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- 12/11/2016 at 5:30 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  I posted before about finding a practical solution to my litter tray problem – basically when my bunnies jump out of their tray, the carefresh gets kicked about and leaves the bare plastic exposed. I’m constantly smoothing over the carefresh to make sure there are no ‘bald spots’ Anyway, I decided to try lining the tray with kitchen roll under the carefresh and it worked brilliantly! It provided enough grip so when the buns jump out, the litter stays put! Which means I don’t have to constantly be adjusting their trays!
  
  However, my little Buttercup decided to eat a teensy bit of the kitchen roll Not much (a small bit no bigger than an inch) but that might be because we interupted her and I removed the kitchen paper immediately. This was last night and her poos have been fine, I’m guessing cos it was such a small amount. If she were to ingest a significant amount of kitchen roll, would it cause problems? I won’t use it if it will cause issues. Which is a shame cos it’s such a simple solution
- 12/11/2016 at 6:07 AM
  Bam
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  If she eat lots of paper, it’s not good for her. The same goes for cardboard: Lots of it can case blockages. A little bit is fine though, since paper is made of cellulose. Most buns ingest some cardboard when they’re bunstructing their cardboard houses fex, and they’re competely fine.
  
  If a bunny eats lots of paper or cardboard, it can mean the bun has a dental problem or needs more fiber in its diet. So keep an eye.
  
  There are screens that go over litterboxes so the buns don’t jump in the litter, in case it doesn’t work out with the kitchen roll.
- 12/11/2016 at 6:37 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Posted By bam on 12/11/2016 6:07 AM
  
  If she eat lots of paper, it’s not good for her. The same goes for cardboard: Lots of it can case blockages. A little bit is fine though, since paper is made of cellulose. Most buns ingest some cardboard when they’re bunstructing their cardboard houses fex, and they’re competely fine.
  
  If a bunny eats lots of paper or cardboard, it can mean the bun has a dental problem or needs more fiber in its diet. So keep an eye.
  
  There are screens that go over litterboxes so the buns don’t jump in the litter, in case it doesn’t work out with the kitchen roll.
  
  Thanks Bam, I’ve put it in their trays this morning as I’m here to supervise and so far she hasn’t touched it although she has seen it (she picked at some hay that had gotten underneath) so she’s not actively seeking it out. I’ll keep a close eye and if she tries to eat it again I’ll have to try something else
- 12/11/2016 at 6:52 AM
  Bam
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  Most rabbits won’t care about kitchen roll paper, but you never know if your bun is a “most rabbits”-rabbit until you’ve made your own observations =)
- 12/11/2016 at 7:05 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Posted By bam on 12/11/2016 6:52 AM
  
  Most rabbits won’t care about kitchen roll paper, but you never know if your bun is a “most rabbits”-rabbit until you’ve made your own observations =)
  
  Buttercup is definitely unique
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