Ok I Have A 20 Week Old Flemish Giant Rabbit, The Thing Is She Is Extremely Destructive. She Has A Nibble On Everything And When She Isnt Chewing She Grinds Her Teeth... Any One Have Any Advice??
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Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:56 pm
shadylady TopDog
Joined: Dec 21, 2006 Posts: 1495 Age: 22 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: dog 2 hamsters 2 snails 2 guinea pigs 3 cats and 6 rabbits
Give her more things to chew for eg fresh hay everday, a bit of tree branch, and get some things to play with as she could be bored.
Also rabbits grind there teeth for a few reasons if its very loud they could be in pain, or if its soft grinding off there teeth means there contented (happy). ____________
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Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:59 pm
123pipin Puppy
Joined: Dec 19, 2007 Posts: 42 Age: 21 No.Of Pets: 2 Pet Types: dogs
thank god that she is chewing you don't really what ther to stop cuz she might have a teeth problem and we all know how bad that can be
when you give her fresh wood,sticks i think they need to be from a fruit tree eg apples trees plum. you know what i mean.
just ahve a read up on that because i not sure but i think so.
pipin
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Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:43 am
Twig TopDog
Joined: Feb 14, 2007 Posts: 514 Age: 18 No.Of Pets: 10+ Pet Types: Dog, 2 rabbits and lots of fish!
rabbits generally only grind their teeth when in pain, have you noticed any other strange behaviours ie lack of eating, stringy poos etc? if so get her to the vet ASAP.
Rabbits are destructive, they are chewers make sure you bun proof the room she is in so as she can't get at wires, give her plenty of toys and supervise her whislt out. As shes 20 weeks shes probably hitting maturity and in a few months can be spayed, this may help calm down her chewing habits. However, seek out an experienced vet and rabbits can't be sick, so if they say to strave her pre-op, don't ever go with that vet! They should remove both the ovaries and the womb as well.If you need help finding a good vet in your area, local rescues can probably help you.
As is said above - they chew...a lot. For some, nothing is sacred! (I've had to replace my digital camera/USB cord, my computer speakers, the cord to my stereo speakers...among tons of other stuff!)
The teeth grinding is interesting. I've heard people describe sounds as grinding that I wouldn't call that...so I think it's up to your own discretion.
The grinding could mean pain...or it could mean anger/fear...or it could mean that it's just chattering away happily and not actually grinding teeth at all.
The teenager phase is particularly destructive. Add to that chewing, spraying pee, pooing in a circle around you, pooing on the newspaper you're reading, grabbing whatever is in your hands (pen, paper, book, etc.) and throwing it, giving you a wedgie (YES my rabbit has actually grabbed the back of my underwear and pulled as hard as he could! *LOL*).
Definitely read up on bunny behaviours and how to cope with certain behaviours and see what you can find.
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make sure you bun proof the room she is in so as she can't get at wires, give her plenty of toys and supervise her whislt out. As shes 20 weeks shes probably hitting maturity and in a few months can be spayed, this may help calm down her chewing habits. However, seek out an experienced vet and rabbits can't be sick, so if they say to strave her pre-op, don't ever go with that vet! They should remove both the ovaries and the womb as well.If you need help finding a good vet in your area, local rescues can probably help you.
