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- 08/29/2008 at 9:23 AM
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  So Boston’s feet, especially the back ones are DIRTY! Like a brownish reddish. I imagine its from her litter box, which is quite gross if you really think about it!
  
  My question is, what do you guys use to clean your buns, especially extra dirty spots? I’ve heard of using baby wipes, is this safe? We tried to give her a bath by just putting a TINY amount of water in the tub to just barely get her feet wet and she FREAKED! She jumped from the bottom of the tub onto my shoulder! Any better ideas?! Thanks!
- 08/29/2008 at 9:26 AM
  Ana
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  Don’t use baby wipes… warm water. Soak the fur and then wipe it clean. I think bun feet are just a dirty thing you have to live with, because they get dirty so quickly. I wonder if you can use a baking soda and water, or a vinegar and water mix… not sure how that’d work if the bunnies wnet to clean themselves…
- 08/29/2008 at 9:33 AM
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  Yeh, white feet stink because they turn yellow/green/brown from hay and stuff!! I know how you feel about it though
  
  If it’s actually gross, like poopy you could bath, but for staining I wouldn’t bother, it won’t come out anyways
- 08/29/2008 at 9:56 AM
  JK
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  I don’t have a problem with staining fur on the feet or anywhere else BECAUSE I always make sure there is a layer of hay over the litter in the box. Edson pees a lot and so I take extra precautions to keep his feet nice and dry. I also change the litter box daily. If you are seeing staining like that then you need to either clean the box daily or even put a plastic grid over the litter box and a nice layer of hay.
- 08/29/2008 at 10:30 AM
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  ooooh….the plastic grid is a great idea! thanks guys!
- 08/29/2008 at 10:41 AM
  MooBunnay
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  I use the Lone Star Pet Bedding and it does a very good job of soaking up the pee and keeping my white hotot’s feet nice and clean. Also, when I empty the hay racks, instead of throwing out the stalks that have been “rejected” by my bunnies, I lay it on top of the litter and it keeps their feet nice and dry.
  
  The plastic grid is also a good idea, I think if you add a thin layer of hay on top of that it would also make sure that the grid isn’t irritating to their feet. The plastic grid that I have is a little bit hard so I cover it with hay to make sure it doesn’t give them sore feet.
- 08/29/2008 at 11:42 AM
  RachelF
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  I use a diluted amount of the vinegar I use to clean my buns cage, by diluted I mean ADD water as well. I put it on a towel or paper towel and rub the bottom of their feet. It seems to help with the dirtyness.
- 08/29/2008 at 2:28 PM
  Beka27
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  Meadow has white feet and they are pristine. Max had dark brown feet b/c he was allowed outside before i got him, so i gave him one foot bath (which was more stressful for me than him i think!) and the fur has lightened considerably. make sure the litterbox is kept very clean and after 3-6 months the yellow fur should shed out.
- 08/29/2008 at 4:33 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  *jealous* Ruperts feet are yucky because he dribbles on himself
- 08/29/2008 at 5:30 PM
  freiheit
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  We wash our rabbit with a rag or other tissu and some warm water and it works fine, he’s not crazy about it, but he doesn’t make to much of a fuss about it, he does, how ever, HATE being in water, even if it’s just a tinny little bit. For some odd reason, or previous rabbit didn’t mind it at all.
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