I have NO idea what to do

[Samara87]

My bunny only seems to want to chew things she’s not supposed to, and I have no idea what to do. She chews on my books, I give her a phone book. She wants to chew on boxes, I made her a box tunnel, and a set of stairs made from boxes with holes cut in it, and she can use it to get to the top of her cage, where there’s a blanket, because she likes to chew blankets. Instead, she chews my blankets, cords, books, even a rock that I set on the bed, because I’m looking for a design online to paint it with. She also has a paper bag filled with shredded paper, and a shoe box filled with paper and pellets. I cant think of anything else to do. The only things she really spends time chewing on is an alfalfa and honey tunnel that she’s chewed a huge hole into. I really need some advice, she’s driving me nuts. Ive spent hours trying to get her to pay attention to this stuff, and she’s pretty clearly not interested unless it’s something I own. 

[LBJ10]

Sounds like a normal young bunny to me. The best solution might be to restrict her access to things until she is older and spayed. An exercise pen meant for dogs works well.

[Samara87]

So, this is normal? I don’t really have the space to restrict her, But it won’t be too hard to bunny proof my bedroom, which is where she spends most of her time anyways. I guess I just don’t understand why she goes after my stuff, but ignores the bunny equivalents that I make her.

[LBJ10]

Completely normal. Trust me, the grass is always greener.
Do what you can to restrict her. If that means you have to bunny proof a room and keep her confined there, then so be it.

[theshrew24]

My rabbit Albus does this all the time! He never wants to chew on his stuff, just my stuff. At first I just restricted him by bunny-proofing my room and not allowing him into certain areas. Later, I began enticing him to bunny toys by treating them as if they were mine. As a bad chewer, the phone book is a great tool. I rub my hands over the cover, put it with my school books, flip pages, etc. to get my smell over it. I do it about a day or two before giving it to him. I don’t know if it is psychological or if he can really smell me on it, but now he chews the phone book quite happily. Also, I give him old school notebooks to tear up. He thinks he is chewing Mama’s stuff, but my things are left alone (well, mostly).

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

See if you can increase her hay -maybe by having more hay baskets and bowls around.
Bunny proof ideas here ->https://binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/tabid/53/CategoryID/8/PID/940/Default.aspx

Once she’s spayed she will settle down -bunnies are very smart and she may be trying to get attention too?

The best you can do is bunny proof, interrupt and redirect when she is chewing inappropriate things (i.e. if she’s chewing your book, take it away and hand her the phone book, and give her treats for chewing the right thing)

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