Rabbits and Plush toys to groom?

[MsJuliet]

I read somewhere that buns love having little plush toys to groom and treat like a pet for themselves. I love this idea, and my Chewy has a plastic bunny named Vanilla that she is very attached to and sleeps/sits with it next to her all the time.

I was just wondering if people had heard about this, or had experience with this? It makes me worry about what materials are safe for rabbits to chew and what not.

 

[bengal77]

I've heard about this but my Lily doesn't seem interested in any of the plushies I've given her. Right now she has an adorable stuffed carrot toy that I picked up at PetsMart but she doesn't pay much attention to it.

 

[MikeScone]

MsJuliet wrote:

I read somewhere that buns love having little plush toys to groom and treat like a pet for themselves.

My mini-rex Scone had a number of stuffed friends, but he reacted to them very differently.

Two were yellow and sat up much like teddy bears and - how do I put this in a family forum - Scone knew them well in a Biblical sense. It was always comical watching him try to make love to a stuffed bunny four times his size.

The third was last years' Borders Books Easter Bunny - it looked very much like Scone, grey and white, and sat realistically as a rabbit would. Scone adopted Borders Bunny as a friend. He would sit by it and groom it, and he loved to lie down next to Borders.

 

[slavetoabunny]

Lol....I've heard many stories about Scone and his "girlfriends".

 

[CarrotzMom]

My Carrot has a teddy bear he loves to snuggle up to thats in his cage.

 

[MsJuliet]

I enjoyed hearing these stories. The pictures of Scone with his toys are too cute! I think my Chewy needs a little Boarders bunny for herself.