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HEALTHY REPELLENT to avoid eating paint

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sharkfur

Warren Scout
Hello again. We have just repainted all our furniture, and our buns are free-ranging a lot...now, I caught our little girl trying to nibble on the leg of a chair, and I quickly made her stop, before she chews and swallows down bits of paint. This brings me to a really important question:

Is there any NATURAL repellent that we can rub or spray on the legs of furniture? Do not misunderstand me, I don't care about the furniture itself, I am trying to find a solution for our buns' health. Now, I do not want to use chemicals (would not feel safe for the buns, not to mention our twin babies as well), or something that genuinely makes them feel uncomfortable, it is still their home, after all. just something that makes them not want to chew them..

Any exprience, anyone? We would all really appreciate your insight, bun-pals.
Thank you!
 
sharkfur said:
Thanks JAne! for some reason, lemon juice sounds like the way to go. Have you tried it at all?
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The three things you mention are quite runny and would evaporate very quickly and therefore become ineffective.

I have used essential oils to 'repel' and they are much stronger in scent and the rabbits don't go anywhere near them! (so they don't ingest any)
 
If it's just one spot, the other option is to pop a tube over the leg either a plastic pipe or cardboard postal tube will prevent access :)
 
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