What's the best bedding for rabbits?

We recommend a good quality soft straw as the ideal bedding for warmth and comfort, particularly for outdoor rabbits. It's warm because the hollow strands trap warm air and it's also absorbent. It's important to understand the difference between hay and straw.

What bedding should you use for rabbits?

A rabbit's bedding must keep them safe, comfortable, and warm. Rabbits often eat their bedding, so it cannot be toxic. Shredded paper, Aspen shreds, specialist litter or pellets, and hay are all safe options.

What bedding is not good for rabbits?

Shredded paper, straw, and paper pulp bedding are not great choices for the litter box. Pine and cedar shavings should be avoided for use in bedding or litter for rabbits. They are toxic and can lead to liver complications.

Is hay or straw better for rabbit bedding?

Rabbits can actually sleep on hay or straw, but as we mentioned above, straw is warmer bedding for rabbits than hay, keeping your bunny more comfortable in the winter months. However, make sure you don't purchase old, stale, brittle straw, which can irritate your rabbit.

What do you put in the bottom of a rabbit cage?

Put non-toxic and absorbent materials in the bottom of a rabbit cage. These are safe to eat and can absorb any fluids. Straw and hay are mostly used in outdoor bunnies. But if yours is indoors, natural mats, cotton towels, fleece, and plush bed are good too.

Your Rabbit Does NOT Need Bedding

What do bunnies like to sleep on in their cage?

Hay. Most rabbits will prefer to sleep on hay because it is soft and something they can play with. This type of bedding can be grown on a farm or backyard.

What should you put in a rabbit nest box?

Start pre-building the nest by placing a pad of clean corrugated cardboard on the bottom which has been cut to match the size of the floor. Then place a half inch to one inch layer of kiln-dried white pine shavings or Carefresh™ in the bottom of the box. Next, fill the nest with loose hay.

Is it OK to mix hay in with a rabbits bedding?

Grass Hay. You can use hay as bedding for your rabbit but this can be costly and less efficient for absorbency.

Do rabbits prefer hay or pellets?

More often rabbits will be picky eaters about their hay and prefer to eat pellets. However, some of them can refuse to eat their pellets instead. Since rabbits can still be healthy even on a completely pellet-free diet, it's not always a bad thing if they simply don't like to eat pellets.

How do I stop my rabbit from peeing everywhere?

Give your bunny a couple of weeks to settle in. Provide several litter boxes of different sizes with low entrances in the areas where your pal roams. Seed them with a bit of his or her feces; not enough to make the litter box dirty, just enough to give your rabbit the idea that this is the place to go.

Do rabbits need blankets at night?

Covering a hutch provides darkness and privacy. This will help your rabbit sleep. It prevents other pets or animals from seeing your rabbit. This will keep your pet safer.

How do I keep my rabbit warm at night?

Your rabbits need deep bedding of shavings or Megazorb under their bed of plenty of straw. Straw is warmer than hay because it's hollow and provides more insulation. Buy good-quality soft straw that's not spiky or dusty, such as barley straw.

Do rabbits like to be under blankets?

Yes, but be sure to watch out and monitor your rabbit. Giving rabbits soft blankets are good especially since rabbits want to snuggle with the soft fabrics whenever it is cold. They love to play with and roll around these soft blankets especially during sleeping time.

Do rabbits need a box to sleep in?

If kept outdoors, rabbits need a good-sized predator proof enclosure away from wild rabbits with two compartments: The hutch part of the enclosure should provide a safe place to sleep and hide. This compartment should be enclosed to protect the rabbits from draughts and rain.

How much bedding should I put in my bunny's cage?

Put down 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) of bedding at a minimum, making sure it's evenly distributed from corner to corner. If you're using hay, mound it around the edges of the cage so that your rabbit can graze while still having an open area near the center for playing and sleeping.

Can a rabbit be left alone for 3 days?

Anything longer than 24 hours is an unacceptable level of time alone for a rabbit. By the time day two rolls around, your pet will be growing anxious. She will wonder why you've not visited. A rabbit locked in a hutch for a weekend will also not be able to exercise.

Can rabbits survive on just hay?

Rabbits eat grass (or hay)!

Rabbits should be fed in a way that is as close as possible to their natural diet: mostly grass or hay. In fact, rabbits could live on hay and water alone, but we recommend providing some fresh leafy vegetables and a small amount of commercial feed.

What should a rabbit eat daily?

Rabbits should have a daily diet of mostly hay, a smaller amount of fresh vegetables, and a limited number of pellets. Hay is the most important part of a rabbit's daily intake. Unlimited, high-quality grass hay, such as Timothy, orchard or brome, should make up the bulk of a rabbit's diet.

What is poisonous to rabbits?

Likewise buttercups, foxgloves, primrose, delphiniums/larkspur, columbine (aquilegia) hellebore, comfrey, poppy, periwinkle, monkshood, rhubarb, nightshade, ivy, privet, holly and yew are all reasonably common garden plants and all are toxic.

How do you potty train a rabbit?

Can rabbits eat apples?

Healthy treats

Carrots and apples are fine as occasional treats in small amounts, but don't feed any other treats, as these may harm your rabbit.

What do you put in a rabbit litter tray?

We recommend using CareFresh and fresh hay to prepare your bunny's litter box. CareFresh is a bunny-safe pet bedding that does not contain any pine or cedar products, and is also environmentally friendly. Fresh hay in the box entices bunny to jump in and do his "business."

What should I put in my rabbit's house?

Is it OK for rabbits to eat cardboard boxes?

It is okay for a rabbit to eat cardboard. You don't want the cardboard to be a main source of food, of course, but ingesting cardboard in small amounts is not harmful to your rabbit. Cardboard is actually great for your rabbit to chew on to wear down their teeth. It's normal for them to eat a little while chewing.

What do pet bunnies do at night?

Rabbits don't have the same sleep cycles as humans. On average, a person will get 8 hours of sleep a night. Rabbits on the other hand will wake up periodically during the night and catch up on sleep during the day. They have to be awake at night in order to stay alert against attacks from predators.