Enrichment for Rex Rabbits in Rental Flats

A Rex in a rental flat — that's a specific puzzle. You've got a breed that's curious and active, but you can't drill anything or make permanent changes. Before I point you toward anything, is your Rex free-roaming in the flat or do they have a pen or enclosure as their base?

That restlessness plus chewing tells me she needs more to do, not just more space. Rex rabbits have quite sensitive paws — they actually interact with textures more than most breeds — so tactile enrichment works really well for them. How old is she, and has she been spayed? That can affect how driven she is to rearrange and destroy things.

Good — spayed and adult means this is genuine boredom rather than hormones. For a flat-dwelling Rex who needs freestanding enrichment with no fixings, I'd point you straight to a willow activity centre. The Supreme Petfoods Science Selective Naturals Willow Hideout is a solid choice — it's a freestanding woven willow structure she can sit in, chew, rearrange, and gradually demolish. It gives her something legitimate to destroy instead of your skirting boards, satisfies that tactile need Rex breeds have, and it's fully freestanding so no landlord issues at all.

Put it in the pen as her base — that way it becomes her space and she'll interact with it throughout the day even when she's not roaming. When she's out in the evenings, add a second cheap willow ball or a cardboard box stuffed with hay in the free-roam zone. Rotating what's available is half the battle with a bright two-year-old Rex. One new thing every week or two keeps the novelty going without costing much.

Perfect starting point. Most rabbits start interacting with it within a day or two. If the skirting board chewing carries on even after she has the hideout, let me know — sometimes you need to block access to the specific spot briefly while she learns where the acceptable chewing is. But give it a fortnight and I'd expect a noticeable difference.