protection for wooden hutch?

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- 02/11/2018 at 9:18 AM
  Cap Jack
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  Ok, bunnies must chew. So my 2 Holland lops have lots of wooden chew toys! But they are now doing serious damage to their huge and very expensive indoor wooden-framed hutch! Wire bars are getting loose in spots and I fear a total breach of the walls soon. Is there something nontoxic I can coat the hutch walls with? Rabbit proof paint, rubber cement, plastic wood filler, rustoleum, spray on PlastiDip, anything? Doesn’t have to be beautiful.
- 02/11/2018 at 12:25 PM
  tobyluv
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  I think that most or all of the items you listed would be dangerous if your rabbits kept chewing on the wooden frame, which they likely would. There is a product called bitter apple spray that you can put on items to hopefully deter chewing, but some people have said that their bunnies actually like the taste. I saw an old thread here where people mentioned putting a little perfume or distilled vinegar on items to deter chewing.
- 02/11/2018 at 6:36 PM
  Mikey
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  All three of my bunnies love bitter sprays; it always made problems worse for me. But, distilled while vinegar works wonders for my rabbits! They absolutely hate the smell of it.
- 02/13/2018 at 2:47 PM
  Cap Jack
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  Thank you!
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