I save up the rolls from the inside of paper towels or toilet paper to use as foraging toys. I can put a few treats inside and fold over the ends or stuff in some brown paper.
Same. Mine gets one filled with hay every morning along with fresh herbs since her vet took her off of pellets a few months ago. I his some of her favorite treats in one folded over awhile back and she still hasn’t figured it out yet…
Paper towel/toilet roll tubes are an excellent budget-friendly toy 👍🏼. Have you tried poking holes all round the tube, just large enough for the treats to fall through? That way she can get to them by simply rolling it along.
Favorite and cheapest (well, aside from the cost of the eggs!) which my two 3-month-old bunnies love is just a cardboard egg carton. Fill it with treats or pellets or even hay, let them figure how to open. Eventually one will tug at it, flip and the other burrow her face to push it open. Teamwork!
I just discovered your channel and watched several videos.... You share excellent tips on great topics!! My husband and I have 2 free roam buns that we adopted and bonded 4 years ago... and we're still learning!! Just sending a note of thanks.. I appreciate your quality advice and presentation of information. Awesome content. I don't know why you don't have more views or why you haven't shown in my UA-cam feed until now. Please keep posting!! I hope your channel gets out there to more and more bun parents. You'll certainly help improve the lives of many buns!! Best wishes and much love 💕💕
My Bun girls took absolutely no notice of any Toys...Just endless Pampering !😂 They loved fresh willow twigs, Stripped a ton of those.. They were brilliant at Bunstructing Cardboard Boxes, The little Dutchy Used to pull a little strip of cardboard off the side and use it as a duster !! She smoothed the floor of the cardboard box until it was as smooth as silk...Then she'd pack her little 'dusters ' into the corners.,until there were no corners left, they were all rounded off, the floor was smooth the corners were rounded...and the cardboard boxes became very 'des -res ' !! She was such a homemaker.. The golden fluff was a lace maker , A lot of communication occured whilst busy turning cotton towels into , lace.Initially I would have her wrapped in a towel to give her some meds ..She redesigned a few of my Tshirts too... Whilst I was wearing them...I've had lots of compliments, Probs 'cos they 're so revealing.!!😂❤❤😂❤❤😂❤❤😂❤❤ They got busy and took immaculate care of each other...xx Summer & Tina Tina outlived SumBuns... She passed in July this yr aged 10 , but thier legacy lives on....❤❤ xx
Great video thank you so much for the helpful end to my search because I probably like other bunny owner mind you not to mention me sort of being a beginner bunny mama I also have noticed there is hardly nothing labeled for bunnies use such as toy litter boxes etc.. list goes on on …I have found many many things to have to repurpose for my little bun🐰❤
If only things weren't that expensive in my country I'd literally spoil my bun. It took me a whole year to save up for a pen and now i still need to get him more toys, grooming tools etc. I'm so glad I found your video though! My bun is so picky when it comes to toys. He absolutely loves sticks but he won't touch his willow ball 🤷 He's such an oddball maybe it's because he's ginger haha
Sorry to hear things are expensive where you are. That hair buster is pricey everywhere. I actually picked up mine on Prime Day so it was a more reasonable price. You can also just get a regular pet comb and weave a thick elastic band between the teeth - works just as well 😉. Try the big 6 or 8 pack of willow balls that I mention. We actually ended up getting some for ourselves and I found that there are some materials Pepper and Wally love to chew on and some they're not interested in. With that assorted pack you can find out what your bun's preferences are.
What do you use as treats that excites the rabbit to figure out a puzzle etc. my rabbit seems uninterested in the usual food unless he's actually hungry.
Is there anyway I can do clicker training with my bun in the same main living space that my parakeet is in? I obviously also use a clicker on him(he's already clicker and target stick trained) so I'm worried about it confusing both animals.
You can use a different sound to mark or, with Pepper & Wally, I use a single click for one and a double click for the other to help avoid confusion. You can also do training sessions in a different room.
@@TheBunniesBrigade ok, awesome...thank you!! I think I might try finding something that makes a different sound than the current clickers we use for the bird. If that doesn't work out, I'll just have to use a bedroom 💜
this is one thing i don’t see often, dog rope toys and silvervine sticks, my rabbit goes nuts for them, especially the rope toys, since he was a baby he’d want to play tug of war, run around with them constantly till he flopped over, make sure there are no plastic additives though, i often use ones made for puppies or terriers as the rope is often softened fibre and helps grind their teeth down too
They do consume it in small quantities, a lot of the time they just tear it up. Some rabbits can be more prone to stasis or just go way to crazy eating it, so playing with cardboard toys would need to be monitored.
