Both eating the plastic cage

[bunnybuns]

Bella started doing this a week or two after i got her. She first started chewing the cage bars, scraped off the paint too while doing it. Mile is a calm bunny but he got his habit of chewing the wrong things when she came. Mile just scrapes the plastic part of the cage and ingests it. Bella chews the bars and eats the plastic too. I have some handles on the sides of the cage that secures the cage and both handles have two hooks. She ate one hook. She has been doing it so long that i stopped worrying that she ingests it. I do come to her cage and pick her up and put her down into her cage, she tolerates being handled but doesn’t really like it. She even bit me one time while i was checking her wound due to spay. What are some chew reppelents i can use. I heard of Bitter Apple or something like that but i can only get it if i order it online.

[Wick & Fable]

A good thing is to make chewing the bars not an option, so covering the inside with a cardboard wall or something.

The other item to heavily consider is why they’re chewing the bars. Do they have enough time outside those bars? Do they feel safe and comfortable within the bars?

Can you explain your most current schedule with them, in terms of letting them out and how you feed them in/out of the cage?

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.

[bunnybuns]

They both get 6 hrs to 8hrs max. time out of the cage, sometimes 4hrs, but i let them roam In the divided room, Bella on the other side and Mile on the other side. Both of their cages are close to the wall so that makes them feel more safe cause no “predator” can sneak up to them. There are 3 windows next to their cages but my neighborhood is quiet. I also give them lots of love and pets throughout the day. I feed them pellets in the morning (in the cage) and sometimes when i let them out i teach some tricks and reward with some apple or banana chunks. They also get full handfuls of hay throughout the day. I gave them some pine cones and wood sticks but no one is interested. I put a lot in Mile’s cage and they bother him so he moves them around, thus chewing them which i find really helpful In terms of getting him to chew something else. I did that with Bella too, although she seems a bit more interested in the wood and pine cones than Mile but still nudges them away.

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