No matter how many times you tell them to stop their natural instinct to dig and chew will always come back.
Bunny pulling carpet.
A bunny s teeth is survival to eat protect themselves ect.
Isn t just adorable how your rabbit sits there and chews on the carpet.
Even a little bunny can do a lot of damage it can be very frustrating trying to stop your bunny chewing your carpet which is a common problem with house bunnies.
The only real way to do this is to have a physical barrier between your bunny and your carpet.
They have to have a variety of things to chew on to keep their teeth maintained to size or they will eventually starve to death if the teeth get too long.
Behavior my bun likes to pull up little pieces of carpet like individual fibers.
Now if anyone has any ideas on how to stop him from pulling up on the carpet throughout the house i could use some tips on that.
Alternatives to carpet since your rabbit has a natural urge to dig make sure you provide something in which your rabbit is freely allowed to dig.
In fact he actually tries to dig a little as well but isn t half as destructive as her.
For example cover the problem area with heavy ceramic tiles.
The tiles would hold the carpet down and prevent your rabbit from getting a hold of the carpet.
This is why it s important to bunny proofing your carpet.
Make your rabbit a digging box out of a large fairly deep cardboard box cut one side lower or make a hole to allow your rabbit to get into the box.
Unfortunately he really likes doing this.
I bought huge tiles from home depot that i put under the couch to stop him from doing it there since i can t easily go under there and stop him.
Until there are large bald patches in the carpet.
My bunny has always tried to pluck and dig up carpet which she is told off for and since getting her husbun that hasn t changed haha.
For example when we lived in an apartment with carpet we put our own rugs down on top of the carpet and the bunnies.
Find out the difference that will.
If moving heavy furniture is not practical for you place smaller objects in the area where your rabbit likes to chew.
How to stop bunny from pulling up pieces of carpet.