Here are some photos of our bunny hutch in build mode. We thought it would be oh so easy, boy we were wrong! I wish I would have taken more photos, but you know how it goes. Basically, we took the shell of an ikea piece and created a very modern bunny hutch. We cut a hole out of the middle vertical piece so he can hop through, put a grate on the back right panel, created the door on the left from scratch (it has internal hinges so we can open it, and pins to keep it in place), elevated it with feet from ikea, and tiled the bottom to keep his bunny pee from getting to the wood. He is by no means going to be in this most of his time. The hutch is more of a potty/night time place for Eames. Primarily he will be hopping around outside of his hutch (in the house or a pen). Hopefully, he will quickly learn to put his poops in his potty.
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7 comments:
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I have had a pet bunny for years. The best way to train is the clean the area and then put the dirty paper towel or poop in the litter pan. They will naturally return to their scent. Should take about a week. make sure to clean the area where the mistake happened so no scent remains.
Good luck with the cage, they develop their own personalities and traits in living quarters.
What a super idea and a terrific piece. Don't be surprised if Eames decides to chew it, though. It's kind of a bunny's reason for living, or so it seems sometimes.
I am getting a bunny too but I'm worried about my nice furniture - Nelson bench, Eames chair, Persian carpet, etc. How are you keeping Eames from nibbling on your nice furniture or scratching up a carpet? Also, I need to bunny-proof my kitchen cabinets where there are harsh cleansers, but do you have any solutions for tasteful cabinet bunny-proofing?
You do know that you can litter box train house rabbits? He'll naturally go in the same spot all the time - just put a litterbox there! (For more info, check out the House Rabbit Society website)
hello!
I like the hack, but to be honest, this is not the appropriate size for a bunny cage. It is far too small to offer your rabbit a life appropriate to its needs.
Nevertheless, well done work.
@m - thanks mo!
@Alicia - thanks for the lovely tips!
@DJ - I think you are veeeeery right!
@Matty salin - distractions and a watchful eye...VERY watchful eye...and the ever popular bunny deterrer...*CLAP CLAP* NO NO EAMES...haha
@anonymous #1 - yup! it's pretty awesome
@anonymous#2 - see Q&A#7 here, http://www.designcuriosities.com/2009/08/bunny-hutch-q.html , and thanks :)
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