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New Kit
Hi everyone. One month today since I adopted my bunnies \( ^-^)/
They did finally get names, which are Yuzu (mostly called Yuyu - based on the fact that he likes to stand up with his front paws looking like a little UU in the air ;v; ) and Tapioca (because he is like a little round bubble tea pearl haha)
I have a typical litter tray setup: under-bed storage boxes (32L) with paper-pellet litter (so far tried Bio-Catolet and Breeder Celect). Hay was previously just a pile in one end but I have been trying hay racks this week since Yuzu seems to prefer peeing outside the litter tray (still in a designated corner, right next to it) and I wondered if he just didn't like it to be where the hay was - but it's making no difference so far :lol:
Anyway, I have been wondering at how comfy this can be for them... even though I know this is similar to a lot of people's setups, I feel like the paper pellets are not exactly soft, and when they jump out of the tray, they slide as they kick off since the bottom is slippy plastic and the pellets just slide into the corners leaving a blank spot in the middle. Does this not happen to others...? ^^"
Having seen how popular fleece systems (with absorbent layers beneath) are with guinea pig people, I've been wondering why similar setups aren't a thing among rabbits? I know lots of people use fleece as general area flooring, but I haven't seen it in litter trays.
What I am imagining is a layer of absorbent litter at the bottom as normal (or potentially other washable layer), but then a fleece layer over it, on top of which would be the hay (and the bunny ). The pee would pass through the fleece into the absorbent layer and the poops would stay on top.
In my head, this would make it way comfier for them to stand on and give better traction to jump in and out, and in addition make spot cleaning much easier/more economical by being able to shake poops off the fleece and scoop only wet patches of litter without it all mixed up with the droppings and hay. In my head, this would amount to less waste of hay and litter pellets and a fresher tray in between full cleans.
My question is, am I missing something, or can anyone see a problem with this? If anyone has tried a similar setup, did it work?
Potential issues I can think of:
Let me know what you think.
They did finally get names, which are Yuzu (mostly called Yuyu - based on the fact that he likes to stand up with his front paws looking like a little UU in the air ;v; ) and Tapioca (because he is like a little round bubble tea pearl haha)
I have a typical litter tray setup: under-bed storage boxes (32L) with paper-pellet litter (so far tried Bio-Catolet and Breeder Celect). Hay was previously just a pile in one end but I have been trying hay racks this week since Yuzu seems to prefer peeing outside the litter tray (still in a designated corner, right next to it) and I wondered if he just didn't like it to be where the hay was - but it's making no difference so far :lol:
Anyway, I have been wondering at how comfy this can be for them... even though I know this is similar to a lot of people's setups, I feel like the paper pellets are not exactly soft, and when they jump out of the tray, they slide as they kick off since the bottom is slippy plastic and the pellets just slide into the corners leaving a blank spot in the middle. Does this not happen to others...? ^^"
Having seen how popular fleece systems (with absorbent layers beneath) are with guinea pig people, I've been wondering why similar setups aren't a thing among rabbits? I know lots of people use fleece as general area flooring, but I haven't seen it in litter trays.
What I am imagining is a layer of absorbent litter at the bottom as normal (or potentially other washable layer), but then a fleece layer over it, on top of which would be the hay (and the bunny ). The pee would pass through the fleece into the absorbent layer and the poops would stay on top.
In my head, this would make it way comfier for them to stand on and give better traction to jump in and out, and in addition make spot cleaning much easier/more economical by being able to shake poops off the fleece and scoop only wet patches of litter without it all mixed up with the droppings and hay. In my head, this would amount to less waste of hay and litter pellets and a fresher tray in between full cleans.
My question is, am I missing something, or can anyone see a problem with this? If anyone has tried a similar setup, did it work?
Potential issues I can think of:
- if your rabbits are fleece chewers/diggers. So far mine are almost totally not (tiny exploratory digs/nibbles, but then they have left it alone completely)
- if it might cause confusion about where they're allowed to go, since it is less different from other soft fabrics/surfaces? But as demonstrated by Yuzu, what is most important is where they decide they want to go regardless :lol: The one area he has picked is actually the one wipeable, least-absorbent area, which is why I'm not sure that absorbency of the area is too much of a factor :') )
Let me know what you think.