Charjade
New Kit
I need some advice please!
I bought a bunny in October he is now nearly 6 months old. He's been a pain since the day we bought him home.
He has a two story hutch with a run underneath, within 20 minutes of getting home and in the hutch he had nearly dug out. The hutch is now on paving slabs.
He's a very michevious bunny, this week he has smashed two food bowls in two days. (He now has a metal cat bowl). He'd chewed his hutch to pieces within days and completely ignores his toys and chews. We had blocked off behind the shed because I was worried he could escape by digging the stones behind it but he's dug under the wood I've put in place numerous times. I've tried putting bricks down but he digs around them so the garden is now trashed. He does have 3 long trough style plant pots which I have put out for him to dig in but he doesn't show much interest.
In the end I let him go behind the shed as I was fighting a loosing battle. This was fine for about a month but now he has started digging behind it and will be able to escape easily.
I had him neutered about 3 weeks ago in the hope it would calm him down and so that we could get him a female for company. I know it can take a couple of months but so far the neutering has made no difference, he's worse if anything!
I know he's a rabbit and these things are natural to him but it's becoming impossible to keep him as a pet! I don't want him to have to stay in his hutch because it's cruel but I'm running out of ideas.
Any advice is appreciated
I bought a bunny in October he is now nearly 6 months old. He's been a pain since the day we bought him home.
He has a two story hutch with a run underneath, within 20 minutes of getting home and in the hutch he had nearly dug out. The hutch is now on paving slabs.
He's a very michevious bunny, this week he has smashed two food bowls in two days. (He now has a metal cat bowl). He'd chewed his hutch to pieces within days and completely ignores his toys and chews. We had blocked off behind the shed because I was worried he could escape by digging the stones behind it but he's dug under the wood I've put in place numerous times. I've tried putting bricks down but he digs around them so the garden is now trashed. He does have 3 long trough style plant pots which I have put out for him to dig in but he doesn't show much interest.
In the end I let him go behind the shed as I was fighting a loosing battle. This was fine for about a month but now he has started digging behind it and will be able to escape easily.
I had him neutered about 3 weeks ago in the hope it would calm him down and so that we could get him a female for company. I know it can take a couple of months but so far the neutering has made no difference, he's worse if anything!
I know he's a rabbit and these things are natural to him but it's becoming impossible to keep him as a pet! I don't want him to have to stay in his hutch because it's cruel but I'm running out of ideas.
Any advice is appreciated