Hi, great videos, just got 2 baby boy bunnies and wanting to setup their toys with the snacks inside. What snack do they usually prefer other than the normal hay and pellets so they actually try to work out the puzzle toys?
Do you recommend having indoor pet bunnies spayed or neutered? I have a harlequin bunny that’s about 10 months old and I’m trying to train her to be free roam.
Yes. As I discuss in the video, I recommend ALL female rabbits are spayed or they will develop cancer. Whether they’re housed indoor or outdoor is irrelevant.
I clean those treat balls by putting it in a sink filled with hot soapy water and it will go soft but then I will fill up the bowl a few times with hot water and soap and shake it around rinse and repeat about 3 times
Thanks for the tip. I just hold it under the tap and flood it for a while to float all the bits out. It’s actually the drying that’s the hardest part …Come to think of it, the brush wouldn’t really remedy that 🤦🏻♀️
@@TheBunniesBrigade I just leave mine on the drying rack but I do have the plain green one which don’t have the little crevices that you get around the carrots that could trap water and now that I’m thinking about it it could possibly cause mould if it is taking to long to dry so be careful with that
My lionhead bun is fearfull in coming to me out of the cage. I can leave the door open, he has no interest. He lets me pet him all over his body, not to want to be pick up. What can i do? Thank You!
The best toys for rabbits are often not marketed for rabbits, so I always recommend thinking outside the box! Just be sure to consider whether it's something they might be able ingest, which they shouldn't be - watch for products that may have toxic paint, vanishes, or glues and avoid soft plastics they can nibble.
I fail to understand how people are so suprised when I tell them you can train a bunny. They are very smart and given the proper LOVE and support, it takes almost NO EFFORT to train a rabbit. As long as you understand they key to training a rabbit is treats, its easy. The idea of chewing bars can be easily stopped by providing fresh Willow tree branches with leaves or without. My bun doesn't chew other things in the house if he has Willow branches available. The dog treat puzzles make awesome toys for bunnys. Rabbits love searching for treats and using their nose and teeth, they can easily find treats. I also found my bunny LOVES playing with toddler toys. Fisher Price toys are his favorite. I kept all my Grandkids toys because my rabbit plays with them.
Tell me about it, people look at me crazy when I tell them I train rabbits 😅. The key to training any animal is positive reinforcement and, you're absolutely right, rabbits are all food motivated which makes it a breeze. Thanks for some other great toy ideas!
I have tried a few different dig boxs, a sand box, peat, & cardboard box with paper. My 2 buns just use them as an extra toilet😳so i end up tipping them out. Also yes they love dismantling boxs, but they eat lots of the cardboard, so i get worried they are ingesting too much. They chew lots, i have some bits of wood for them but they always go for my treated pine furniture & seem to eat that too. I have protected most of it now. Im more concerned about the ingesting of stuff, & if it'll do harm, but also i want them to be busy & happy. Any advice?
Have you tried a snuffle mat? You can get all kinds of different ones. They're usually marketed for dogs, but they're great to satisfy the digging instincts. You can also make your own with blizzard(polar) fleece, which is a safe fabric for rabbits to play with. Some people like to use kid's ball pits as digging places. They would probably be less likely to pee in something like that, but I do wonder if they really get the same fulfillment not being able to grab the balls or tear anything up... Unless your rabbits have particularly sensitive stomachs (and some do) I wouldn't worry too much about them ingesting cardboard. It's generally pretty safe and they don't usually eat a lot of it in one sitting. Most of the time they'll just be chewing on it a bit and spit it out.
