hi i have had buster since august he has beennueterd he seems to be teaching my rabbit zoe to do thingsshe never would have done before,like chewing wall paper.he was diggingat the sofa the other night and chewing at it,the next minute she gotup and done the same. any ideas wot to do to stop this behaviour?
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naturestee
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Make sure to correct them both. Say"No" loudly and sternly. It can help if you snap your fingersor clap your hands, too. If they keep doing it, pick them upand move them. If they go back to the spot or keep repeatingit, spray them with water. When Loki gets really insistentabout chewing carpet, I also put my hand over his neck in the dominanceposition and push him down lightly. He hates that the mostbecause he thinks he is the top bun.
Nicky Snow
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this happened to me too. when Kweli came to livewith us, she was peeing everywhere. and Rue, who had been a very goodgirl until then, began peeing outside her cage as well. (the joys ofparenthood!)
be consistant with them both, they will eventually learn. (well, hopefully.)
Nicole
be consistant with them both, they will eventually learn. (well, hopefully.)
Nicole
bluebird
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That reminds me of kindergarden, my son learned new bad behaviors from the other children.bluebird
BunnyMom
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Same here - Hef taught the girls that if youbite the cage bars LOUDLY before Mommy wakes up she will get up andcome feed you! Good thing they don't make noise doing thisthe way he does!
You might want to try leaving some old newspapers on the floor for himto shred and play with. We did that with Hef and it seems tokeep him from digging the carpet.
You might want to try leaving some old newspapers on the floor for himto shred and play with. We did that with Hef and it seems tokeep him from digging the carpet.
Pet_Bunny
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When we babysat Coco for twoweeks, Pebbles started to pee and poop all over theplace (shemust bemarking herterritory). Otherwise she is pretty goodwith her litter habits. Now I have toretrain her with the litter box. :XAnother thing, the two bunnies were chinning everything as if it was a competition.
Rainbows! :dude:
i have tried spraying buster with water hedidint seem to bothered by it.i have to put him in his hutch when imnot about he has chewed more bits out of our sofa. zoe is okto be left alone but i will be keeping a close eye on her as i havesaid before she has been copying him. i also sprayed stuff on the sofait is for puppies to stop them chewing furniture but it hasnt worked.
