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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Pellet food and plastic toys?

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    • feeltherainboes
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        I have a bunny, my first, that loves chewing on things (as most bunnies do). He refuses to chew on bunny-safe wood blocks, and is very drawn to plastic things. I have a white plastic ball that has holes in it, along with a rainbow colored plastic slinky. As long as I remove them from his cage when I am not present, are these safe for my bunny to gnaw on?

        Also, I give my bunny pellet food (along with the standard hay and leafy greens!) but I was wondering how much is safe to give him since he seems to love it. I don’t want to overfeed my baby or clog up his system!

        Any help is appreciated! I am a first time owner and I would love advice from more experienced rabbit owners! 


      • RosiePosie
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          Personally I’d avoid the plastic to be safe. You can get chew blocks from the pet store that are (i think) made of a safe punice stone or mineral.
          My bunny is a baby, so I let her eat as much as she wants right now (with in reason). As long as you offer enough hay/green he should be OK and not get bunged up. If you were only giving pelllets then he might.


        • feeltherainboes
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            Alright, I just don’t want him getting hurt :c I’d hate if something happened to my precious babe!

            My bunny is still young, young enough we don’t even know the gender. We think he’s nearing on 2-3 months right now, but we’re going to take him to a bun expert soon to be sure! Lots of hay and greens along with scattered fruits here and there! He eats lots of hay but I’m mostly concerned since me being a first time rabbit owner bought pellet mix with seeds and all in it. I wanna be sure to regulate the pellets until we can purchase pellets without any added things in it, is that a good idea? 


          • LBJ10
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              The super hard plastic stuff is relatively safe. My buns have a set of plastic baby keys. They have chewed on them, but all that does is put little dents in them. So far they have been unable to actually chew chunks off (which would be the danger with plastic because you don’t want them to ingest it). I suppose it would depend on the individual bunny and how determined they are. If your bunny is capable to taking chunks out of something, then it best not to give it to them at all.

              As for the food, I would pick out all of the non-pellet pieces until you can buy something more appropriate.


            • LittlePuffyTail
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                My buns also have some very hard plastic toys that are made for babies. They can’t get any pieces off.

                Have you tried willow toys (my buns enjoy unpeeled Willow) or cardboard boxes to chew. Those are a fave with a lot of buns.


              • LBJ10
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                  Mine love willow too, but sadly the willow doesn’t last very long. LOL

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