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- 02/16/2018 at 1:48 PM
  Manda
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  I have been using phone books (sans glossy pages) as toys for my buns for many years as they are fun to shred and the print is not toxic for them- are there any other safe toys like this for shredding that buns can use? I find that in today’s day and age the printed phone book is a limited resource?
- 02/16/2018 at 2:09 PM
  Harley&Thumper
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  https://www.staples.com/product_355487
  Pre-shredded but they might have fun shredding it some more.
- 02/16/2018 at 2:37 PM
  Nutmeg
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  I didn’t know a phone book was safe for them !!?? I thought the ink would be poisonous to them?
  (Sorry, not saying it is, just saying I didn’t think it would have been)
- 02/16/2018 at 2:59 PM
  Harley&Thumper
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  glossy (shiny) ink is bad for rabbits but they can tolerate small amounts of matte (not shiny) ink. It’s important to make sure they aren’t eating the paper.
- 02/16/2018 at 3:19 PM
  Nutmeg
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  Thanks Harley&Thumper!
  My luck they would – but that just sounds so fun haha
  
  And to the original poster – I just saw another post a few down from yours were someone linked to a tutorial to make matt’s out of newspaper or cardboard boxes… I know my bunny loved to dig at the grass ones I bought, so this may be an idea…..
  
  http://www.bunssb.org/buns-newsletter/september-2013/make-mat/
- 02/16/2018 at 3:35 PM
  DanaNM
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  Agree about the sad lack of phone books, Bunston used to love shredding them.
  
  My two really like to “dig” and “reshape” card board cat scratchers. I don’t know if it’s quite the same instinct as shredding, but it keeps them from digging the carpet.
  
  And yes the non-glossy parts of both newsprint and phone books are safe. Waaaaay back in the day, newsprint was printed with toxic inks containing heavy metals, but now there are strict regulations (at least in the US) and the inks are non-toxic.
  
  . . . 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.
- 02/19/2018 at 12:48 PM
  Manda
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  Thanks- this little one I have really likes the resistance- this would make a great substitution for dirt in a dig box though!
- 02/19/2018 at 3:42 PM
  Manda
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  Thanks! I will have to give it a try!
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