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Dorothy Oneill

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Hi, my names Dorothy. I love bunnies I did extensive research and then finally got a bunny in august. His name is Sven and I want to love him but the truth is lately he’s driving me crazy insane bonkers! He won’t shut up at night he’s super spoiled and throws huge temper tantrums when I don’t give him what he wants and he keeps me awake at night. I free roam him as much as I can (when I’m home) but he is still making so much noise. Idk what he wants or how to make him stop. I’m in college and really really need my sleep. His cage is huge and has constant Ac to hay although I don’t think he eats as much as he’s supposed to instead prefers pellets, papers, or mixed greens. Which he gets twice a day (pellets and then greens) any tips for what I could do to get him to make less noise and stop chewing up my belongings (bras, purses, pictures....
 
Hi, if you have a smaller cage like travel cage or carrier to go to vets, yo can put n there his litterbox (or litter if it's too small for the box), stuff it with hay and place somewhere where you can't hear him, hallway or bathroom, you can put it into open cardboard box to reduce noise and in case it's cold in there. Give him something to chew on and maybe a celery stick so he won't feel too lonely. And sleep well. Just a couple nights and he'll be better, I think he's just a bit too spoiled and think that you will do anything he wants. I know if you think that would be too harsh you can just bring his stuff to the bathroom and leave him there until morning. Ideally if that is your constant pain and you can't sleep at all you can just have an extra smaller cage in the bathroom or kitchen or somewhere outside of your bedroom. Don't make it look like a punishment, smile to him, tell him this is a nice little place you'll spend night and here's some hay and waer and greens for you have a good time darling I will see you in the morning, kiss kiss kiss, good night!
It should work, keep us informed
 
Myself just took everything out, covered the mesh with blankets. So my bunny couldn’t make any sounds, he later learned it won’t help making a sound and learned the schedule when I go up and when it’s okay to make sound.

When the lights it’s out, all my bunnies are quiet until morning when I start to wake up

Took 2 months to teach him ^^
 
Myself just took everything out, covered the mesh with blankets. So my bunny couldn’t make any sounds, he later learned it won’t help making a sound and learned the schedule when I go up and when it’s okay to make sound.
When the lights it’s out, all my bunnies are quiet until morning when I start to wake up
Took 2 months to teach him ^^
Thank you for this suggestion, our bunny has been clanging around her cage and just this morning I was wondering if I could take her big plastic hide out and just leave the cardboard box house. She has a large dog crate and this cute plastic step-hide-tunnel thing that she loves but at night she throws it around, drives me crazy. If we all sleep all night, she will too, but if one of the dogs or ourselves wakes her up (we are in the next bedroom but the house is small so easy to hear each other) then she is running around like a crazy bun. Maybe I will put a blanket in between the crate bottom and the tray, too, so when she jumps around it isn't clanging.
 
Thank you for this suggestion, our bunny has been clanging around her cage and just this morning I was wondering if I could take her big plastic hide out and just leave the cardboard box house. She has a large dog crate and this cute plastic step-hide-tunnel thing that she loves but at night she throws it around, drives me crazy. If we all sleep all night, she will too, but if one of the dogs or ourselves wakes her up (we are in the next bedroom but the house is small so easy to hear each other) then she is running around like a crazy bun. Maybe I will put a blanket in between the crate bottom and the tray, too, so when she jumps around it isn't clanging.

Sound’s like a smart idea, later you can put a few toys in. I think it’s best the bunnies have a schedule they get used with. Like when they get food and so on, feeding during the night can also keep it quiet. They often will rest/ sleep after eating a big meal.

It will make it easier for them and they will also have it easier to wait [emoji5]
 
Myself just took everything out, covered the mesh with blankets. So my bunny couldn’t make any sounds, he later learned it won’t help making a sound and learned the schedule when I go up and when it’s okay to make sound.

When the lights it’s out, all my bunnies are quiet until morning when I start to wake up

Took 2 months to teach him ^^
What kind of cage do you have ? He makes most of his noise by rattling his cage.
 
What kind of cage do you have ? He makes most of his noise by rattling his cage.

I have a normal rabbit cage which you buy from a pet shop. My bunny free roams most of the day and get putted in the cage when I go to bed and gets out when I wake up.

So my bunny can make a lot of noises, but he stopped after a while. Some times you can make the mistake and reinforce the bad behavior and it get picked up again.

