This is a specific conversation about Rabbit housing — space and setup that works — ask about yours and get one honest answer for your exact situation.
inparticular.ai
A rabbit with an E. cuniculi history needs housing where hygiene is genuinely easy to maintain — not just wipeable in theory, but quick to disinfect daily in practice. That means flooring matters enormously. Most standard hutch bases and fabric playpens are basically impossible to clean properly once urine soaks in, which is a real problem when you're managing a rabbit whose immune system has already taken a hit. Before I point you to anything specific, a couple of quick questions: is your Fuzzy Lop housed indoors or outdoors, and does he have any hind-leg weakness or balance issues from the E. cuniculi? That will affect what surface texture works best for him.
He's indoors, in the living room. He did have some head tilt and wobbliness when he was ill but he's mostly recovered — still a little unsteady on slippery floors though.
inparticular.ai
That's really helpful. Slippery surfaces are genuinely risky for a rabbit with residual vestibular issues, so you need something that's easy to disinfect but still gives him grip. Smooth vinyl or bare plastic trays are out — he'll struggle to feel secure on them. What you want is a waterproof, textured surface he can push off without slipping. Are you working with an existing enclosure, or are you starting from scratch with the whole setup?
I have a large C&C grid pen already, I just need better flooring for inside it. At the moment I've got a fleece blanket down but it holds urine smell and I'm worried about bacteria.
inparticular.ai
Fleece is exactly the problem in this situation — it wicks moisture downward and harbours bacteria even after washing, which is the last thing you want with E. cuniculi in the history. What I'd recommend is the Loseta Eva Foam Interlocking Floor Tiles — specifically the solid, non-carpet-textured version. They're firm, have a slight texture so he won't slip, interlock to cover your whole pen footprint, and crucially you can lift them out, hose them down, and wipe with a rabbit-safe disinfectant like Virkon S in under five minutes. They're also soft enough that if he does lose his footing and goes down, he's not hitting hard plastic. Cut a litter tray corner as normal, but the rest of the pen floor becomes genuinely easy to keep clean. That combination of grip, hygiene, and cushioning is hard to beat for his specific situation.
That sounds perfect actually. Do I need to put anything under them, or just lay them straight on the floor?
inparticular.ai
Lay them straight on the floor — they sit flat without slipping on most hard flooring, and adding anything underneath just creates another layer for moisture to hide in. The whole point is simplicity: tiles down, rabbit in, tiles out to clean. One thing worth doing is numbering the tiles with a marker on the underside so you can reassemble the layout quickly after cleaning. And make sure you're using a disinfectant that's actually effective against E. cuniculi spores — Virkon S at the recommended concentration is one of the few that works. Standard pet-safe cleaners often aren't sufficient for this particular parasite.
I didn't know that about the disinfectant — I've just been using a general pet cleaner. I'll switch. Thanks, this has been really useful.
inparticular.ai
It's a really common gap — most general pet cleaners aren't tested against E. cuniculi specifically, and the spores are quite hardy. Virkon S is worth keeping in the house for this. Get the foam tiles sorted, switch your disinfectant, and you'll have a setup that's genuinely safe for him rather than just clean-looking. He sounds like he's done well to recover as far as he has.
