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garden bark chippings...

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xSarahx

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...you know, the dark type used for covering bare patches of soil in beds.

Are they safe for nosey, wandering, nibbling buns? :?
 
We've got them and we had no problems at all, except ours stinks :shock: :lol: and now the rabbits are pretty much avoiding going in the run, but I'm not suprised it does smell :lol: I don't know if they nibble them but they do pick them up and put them in a different place :lol:

Kirsty xx
 
I was wondering the same, because people say that the smell of conifer wood can be unhealthy for rabbits. I use bark chips in most of my flower beds, and now the run is next to one of the flower beds which needs a fresh layer of chips. The smell goes away after a while, though.
 
the only area of my garden that has bark chippings is the dog's toilet area - and it smells even worse now :lol:
(needless to says - no buns go there :wink: )
 
One of the bags had some really nasty stuff growing on it. When I looked closer I saw that it came out of tiny holes in the plastic. It is called slime mold, or dog vomit mold, which describes the whole thing quite well. :shock:
 
I'm not sure they'd be terribly safe for nibbling - for a start you don't know what trees the bark has come from, it could be a poisonous type, and also they could have been sprayed with a chemical preservative to slow down their rotting. Unless the bag says what variety of bark it is and that it hasn't been chemically tested, I wouldn't risk it in areas where bunnies mouths might chomp!
 
Yes I bought organic bark chippings, I think it was from a local garden centre. Mine don't chew it but then they have a lawn full of lush grass and herbs! I did worry about it too though, and had put off getting it for years but I can' afford pebbles :(
They have been fine, its been down about 3 months
 
We've put some down along the side entrance to the house and I spend ages sweeping it all back into the side as apparently it's great for digging in!! :roll: :lol:
 
Hmm, we're making a bunny enclosure in the garden this summer kind of like an aviary and were going to use bark chips for the flooring. Obviously that was a bad idea, so any idea what can be used instead?

Gemma
 
AliBenMummy said:
Hmm, we're making a bunny enclosure in the garden this summer kind of like an aviary and were going to use bark chips for the flooring. Obviously that was a bad idea, so any idea what can be used instead?

Gemma
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well mine each have a digging area full of bark chippings :wink:

I got a good quality brand, made sure all the bags were sealed and clean, not had any problems with it, and they love digging in it :D
 
Ours have 1/3 of their run in bark chippings for digging, and they love it! Never seen them eat or nibble it, and had no problems in the 4 years we've been using it.
 
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