So, after he decided that hiding not just behind, but under the fridge freezer was fun and I had to lure him out with a trail of bits of fenugreek crunchies, I blocked it off a few months ago. I did this by bending some mesh in a u shape and wedging it in the gap, with the fold outwards, if that makes sense.
Since then Pickle has discovered that live trailing electrical wires are tasty, when the cable of my heat tool fell off the kitchen table overnight (probably caused by the vibration of a rabbit chewing on the legs of the table).
I came downstairs this morning to discover the mesh from behind the fridge in the middle of the floor. On investigation, the electrical cord from the fridge has been nibbled and a small area of copper is visible on the earth wire. Thankfully, fridge is still working. I shoved the mesh back in place as I had to get to work (I was 70 mins late yesterday as the M6 was closed due to a person threatening to jump off the motorway bridge and so all the alternative routes were heaving), pushing it a bit further in to stop it being pulled out.
Came home this afternoon, and noticed that the kitchen door, that is usually pushed open against the fridge was in a suspicious, not fully open position. Apparently, I had secured the mesh, but failed to notice that if you’re a determined bunny, you can still pull the wires out from under this and have a tasty nibble. Thankfully, the fridge has survived despite having a few whisps of copper wire floating about.
Typically, I can’t find my electrical tape to cover it, so new Amazon Prime order just done for delivery tomorrow. Very lazy but I’m exhausted at the moment and can’t face the shops despite being on an early finish this week.
Pickle has been rehomed to the other side of the divide early and may remain there for a couple of days whilst I work out how to Pickle proof it. I’m just hoping he hasn’t told Beans about the fun he’s had!
Since then Pickle has discovered that live trailing electrical wires are tasty, when the cable of my heat tool fell off the kitchen table overnight (probably caused by the vibration of a rabbit chewing on the legs of the table).
I came downstairs this morning to discover the mesh from behind the fridge in the middle of the floor. On investigation, the electrical cord from the fridge has been nibbled and a small area of copper is visible on the earth wire. Thankfully, fridge is still working. I shoved the mesh back in place as I had to get to work (I was 70 mins late yesterday as the M6 was closed due to a person threatening to jump off the motorway bridge and so all the alternative routes were heaving), pushing it a bit further in to stop it being pulled out.
Came home this afternoon, and noticed that the kitchen door, that is usually pushed open against the fridge was in a suspicious, not fully open position. Apparently, I had secured the mesh, but failed to notice that if you’re a determined bunny, you can still pull the wires out from under this and have a tasty nibble. Thankfully, the fridge has survived despite having a few whisps of copper wire floating about.
Typically, I can’t find my electrical tape to cover it, so new Amazon Prime order just done for delivery tomorrow. Very lazy but I’m exhausted at the moment and can’t face the shops despite being on an early finish this week.
Pickle has been rehomed to the other side of the divide early and may remain there for a couple of days whilst I work out how to Pickle proof it. I’m just hoping he hasn’t told Beans about the fun he’s had!
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