@@TheBunniesBrigade thanks yes, I have a snuffel mat, they quickly eat the small amount of nuggets hide in it, then pee in it, hahaha 😆 My 2 have spent several days ripping up a large box, they eat quite a bit of it, even though their favourite fresh hay is available. They love doing that, but the consumption of so much of it is a concern
My bunny has a indoor and outdoor enclosure he’s a full on diva however I cannot allow him to free roam for fear my family’s dogs will harm him he’s bigger than my little dog. I try to ensure he has toys but he destroys them so quickly
Hey, the first link you put in for "Small wicker baskets (12 pack):" made out of plastic call Polypropylene, it only natural because of the color. This is their reply about the material "Thank you for your interest in TableCraft! The material Polypropylene is a plastic compound and is not natural; However, this basket C1174W is made of Polyethylene which is also a plastic compound. The terminology 'Natural' for this item will pertain to the color of the unit. It is a plastic based basket that is natural (beige tone) in color. We do offer natural toned wood baskets as well as this line of plastic baskets."
I plan on getting everything I have a couple hanging toys already sadly one the hanger broke on it and I haven't even had my rabbits but I should be getting them soon two Bonded 7 month old sisters I plan on getting a variety to see what they like both are super tiny at only 2.68 pounds they're parents are 3.0 pounds for they're dad they're Mom weighs 3.3 pounds my previous Holland Lop was between 3.3 and 4.5 pounds honestly I'm just estimating since I never actually weight her but all rabbits look bigger to me then how much they weigh especially since most have the medium length dense fur it just makes them look like they're bigger then what they are lol I wonder if I'm the only one who things that
Agh I dun wannna clicker train. I just want her to play with some toys so she can leave the baseboards alone. I have some cat puzzle boards and flat scratch boards but she doesn't use them. Just chewed off the flat part. I have cat scratch posts that have that twine around it I do need a hidey house and a tunnel.
You do not have to use a clicker, but marking (which is what the clicker does) when your rabbit is chewing the right things is the quickest, most reliable way to communicate to her what items you are happy for her to chew on. This will, in turn, reduce the unwanted chewing until it disappears completely.
‘This toy is far to easy it insults rabbits intelligence’ my rabbit can’t work out for the life of him how to use it even tho I’ve tried to show him liek 100 times
Try placing higher value foods - raisins, banana, apple (all in moderation). He may just not think it's worth the effort. Once he starts using it, then you can reduce the value of the food you put in it.
Yes and no. It could be that they're not the right toys for her, or that she needs training in order to redirect this energy onto her toys. Do you have a dig box for her? I recommend checking out this video, if you haven't already: ua-cam.com/video/W-_ygT6Ao0E/v-deo.html
My lionhead bun is fearfull in coming to me out of the cage. I can leave the door open, he has no interest. He lets me pet him all over his body, not to want to be pick up. What can i do? Thank You!
Are you gonna treat your bunnies to any of these toys? Tell us what toys your rabbit already loves! ⬇
Yea maybe so far i like two.
the treat ball... what is their favorite treat that you put in it ???
Always Science Selective nuggets. They won’t settle for anything else in their ball! 😅
I save up the rolls from the inside of paper towels or toilet paper to use as foraging toys. I can put a few treats inside and fold over the ends or stuff in some brown paper.
Same. Mine gets one filled with hay every morning along with fresh herbs since her vet took her off of pellets a few months ago. I his some of her favorite treats in one folded over awhile back and she still hasn’t figured it out yet…
Paper towel/toilet roll tubes are an excellent budget-friendly toy 👍🏼. Have you tried poking holes all round the tube, just large enough for the treats to fall through? That way she can get to them by simply rolling it along.
@@TheBunniesBrigade great idea!!
Favorite and cheapest (well, aside from the cost of the eggs!) which my two 3-month-old bunnies love is just a cardboard egg carton. Fill it with treats or pellets or even hay, let them figure how to open. Eventually one will tug at it, flip and the other burrow her face to push it open. Teamwork!
Lovely budget toy idea! 👍🏼
I just got a bunny and I was trying to figure out what toys he might like , thanks for your video
I just discovered your channel and watched several videos.... You share excellent tips on great topics!! My husband and I have 2 free roam buns that we adopted and bonded 4 years ago... and we're still learning!! Just sending a note of thanks.. I appreciate your quality advice and presentation of information. Awesome content. I don't know why you don't have more views or why you haven't shown in my UA-cam feed until now. Please keep posting!! I hope your channel gets out there to more and more bun parents. You'll certainly help improve the lives of many buns!! Best wishes and much love 💕💕
Thank you so so much!! You're far too kind!
I always find wicker toys go down so well and quickly! I will definitely consider that last one with all those puzzles though!
Awesome! There are so many great puzzle toys.
