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- 07/19/2011 at 6:58 PM
  Lani
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  In an effort to keep my bedroom and Oreo’s condo a little more tidy, I decided to transition to using a hay rack instead of piling the hay in the front of her litter box (which she inevitably would push out and onto the floor before eating). However, she doesn’t seem to know what to do with it and hasn’t eaten much hay since I put it up. It’s basically a plastic bin zip tied to the side of the cage next to her box. Is there anything I can do to help her figure out that she should be eating the hay out of the rack?
- 07/19/2011 at 9:50 PM
  KatnipCrzy
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  I would put some hay in the litterbox for now AND provide the hay bin. Bunnies get used to their ways- and you might need to transition over to a hay rack more slowiy.
  Or better yet- pretend you don’t want her to use the hay rack- that will make a bunny do anything. Just kidding- LOL.
- 07/19/2011 at 9:52 PM
  lashkay
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  You might try smooshing a little bit of banana on the bin where she can reach it. That’s what I’d try first. You can also use a dab of organic applesauce. Once she gets the hang of it, it looks like a good setup.
- 07/20/2011 at 1:17 AM
  AnnaW
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  just pull chunks of the hay through the bars so that they’re kind of sticking riiiight out at her when she’s sitting in her litter tray, that way there’s no way she cant see it
- 07/20/2011 at 8:32 AM
  Lani
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  Posted By KatnipCrzy on 07/19/2011 09:50 PM
  
  Or better yet- pretend you don’t want her to use the hay rack- that will make a bunny do anything. Just kidding- LOL.
  
  LOL So true! Maybe if I scolded her every time she sniffs it, then she’ll start using it. That seems to be the way it works with her chewing the baseboards
- 07/20/2011 at 10:48 AM
  Beka27
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  Some rabbits don’t like “confined” hay racks because it’s too much work. My pair eat more hay when they can bury their faces in it and sort thru for the “yummy” bits. I would definitely try starting it for her, and pulling some partway thru. Maybe she’d figure it out.
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