soooo OMG! i guess its been about 2 weeks since i cleaned out the box in my bunnies hutch. it has been raining alot here and my bunnies are spending alot of time in the box. they are wet with pee! they smell SOOOOOO bad and i really love to snuggle them, but not when they're soaking wet with..... PEE! so i really need to give them a bath. can i do this? what percautions should i take and stuff and what can happen? please answer quick, i love holding my bun buns!
2007-11-18 12:44:06 · 8 answers · asked by Animal Helper 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
guys, stop being so harsh! you all realize i love my bunnies if i care enough about them to keep them clean! i have a new babysitting job and i am off this week so i will have time to clean the cage! please guys, i dont wont to hear any brutal comments!
2007-11-18 13:21:34 · update #1
I wouldn't bathe them but use a warm wet wash cloth to wipe them down. Your bunnies are outside so I would invest in a wire bottom so there urine and pooh can drop thru. If its solid cause you think they need this protection from winter your wrong. My bunnies do great outside all year round. I cover there cage up with plastic and they get the ventilation they need from the bottom.
2007-11-18 12:55:02 · answer #1 · answered by Boxer Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should not bathe rabbits unless there is no other option. Use pet wipes to clean up dirt. Towel dry if they are damp. Cornstarch can be used on stains.
Don't give a full bath, a butt bath should be sufficient. Only put a inch of water in the sink and use some baby shampoo. Be gentle as rabbits don't like getting wet. They can die of a heat attack if they get too stressed.
When it rains, put a trap or something over the hutch so the don't get wet. Maybe bring them inside to live so you can cuddle more and they won't get wet.
2007-11-18 21:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by Kate M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
bunnies aren't supposed to be washed but if wash them to a 'spot wash' it's when you get a wet towel and rinse what you need to. If you give them a bath make sure that you blow dry as much as possible they can't be soaked for long or there get sick so as long as there warm there fine hope you can hold your bunnies
2007-11-18 21:52:30 · answer #3 · answered by tinkerbellleahy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure its perfectly okay to bathe your bunnies, just be gentle, do one at a time, dont drown them! Bunnies do get very dirty sometimes expecially in unclean cages. Good luck
2007-11-18 20:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by lily paige 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about not letting them get all nasty, thats a horrible thing to do to the poor creatures. Maybe you should wash and be responsable with the cage every day! In my opinion, people who cant even keep there rabbit cages clean, should never have them at all. *Disappointed in my fellow rabbit owner*
2007-11-18 20:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Since you said it has been rainig a lot, I think you shouldn't bathe them just yet, try waiting for warmer weather. However, they CAN be bathed, just make sure you dry them well, coz rabbits have weak lungs.
2007-11-18 20:51:01 · answer #6 · answered by nade_chan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well bath them in the hose grab a buket and put water in it and the bunnies inside
2007-11-18 21:53:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try bathing them with baby shampoo. that is what i use on my dog. just make sure you rince it all off and dry them really good. then clean out their box real good have you have wasted your time.
2007-11-18 20:50:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