new bad habbit

[babbersmom]

my rabbit has recently started to chew on andpull up my carpet.is this a sign she needs to be spayed or she needssomething to chew on?how do i stop this destructive behavior? i havehad her now 3 years and she never did this until recently.

 

[Lissa]

My rabbit Lenci chewed on the carpet even aftershe was spayed. That behavior never improved. Ifound the only thing that worked to keep her from doing this is bygiving her a distraction. You can put some newspapers or aphone book on the floor where she chews and hopefully she'll chew thatinstead of the carpet. In my case I bought a cheap rug andthrew it over the spot where she chewed.

 

[sunnybunny]

Sunny only did that when she was "in heat'. I figured she was trying to make a nest or something.

I'm glad she stopped....I was tired of chasing her around to pull carpet threads out of her mouth!

 

[Spring]

Even my young bunny chews and digs at my carpet.I don't think it's hormonal in your case. When Pebbles is pulling at mycarpet I just smack the ground (few feet away)a few times andshe usually stops and does something else.

 

[Pepper]

My rabbit Dusty also chews at the carpet and so did my rabbit Pepper,who had died in December. It's there nature to chew.

 

[Blyre]

When I catch Munchkin chewing or getting readyto chew on something I don't want her to, I immediately yell "no" andclap my hands. If that doesn't work, I go over to where she's beingnaughty and shoo her away. Better getting flicked or thumped off thanhaving to worry about electrocuted or blocked up bunny.

Blyre

 

[naturestee]

She's three years old and she just started thisnow? Has she had any health problems? If she hasn'thad a general health exam for a while, you might want to bring herin. A sudden change to chewing and eating something cansometimes indicate a problem. Not always, but it's worthlooking into.

She might also be bored. If she's chewing at one particularspot, cover it up. Then give her different toys, like a new box filledwith newspaper or hay for digging, or move her toys around to make theroom look different.

 

[Krissa]

naturestee wrote:

Then give her different toys, like a new box filled with newspaper

Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!:colors:Another cheap toy idea (runs to find some newspaper and a Coca-cola box.)

 

[naturestee]

Krissa wrote:

naturestee wrote:

Then giveher different toys, like a new box filled with newspaper

Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!:colors:Another cheap toy idea (runs to find some newspaper and a Coca-cola box.)

I don't know what I'd do without boxes! My buns spend so much time destroying them!

 

[manda]

aaawww i love that picture! black bunny is so cute

 

[redestarrosa]

isn't funny that since we adopted rabbits that we accidently spell habit, habbit??

every time i talk about rats, i would accidently say rabbit, whoops hehe

i have a rat name Bucca, and the rabbit name Boogie, i get their names mixed up at times