And how do you do it?
2007-03-09 15:41:51 · 16 answers · asked by Just wonderin' 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
How You can keep your Pet Rabbit as Clean as Possible
Pet rabbits like to stay clean. They are constantly cleaning
themselves. This is important for their health and wellbeing.
You can be a big help to your pet rabbit by following these
tips for general cleaning of your pet rabbit and it's environment.
Pet Rabbit Cleanliness
Things you can do to keep your pet rabbit as clean as possible:
* Changing litter on a regular basis: It's a good idea to change
your rabbit's litter daily, especially if you're using hay or one
of the organic litters such as alfalfa, oat or paper. Rabbit
urine has a very strong odor and will quickly make itself
apparent.
* Placement of the litter box: When you first get your rabbit,
observe where she deposits her urine and pills. Usually this is
in one of the corners of her cage, and that is where you should
place the litter box.
* Keeping the litter box clean: Your rabbit's litter box should be
thoroughly cleaned and disinfected once a week. You can use white
vinegar to rinse the box out, and make sure to let it soak for
those really tough stains.
* Keeping the cage clean: Your pet's bedding should be changed once
a week. At the same time, scrub her food and water dishes with
hot water and detergent -- make sure to rinse them well so that
no traces of soap are left. A complete cleaning of your rabbit's
cage should be done once a month. Wash the cage using a
disinfectant made specifically for small animals; make sure to
dilute the disinfectant in hot soapy water. If you're using a
household cleaner, avoid ammonia-based products and be sure to
rinse thoroughly with water afterwards.
* Pest control: Keep your rabbit's environment free of parasites
such as fleas and ticks with the use of products designed to keep
these pests under control. If you use sprays or flea bombs, keep
your rabbit out of the room for a minimum of 24 hours.
* Cleaning up accidents: Like all household pets, your rabbit will
occasionally have accidents when let out of her cage. Clean them
up immediately using a good cleaner or a mixture of 1/4 white
vinegar and 3/4 club soda; enzyme-based pet stain cleaners also
work. Do NOT use ammonia-based cleaners, as urine also contains
ammonia and you might actually be inviting your rabbit to re-use
the spot.
2007-03-09 17:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by laceejr97 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Techinically every 2 or 3 days it should be cleaned. However I do have a rabbit and we only clean his cage once a week. Once a week will suffice too. You can also scoop out the wet spots and fill it in with more bedding in between cleanings if you want to. We used to do that but it got old after a while and we just simply clean his cage once a week. It is very easy to clean a rabbit's cage. If you have a regular cage that is plastic you should be able to take the cage apart from the base. Get a big trash bag to dump all the pine shavings in or whatever bedding you use. Take the base to the bath tub and rinse it out really good with hot water. Then when you set the base back down you can dry it out with a towel or not dry it out at all either way it does not matter. The bedding will dry it out. Then you can put clean fresh bedding like pine shavings in the base and put the cage back together. Then you will have a clean rabbit cage and a happy rabbit. The reason why I said pine shavings is because that is what we use for our rabbit. But you can use whatever bedding you want to use for your rabbit.
2007-03-09 15:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by beautiful_babe170 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How To Clean Rabbit Cage
2016-11-15 08:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 18 rabbits and I only have 1 or 2 in each cage it really does depend on how messy your rabbit Is I have a little male Netherland dwawf and he is extremely messy I will put fleece in his cage he will chuck that around his cage and his food and water bowl news paper he will eat and try to dig holes with it rabbits do poop and wee a lot and there wee has a terrible really strong sent your rabbit will become un happy if they are living in a dirty cage all the time so best to clean cages 1 a week and pop some more hay or straw paper or what ever bedding you use in everyday just to make it nice and dry for your bunny or they will have wet feet ant get sores on there feet I hope my message helps
2016-07-19 03:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by tay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean the cage daily. Take the rabbit out and put it somewhere safe. Take everything out or off of the cage (water container, food bowl, litter box, etc.). Then dump the hay or paper or whatever you use in the cage, clean the tray under the cage (wash it, dry it). Refill the cage with clean hay/paper. Dump the litter box, refill with clean litter. Same with the food and water. About once a week, scrub the cage itself too since the urine and feces will start eroding the metal. Flies and bugs will quickly be attracted to the smell of excrements so you need to keep the cage clean.
2007-03-09 15:53:21 · answer #5 · answered by Inundated in SF 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clean your rabbits cage about every two days you'll probably be able to tell when it should be cleaned! Or you'll be able to smell it! :) It all depends on what kind of cage you have it will probably be easiest to use a small dust pan that you can get from the dollar store, that's what i use for my snakes and rats.
2007-03-09 15:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a dwarf lion-head rabbit, and cleaned her cage at least every other day. We used corn cob bedding.. good for the bunny, and not too expensive. And yes, I have to agree with earlier answers to please get your rabbit spayed. I didn't realize the potential dangers of cancer. Our bunny ended up with the same thing. Before we realized what was going on, we lost her. Very tragic to watch something so precious go through, especially if it is avoidable.
2007-03-09 17:37:48 · answer #7 · answered by shell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I had rabbits I cleaned it everyother day but it depends on the rabbit, the cage, and how soon you can smell it. I would say ATLEAST everyother day. You should get wooden shavings to put in the bottom and just dump the old ones and put in some clean new ones when you clean the cage.
2007-03-09 16:14:12 · answer #8 · answered by B.B. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I clean the litter box every day, and since he has a whole half of the room sectioned off to run around in 24/7, I only have to clean the bedding once a week.
2007-03-10 19:54:27 · answer #9 · answered by welonheadmoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Since you only have 1 it probably only needs to be cleaned out once or twice a week but make sure you keep tabs on it because some pets are messier than others. Hope this helps :)
2016-04-09 00:05:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