Bunny Living in Garage

[crystal muse]

I’m getting a bunny in about 2 weeks, and I have done tons of research on care, housing, EVERYTHING! I’m very prepared, but my father thinks that the bunny will stink up the whole house. I told him about the litter training, and how they are actually very clean animals but he doesn’t believe me. Anyway, for the first week I have my bunny he wants me to keep the cage and bunny in the garage so I can prove the bunny won’t stink. I’m pretty sure I can keep the cage smelling very clean but during the first week, will the bunny be okay. The weather is fine now, so I’m not concerned about the temperature in the garage, I’m mostly concerned about the noise level. Our garage door is very loud and I don’t want it to scare the bunny to death. Any tips on convincing my dad to have the bunny never be in he garage, or how to block the sound, anything please would help!

-Crystal

[Beka27]

First things first… is the rabbit going to be neutered before you bring him home or is he a baby? Is he from a rescue or pet store or private family looking to rehome him? The top defense in rabbit odor is neutering. Unneutered bunnies smell… through no fault of their own OR yours. Cleaning the cage/litterbox frequently (daily) can help, but that’s only half the battle. So that’s the first thing that must be done if smell is a big concern.

[NewBunnyOwner123]

Oh yes my unaltered male bun had a strong odor to him before I had him fixed.
Sally is still unspayed but she doesn’t seem to have any odor to her. I think males have a stronger scent to them.

[crystal muse]

The bunny I get will be a baby, about 10 weeks or so. As soon as the bun is of age, I will spay/neuter the bunny. I’ve also heard of sprays and different ting that reduce smell a lot, but do they really work and are they safe for the bunny, and do boy bunny pee smell less than girls?

[NewBunnyOwner123]

I never noticed the smell from my buns litterboxes. Of course, I clean them out every other day. I ask my husband quite frequently when he walks in if the house smells of rabbit because he was so hesitant to allow a bunny because he thought they would stink and he has yet to smell the rabbits and we live in a very small house. I’m just glad he gave me the chance to prove it to him — now he adores the buns

[Beka27]

Males are the smellier sex. I’m not sure what sprays you’re referring to, but you have to be careful with air fresheners because buns are very sensitive to smells. He should be able to be neutered between 14 and 16 weeks, so it’s only a short time. Would he allow you to keep the bunnies in your room in the meantime? It doesn’t sound like the garage is a good location for a baby bunny.

[mocha200]

I wouldn’t add anything to your rabbits water to reduce the smell!

[NewBunnyOwner123]

Oh yeah the biodor you are talking about doesn’t work! I got that when I was young and lazy for my rats and it wasn’t any help. What helped was me growing the responsibility and cleaning their cage lol. Don’t spray your rabbits with those silly body sprays for small animals either. That may cause some major issues respiratory wise.

If you just keep their enclosure clean and tidy the rabbit won’t stink by laying in its filth they really aren’t smelly at all especially if you litter box train them

[mocha200]

Let me know if you got my message Crystal… not sure it sent.

[crystal muse]

Thank you guys for the help, I really appreciate it! I will take all of your guys advice and hopefully I will have not have a problem with smell.

And Mocha 200, I did not get your message, but if you have any other advice, I would appreciate it. I just want to do everything right for my future bun!

-Crystal

[MoveDiagonally]

You could employ normal smell reducing tactics. I believe some people here have had luck with setting out a bowl of vinegar (out of bunny’s reach) to absorb odors. You could also try baking soda (also out of bunny’s reach). I have three bunnies in bedroom and it really just smells like hay unless I’m negligent on litter box cleaning. Being extra vigilant on changing litter and cleaning up accidents will probably help you keep smell down.

[mocha200]

Yes a bowel of vinegar works well although sometimes you can smell the vinegar. Also when I was convincing my parents to keep my bunnies indoors I clean at LEAST once a day! That includes a full clean out and cleaning with vinegar and litter boxes! Sometimes a second quick sweep up makes a good impression too!

[bunnylova123]

I read something somewhere about putting herbs that rabbits can eat near the litter tray, I’ve never had to do that as all my bunnies have been relatively clean and adults, but I’m not sure if they would just get eaten!

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