How does everyone keep their bunny cages from smelling up the house. I clean every inch of the cages every morning before work, and again after work, but it still is not enough. I have two bunnies each with a separate cage. One female, and one male. Can anyone give me any tips? Please, my mother in- law is coming for the holidays. She will be doing her white glove test, and noticing everything in the house.lol
Help, my Mother in-law is coming and my bunny cage smells the house......
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vinegar and lots of it! Vinegar (just regular white vinegar) helps neutralize the urine, and helps eliminate the odor. if you use it to clean out your bunny's cage and litter box it will help a lot with any odors. it is also great to get rabbit urine stains out of carpet, takes them right out. I now buy the big jugs of vinegar at the store and always have it on hand. 
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
(Lol, Laur!!)
Mystical, if your rabbit cages are smelly, then they aren't set up to the best advantage for you. Are your rabbits both fixed? The odor of intact males can be quite strong. Of course there is not time to do that before the holidays!
In the meantime, though, I'd suggest taking a read of this page on my website. It explains in detail how I keep my cage odor free. Seriously, odor free (except perhaps the occasional scent of hay). Our cage is in the main living area but guests never smell it. They often comment (after they realize we have rabbits) how surprised they are that there is no odor. [btw, my mom is German and always maintains a spotless home. She'd let me know if there was an issue in my home!!]
With just one rabbit in a cage, I can go a full week between cleanings. No smell. The trick is following the tips explained on that page.
Mystical, if your rabbit cages are smelly, then they aren't set up to the best advantage for you. Are your rabbits both fixed? The odor of intact males can be quite strong. Of course there is not time to do that before the holidays!
In the meantime, though, I'd suggest taking a read of this page on my website. It explains in detail how I keep my cage odor free. Seriously, odor free (except perhaps the occasional scent of hay). Our cage is in the main living area but guests never smell it. They often comment (after they realize we have rabbits) how surprised they are that there is no odor. [btw, my mom is German and always maintains a spotless home. She'd let me know if there was an issue in my home!!]
With just one rabbit in a cage, I can go a full week between cleanings. No smell. The trick is following the tips explained on that page.
Björnmor
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For cats, probiotics makes their poop nowhere near as bad (especially if there is a poor balance to begin with.) Bunny poop is nowhere near as bad, but I wonder if the same rule would run true. My MiL is also German. I invited my step mother over to her house for Christmas. Wow what a stress reliever that is. The web page looks great.
Thank you for the information, but it will not allow me to view your page. Can you share the information with me, or provide your website.? Please. Also, should I not have my female rabbit in the same room as the male bunny . I mean they are in separate cages, but would his male scent be worse with her in the room with him? Please respond. Please.
http://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com
This is the direct link about the odor-free home:
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/odor-free-home.html
Hopefully that will work. If not, let me know and I'll see if I can copy/paste.
Putting the rabbits in separate rooms could make a difference - especially if the male rabbit is spray marking. After the holidays you could visit the idea of fixing them.
This is the direct link about the odor-free home:
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/odor-free-home.html
Hopefully that will work. If not, let me know and I'll see if I can copy/paste.
Putting the rabbits in separate rooms could make a difference - especially if the male rabbit is spray marking. After the holidays you could visit the idea of fixing them.
Thank you for all the information. I was able to get to the post. I will try everything. Do you have any advice on what is safe to put on a bunny for fleas. Our Daughter brought her dog to visit and with it came the fleas. The dog is gone now, but what is safe? I have a large Giant Flemmish and a Netherland Dwarf.
Do NOT use Frontline (or anything else with fipronil). Advantage is safe but the dosage needs to be adjusted. JBun or Popsicles should be able to give you the correct dosage. (hopefully they'll see this and reply)
I would carefully check your rabbits first, to see if any fleas transferred to them. They may not have picked them up.
If you do find your rabbits have fleas or aren't sure and want to go ahead and treat them, like Blue eyes said, NEVER frontline as it's toxic to rabbits. Best one is Revolution(selamectin) 18mg/kg, that you would need to get a prescription for from your vet. Regular Advantage(regular dosage) is also considered safe for rabbits, I just prefer Revolution as I feel it's safer and more effective. Also important to make sure the environment is free of fleas. Dosage info in this link.
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Parasitic/fleas/Fleas.htm
If you do find your rabbits have fleas or aren't sure and want to go ahead and treat them, like Blue eyes said, NEVER frontline as it's toxic to rabbits. Best one is Revolution(selamectin) 18mg/kg, that you would need to get a prescription for from your vet. Regular Advantage(regular dosage) is also considered safe for rabbits, I just prefer Revolution as I feel it's safer and more effective. Also important to make sure the environment is free of fleas. Dosage info in this link.
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Parasitic/fleas/Fleas.htm
Jenny Durling
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I buy untreated wood stove pellets and put a layer of those in the bottom of the litter box with wood shavings over it. The pellets absorb a ton really quickly and that keeps the litter box odor way down. Of course I clean it daily and always have but since adding the pellets to the bottom, I never smell anything at all. I highly recommend this and they are not expensive.
Thank you for all the information, I have these on my list to buy.
Do you know of anything natural that I could use? I did check my bunnies, and I saw them on my California White. Someone recommended Diatomaceous earth to me at the local farm store. But I was afraid to try it. Have you ever heard of it, or used it?
I was wanting to find something natural to use, the others scare me to try. Someone at the local farm store told me to try Diatomaceous earth. Have you ever heard of it, or tried it before?
Jenny Durling
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I got a pretty huge bag at Miner's Ace Hardware for 7 or 8 bucks. Just make sure it's untreated and you are good to go.
Most any hardware store will sell them. They come in 40 lb bags and last a long time. Wood pellets are what I describe in the link above as well. Though I top them with hay. (I have an aversion to wood shavings because they are such an awful mess and get tracked everywhere
)The hay on top has the added advantage of encouraging bunny to hop in the box and munch away while they potty.
Jenny Durling
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Mine have a large litter box with a corner box in it. There are pellets and wood in the corner box and a few pellets and hay in the other section. My bunnies came to me from different places and each already had their preferences. This seems to do the trick for both of them. Lol!
