Applying protection

Ways to physically protect your home and furniture to avoid damage from a house rabbit chewing and digging

One of the best ways to prevent damage from your house rabbit chewing and digging is to block off areas of your home. Electrical cables should be protected as they are vary tempting to bunnies and can be extremely dangerous if they get cut through. Where power leads cannot be hidden away behind furniture or out of reach they should be encased in tough tubing. Things that are left out that could be chewed such as house plants should be moved onto higher shelves as they could be poisonous. Gaps in furniture that can be crawled into should also be blocked off as your bunny could crawl into them and hurt itself trying to escape.

Spiral cable wrap Very light, flexible, and cheep spiral cable wrap can be purchased from most high street computer or office supply shops. It is very useful for wrapping light cables that often get moved around such as video game controls or telephone cables. It isn't very tough and can be chewed through so is no good for power cables but can for instance stop PC's mouse being chewed through if you turn your back.

Split flex tubing

Split flex tubing Most DIY places can supply split flex tubing. Typically tough plastic with a slit along the length of the tube lets you slide your cords in through the side so there is no need to thread your wires through the tube. If you can't find this it can be easily made some of your own with regular tubing a cutting tool. Given enough time this can be chewed through so it should not be regarded as a permanent solution for power cables.

Cable cancellers

Cable cancellers Most DIY places can provide this solution for boxing away cables. It can be permanently fixed in strips to walls or above skirting boards around the room and provides a permanent and neat solution to hiding dangerous leads away. Rabbits teeth can cut through the toughest plastic so this should not be used as a permanent solution for power cables.

Corner guard

Corner guard Metal, clear Perspex or plastic corner protectors can be purchased from most DIY stores and can be used to defend problem areas. These areas of ware are typically corners of walls or furniture that gets navigated around and although not attractive can prevent pertinent damage that can become quite substantial over time.