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What kind of cage do you have ? He makes most of his noise by rattling his cage.
If he's rattling his cage he can damage his teeth, one of my rabbits was very obsessed with destroying his cage when he was a teenager, between 4 and 7 months, I've tried everything to stop him! What worked best was putting a large kids abacus in front of him, so before he reached his front panel he had to play a little bit so just was busy with it. I put lots of toys into his cage as well, with paper butterflies hanging from his ceilings etc, he loved them and they kept him busy, but still. I couldn't let him out of it all the time unfortunately as he was very sexually active as well and I had other rabbits and they had their time out in different times as were unfixed. He marked everything and was jumping on other cages trying to get to females and even climbed 66 cm fireguard panels, very successfully! Other thing was quite effective he'd stop rattling and chewing his bars when I put a screen in front of his cage, I have a large cork pinboard so used it, but had to cover one side of it with vinyl to make it washable, because he started spraying his walls and everything in his cage and around. Other thing that helped, to cover his cage with a blanket or light rug, when it was covered he just stopped rattling for some reason, I think maybe because he wasn't able to see what is outside so there was no point for him. I hated keeping him covered and also hated keeping him caged, he loved freedom so much.
In a few months he stopped chewing bars and I thought oh great but it wasn't great actually because he stopped eating and when I checked his teeth the bottom teeth were deformed and overgrown, I believe because he damaged them while rattling his cage.
We had to trim them a few times and it helped for a while, but still his bottom teeth were in front of his top teeth so they needed to be trimmed regularly as didn't wear out naturally. I had to feed him soaked pellets manually so he was only able to eat using his molars.
So bear in mind because some rabbits are really strong and determined when want to get out check his teeth regularly and try to drive his attention somewhere else, maybe put a playpen around his cage with vertical bars or make part of his playpen made of a heavy board or walls so he won't be able to damage his teeth. Put a cardboard sheet in front of him so he can chew on rather than his bars.
 
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Also I didn't get your rabbts age if he's old enough and weight enough and your vet would take him I would neuter him as soon as possible, that should stop him, well you will have to wait a few more weeks after surgery but still. They don't take dwarves before they are 6-7 months but other breeds can be neutered earlier, from 4 months or rescues with an experienced vet would do it even earlier.
I've heard that it is also not advised to neuter/spay too early as they actually need their hormones for proper growing, but there are different opinions on that.
 
If he's rattling his cage he can damage his teeth, one of my rabbits was very obsessed with destroying his cage when he was a teenager, between 4 and 7 months, I've tried everything to stop him! What worked best was putting a large kids abacus in front of him, so before he reached his front panel he had to play a little bit so just was busy with it. I put lots of toys into his cage as well, with paper butterflies hanging from his ceilings etc, he loved them and they kept him busy, but still. I couldn't let him out of it all the time unfortunately as he was very sexually active as well and I had other rabbits and they had their time out in different times as were unfixed. He marked everything and was jumping on other cages trying to get to females and even climbed 66 cm fireguard panels, very successfully! Other thing was quite effective he'd stop rattling and chewing his bars when I put a screen in front of his cage, I have a large cork pinboard so used it, but had to cover one side of it with vinyl to make it washable, because he started spraying his walls and everything in his cage and around. Other thing that helped, to cover his cage with a blanket or light rug, when it was covered he just stopped rattling for some reason, I think maybe because he wasn't able to see what is outside so there was no point for him. I hated keeping him covered and also hated keeping him caged, he loved freedom so much.
In a few months he stopped chewing bars and I thought oh great but it wasn't great actually because he stopped eating and when I checked his teeth the bottom teeth were deformed and overgrown, I believe because he damaged them while rattling his cage.
We had to trim them a few times and it helped for a while, but still his bottom teeth were in front of his top teeth so they needed to be trimmed regularly as didn't wear out naturally. I had to feed him soaked pellets manually so he was only able to eat using his molars.
So bear in mind because some rabbits are really strong and determined when want to get out check his teeth regularly and try to drive his attention somewhere else, maybe put a playpen around his cage with vertical bars or make part of his playpen made of a heavy board or walls so he won't be able to damage his teeth. Put a cardboard sheet in front of him so he can chew on rather than his bars.
Also I didn't get your rabbts age if he's old enough and weight enough and your vet would take him I would neuter him as soon as possible, that should stop him, well you will have to wait a few more weeks after surgery but still. They don't take dwarves before they are 6-7 months but other breeds can be neutered earlier, from 4 months or rescues with an experienced vet would do it even earlier.
I've heard that it is also not advised to neuter/spay too early as they actually need their hormones for proper growing, but there are different opinions on that.
My bunny Sven is 4 months old thanks for the tips I will certainly keep them in mind. His cage is actually an ex pin and is really big for space and so I can’t put a blanket over it :/ I can try putting cardboard around it. He has lots of toys but I could probably change them out.
 
Sound’s like a smart idea, later you can put a few toys in. I think it’s best the bunnies have a schedule they get used with. Like when they get food and so on, feeding during the night can also keep it quiet. They often will rest/ sleep after eating a big meal.

It will make it easier for them and they will also have it easier to wait [emoji5]
Thank you for the suggestion of feeding before bedtime. It seems to be helping and we have removed the plastic hide at nighttime as well. We are filling the hay and pellets full at night, but not removing any leftovers in the morning, so she can snack but not have the bulk of new until bedtime again. Potty training is going great, we have about a handful, if that, of pellets around the cage, that is it, we just brush them up and put them in the litter box before cleaning it. We are really enjoying her thanks to all the tips on this forum!
 
Thank you for the suggestion of feeding before bedtime. It seems to be helping and we have removed the plastic hide at nighttime as well. We are filling the hay and pellets full at night, but not removing any leftovers in the morning, so she can snack but not have the bulk of new until bedtime again. Potty training is going great, we have about a handful, if that, of pellets around the cage, that is it, we just brush them up and put them in the litter box before cleaning it. We are really enjoying her thanks to all the tips on this forum!

I’m glad to hear everything’s go well with your bunny. They are really great pets when you get to know them and manage to solve all the tricks they can come up with ^^
 

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