justjo
Young Bun
Hello,
I am new to rabbits and have only had Dexter just over a month. Dexter is about 3 months old and lives with me and my husband in our apartment.
Before we got Dexter I researched what toys etc rabbits liked as I didn't want him to be bored. Cardboard of any kind seemed to be the most common answer so I collected toilet rolls and boxes etc as well as making sure he has 2 bits of wood to chew on and plenty of space to run.
The problem is he is not the slightest bit interested in the toilet rolls or the wood, or anything for that matter. What he is interested in is the skirting boards and all the table legs as well as any wires of course!!
Yesterday I filled a box with toilet rolls and paper and stuffed hay in some of the toilet rolls etc and left it in his favorite spot for him to find but he barely even gave it a glance.
He loves following me around especially If I am going in to a room where the door is usually shut...his favourite room is the bathroom for some reason. Our washing machine broke down the other day and flooded. Later that day he followed me in there and I noticed he started to re-arrange the towels I had put down to mop up the water (very cute to watch!) so I collected some old towels and put them in the lounge so he could re-arrange them...he's not interested
Today I went out and left him out of his cage but in a restricted area of the flat so he can still run around. We have been doing this for the past week with no incident but today I returned to find that he had ripped a huge chunk of wall paper off the wall behind the sofa and there were also a lot of droppings. I don't think he had eaten any as there was paper in a huge pile next to him. I was furious and promptly put him in his cage but I don't think he really understood why. He has never done this before and can only think that he was either bored or cross that I had gone out and left him. To be honest I hate the wallpaper anyway and don't care about that, what I am worried about is him eating the glue used to attach it to the wall
I just don't know what to do to keep him amused and stop him eating things he's not supposed to and any suggestions are more that gratefully received!!!!
Thank you
Jo
I am new to rabbits and have only had Dexter just over a month. Dexter is about 3 months old and lives with me and my husband in our apartment.
Before we got Dexter I researched what toys etc rabbits liked as I didn't want him to be bored. Cardboard of any kind seemed to be the most common answer so I collected toilet rolls and boxes etc as well as making sure he has 2 bits of wood to chew on and plenty of space to run.
The problem is he is not the slightest bit interested in the toilet rolls or the wood, or anything for that matter. What he is interested in is the skirting boards and all the table legs as well as any wires of course!!
Yesterday I filled a box with toilet rolls and paper and stuffed hay in some of the toilet rolls etc and left it in his favorite spot for him to find but he barely even gave it a glance.
He loves following me around especially If I am going in to a room where the door is usually shut...his favourite room is the bathroom for some reason. Our washing machine broke down the other day and flooded. Later that day he followed me in there and I noticed he started to re-arrange the towels I had put down to mop up the water (very cute to watch!) so I collected some old towels and put them in the lounge so he could re-arrange them...he's not interested
Today I went out and left him out of his cage but in a restricted area of the flat so he can still run around. We have been doing this for the past week with no incident but today I returned to find that he had ripped a huge chunk of wall paper off the wall behind the sofa and there were also a lot of droppings. I don't think he had eaten any as there was paper in a huge pile next to him. I was furious and promptly put him in his cage but I don't think he really understood why. He has never done this before and can only think that he was either bored or cross that I had gone out and left him. To be honest I hate the wallpaper anyway and don't care about that, what I am worried about is him eating the glue used to attach it to the wall
I just don't know what to do to keep him amused and stop him eating things he's not supposed to and any suggestions are more that gratefully received!!!!
Thank you
Jo
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