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Old 03-27-2008, 10:31 PM
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hmm couple of questions


I am new to this forum so bear in mind im not to savvy with the whole posting thing. Anyways, I have a pet rabbit, I dont have any time during the day to play with him a lot. He spends most of his time cooped up in his cage staring out his door. I feel so bad for him, but im not sure what to do? Is there any sort of thing i can do so he gets some exercise and something else in life besides sitting there? I want him to be happy.

Also how often should i clean a rabbits cage?

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Old 03-27-2008, 11:44 PM
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I just let my rabbit, Smudge, run around in my bedroom while I read or do homework or somthing. (Bonus: Jealous rabbits often rip up homework! ) Its also fun to take them out side on harnesses- just make sure the feel ok on the harness so they dont panick! Smudge completly freaked out on his new harness even tho he was fine on his old one, and I think we both almost had a heart attack!


I clean Smudges out door hutch onece a week, and his indoor cage every day and I usually change the litter bax every other day. Your rabbit could be different, cuz Smudge is litter trained and yours may not be, but something like that sohould work fine.
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Old 03-28-2008, 12:06 AM
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I usually open the cage at dinner time for my one rabbits that does not venture off his rug or as soon as I get home if I am staying upstairs doing things. My other bun is too venturous so she does not get as much out of cage time as the other unless she can have constant supervision. We have been taking her out on a harness when it is nice...just a note....make sure the lead does not get underneath their body...she just freaks out and takes off like crazy. That happened with our other bun once...he almost wrestled his way out of the harness completely. I don't think we ever tried him on it again after that.

Our cages get spot cleaned daily...a quick pass over with the dust buster to pick up hay, droppings, food and fur. When their towels get soiled they are changed right away. As for the litterbox...we clean them every second day unless they smell.
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Old 03-28-2008, 10:32 AM
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Hello

Welcome to paw talk!

I clean my rabbits litterbox everyday to every other day, and clean the whole cage out once a week or as needed.

Does your bunny have toys and stuff to play with in his cage? There are so many diffrent things you can do for toys for them! If they like to throw things, you can get them wicker balls. If they like to shred stuff, they'll love an old phone book to shred up. My rabbits love it when I make them little houses with old boxes. They can climb around on top of them, go inside, or just chew them up! There's a lot of things you can give bunnies to play with that you don't have to go out and buy.

Another idea if you can't watch him during outside time, is to get some kind of a pen for him. Examples are an X pen, or I've seen one called "the grreat wall", or something like that - it's made out of plastic that you can roll up to store, then to set it up you just unroll it and make a little pen for them by connecting the ends. Alot of people use NIC (Neat Idea Cubes) to make their rabbits cage - you can also use those to make a pen.

Put a litter box with hay in the pen, and a water bowl or bottle, and of course toys! Your rabbit shouldn't be able to escape, so he can run around and play in that area without you having to worry about him chewing on wires or pooing all over the house.

Also I don't know if you have the money and space, or the time, for this...but what about getting him a friend? Just remember that to have two rabbits live together, they really should both be fixed - and it takes time to bond them. Not all rabbits bond, but if you take him to a rabbit shelter often times they'll let you set up rabbit 'dates', where your rabbit can meet the shelter rabbits to see who they get along with best. There is a bonding process that sometimes can take a long time, and you can't let them live together until they are fully bonded. But afterwards, it's well worth it to have a bonded pair. They spend lots of time together, keep each other company, groom and play together. Rabbits are social animals so most of them (but not all) love having a friend, especially when their owners arn't around to give them attention all day.

Good luck! Hopefully in no time that bored bunny will be having lots of fun! Post again and let us know how he's doing - and if you have any pictures, we always love to see those!
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Old 03-29-2008, 12:29 AM
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I gave him some newspaper to shred, cause he loves to shred things. When i let him run around hes always trying to eat the carpet lol. Anyways, as asked here is a little picture of my bunny bunny!


His name is herby hes about two years old. Last night i gave him a little treat of a grape, boy does he love fruit. I try to limit how much i give him though
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Old 03-29-2008, 01:25 AM
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What a sweet heart!!! But, you can't just post one picture. lol

You guys better watch out...soon you will be bombarded with photos from me!!! Gotta get the teenager to do it for me though.
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Aww your rabbits so cute! you must post more pictures!

You have to be really careful with bunnys that like to munch carpet.. it can lead to blockages.. and well thats not good.. Is there anywhere you could let him out that doesnt have carpet? Our rabbits cage is in the kitchen. Its the easest room in our house to bunny proof (linolium type floor and no cords or anything anywhere to chew on) i can block off the kitchen door while im cooking dinner and she gets to explore the room and have her veggies.. then when im done i put the dogs outside or in there cages, so she can do her bunny 500 down the hallway then off to bed. We also have a little x-pen thing for her. so we can put her outside once in awhile. altho she usually just sits in once place when we put her out
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oooooh great pic!!! he's beautiful!
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Aww so cute, thanks for sharing!

And just thought I'd mention, that Xpens can be used inside as well!
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