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- 05/21/2018 at 6:47 PM
  wolffcaleb
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  Otter, my rabbit, has unlimited access to hay and usually he has enough in there throughout the day that he still has some when I get home from work. Today however, he had cleaned the cage of hay. Floor, dish, hay wheel, and all. Then when I let him out of the cage he proceeded to chew on pretty much anything he could find. Huts, balld, sticks (which he usually doesn’t touch), he even tried chewing my DVD cases. This is very unusal for him. Any thoughts?
- 05/21/2018 at 7:20 PM
  Bunny House
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  Hi!
  You might want to take him to the vet, He could have some teeth issues that he wants to keep chewing on everything to calm the pain. Is he pooping normal and having the same amounts of poops? He could not be digesting all his food so he has to keep eating so much.
- 05/22/2018 at 12:50 AM
  wolffcaleb
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  I would say he is pooping quite a bit. He eats parsely, mustard greens, pellets, and timothy hay. For treats he gets like a third of an apple slice or a piece of banana maybe twice to three times a day tops. The chewing slowed down into the night. He is a very quite bunny and he is very active. He runs around the living room for hours at a time. He doesn’t really ever chew anything other than his twine balls. It seemed odd to see him chewing other things but I haven’t had had him long so maybe he just does this every couple weeks when his teeth annoy him?
- 05/22/2018 at 7:57 AM
  Bunny House
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  I would say to take him to the vets because he could be having molar issues that makes him want to chew on a lot of stuff.
  Is he neutered? This could also add to his bad behavior of wanting to chew on stuff he shouldn’t!
- 05/23/2018 at 9:31 PM
  Azerane
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  Is he still young? It’s possible he’s going through a growth spurt and had a hungry day. Offer larger amounts of hay during the day so he can’t run out. The chewing may be normal, that’s how bunnies test things.
- 05/23/2018 at 10:27 PM
  MountainBuns
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  I agree with Azerane, it may depend on his age. Probably visit a vet just in case though.
- 05/24/2018 at 12:22 PM
  wolffcaleb
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  He is 2 years old.He stopped chewing on things he isn’t supposed to and redirected his attention back to toys but now he is back to not using his litter box and pooping a lot.
- 05/24/2018 at 12:51 PM
  Gordo and Janice
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  Lol…the joys of deciphering our rabbits and their behavior. Always with the twists and turns.
- 05/24/2018 at 1:03 PM
  joea64
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  My Fernando is just over a year old and is quite the enthusiastic chewer – one of his favorite evening entertainments is chewing on the sisal rug in their play enclosure, which he does for 15 to 20 minutes or so before wandering off to find something else to nibble on. He also enjoys chewing on cardboard hidey boxes, so much so that I’m going to have to put in a new one this weekend. His mother Panda isn’t nearly as chew-happy, but then she’s getting on to two years old (or maybe a bit more). Both of them are hearty eaters and their teeth were certified good at their most recent vet checkup a couple of weeks ago.
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