Naughy Bunny!

[Lulu0010]

Hi all! My bunny Ponyo can be real naughty, we let her out of her cage twice a day for a wander around the house, and she has decided to nibble on most things she can find which now includes our floorboards!! I only let her out when i can keep a fairly close eye on her and we have moved any cords or anything dangerous like that out of reach but she will chew on whatever she can! Now I never ever ever yell at my bunnies because i know that would if anything just completely scare them and be cruel but how do i let her know its naughty and to stop doing it? At the moment if she does something naughty, I just pick her up and move her away or move what shes chewing on or even cover it with something she can't get under. Any tips would be awesome guys and I promise to get some pics up of the little buns asap! Thanks!! Lulu.

 

[ariusshadow]

People use spray bottles, like you use with cats. Make sure it's set to 'stream', and when she's naughty, catch her with it. Rabbits are all different, though. Just need to find something they really dislike that doesn't hurt them. To make my Flemish mix behave, since she's rather large, she doesn't like to be picked up. So I touch her sides as though I were about to pick her up and she's an angel for weeks after that. For my Jersey Woolly male, I scruffed him once, just once, and he's behaved ever since. Though, I wouldn't really recommend scruffing as a punishment, it just happened to work that way for me. For my Polish mix, she's skittish, so I clap my hands, or make a loud noise, and she learns. You can also try to keep her occupied with other things to chew- pumice blocks are sold in some pet stores, and are great for teeth. You can also find willow branches or apple branches for her to chew on instead. Even just going to a hobby shop to get anything made of untreated wood, it works. I have a wooden block, ball, and heart-shape. My buns love the ball, and my Jasper's very persistent. She gets aggravated that she can't easily chew the ball, and ends up chasing it around like a cat until she gets a good bite in it. The ball cost me less than a dollar in US. I hope I helped. Good luck with Ponyo.

 

[Lulu0010]

Thanks Ari for the advice!! I'll have to head to the shop after work and get her some play things She is just the sweetest bunny, such a little personality!

Lulu