Bunnie Fun

Here are some cheap bunny fun ideas!

Toilet paper rolls

place hay in the toilet paper roll and put some raisins in with it. The first time the rabbit plays with it she might not care for them much. Once she finds the raisins that will change. These are far cheaper than the "shred a boxes".

Phone Books

Take an old phone book and give it to the rabbit. If the rabbit doesn't touch it then simply open it and tear some of the pages a bit. Rabbits love the shredding sounds and will destroy the book. Don't use magazines because they often have perfume samples, and those can be hard to sift out. Just beware that sometimes bunnies don't understand the difference between their phone book and your reading books! As long as your rabbit understands the word no then your okay.

Baby Key Ring

Those old fashioned keys that are on a ring, yup those. Get a set. I would suggest buying them from your grocery store because the cheap ones are light enough for them to toss. Tossing is a favorite hobbie of bunnies.

Stuffed animals

This can be helpful for a single rabbit. A stuffed animal is great for the rabbit to cuddle with, chew on, and dig at. Junnie LOVES lambs wool. I bought her monkey and she loved on it so much that she chewed the tail off and started to pull the fluff out! I had to replace it because it was done. I would suggest waiting after a holiday and buying the clearance holiday stuffed animals.

Wood chews

Rabbits have to chew to keep their teeth worn down. IF your rabbit starts to loose weight or eats their food very slowly they could have teeth problems. Write me, I might be able to help. Any way there are wood chews at all pet stores. There is no real deference between hamster or gerbil chews, so pick a good size for your rabbit. Junnies favorites are a new version that have the center hollowed out and contain cilantro.

Tunnels

Rabbits love to crawl and jump. In England rabbits are trained to run courses similar to those of dogs. Thus tunnels are awesome for them. Farming stores also sell wood boxes with holes cut in them. If you buy them else where they are much more expensive.

Cat toys

Some rabbits don't mind cat nip, but others wont touch it. Cat toys are often cheaper. The plastic balls with jingle bells in them are a favorite of almost all rabbits I have met. Smiths Grocery carries a plastic jingle ball that has string coming out it, and Junnie goes nuts for the strings.

Twine
Anything covered in a twine is usually a good choice

Rubber
almost never a good choice

Baskets
an unvarnished basket can be a great chew toy, just watch to have natural unfinished woods.

Common bad things to play or chew with

base boards - rub some Irish spring and they wont chew on them any more (most buns)
Blankets - my rabbit kept stealing a blanket and dragging it back to her cage! I lost that one.
Brooms - hide your brooms or get use to saying no
fake plants - Rabbits love to hide, thus check IN your plants if you cant find her.
Under the bed - anything they can go under or behind, they will
Ferret Slings - Rabbits love these, they are a HUGE death trap.


To prevent boredom

We get bored of things, and so do rabbits. Thus when you are changing the litter box, simply change out the toys. Rotating them weekly is good enough.

The Running Rabbit

Rabbits love to run, but too much freedom will cause them to dislike you! Limit there running or Couch train them (explained later!). If you have a hard time catching your rabbit simply place them in a harnes and let them run dragging the leash behind them. Be sure that your leash is stretchy to prevent back injury!