What to bunny proof

How to bunny proof areas of your home including skirting, doors, furniture, plants, cables. Stop your house rabbit chewing and digging

Doors, door frames and adjacent floor surfaces

How to stop your house rabbit chewing on doors & door frames, plus ways to help prevent your house rabbit digging floor surfaces around doors. Doors are the most effective way of preventing access to areas of your home that may not be bunny proofed but a curious your bunny will always want to know what's happening on the other side which over time can lead to some real damage in there efforts to trying to gnaw and dig there way through to find out.

Speakers and speaker leads

How to stop your house rabbit chewing speakers & leads, plus making your speakers safe for a house rabbit. Setup your stereo or in as secure and inaccessible place as possible and always remember to void placing thing onto them that could get knocked off if nudged of the cables are tugged. Also shield any exposed cables at the back of the speakers and hide the rest out of reach or under rugs or carpet.

TVs, home entertainment centre and games consoles

How to stop your house rabbit damaging your TVs, home entertainment centre and games consoles, plus making your TV safe for a house rabbit. Mains powered TV, home entertainment centre and games consoles must be made inaccessible to be safe. Place it out of reach on a shelf making sure the power leads cannot be accessed or in a cabinet that protects it from all sides. Try placing the TV in front of the plug and block the sides with some board or Perspex sheeting.

House plant protection and safety.

How to stop your house rabbit eating your house plants or leaves, plus making your house plants safe for a rabbit. Many house plants are poisons which can result in a costly visit to the vets. Its best to move any plants in reach or in areas where there leaves can fall onto the floor or surfaces that can be accessed well out the way. Make sure you provide lots of tasty and safe alternatives to supplement your Bunnies diet.

Skirting boards and carpets.

Skirting boards and carpets. How to stop your house rabbit chewing on skirting boards plus stopping you house rabbit digging and eating your carpet. Over time your skirting boards can become damaged. They are tempting because they are exposed in areas where you don't find any natural distractions making them a target for unwanted destructive behaviour. There's is no one solution but damage can be limited through a combination of deterrents, discipline and providing tempting alternatives.

Curtains, blinds and room divides

How to stop your house rabbit chewing your curtains, plus ways to help prevent your house rabbit eating your curtains. Its normal for your bunny to want to use the natural divides between areas to hide and run behind. Floor length curtains are perfect for this and can become damaged at points along there length by your bunny trying to create little clear areas it can pop in and out of. You can avoid this by having them taken out of reach.

Furniture and soft wooden objects.

How to stop your house rabbit chewing wooden furniture, plus ways to help prevent your house rabbit chewing table and chair legs. The corners of soft wooden furniture or table legs that extends to the ground in the paths that your bunny choose to take through your home can become very damaged through casual gnawing as your bunny passes by them. Furniture make of hard materials or rounded surfaces survive a lot better in the long run.

Electrical cable protection and safety.

How to stop your house rabbit chewing electrical cables, plus making your electrical cables safe for a house rabbit. Its imposable to supervise your bunny 100% of the time but it only takes an instance for your bunny to cut through the insulation of the power cable and for the wires to be exposed which can be fatal. With all electrical devices always check they are unplugged if not the only safe option is to make them inaccessible.

Sofas and soft furnishings.

How to stop your house rabbit damaging your sofa, plus making your sofa safe for a house rabbit. There are many types of problems associated with your sofa aside from the damage to the upholstery. They can also be dangerous if your bunny gets trapped behind or under them them or worse finds a way inside them. Reclining sofas can also cause injury as your bunny could gets trapped in the mechanism.