Eating paper/cardboard when never been a problem before....

... any ideas why?

Dinky has never shown any interest in my post or any bits of paper or cardboard before but she's eaten a fair bit of election leaflets (!!) in the last few days and I've just caught her eating a cardboard box which she's had access to for a long time and never damaged before. Is she craving fibre? Dental problems? Should I come to any conclusion re this change in behaviour?

Thanks.

(She ate quite a bit of the Liberal Democrat leaflet but didn't have much more than a corner of the Conservative one )

Bunny Buddy said:

... any ideas why?

Dinky has never shown any interest in my post or any bits of paper or cardboard before but she's eaten a fair bit of election leaflets (!!) in the last few days and I've just caught her eating a cardboard box which she's had access to for a long time and never damaged before. Is she craving fibre? Dental problems? Should I come to any conclusion re this change in behaviour?

Thanks.

(She ate quite a bit of the Liberal Democrat leaflet but didn't have much more than a corner of the Conservative one )

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Perhaps it was too "strong and stable" for her :lol:

My rabbits hardly ever actually eat cardboard, rather than randomly tearing it, unless they have a digestive issue. None of them have had dental issues, so I have put it down to craving fibre and tried to address it in their food.

Bunny Buddy said:

... any ideas why?

Dinky has never shown any interest in my post or any bits of paper or cardboard before but she's eaten a fair bit of election leaflets (!!) in the last few days and I've just caught her eating a cardboard box which she's had access to for a long time and never damaged before. Is she craving fibre? Dental problems? Should I come to any conclusion re this change in behaviour?

Thanks.

(She ate quite a bit of the Liberal Democrat leaflet but didn't have much more than a corner of the Conservative one )

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I dont blame her !!

A sluggish cecum can cause a Rabbit to crave the 'wrong' type of fibre. But she may just be feeling the effects of Spring Fever. Some Rabbits can morph into DestructaBun as a result of Spring Fever !

Omi said:

Perhaps it was too "strong and stable" for her :lol:

My rabbits hardly ever actually eat cardboard, rather than randomly tearing it, unless they have a digestive issue. None of them have had dental issues, so I have put it down to craving fibre and tried to address it in their food.

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Jack's-Jane said:

I dont blame her !!

A sluggish cecum can cause a Rabbit to crave the 'wrong' type of fibre. But she may just be feeling the effects of Spring Fever. Some Rabbits can morph into DestructaBun as a result of Spring Fever !

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Thanks both.

She isn't being particularly disruptive, in fact seems to be showing her age (nearly ten) and often sleeps through when the younger bunnies (particularly Scally) see me entering the room and come begging. She does a lot of sunbathing by the door I'll feed her a lot of raspberry leaves in the meantime while I work out if it is 'anything'.


PS yeah, I was a bit worried about her being poisoned from eating the Tory leaflet but she seems to have known not to eat it. :lol:

opps double post.

Persi and Pomme eat paper and cardboard all the time (including anything that has just come through the door, polling cards, matchboxes, newspaper, books, record sleeves (!!) etc), despite also eating plenty of hay, fresh greens AND pellets.

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