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FORUM BEHAVIOR Grapefruit Seed Extract to prevent chewing?

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    • Piper
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        My 4 month old baby boy bunny Gizmo LOVES chewing on my french doors and along baseboards, and now he has his 2 year old (non-biological) sister doing the same.  Bunny see, bunny do!  I have heard Grapefruit Seed Extract may help deter them from this behavior, but I have not read if I am supposed to dilute the extract with water or just place it on the areas I want them to stop chewing as is.  Any help is greatly appreciated!


      • BinkyBunny
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          Citrus can be irritating to the airways. A couple of rabbit-savvy educators had discouraged me from using citrus when I was looking for tips and advice to add to the Bunny Proofing Section of this site. What I have found works wonders for areas that they do not walk on is ivory soap. Aria used to love to chew on the bottom of a wooden cabinet and rattan base. I rubbed ivory soap where she chews – solved the problem. If you find your bunny still chews on it, then you will need to clean it off and try something else, but give it a try and let us know how that works!


        • Piper
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            Ivory bar soap? Really? I’ll give it a try, thanks!!!

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        FORUM BEHAVIOR Grapefruit Seed Extract to prevent chewing?