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8 reviews for Aivituvin Pet Playpen Guinea Pig Cage Small Animal Rabbit Exercise Pen with Waterproof Floor Liner – Extension Playpen ONLY

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   Raising the Reeves – September 6, 2024

   2 big paws up for our bunny
   I thought I would clarify the quality of this item. I waited until we had been using this hutch for a few weeks before writing this so that I could include actual usage in my review.A few things to address:Firstly, yes. It’s wood. Which means your rabbit WILL chew it. Especially if you don’t provide them with alternative chewing toys. We have done that and our bunny hasn’t chewed it at all. And she’s been in it for 2 weeks now.Secondly, your rabbit will need time OUTSIDE of this hutch. It is roomy enough for sleeping, eating, etc. But it is definitely not big enough for a rabbit to live in full time without ever coming out. I mean, a German shepherd COULD live in your bathroom, but he probably won’t thrive there. Same thing. Your bunny will need more room to move. You can do that by free roaming if that’s feasible for you, or you can attach a pen or do a combination of both like we do. (See picture) The pen we used is this one:https://www.amazon.com/MidWest-Foldable-Metal-Exercise-Playpen/dp/B002904LZEIt fits PERFECTLY up to the ramp door on the lower right side! We couldn’t have planned it better!To describe how it looks aesthetically in one word, adorable! This hutch is SO CUTE! It fit right in with our decor and it looks more like furniture than like “an animal lives here”.Assembly wasn’t too hard. I did it by myself, mainly because if my husband and I put things together TOGETHER, we contemplate divorce. So, I did it on my own, I only had to ask someone to hold something for me twice. Overall, assembly took me about an hour and a half and the directions were pretty straightforward and easy to follow in my opinion.As far as sturdiness, it IS thinner wood, but typically rabbits only weigh a few pounds so it’s strong enough to me and it IS well made. We have had no issues with it at all.She loves her house, she goes in every day for her “beauty sleep” and comes back out in the evening when she’s ready to play. Overall, I would definitely recommend this hutch! Just remember to make sure your bunny has time outside of it in some way and to provide chew toys and you will be good to go!! 🐰💜

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   Customer – September 6, 2024

   Great Hutch!
   I ordered this hutch to replace a temporary cage for my new bunny. The shipping fee had me looking at other options, but in the end I’m glad I decided to go with this hutch.It arrived in great condition. Everything was very well packed. I didn’t have any damaged pieces.The assembly was pretty simple and straight forward. I put it together by myself and it took me about an hour to an hour and a half. The pre-drilled holes were nice and easy to line up.My bun hasn’t tried to chew the hutch at all. The ramps are decent. They have the same asphalt material as the top of the hutch. The trays are super easy to clean. She definitely has a lot more space. I absolutely love all of the doors and the security and accessibility they provide.I decided to put the wheels on her home so I could move it around my living room when I clean. I just shove a folded blanket under it to block my bun from getting under it.We decided to add lights because it seems pretty dark. We have about 30ft of fairy lights strung around the first and second levels of the hutch and those seem to give her enough light.The only thing I didn’t care for was the smell. The hutch itself has an smell that is very strong. I’m hoping over time and regular cleaning that the smell goes away. Other than that, I definitely recommend it!

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   Steve Godun – September 6, 2024

