Bunny's chewing problem.

ChandieLee · Apr 8, 2007

My just yelled at me because Bunny Belle chewson the bottom of the living room walls. I understand why he'sfrustrated, because we'll have to pay my landlord for the "damages."Now he says that if I can't stop her from chewing on them, then I haveto get rid of her and Necro.
What can I do??

Bunnys_rule63 · Apr 8, 2007

You could try putting some bunny safe substanceon the walls where she chews that tastes horrible to put her offchewing there. Alsogiving her a wide variety of differentchew toys should help, then she can chew them instead of the walls.

aurora369 · Apr 8, 2007

Have you tried rubbing some soap on the base boards? That has worked for me.

You could also block off the places she's chewing on. I use a puppy pen to section off my living room for play time.

Some NIC panels may work well around the edge of the room.

--Dawn

Spring · Apr 8, 2007

Is there anyway you could get a pack of gridsand see if you could protect the wall that way? May not look toopretty, but at least it will prevent the rabbit from chewing the wall.Or you could put some cardboard against the wall too? Just anything toblock them from getting to the wall to chew.

You could also put lots of things to chew near the area like cardboardboxes, willow baskets, rabbit safe tree branches, newspaper, cardboardtubes, etc.
Another thing you could try is putting something bitter that the rabbitwon't like on the area. I've heard people putting bitter apple on it.Maybe someone else can give you more ideas of something that the rabbitwon't want to taste to put on the wall? I would think vinegar wouldwork too, but not sure if it might fade the colour or anything.

Hope you can fix this so you don't have to rehome them

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BEAUKEZRA · Apr 8, 2007

I always have the same problem. My husbandrecently had to caulk and paint all the corners of the walls before ourlandlord comes. I think I'm going to try the soap idea. Vinegar doesn'twork for me. I actually think they like it.