Another problem that can be helped by spaying! I only have one girl, and she was stinking up the entire place by herself with that musky bunny smell. It’s a hormonal thing…after being spayed, the smell should definitely dissipate.

I wouldn’t use baking soda in the litter pan.  It can be bad for sensitive bunny respiratory systems; also, half the smell is coming from the scent glands of the buns themselves, and you can’t exactly dab baking soda on bunny…or at least good luck trying, lol!

Rabbits aren’t smelly animals, it is likely the litter box that needs changing.

It is a good thing to move bunny out of a bedroom. I had mine in my room for a whille and never slept. She was moved into the living room. Since I’m in an apartment now, she gets the sunroom and when I let her out, she has the living room/diningroom to play.

I think it’s important to distinguish between bunny poo/pee smell, and bunny scent gland smell. The former is more outright stinky, while the latter is more of a really strong musky smell that some people describe as onion/garlicky. Yum! jk, lol. Unaltered hormonal bunnies can also make scented poos, which smells like the musk as well. However, that smell would be the product of the scent glands, and not the poos themselves.

What kind of litter do you use? Sometimes changing the litter type helps with the odor as well.

I’ve mentioned this a half dozen time around the forums but try a bowl of vinegar in the room. It absorbs odours. I have a young bunny currently in my bedroom and am not bothered by litter smells. He has just hay and newspaper for litter as do my pair. Admittedly, he is pre-pubescent so it might be a different story when his hormones arrive. However, the noisiness is already becoming a problem. lol They start that from an early age I’m learning.

You don’t want to use pine shavings at all so it’s good you are going to discontinue with that – they have phenols that have been linked to kidney disease. You might also consider aspen shavings but do give the Carefresh a try as well.

When I tried the vinegar, all I could smell was vinegar – reminded me of pickles – I didn’t care for it but many people swear by it.

I have tried the vinegar thing and it worked well, except then I started to smell it when i walked past so now i use baking soda in a dish but I am not sure if it made a difference. Does any one know if you have to change the baking soda?

You can add baking soda to the vinegar, it may neutralize the strong smell of the vinegar while allowing what remains to mask the smell of the bunny. Vinegar and baking soda mixed will foam up and make a sizzling sound but just for a moment.

I would not use baking soda or pine shavings in with the bunny. But you can leave an open box of baking soda up high in the room like you would in your refrigerator to absorb odors in general. Also a dish of coffee grounds, or a piece of charcoal is good for a room odor absorber. None within reach of the bunny however.

I use Aspen pellets and aspen shavings and that has a less pungent smell than pine even, and really absorbs odors very well. You could mix the aspen with the care fresh and see if it works better for you.

Be sure to keep them totally separated, not even cages within inches apart, until the spays are done and another month has gone by. They may be spraying to mark territory, but if either one is not sexed properly and they are together, one could get pregnant really much sooner than you would think. You don’t want an accidental litter, so you really need a second cage.

Coffee grounds! really! I am going to try that.

Posted By Sarita on 02/19/2011 08:05 AM

When I tried the vinegar, all I could smell was vinegar – reminded me of pickles – I didn’t care for it but many people swear by it.

   I must be immune to it. I use it a lot for clean ups. But I also like pickles…