Hi just wondering if its alright if rabbits eat a bit of the cardboard toilet roll. I give my Bun the empty toilet rolls, and she loves playing with them, she'll sometimes chew little pieces of. Just wondering if that is alright.
Cardboard toilet rolls.
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As long as your rabbit eats plenty of hay, then cardboard should not be an issue. If you haven't done so already, you can stuff the TP tubes with hay just for fun.
As long as only very small amounts and small pieces are ingested, it's not usually a problem in my experience. It's when a rabbit ingests significant amounts or chews off and ingests large pieces, that it can pose a gut blockage risk and gastric irritation.
https://www.petmd.com/rabbit/care/how-pick-out-safe-rabbit-toys
This article discusses the risks of excess ingestion.
https://canrabbiteatit.com/cardboard/
https://www.petmd.com/rabbit/care/how-pick-out-safe-rabbit-toys
This article discusses the risks of excess ingestion.
https://canrabbiteatit.com/cardboard/
she's only nibbled of tiny bits
Cardboard has a lot of different forms (it's not well-defined), but the basic stuff should be mostly cellulose, which rabbits can digest.
My viewpoint is that rabbits are going to chew stuff -- boxes, flooring, carpet, drywall, trim, plastic, and pretty much everything else in the house is up for grabs (err, chews) -- and basic, minimally-treated cardboard is far from the worst thing they can ingest.
My viewpoint is that rabbits are going to chew stuff -- boxes, flooring, carpet, drywall, trim, plastic, and pretty much everything else in the house is up for grabs (err, chews) -- and basic, minimally-treated cardboard is far from the worst thing they can ingest.
