Smelly Bunny - Help Please

mehefin

Bootman's right it is hemp based and is very soft - used to use it in the stables until i found a cheaper source of hemp. It rots down beautifully on the muckheap to a soft brown (odourless) fibre. The local gardeners can't get enough of the stuff! Switched to shavings at the mo - cheaper still but not such a good garden product. Should work well with rabbits - a littel goes a long way with this stuff. You may have to damp it a bit - it sort of mats up a little and is very absorbent - about 5 to 6 times shavings from memory

rubix_76

d.o.o.g wrote:

I like the idea of sawdust and bicarb though, that could be a lot cheaper.

Having never had a rabbit, I can't coment on that, but we have cats, and our little madam liked to wee where she wanted to (including our soft bedroom carpet), and we found soaking up the majority of the "wet" patch with tissue, and then sprinkling a generous amount of bicarb to soak up the rest, and there is no smell now.

She is banished from upstairs, but we now know if she has a lilttle "accident" we can at least prevent our house from smelling of wee.

And a tub of bicarb is sooooo much cheaper than all the products that claim to either get rid of the smell, or prevent them going back there.

antikewl

We have a pair of semi-free range house mini lops who have a tray of Bio-Catolet to go in. It's made of recycled newspaper and doesn't smell too bad. It's changed either every day or every other day if it's not messy.

The 12kg bag is £4.50 in Sainsbury's, so it isn't cheap. But they like it, it's biodegradable and comes in a paper bag (that I can recycle!).

Anyone know where I can get it cheaper? -- even better if they deliver!

JR19

Hi there

I have several rabbits (including two house bunnies) and I'm now using a product called 'Megazorb' (used for horses, cattle and small animals) which behaves in a similar way to cat litter. I purchase mine from a local farm & also a supplier of 'cattle/horse feeds'. Since using this product (also use it to line their cages as well as litter trays), I haven't noticed any unpleasant odours. Price is about £6.00 per large sack (lasts for about a month - daily litter trays for 8 rabbits and major weekly clean for house-bunnies).

catmango

No rabbits here, but 3 cats. We use layers pellets (chicken food pellets) which we buy from pets at home for about £7 for a 15 kilo bag.

We had them recommended to us by a cat breeder, and we've never looked back since we changed to them.

antikewl

They might be ideal for a cat but I wouldn't suggest using Layers pellets for rabbits. They will eat them (if they're like mine, they'll eat anything!) and, as they're high in protein and not high in fibre, probably not very good for them.

Penny-Pincher!!

At first I thought you were talking about dead raw rabbit and it smelt:eek: :eek:
Oooppps:o

PP
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Lucianne_2

Hi all,
Just to let rabbit owners know; wood shavings/sawdust from pine and cedar contain compounds which are toxic to rabbits - it's really not a good idea to use them if you can find an alternative. Also, clumping cat litters aren't too good if your bun likes to eat the litter substrate (many do).

I use bio-catolet too, the recycled newspaper one. It's not cheap though.

Thanks for the bicarb tip - will definitely try that to get rid of the urine odour on my sofa (grrrrr!).

Lucy

d.o.o.g

Lucy, you should train your OH to get up from the sofa when a loo break is needed :rotfl:

bishy_2

Hello All - a little bit off topic but I would be very grateful for advice from the bunny owners. I have wanted to get a bunny for quite some time now but have been worried about a few things. How do you house-train it and would it be OK being left at home whilst I am at work? Wouldn't want it to get lonesome! Any tips on preventing it from chewing eveything in sight? Many thanks