What can I give my rabbit to chew on?

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- 05/07/2018 at 10:40 AM
  mschoonover11
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  Hey
  
  Lately, Toby has been in a mood where he wants to chew everything. He’s chewed into my wall, desk, and a leg of a chair. I always purchase apple sticks for him but he’s starting to get tired of them. I feel like he wants something new to chew on. I’ve given him cardboard and toilet paper rolls but since he was a baby, he was never a fan of that material. My parents get annoyed at him chewing on our stuff, so I really want to give him something he can chew on safely.
  
  What do you guys recommend? What do your rabbit’s chew on? Thanks in advance
- 05/07/2018 at 11:24 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  My rabbits love willow toys!
- 05/07/2018 at 11:43 AM
  Heaven
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  I give Sam the foraging dice/I love hay cube which is essentially hay coated cellulose with hay & herbs stuffed inside – I’m sure you can find if you Google them. I like those because they keep him occupied for a long time gradually gnawing away and he always works on it he’s finished ;p
- 05/07/2018 at 2:25 PM
  joea64
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  Willow sticks, woven-grass and rabbit-safe wood toys, plain toilet paper tubes with hay stuffing, pieces of plain cardboard
- 05/07/2018 at 2:34 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  I will say if it’s a sudden ramp-up in chewing behavior, it could be explained by the spring season, or something may be bothering Toby. Any changes in eating, pooping, or energy?
  
  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.
- 05/07/2018 at 3:07 PM
  Muj Mom N Bun
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  BunBun loves Willow toys and her favorite was a large willow basket… Twigloo…purchased from this website store! She never really used it to sit in or under, but she really loved snacking on it! She also never really was interested in apple wood sticks… she has plain bunny wood blocks and a large kiln dried pine hide house that I made for inside her crate at night. She enjoys chewing on the wood it’s made from. I leave plenty of boxes (from her hay shipments) all over the place… but even with all of these and more, if she feels she isn’t quite getting as much attention as she wants, at the time she wants it, she will begin chewing the doors, table and chair legs, base board mouldings… etc
  
  Lesson I learned: Pet my Bunny!
- 05/07/2018 at 8:17 PM
  Areti17
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  Calcifer has chewed the baseboards for attention. My hubby would scold him…he’d look up at hubs with that bunny glare…and then start chewing again. Repeat several times, until I come in the room. Calcifer then stopped and ran to the edge of his xpen so I would pick him up and snuggle. ?
- 05/07/2018 at 9:12 PM
  mschoonover11
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  Thanks for all the replies it’s so cute to hear what all of your bunnies like!
  
  I’ll definitely have to try the willow, willow baskets(etc.) I’ve heard many positive comments on willow from bunny owners. Toby is just really picky when it comes to toys he likes. I’m sure he’ll like the willow. This website is based in California (I think) and I live on the other side of the US, so the shipping will be very expensive. Do you guys know of any other (more affordable places/websites that sell willow toys?
  
  And @Wick, Toby is eating and pooping completely normal. He’s just at a age where he’s very hyper and wants to chew everything. It’s also the spring season like you said.
- 05/08/2018 at 8:50 AM
  joea64
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  Posted By Wick on 5/07/2018 2:34 PM
  
  I will say if it’s a sudden ramp-up in chewing behavior, it could be explained by the spring season, or something may be bothering Toby. Any changes in eating, pooping, or energy?
  
  Funny you should mention the spring season, as both my own buns – though especially Fernando – have become more energetic and active chewers since March. That’s about the time when Fernando really started going to town on the play-area sisal rug, interestingly enough. Their condo is becoming rather crowded with cardboard pieces (most of them well-chewed), willow sticks (ditto), and woven-grass and wood toys.
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