My bunny is starting chew everything up. I bought a big bottle of bitter apple and sprayed the wood things....

Question

Then he started chewing in the corners of the sheetrock and anything else he could. I bought hin the treat cabob and chew toys. It doesn't seem to be helping. Is this what life with a bunny is like. Is he going to totally destroy my home?

He has a big nice cage but I bought a baby gate and thought he could run around the room a lot of the time and have been doing that since I got him a couple weeks ago and he just started the chewing. The treat cabob and chew toys are made for rabbits. I got them at Pet Smart.

Answer 1

if he's young, you should definitely consider neutering. it will alter your bun's behavior and help with a lot of the behavioral problems. All bunnies chew. Mine loooooves electrical cords. the are that you have your bunny in might be too large. You should let him out in a smaller area (like a puppy play pen) and eventually give him a little bit more room gradually. I trained my bunny not to chew the furnitre, base boards and cords very easily. I got a water bottle and everytime she went near something and got that look in her eye ( you know the one- the one they get right before they go to destroy your furniture!) and said "Sophie, no no no" and sprayed her body with water. Then, eventually just say "Sophie no no no" and by the time I got to the second no, she was already taking off in the opposite direction of where she was going to chew on mama's pottery abrn dining set. It's training, just like a dog. Rabbits are very intelligent and can learn. It just takes time and patience. Every once in a while she will start to head off to chew the cord of a lamp and I will get the water bottle out again just to reinforce her training. Always saying 'Sophie no no no". The book Rabbits for Dummies outlines this typ of training. I highly recommend it. Good luck!

Answer 2

What a clever dog! I'm going to chew this thing off of you, so you can dig under the fence! Well, here's my two cents... and that's about all it's worth... I would set up a designated dig area for Lola. Encourage her to dig in her special dig place. Hide her toys there, little treats, fun things to CHEW on, and have her dig them out. Reward her new fun place to dig. You can get a childrens sand box, with a lid. When you don't want her digging, close it. When you want to encourage digging, open it. Now I know it's not deep enough to be really fun for the mix you have, but perhaps you could be innovative? Cut out the bottom? Who knows. I just think it's important that you can cover up her special dig area, so she knows she doesn't ALWAYS get to dig, but it's a special reward/play. Now, if you have a dig problem solved, you won't be reliant on the electric fence under your other fence. However, I can see why you like the security of the second fence, so lets see what we can do to prevent the chewing of the collars. Do they wear their collars both inside and outside? If not, you might want to try having them on all the time, so they don't feel like it's a foreign object. Other than lots of activity and exercise, as well as providing her postive things to chew on, there's not much else that can be done. I don't think sprays, etc. will stop a determined chewer. Stay positive, she's six months old. She'll stop chewing on things. In the mean time, you could attempt to separate your two dogs, so Lola can't chew her pals collar. Anyhoo, good luck!

Answer 3

He needs wood sticks to chew on. Their teeth continue to grow. You can also supplement his pellet diet with foods that will require him to chew (carrots with greens attached, grape stems, apples, etc.) They also like to have timothy hay in their cage to chew.

I didn't recognize "treat cabob" or "chew toys", but they probably have different stuff available in the pet stores now--however, you need to make sure those items are specifically designed for rabbits (or at least for rodents) Otherwise the flavor, texture, or materials may not be appropriate for a bunny and it won't stop the chewing.

You will probably also need to restrict him to a hutch or cage if you can't give him attention or at least supervision. They also chew and bite if they are mad or bored.

Answer 4

Rabbits have to chew. If they don't their teeth will grow into their head and they will die.
get a good size piece of wood for your rabbit to chew. Buy a 2X4 at a lumber yard or DIY store. Ask them to cut it inot 3-5 inch pieces. Make sure the wood is untreated. Just a regular 2X4.
Keep your rabbit away from things you do not want him to chew. Bitter apple will not help with a rabbit, they like the taste of apple,bitter or not!

Answer 5

As a professional dog trainer for over 16 years, I have to tell you my strong opinion that you need these group classes for obedience training. http://OnlineDogTraining.enle.info/?X61A

Other pet warehouses are there to get you to buy their products and hang around their strore. And their trainers are their employees...never forget they have an agenda. Most of the trainers have very little education--if they had actual training and skills they wouldn't be there making just over minimum wage--trust me on this. But even if they did have experience and talent...a group setting is a terrible place for learning to take place. It's distraction training and it is the LAST phase of training not the first. You wouldn't have your child try to do their homework in a toy store, would you? Of course not...the level of distraction would be too high! It's the same with dogs. Having said that, these classes can be an excellent way to socialize dogs...but not to train them. And while they appear to be cheaper than a professional trainer...you have to attend many more sessions to get the same results because of the poor learning environment--so you wind up spending MORE money for less training than you would with a professional. Save your money and go to someone who actually knows how to train dogs. OR, read books and try to train your dog yourself. There is nothing they train at a Petsmart or Petco that you can't do yourself with a couple of hours of reading.

Answer 6

Rabbits are rodents & rodents chew. Rats, mice, guinea pigs, gerbils, hampsters, etc. they ALL chew. Mostly to keep their teeth worn down since they are constantly growing, but they are just chewers.....

Answer 7

put some pepper down that should deter him if that doesn't work use cayane pepper.