Can rabbits eat rope?

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- 01/24/2012 at 8:45 PM
  nijinoarashi
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  I just bought a bird toy that has wood blocks tied to a rope. I placed it in my rabbit’s cage, but he seems to be eating the rope more than the blocks. I took it out for now cause I got worried.
  
  Is it alright for him to eat/chew the rope?
- 01/25/2012 at 7:40 AM
  RabbitPam
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  I’m not comfortable with rope. I think it’s strands that don’t break down like fiberous hay strands, and if it doesn’t break down it could be very hazardous inside his digestive tract. I would stick with hanging wood blocks and treat cubes that are specifically for bunnies, or bird toys that are only wood blocks without the rope. Sorry.
- 01/25/2012 at 8:21 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  It would really depend on what the rope is made of and how much he`s eating. If it doesn`t say on the package you could try phoning the company..
- 01/25/2012 at 8:35 PM
  LBJ10
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  Plain jute twine is okay. It shouldn’t be treated or dyed. Mine have chewed it up before, I don’t think they really eat it.
- 01/26/2012 at 9:48 PM
  bunnyfriend
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  The thing I worry about is when it comes out the other end… one of my rabbits ate some sort of string or something and I saw their poops stringed together.
- 01/26/2012 at 9:56 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  Bird toys use mainly three types of rope – sisal, cotton or polly (Polypropylene but made specifically for birds) rope. Sisal would probably be the safest out of those, but I for sure wouldn’t want a bun chewing on the cotton ropes used in the toys, it isn’t even really safe for birds because of how badly it breaks down (turns into fluffy cotton balls instead of breaking into strands). I doubt it would break down properly in their digestive tracts.
  
  You can take the cubes off the rope though and give them to him, or put the cubes onto something safer, like grass rope if you want to hang it.
- 01/26/2012 at 11:29 PM
  kinggoblin
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  I think sisal and untreated twine is okay, but I don’t like my rabbit having twine after he chewed it off a willow basket and I found poops strung together with it.
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