Eating tiny bits of cardboard/paper bags?

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- 05/16/2010 at 8:07 AM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  So I have a few boxes and bags out in the living room for Zeus to play with, but I’m worried because as he chews/shreds them, he appears to be eating some of the bits he chews on. Will eating cardboard/paper hurt him?
- 05/16/2010 at 8:09 AM
  Elrohwen
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  That’s totally normal. As long as he’s not filling up on so much paper/cardboard that his hay intake decreases, it’s fine. Otto loves to pull off a big piece of paper and suck it down like a spaghetti noodle. lol
- 05/16/2010 at 8:17 AM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  Posted By Elrohwen on 05/16/2010 08:09 AM
  
  That’s totally normal. As long as he’s not filling up on so much paper/cardboard that his hay intake decreases, it’s fine. Otto loves to pull off a big piece of paper and suck it down like a spaghetti noodle. lol
  
  Hahaha, cute! Okay, thanks for the reply. I’ll stop worrying now.
- 05/17/2010 at 5:59 AM
  Balefulregards
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  Normal? Yep. I hear Coco and Jackson de-constructing a new box Right now. I call it their “Problem Solving” – Keeps them out if trouble!
- 05/17/2010 at 8:05 AM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  Posted By Balefulregards on 05/17/2010 05:59 AM
  Normal? Yep. I hear Coco and Jackson de-constructing a new box Right now. I call it their “Problem Solving” – Keeps them out if trouble!
  
  Zeus discovered my recycling bin yesterday. He helps me “break down” the boxes.
- 05/18/2010 at 9:10 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Oh yup gosh-totally fine. I mean they shouldn’t eat a whole box in an hour or anything but nibbling is totally fine Also phonebooks are a great treat for them to shred and nibble
- 05/18/2010 at 10:02 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  My bun made a hole on the bottom of her cardboard box rofl
- 05/19/2010 at 8:35 PM
  Nibbles_NZ
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  I made my small rabbit cage into a litter box, food, water and hay place. The bottom of the cage is wire so I cut a piece of cardboard out to fit it as a floor. Bad idea! LOL My daughter comes in my room in the middle of night and said “Mom, I can’t sleep, Bella is making way too much noise!” LOL Bella had that thing torn out in a matter of minutes!!!
- 05/20/2010 at 4:17 PM
  RabbitPam
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  I actually like to use seagrass mattes, willow baskets and toys because they are fun to chew and shred, and are downright good for their digestion, like hay. But nothing beats a fat yellow pages for shredding.
- 05/21/2010 at 8:16 AM
  Lindsay
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  Yep, Monty loves eating cardboard. I give him cardboard toilet paper tubes and stuff them with hay, that way as he chews up the cardboard he gets some hay with it too.. More nutritious that way!
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