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Questions for rabbit owners in America

sillyrabbit

Wise Old Thumper
I know there aren’t many on here, but I’m trying to adjust to shopping for my girl in another country and was hoping to be able to not have to sign up to an American rabbit forum to ask questions :lol: if there even is one! Actually, if there is one that is any good please can you let me know and I will try and search some of these things

What do you use for litter? I’ve been using a horse bedding called megazorb that you can get in Britain but it seems like you can’t get it here. Is there an American alternative? Carefresh is so expensive and comes in such tiny bags :shock:

Where do you buy wooden rabbit toys such as rattles? I thought I would be able to find a website selling nice bunny stuff but I think I’m just being an idiot, because I can’t!

Is there a preferred calming pet spray/diffuser for rabbits over here? My girl has a pet remedy diffuser in her bedroom, and I want to make sure she has an equivalent plugged in here when she arrives

I couldn’t find non plastic litter trays and bowls anywhere, I’m literally having beco stuff sent from England! This is by far the most stressful aspect of moving to another country :lol:
 
We have a pet remedy here :) https://www.chewy.com/pet-remedy-na...zcfZFTv-Ez7hZEqCdAkaAqMQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I just use newspaper and hay, but if you do a google search for "small animal bedding" you can find several types of beddings. Here's a few:
https://www.thatpetplace.com/boxo-small-animal-bedding-184l
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petco...3E-s-ACBfswWWd2EvyBoCzfMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://www.chewy.com/oxbow-pure-co...8iuKAd_HwlQxhzv4RfRoCdYoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I don't actually have any experience with them though, and I don't know if any of them are close to megazorb. The first one looks kinda similar but I'm not that familiar with megazorb.

For cost effectiveness it might be worth seeing if you have a farm store nearby - they'll have bedding in larger bags. I buy aspen shavings and equine pine pellets (for my other pets) in large bags for a cheap price at a farm store. :)
 
I would highly recommend binkybunny dot com as that's where I started. Everyone is very helpful and they even have a wee shop that you can find toys, treats, hay, etc.
You're near Washington state now, aren't you? If you need nice hay you could try kmshayloft dot com as well. They are excellent. I used their softer hays in the bunnies' boxes and it was better than Carefresh for them to eat/do their thing on. If I couldn't find Carefresh I used Yesterday's News which is recycled newspaper pellets. If you can't find those, some home improvement stores should stock safe woodstove pellets that will do in a pinch. (Be sure they are the kind with the pine phenol removed.) Feline Pine is also a safe for bunnies recycled litter. You will find that at most pet ot grocery stores.

As far as non-plastic litterboxes, that's a tough one. I suppose you could try a garden shop to see if they have rectangular terracotta planter trays or some such. (I even used a shallow glass baking tray once.) I assume you don't want bunny chewing on the side. (Pip's favorite pastime was chewing and tossing her box and it's contents on Olympic levels. :roll: )
 
This hamster forum says the US doesn't sell fitch, which is like megazorb. I used megazorb but I found fitch less messy. Anyway someone on the hamster forum recommends this to buy in the US - papershavings.com, it's dust free, suitable for horses and small furries and available in bulk.

http://www.papershavings.com/gallery.php
 
Thank you so much for all of this :love: really really appreciate it. It’s daunting when you have been buying the exact same things for 14 years then have to suddenly change it all at once, especially where my girls are involved!

The tray thing is just me trying to keep my home plastic free as much as possible, although yeah I don’t want her to be exposed to plastic either, I’ve ordered the beco trays from England so it’s fine :wave:
 
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