What kind of carrier?

[Minilopbun]

Hi everyone in 2 weeks I'll be going home for spring break and will need to take my bunny with me. The ride is 2 and a half hours long so I want to make sure he's comfortable the whole time. He's really adaptable so I don't think it will be a huge problem. When I took him to his first vet visit, he was in a small carrier that was basically like a box (the vet is only a 3 minute car ride) so I didn't think I needed a big carrier yet. Now, my question is, would a soft carrier be bad? Would my bunny chew threw it? I don't mind a hard carrier but I feel like a soft one would be more comfortable. I'm not sure. What do you all think?

 

[Azerane]

My personal preference for bunnies, is to avoid soft carriers at all costs. They can and will dig/chew their way out. A hard carrier is a must, you can always line with fleece blankets etc to make it soft

 

[Watermelons]

A hard carrier is best. And safest. If you can get one that open from the top as well then bonus! Soft sided carriers move and bend too much.

 

[Minilopbun]

Thank you for your responses okay hard carrier it is!

 

[Minilopbun]

Oh and one more question - is it okay if the door is plastic and not metal?

 

[Watermelons]

It should be if its a hard plastic.
But doors get bashed around a fair bit more and plastic doors would tend to crack and break.

As well some plastic carrier are cheap and sort of useless, the hard plastic ones don't flex as much as some cheapy plastic ones.