| In the wild, rabbits would always hunt and scavenge | | | | them if they don't have sufficient space to stand on |
| for food and grazing. The food they consume are | | | | their legs and run around. If you don't have a large |
| usually low in nutrients so it is necessary for them to | | | | space in your home, a good idea would be to have a |
| eat and graze constantly to maintain their energy | | | | regular sized hutch and have a large Folding Rabbit |
| level. | | | | Run so that your bunny would have a chance to run |
| Sadly, many pet owners who own rabbits are not | | | | around. You can also take out your pet for a stroll |
| able to provide sufficient low energy foods that a | | | | around the house. Ensuring that your rabbit has a |
| rabbit can chew on. Some pet owners are unaware | | | | daily dose of active play and exercise is one way to |
| that a rabbit's teeth grow continually so they must | | | | keep your pet from chewing its hutch. |
| gnaw and graze to prevent teeth from becoming | | | | 3. Hide toys and treats around the hutch. Rabbits |
| overgrown. | | | | love searching and hunting for food. Just make sure |
| Overgrown teeth are very painful for rabbits. This is | | | | that you do not hide the items too well that it would |
| why, it is often a pet rabbit's habit to chew on | | | | be too difficult for your pet to find them. |
| whatever item the bunny could find including the | | | | 4. Buy a high quality rabbit hutch. Superior quality |
| rabbit hutch. Since most rabbit hutches are made of | | | | means that your rabbit won't be able to destroy the |
| wooden frames, a rabbit can easily chew on it much | | | | hutch you have bought. High quality rabbit hutches |
| to the dismay of the owner. A rabbit can destroy its | | | | are widely available online. Find a reputable store that |
| hutch in a few weeks or months and then you would | | | | sells hutches made of durable materials. After your |
| have to buy a new one again. | | | | bunny learns that no chewing can get this hutch, |
| Here are some practical tips to avoid hutch-chewing | | | | your pet would search on for other items to chew |
| habits. | | | | on. Be sure to provide crunchy vegetables and toys |
| 1. Improve your rabbit's diet. Rabbits should be | | | | for his to gnaw upon. |
| provided with enough foods to chew on throughout | | | | Rabbits love to chew, that is a fact. It is |
| the day. Add more crunchy vegetables like carrots | | | | understandable that there would be times that you |
| into your pet's diet. Don't forget to throw in some | | | | would get frustrated on this habit of your pet. Not |
| hay, wooden blocks, and chew toys. You can stuff | | | | only would you be spending a lot of money on |
| hay mangers or cardboard tubes like toilet roll tubes | | | | replacing your rabbit's hutch every now and then, it |
| to make the chewing more enjoyable for your bunny. | | | | would also be time-consuming to keep on buying a |
| 2. Place your rabbit in a large rabbit run. Sometimes, | | | | new home for your beloved pet. The best thing you |
| rabbits chew because they are restless and bored. | | | | can do is to keep these tips in mind so you can put |
| They are very active in the wild so it's a problem for | | | | an end to your rabbit's hutch-chewing habits. |