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inparticular.ai
A Flemish Giant chewing through a canvas pop-up pen is pretty much a rite of passage — those rabbits are enormous and incredibly determined, and canvas never stood a chance. Most rabbit hutches and enclosures sold in pet shops are built with smaller breeds in mind, which is a real problem when you've got a rabbit that can weigh 10 kg and needs space for at least three full hops, to stand fully upright on their hind legs, and to keep sleeping and toileting areas separate. Before I point you toward something that'll actually hold up — is this rabbit living indoors or outdoors, and what kind of floor space are you working with?
He's indoors, free roams the living room mostly but I need something to contain him sometimes — like when I have guests or need to keep him out of the kitchen. The living room is pretty big. He's about 8 kg.
inparticular.ai
Got it — so you need a temporary containment solution rather than a permanent home, which actually makes this easier. How old is he, and is the chewing specifically targeted at fabric and soft materials, or does he go for hard surfaces too? That'll help me work out whether you need something fully enclosed or whether an open-top pen will do the job.
He's two years old. Mostly fabric and cardboard he goes for. He doesn't really bother with hard plastic or metal. The canvas pen he just gnawed through one corner and then pushed the whole thing over.
inparticular.ai
That's really useful — if he's not interested in metal, you're in luck, because an open-top metal exercise pen is exactly what you need. I'd recommend the Midwest Foldable Metal Exercise Pen, specifically the 96-inch (8-panel) version at 61 cm height. It's solid galvanised steel with no fabric anywhere, clips together into whatever shape fits your space, and a Flemish Giant genuinely cannot chew through it or knock it over once it's properly configured. At 8 panels you can make a large enough enclosure that he won't feel cramped during a few hours of containment — roughly 2 square metres when set up as an octagon. It folds flat when you're not using it, which sounds like it matters for you since this is occasional use. No floor panel, so he stays on your existing flooring, and you can add a panel door version if you want a proper gate rather than stepping over the sides.
Will he be able to jump out? He's pretty tall when he stands up.
inparticular.ai
Flemish Giants are big but they're not typically big jumpers — their size works against them. At 61 cm the Midwest pen is usually fine for a rabbit this age who's settled and not in a panic. If he's shown any history of jumping or scrambling over barriers, there's a 91 cm version of the same pen that gives you more confidence. Most Flemish Giant owners use the 61 cm without issues, but if you've seen him clear anything near that height, go for the taller one. It's worth getting right first time rather than ordering twice.
He's never really tried to jump anything, he's quite laid back. I'll go for the 61 cm. Does it come with connectors or do I need anything extra?
inparticular.ai
It comes with everything you need — the panels clip together with built-in connectors and it sets up in a few minutes. No tools required. The only extra worth having is a couple of clip-on water bottle holders if you're keeping him in there for more than an hour or so, just so he always has access to water. Other than that, you're sorted. It's genuinely one of those products that just works for big rabbits and doesn't require any workarounds.
