Easy Ears
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Hey guys! I recently went out to check on my rabbits, to discover that my doe had been chewing (And eating!) her plastic nest box!!!!! :x She had chewed the rim at the bottom of the opening about an inch down!
The annoying thing is, she has a stick in her hutch she can chew on!
Why doesn't she chew on that? Any tips for discontent rabbits? Any good recommended toys?
I switched out her plastic nest box with a wooden crate thing, that is made for them to chew on, but it's not really big enough to be a nest box, and doesn't have a roof. And the really weird thing is that she's had that nest box in there for like 5 months, and I've never noticed her having a problem with chewing it before! She was also starting to chew on the cage before that.
I give her apple branches I get from my neighbor, but I can only get so much from them at a time, and by morning, the bark (Along with the leaves) are stripped completely away! She even eats most of the stick itself! (The tree I get the branches from is NOT sprayed, just so you know.) And she DOES get enough to eat! I feed her a half cup of pellets and a HUGE handful of timothy hay a day. (She's a mini rex/ Dutch cross, and weighs 4.4 pounds.) She just got dewormed about 3 weeks ago, so it shouldn't be the worms. I checked her and she is healthy hand clean. Lots of energy. I bought a harness for her, and take her for walks/runs in the grass. She likes those. I just don't have time to do it everyday! I don't understand! My buck is completely content! :roll: Any tips or suggestions?
Oops, MaggieJ could you switch this post to rabbit behavioral issues form? Sorry, didn't see that until now.
The annoying thing is, she has a stick in her hutch she can chew on!
Why doesn't she chew on that? Any tips for discontent rabbits? Any good recommended toys?
I switched out her plastic nest box with a wooden crate thing, that is made for them to chew on, but it's not really big enough to be a nest box, and doesn't have a roof. And the really weird thing is that she's had that nest box in there for like 5 months, and I've never noticed her having a problem with chewing it before! She was also starting to chew on the cage before that.
I give her apple branches I get from my neighbor, but I can only get so much from them at a time, and by morning, the bark (Along with the leaves) are stripped completely away! She even eats most of the stick itself! (The tree I get the branches from is NOT sprayed, just so you know.) And she DOES get enough to eat! I feed her a half cup of pellets and a HUGE handful of timothy hay a day. (She's a mini rex/ Dutch cross, and weighs 4.4 pounds.) She just got dewormed about 3 weeks ago, so it shouldn't be the worms. I checked her and she is healthy hand clean. Lots of energy. I bought a harness for her, and take her for walks/runs in the grass. She likes those. I just don't have time to do it everyday! I don't understand! My buck is completely content! :roll: Any tips or suggestions?
Oops, MaggieJ could you switch this post to rabbit behavioral issues form? Sorry, didn't see that until now.