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Hi guys! I thought it could be fun to share what toys ours rabbits like best
.Tambor is not very keen on toys, and I am trying to figure out a way to encourage him to play. He doesn’t have destructive tendencies and hardly chews on anything (he only chews on things that are in his way to move/push them away; and then he forgets all about them), but I want him to have fun! He doesn’t like to chew, or lift, or push, or hide… Is your bunny like this?
I am training him to “stand”, jump on my lap and jump over my legs, and he seems to like that, especially when pellets are involved. So, I guess that’s his “favourite toy”.
What about your rabbits’?
Hugs!
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Petshops and Amazon ect should have the wooden chews – apple and willow – or you can go get some from trees that haven’t been sprayed too
I only use willow or apple for my boy as it’s easy for me to remember what he can have if it’s just two
and I can get those two easily where I am but there are lists of safe ones around
My boy loves to chew the sticks ( only thing he will!) but they can’t just be loose on his floor – they have to be more inviting ( pierced through a toilet tube – tied with sisal or seagrass rope in bunches or something like that ) -
The hideaway is a living world dome large ( these are on Amazon under that title – you’d get away with medium I think – so would I – but I got large so I knew I’d never need a bigger one – and Oakley likes the space in the large )
The ware lounging logs are bendable – so you can bend them into different heights or widths etc to fit your space – and they are edible you can get coloured ones too but I found the dye would run when I cleaned them so I go natural colour in them now
The tunnel is a ware tunnel – go for jumbo – it’s 8″ width and it can be stretched up to 2.5ft ! You can make it less long though if you need it for a certain space
The step stool is just from a hardware store – a normal child’s step stool. Make sure you get one with grip on the top so he doesn’t slip ( I’ve added a photo of my ones grip) I’ve since added a cat bed on top of the step stool which fits great and he can’t slip
He loves it up there and under it too – kinda like bunk beds for bunny -
Hi Oakley’s mama! Thank you very much! I am impressed by his toys, he must be so happy! <3<3<3<3. Tambor's bunny room looks empty to me now
. Amazon ships very few things here (I think only books and such) and pet shops don’t have anything for bunnies (or for cats, for that matter), but I looked everything you recommended up and I may be able to find some things in the hardware store.
Thank you!!!
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Yeah they don’t ship much here either – maybe eBay ?
A step stool would work for jumping on and off / as a bed/ and as a hideaway though 3 in 1!
And your hardware store may have similar tubing ( ours don’t over here but when I google tubing for rabbits I see lots overseas use plastic drain pipes – some are solid and some expand just like the tunnel – maybe play around on google to see what I mean and find options that are rabbit safe from others more experienced with hardware pipes for rabbits than I am -
Breintje loves to chew cardboard, so tp rolls or kitchen paper rolls are hugely popular. I sometimes stuff them tightly with greens or hay so that he has to work to get them out. It’s a really fun challenge.
He also has a digging box with paper shreds, a cat tunnel, a wooden chew log and two hidey hole boxes.
One of his favourite things is a “kong” ball: a ball with a little slider in it which covers a hole. You can put food or treats into it and adjust the slider to make it more difficult for him to get the food out.Bas bought a great toy for him yesterday, and oh dear we’ve been having so much fun with it! It’s called a Teach ‘n Treat by the Living World brand. It’s a puzzle board with 3 different puzzles, the rabbit has to try different ways to get to a treat.
Puzzle 1 is quite easy: the holes are covered by the blue cups, and underneath some cups is a treat. The bun has to take the cups in his mouth and throw them away to get to the treat. That was easy. Action shot!
Puzzle 2 uses the white insert, which turns the Teach ‘n Treat into a sliding puzzle. The blue cups can slide around freely between the insert and the brim. Bit more difficult but quite easy when you get the hang of it. Requires some pushing with the head.
Puzzle 3 is the hardest of them all. It uses a circular blue overlay with a grip on top. It nearly covers the entire puzzle, but when it’s slid around you can uncover the holes step by step. Does require a lot of digging, dragging it around and trying to puzzle out how to get to your treats. At one point Breintje was so frustrated that he picked up the entire Teach ‘n Treat and tried to flip it
But finally he worked it out and he looks so proud of himself!
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Could someone please add the photos for me? 
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