rank after a few weeks on bark chips - Maybe buy a bale of straw or hay and put the whole thing in so it's about 4" deep? you could chuck it all every week and get fresh - he's liable to get an infection if he's on dirty ground or bark chips I would guess?

 

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Karly

Banned

• Apr 15, 2006

• #7

How about getting some coroplast (the stuff 'for sale' signs are made off) and making a tray to fit in the run like a cage base for the storage cube cages, then fitting that with whatever bedding he has in his cage?
Or get a sheet of Vetbed, though could work out costly if it's big.
How is he on lino? Maybe lay that down as it is if he's OK on it?