   If IKEA made bunny hutches, this is probably how it would work.
   Our new bunny arrived without any advance notice as some cretin had abandoned it in the parking lot outside of where I work. I took her home and we used our old ferret cage as a temporary home as we sought something more suitable. My daughter and I came up with a wish list. It had to be made primarily of wood, relatively easy to clean, not too deep (so as to not stick out far from the wall), and reasonably attractive. We looked at maybe 20-25 hutches before finding this one. It ticked all the checkboxes so I ordered it. I was a little annoyed at the $60 shipping fee but not enough to stop me from ordering it.If you don’t feel like reading the whole review, here’s the quick pros and cons.PROS* Shallow design makes indoor use friendlier without cramping the bunny’s living space.* Decent build quality for the price. Nothing was cracked or warped; everything was plumb and square. Real wood, not particle board. Paint looks good.* No sharp bits on the wire windows. I was expecting to have to go in with my Knipex to clean it up but, no.* Easy to assemble as long as you’re aware of the ramp placement faux pas (see below) and know how to align corners without guides. Hardware nicely sorted, includes extra screws.* Between the slide-out drawers, lift-up roof, and multiple access doors, it’s VERY easy to clean the hutch and to access the bunny.* Included wall-mounted feeder bin is a nice touch.CONS* Assembly instructions could be cleaner, and has a pretty significant error (ramp placement).* Assembled hutch feels a bit loose, like IKEA furniture. Could use additional support at joins.* Wood should be sealed better if intended to be used outdoors.* A few joins don’t have pilot holes so it’s up to you to ensure alignment before screwing them together.It arrived intact and we spent about 30 minutes assembling it. (Note: I’ve seen several reviews here where the author is blaming the manufacturer for damaged caused by shipping. This is just dumb. These people should be complaining to the shippers or, based on some of the photos posted here, should never have accepted what would have been an OBVIOUSLY DAMAGED package in the first place.) The assembly diagram is a little unclear in a couple of areas (illustrations not clear) but nothing you can’t reason out. While most of the panels have pilot holes that make it really easy to figure out alignment, a few of them don’t which means you have to eyeball it (or set up a jig if you’re really that neurotic about it). This is less of a problem and more of an annoyance.There is one pretty substantial flaw in the assembly instructions, however. There are two ramps in the hutch forming a zig-zag so the bunny can get upstairs. One ramp is lower and SHOULD be against the back of the hutch, while the other ramp is higher and SHOULD be against the front of the hutch. But in the assembly diagram these ramps switch places more than once; one step shows the bottom ramp against the front wall, then the next step shows it against the back wall, then the next step shows it against the front wall again, then the next step shows it against the back wall again. When we first assembled it we followed the steps in order and therefore put the lower ramp against the front wall and the upper ramp against the back wall, but after we assembled more of the hutch we discovered we had to switch the ramps around.One very nice touch is the presentation of the assembly hardware. Each screw type is individually packaged, with the package having a label with the part letter, AND every screw comes with one extra just in case. Like typical IKEA furniture, the hutch comes flat-packed with each panel being fully assembled so there’s no doors to hang or align, which was also nice. The build quality of each panel is reasonable for the cost, with each piece nicely aligned and no drips or runs in the paint.One thing I didn’t like was the approach to the back panel which is split in half horizontally. This is done to make the flat-pack smaller so I understand why it was done, but the approach they took to assembly makes it a bit weak. Only five or six small wood screws hold the two halves in place. One good impact or enough small wiggling over time can easily make the screws come loose. I don’t know if this will last over time but (a) I’m not a carpenter and (b) the construction seems simple enough to repair if it ever gets that far.Similarly, the joins where panels come together could be made stronger with additional/larger pegs, reinforcement, and/or screws. When fully assembled the hutch is sturdy but does flex a bit (again, not unlike some IKEA furniture). The roof piece is surprisingly heavy, though I suppose this is by design to keep bunnies in and would-be predators out. The surface of the roof is like a big roofing asphalt sheet so I have no doubt it’s waterproof.We opted to NOT install the wheels on the hutch as we didn’t want it to be possible for the bunny to get underneath of it. However, the wheels are quite heavy duty and are backed with appropriately sized screws so I can’t see there being an issue there if we had chosen to go that route.The pull-out drawers for cleaning are a great thing, and since all of the wood was straight and true they slid right in and out very easily without binding. The plastic material inside is nicely textured but sounds hollow. Bunny thumps and scratches and the like WILL be amplified a bit. I suggest grass mats or similar.Overall we’re pretty satisfied with this hutch. There’s a few minor things which I think could be easily addressed at the manufacturing level if they so choose, but they can also be addressed by your average handyman/handywoman if he/she is so inclined. If we were planning on using this hutch outdoors I would probably have added a sealant to the paint, reinforced the seam where the two back panels meet, and definitely mounted the wheels so that the wood stayed off the ground. As an indoor hutch, however, it nicely balances useful space for the bunny without being an overly intrusive object to the humans in the house.

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   Darcy – September 6, 2024

   Our bunny jumps baby gates, and even though this is around the same height, she hasn’t jumped out of it yet. 🙂 solid design, with lots of door options. Purchased with a hutch, so our bunny is really enjoying it. Love the heavy duty flooring in it!

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   Pauk – September 6, 2024

   La cage est très étroite pour notre lapin. Le toit et l’escalier perdent << les pierres>> qui occasionnent du travail de plus! Il y a également le métal pour supporter l’escalier que je trouve peut sécuritaire. J’ai un lapin énergique et je crains qu’il se fasse mal à chaque fois qu’il veut monter en haut. À mon avis, il aurait été prudent que l’escalier s’appuie directement sur la tablette d’en bas et ainsi, le métal ne serait pas nécessaire. Sur les côtés, il serait également pertinent de prendre en considération que les lapins urinent souvent dans un coin précis ( en tout cas mon lapin, fait ses besoins dans un coin spécifique). Il serait bien de prévoir soit un plexiglas ou encore un contour en métal afin d’éviter que les bois de la cage (étage d’en haut qui coule vers le bas) soient inhibés d’urine et qu’il faut changer la cage (perte d’argent). C’est notre 2e achat d’un cage en bois et j’ai l’impression de gaspiller mon argent, mais je tiens au confort de mon lapin. Il serait vraiment bien de concevoir davantage des cages en métal qui a mon avis règlerait les problèmes d’odeur d’urine.

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   Salma Hayam – September 6, 2024

   Bon pour les petits animaux, moi je l’ai acheté pour mon lapin 🥰

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   Tab – September 6, 2024

   Easy enough to put together, has a strong smell worth airing out…. Love all the doors! Trays make cleaning so much easier than our other one…. Im excited to see in the next few months how our girls like it!

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   Tmc – September 6, 2024

   Bought this for my rabbit, love the plastic trays, just wish it came 6 inches bigger, meant for small animal not a lot of room