HEEEELP. My bunny, BJ, was neutered on 4/1/14 (you can see his pic under “frenchfry”–for some reason this site won’t let me back on with that username/pw and I’ve tried having binkybunny email me the info but there’s no emails, thus this new username).
He has gotten more destructive. Like extremely destructive. My apartment is missing approximately 8 square feet of carpet fibers! He had only rooted very little carpet (in comparison to now) before the neuter. (Apparently, now he also likes to chew on clothing as well, but that’s another story.)
Before the neuter, his only hobby was obsessing over food, treats, going outside, and me and my feet, following me and them all over the apartment, sitting there staring at me while I did chores like the dishes or cooking, grooming his friends–my feet, waiting on bed for me to wake up, etc. Now, he couldn’t care less about going on car rides and following me about. He really enjoys rooting up carpet; he just pulls each strand one by one until each is free and he’s REALLY FAST at it. He doesn’t go any farther than that though, like chew through the padding down to the actual bottom concrete below.
I am just wondering how to fix this hot mess before we move in a month…Has anyone used glue? What kind of glue? (I’ve saved almost each and every strand of carpet he’s pulled and spit out.) I’m not sure how to go about that method but it seemed to be the best route before I realized that the backing that used to hold the strands are now loose and shapeless. I am very nervous about cutting out and replacing the squares of damage with new patches but it seems this is the only way. I don’t even know where to start on that project if I went that route. Any advice on cutting out the damaged areas and patching it? Where would I go for cheap apartment carpet?
ALL AND ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!! I’ve already blocked out enclosed corners and spaces where I know he would feel like rooting strands. I would REALLY like to fix the carpeting before moving out.
I’ve always kept my apartments clean and left them exactly as I entered them, i.e. new carpets installed for my move in stayed “new” when I moved out. I’d also like my deposit back (the deposit would cover the adoption cost of a friend and also a years worth of living expenses for them).
And even though I’m not going to live here any longer, I don’t want to leave the apartment management with a bad aftertaste of what they believe is “bunny”…I had looked at some different places and as soon as I said I had a rabbit, I was informed that rabbits weren’t allowed because they “smell”, etc etc.