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Zoomy Wabbit with Large Audience
Bun-bun has a serious case of the zoomies tonight. Wabbit is tearing
around the cage. Literally tearing.... And *all* of the kitties are positively mesmerized. Some of them are making chirpy noises at the bunny. I wish I could let the bunny out to zoom around the whole house, but I fear what the cats would do, and the litterbox training is not quite complete. Today I put wabbit in pet carrier for an hour while I cleaned and reorganized the cage & contents. I took all of the pine shavings off the floor and put them into the litter box, with all the poo. Now the floor is plastic covered with newspaper, and bun-bun is shredding it! Since the cleaning, I've been moving all of the "accidents" into the litterbox. Bun-bun watches my every move and seems to be processing the information - I can see it thinking: "must use litterbox rather than floor". We shall see how it goes. When I have not seen a mess on the floor for two days running, I will let bunnykins have the run of one bedroom for a while, without cats present. Or perhaps with one cat at a time, restrained by harness and leash. |
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Pat wrote:
Today I put wabbit in pet carrier for an hour while I cleaned and reorganized the cage & contents. I took all of the pine shavings off the floor and put them into the litter box, with all the poo. Now the floor is plastic covered with newspaper, and bun-bun is shredding it! I have now learned that pine shavings are not good for rabbits. They contain "phenols" which can harm the animal's liver. Feline Pine is OK since it's been kiln dried which removes the harmful compounds. Also learned, wabbit needs chew toys. Must find out what sort of chew toy is safe for wabbit. |
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On Fri, 6 May 2011 21:00:05 -0700 (PDT), Pat
wrote: Today I put wabbit in pet carrier for an hour while I cleaned and reorganized the cage & contents. I took all of the pine shavings off the floor and put them into the litter box, with all the poo. Now the floor is plastic covered with newspaper, and bun-bun is shredding it! I have now learned that pine shavings are not good for rabbits. They contain "phenols" which can harm the animal's liver. Feline Pine is OK since it's been kiln dried which removes the harmful compounds. Also learned, wabbit needs chew toys. Must find out what sort of chew toy is safe for wabbit. How about ground corncobs for bedding? We used to be able to buy them at the local farmers elevator years ago. Some pet stores now sell them. Do not know if they still have them. Do a search for ground corncobs. Here is a link for an articles about ground corncobs: http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=238206 |
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On May 6, 9:00*pm, Pat wrote:
Also learned, wabbit needs chew toys. Must find out what sort of chew toy is safe for wabbit. Thick wooden branches and believe or not bones- we used to get those pigs ears they sell in petshops for dogs. Bunnies don't chew they gnaw and they don't care about taste but they need to gnaw to keep their teeth down Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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"Pat" wrote in message ... Pat wrote: Today I put wabbit in pet carrier for an hour while I cleaned and reorganized the cage & contents. I took all of the pine shavings off the floor and put them into the litter box, with all the poo. Now the floor is plastic covered with newspaper, and bun-bun is shredding it! I have now learned that pine shavings are not good for rabbits. They contain "phenols" which can harm the animal's liver. Feline Pine is OK since it's been kiln dried which removes the harmful compounds. Also learned, wabbit needs chew toys. Must find out what sort of chew toy is safe for wabbit. Carrots Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
Pat wrote: Must find out what sort of chew toy is safe for wabbit. Carrots Actually, I already tried giving a carrot. Much to my surprise, rabbit ignored it. |
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On May 8, 9:15*am, Pat wrote:
Actually, I already tried giving a carrot. Much to my surprise, rabbit ignored it. Quite a lot of rabbits aren't keen in carrots- indeed carrots and all root veggies should be fed to bunnies as occasional treats- too many people assume that as they've seen cartoon bunnies chomping on carrots the carrot is a stable food for a rabbit- it isn't and the effects can be awful- rabbits digest their food both in their stomach and in the caecum where fermentation goes on- carrots etc are rich in natural sugars and as a result if overfed can cause bloating and I am not talking about bunny feeling a bit of indigestion- the bloating can cause gut twisting so the gas can't go anywhere and untreated bunny suffocates due to the massively bloated gut hampering their lungs or the internal pressure can hamper the blood supply to the intestines and cause necrosis there Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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"Pat" wrote in message ... jmcquown wrote: Pat wrote: Must find out what sort of chew toy is safe for wabbit. Carrots Actually, I already tried giving a carrot. Much to my surprise, rabbit ignored it. Sounds like my cat ignoring human tuna I've never had a pet rabbit (my aunt did but she just lost her husband so I'm not calling to ask) I found this via Google: http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/app...ngrabbits.html Jill |
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On Thu, 5 May 2011 21:58:54 -0700 (PDT), Pat
wrote: Bun-bun has a serious case of the zoomies tonight. Wabbit is tearing around the cage. Literally tearing.... And *all* of the kitties are positively mesmerized. Some of them are making chirpy noises at the bunny. I wish I could let the bunny out to zoom around the whole house, but I fear what the cats would do, and the litterbox training is not quite complete. Today I put wabbit in pet carrier for an hour while I cleaned and reorganized the cage & contents. I took all of the pine shavings off the floor and put them into the litter box, with all the poo. Now the floor is plastic covered with newspaper, and bun-bun is shredding it! Since the cleaning, I've been moving all of the "accidents" into the litterbox. Bun-bun watches my every move and seems to be processing the information - I can see it thinking: "must use litterbox rather than floor". We shall see how it goes. When I have not seen a mess on the floor for two days running, I will let bunnykins have the run of one bedroom for a while, without cats present. Or perhaps with one cat at a time, restrained by harness and leash. I'm following your bunny threads with great curiosity. Someone at Petco was adopting some out a few weeks ago and I actually thought about it. I'll see how it goes with you first I think. |
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"dgk" wrote I'm following your bunny threads with great curiosity. Someone at Petco was adopting some out a few weeks ago and I actually thought about it. I'll see how it goes with you first I think. You need to have enough space for a large cage. Ours is 4'x5' which is OK for a baby bunny but a full-grown one will need more space. I am hoping this one will be a "housebun" soon and cage will be superfluous. |
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