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- 02/01/2018 at 12:07 PM
  diggityd77
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  Hello – since the search function is not available, am posting this question: I am contemplating a digging box and was curious for general feedback from you all if you have used it with your buns. I saw digging boxes or platforms both on Small Pet Select and on Etsy – prices were comparable.
  
  Our Oreo digs at our area rug constantly, which I’ve had to cover with a towel (I tuck it under the rug) so he can’t destroy it. But I think he needs something to dig – looking for suggestions. Thanks!
- 02/01/2018 at 3:37 PM
  Luna
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  A digging box is a great idea! A lot of members here (myself included) have used a cardboard box with the tape removed and filled it with wads of paper or newspaper. But a commercial one would be good too . When Luna was younger, she would also tear to shreds phonebooks. Just make sure that whatever you use Oreo doesn’t start eating it!
- 02/01/2018 at 5:11 PM
  DanaNM
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  My digger really likes cardboard cat scratchers! Somehow they satisfy that urge to chew the carpet.
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 02/02/2018 at 4:04 PM
  diggityd77
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  Great idea, thanks! Will try the cardboard route first before buying a commercial one
- 02/02/2018 at 4:17 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  Some people buy a large storage container and dump paper shreddings or some sort of sand in them.
  
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  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 02/03/2018 at 5:27 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  I saw a post recently where someone filled a box with plastic balls for their bun to dig in!
- 02/03/2018 at 8:43 AM
  Heaven
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  My bun has never taken an interest in any of the digging boxes I’ve made/given him, but he will “dig” a fleece blanket for hours!
- 02/09/2018 at 1:48 PM
  diggityd77
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  Update: I tried the homemade route for digging box – cardboard box with paper, both crumbled and shredded. That’s a no-go. Super disinterested in that – little stinker goes back to the carpet on the floor! I spent more time trying to show him how to use it LOL. This may sound silly but if I were to give him extra fleece to dig do I just put a couple of blankets in the corner of his home-base? or in the corner of the room?
- 02/10/2018 at 2:58 AM
  Heaven
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  Yeah, probably best to just experiment and see where he takes an interest in digging! I put mine in the corner where he usually likes to dig, but since then he’s scrabbled it out of there & now associates the blanket with digging rather than the carpet! So now I just leave it on the floor & he attacks it whenever he gets the urge. I’d maybe start with putting them around the key digging spots (your rug, or corners) & watch him, then adapt accordingly
- 02/10/2018 at 8:05 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  I just put several blankets in a pile under a table that Buttercup liked to lay under and she had a whale of a time
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