Mrpumpkinbunny
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I need some advice. Peanut is driving me to my whits end.She is reallygetting tomy DH,I make excuses for her, butdh is getting so
We have had her since Jan and there was a really long bonding period between her and MrPumpkin Bunny before they became friends. It was nearly 2 months. She's as cute as can be you can see them both in the bunny blog. http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=14230&forum_id=6 The more she has gotten comfortable and used to the house, the more destructive she has gotten and the more it limits both of them.
She eats through everything....our house is very well bunny proofed. Mr Bunny has always had the run of the house (not bedrooms) no problem. However since they have been bonded, we have had to limit them to the Kitchen because Peanut is sooooo destructive. She has eaten through 2 litter boxes, furniture, plastic on the bottom of the fridge, the back door. We've had to take away Mr Bunny's favorite toys because she will eat them rather than throw them around.
We provide them with ample appropriate chew opportunities.They have all of the newspapers, cardboard and untreated willow anybun could ever want. Our kitchen looks more like a box cemetery with all of the boxes laying around.
The other problem is her dominance over him has gotten to be problematic. She will not let him eat until she has eaten most of the food.If you put out more for him after she's eaten she will eat more and push him to the corner. More recently, shewill not let us pet him any more. If he comes, up for pets, she pushes him out of the way and he sulks back into a corner.
It is also not as if she is trying to be pet either, because we alwaystry to give them both the same amount of affection. When we try to pet her, she hops away from us, so it is not like she is trying to get petted first. I think she is jealous that he wants to be pet by us.
Do you know of litter box alternatives that are not plastic? We also have to line the bottom of our box with a cookie cooling rackbecause she digs all the litter out. It also need to be deep because she sprays over the edge.
Are there any chew deterrents? We tried to mix hot sauce and water and paint it onto the edge of the litter box, thinking that would stop her...she licked it off and kept chewing!
Should I separate them so that Mr Pumpkin Bunny gets enough food?
Do any of you allow one of your bonded bunnies to have more space to run than others?
What would you do?
I appreciate your advice. Ithought I had this bunny stuff all figured out after 20+ years of bunnies including a wild one that was not destructive, but I have never met a bunny like Peanut before.
Calgon take me away! :sigh
I need some advice. Peanut is driving me to my whits end.She is reallygetting tomy DH,I make excuses for her, butdh is getting so
We have had her since Jan and there was a really long bonding period between her and MrPumpkin Bunny before they became friends. It was nearly 2 months. She's as cute as can be you can see them both in the bunny blog. http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=14230&forum_id=6 The more she has gotten comfortable and used to the house, the more destructive she has gotten and the more it limits both of them.She eats through everything....our house is very well bunny proofed. Mr Bunny has always had the run of the house (not bedrooms) no problem. However since they have been bonded, we have had to limit them to the Kitchen because Peanut is sooooo destructive. She has eaten through 2 litter boxes, furniture, plastic on the bottom of the fridge, the back door. We've had to take away Mr Bunny's favorite toys because she will eat them rather than throw them around.
We provide them with ample appropriate chew opportunities.They have all of the newspapers, cardboard and untreated willow anybun could ever want. Our kitchen looks more like a box cemetery with all of the boxes laying around.
The other problem is her dominance over him has gotten to be problematic. She will not let him eat until she has eaten most of the food.If you put out more for him after she's eaten she will eat more and push him to the corner. More recently, shewill not let us pet him any more. If he comes, up for pets, she pushes him out of the way and he sulks back into a corner.
It is also not as if she is trying to be pet either, because we alwaystry to give them both the same amount of affection. When we try to pet her, she hops away from us, so it is not like she is trying to get petted first. I think she is jealous that he wants to be pet by us.
Do you know of litter box alternatives that are not plastic? We also have to line the bottom of our box with a cookie cooling rackbecause she digs all the litter out. It also need to be deep because she sprays over the edge.
Are there any chew deterrents? We tried to mix hot sauce and water and paint it onto the edge of the litter box, thinking that would stop her...she licked it off and kept chewing!
Should I separate them so that Mr Pumpkin Bunny gets enough food?
Do any of you allow one of your bonded bunnies to have more space to run than others?
What would you do?
I appreciate your advice. Ithought I had this bunny stuff all figured out after 20+ years of bunnies including a wild one that was not destructive, but I have never met a bunny like Peanut before.
Calgon take me away! :sigh
