Indoor rabbit question

[Tessie]

How many rabbits do you have in the house and how do you keep down the smell? I plan on keeping mom and both babies (4wks old) she is litter box trained and I'm hoping the babies will learn from her. I clean the litter box every day but I can still smell them .

thanks for any information

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

I have 4 separate rabbits, so 4 litter boxes. I clean the boxes every other day and don't really notice the smell.
I use wood pellet litter and use just enough to cover the bottom of the box. I do scrub out the litter boxes and use white vinegar. It does help.

You might need a different litter, more of it or to clean twice a day. A bigger and a second box might be a good idea. Cleaning the whole cage and other bedding on a regular basis will help too.

 

[Tessie]

Korr_and_Sophie wrote:

I have 4 separate rabbits, so 4 litter boxes. I clean the boxes every other day and don't really notice the smell.
I use wood pellet litter and use just enough to cover the bottom of the box. I do scrub out the litter boxes and use white vinegar. It does help.

You might need a different litter, more of it or to clean twice a day. A bigger and a second box might be a good idea. Cleaning the whole cage and other bedding on a regular basis will help too.

I use Aspen pine no oder control at all. Is woody pet ok for buns?

 

[Nancy McClelland]

we have 9 rabbits and no smell. We change the litter boxes daily in their hutches with a pine bedding from Walmart. We also have 14 litter boxes on the floor filled with shredded newspaper which we change once a week. Plus, we vacuum the floor and all the hutches daily. I use a cleaner that has an apple smell from Petsmart to spot clean urine areas in their pans.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

Tessie wrote:

Korr_and_Sophie wrote:

I have 4 separate rabbits, so 4 litter boxes. I clean the boxes every other day and don't really notice the smell.
I use wood pellet litter and use just enough to cover the bottom of the box. I do scrub out the litter boxes and use white vinegar. It does help.

You might need a different litter, more of it or to clean twice a day. A bigger and a second box might be a good idea. Cleaning the whole cage and other bedding on a regular basis will help too.

I use Aspen pine no oder control at all. Is woody pet ok for buns?

It should be. I believe other users on here use it or have used it. There are other brands too. A feed or farm store should have it as horse stall bedding. Wood stove pellets, as long as there is nothing added, should be fine too.

 

[Rabbit Hero]

Money is tight for me right now but newspaper is free, I shred that into my rabbits litter once very day. As long as I keep up with it, I find there is no smell at all.

 

[NorthernAutumn]

Wood stove pellets run about $6-7 bucks for 40 lbs. It is a lot cheaper than woody pet in most areas

 

[Tessie]

NorthernAutumn wrote:

Wood stove pellets run about $6-7 bucks for 40 lbs. It is a lot cheaper than woody pet in most areas

Wow thanks I'll check into that thanks. I love the smell of woody Pet does the Wood stove pellets have a clean smell?

 

[NorthernAutumn]

Smells wonderful to me It's kiln dried pine, so it is non-toxic for bunners. Same as horse stall bedding.

 

[Tessie]

I could not fine the Wood pellets but did fine Woody pet susatute (sp?)they stopped making woody pet, but another company makes the same thing. $5.49 for 40 # :biggrin:

 

[CiaraPatricia]

I've noticed with my mother rabbit, she eats loads so she poops and pees loads! Once the babies are weaned maybe she will eat less and there'll be less of a smell.

My bunnies are outdoors, but have a shed, and if I clean the litter trays every day or two there isn't much of a smell. I use wood shavings.

 

[Tessie]

CiaraPatricia wrote:

I've noticed with my mother rabbit, she eats loads so she poops and pees loads! Once the babies are weaned maybe she will eat less and there'll be less of a smell.

My bunnies are outdoors, but have a shed, and if I clean the litter trays every day or two there isn't much of a smell. I use wood shavings.

She does eat and drink A LOT so I hope your right about that