Thank you ill try get a few of these scince my girl rabbit is constantly chewing everything in my room so i defo need to get her more toys!
My Bun girls took absolutely no notice of any Toys...Just endless Pampering !😂
They loved fresh willow twigs, Stripped a ton of those..
They were brilliant at Bunstructing Cardboard Boxes,
The little Dutchy Used to pull a little strip of cardboard off the side and use it as a duster !! She smoothed the floor of the cardboard box until it was as smooth as silk...Then she'd pack her little 'dusters ' into the corners.,until there were no corners left, they were all rounded off, the floor was smooth the corners were rounded...and the cardboard boxes became very 'des -res ' !! She was such a homemaker..
The golden fluff was a lace maker , A lot of communication occured whilst busy turning cotton towels into , lace.Initially I would have her wrapped in a towel to give her some meds ..She redesigned a few of my Tshirts too... Whilst I was wearing them...I've had lots of compliments, Probs 'cos they 're so revealing.!!😂❤❤😂❤❤😂❤❤😂❤❤
They got busy and took
immaculate care of each other...xx Summer & Tina
Tina outlived SumBuns...
She passed in July this yr aged 10 , but thier legacy lives on....❤❤ xx
Thank you for a great video. It has been very helpful. Love watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
This was super helpful! I’m so excited to order the farmhouse!
Oh good! I hope you like it! It looks so perfect for them.
I have a two story house, and made the bottom into a digging bin and put a tunnel into the opening, and my bun LOVES it
Sounds perfect! 😌
Thank you so much for this video! Just came across it, my Holland lop, Otis and i thank you!
You're so welcome. Happy to hear Otis is gonna be enjoying some fun new toys! 😊
Thankyou so much! My 1 year old lop bunny is constantly chewing wallpaper and eating the carpet so will definitely have a look!
Thankyou!
Keep us posted with how it goes with these toys!
How do I get the rabbit to stop potty breaks from happening in the dig box?
Great video thank you so much for the helpful end to my search because I probably like other bunny owner mind you not to mention me sort of being a beginner bunny mama
I also have noticed there is hardly nothing labeled for bunnies use such as toy litter boxes etc.. list goes on on …I have found many many things to have to repurpose for my little bun🐰❤
If only things weren't that expensive in my country I'd literally spoil my bun. It took me a whole year to save up for a pen and now i still need to get him more toys, grooming tools etc. I'm so glad I found your video though! My bun is so picky when it comes to toys. He absolutely loves sticks but he won't touch his willow ball 🤷 He's such an oddball maybe it's because he's ginger haha
For example the hair buster costs so much when for that price i could get him a few toys it's insane!!
Sorry to hear things are expensive where you are. That hair buster is pricey everywhere. I actually picked up mine on Prime Day so it was a more reasonable price. You can also just get a regular pet comb and weave a thick elastic band between the teeth - works just as well 😉.
Try the big 6 or 8 pack of willow balls that I mention. We actually ended up getting some for ourselves and I found that there are some materials Pepper and Wally love to chew on and some they're not interested in. With that assorted pack you can find out what your bun's preferences are.
What do you use as treats that excites the rabbit to figure out a puzzle etc. my rabbit seems uninterested in the usual food unless he's actually hungry.
Science Selective pellets are my go to. Every rabbit I've worked with goes CRAZY for them.
Is there anyway I can do clicker training with my bun in the same main living space that my parakeet is in? I obviously also use a clicker on him(he's already clicker and target stick trained) so I'm worried about it confusing both animals.
You can use a different sound to mark or, with Pepper & Wally, I use a single click for one and a double click for the other to help avoid confusion. You can also do training sessions in a different room.
@@TheBunniesBrigade ok, awesome...thank you!! I think I might try finding something that makes a different sound than the current clickers we use for the bird. If that doesn't work out, I'll just have to use a bedroom 💜
Thank you 😊
Cool!!!
this is one thing i don’t see often, dog rope toys and silvervine sticks, my rabbit goes nuts for them, especially the rope toys, since he was a baby he’d want to play tug of war, run around with them constantly till he flopped over, make sure there are no plastic additives though, i often use ones made for puppies or terriers as the rope is often softened fibre and helps grind their teeth down too
Do they eat the cardboard or just chew it/break it?
They do consume it in small quantities, a lot of the time they just tear it up. Some rabbits can be more prone to stasis or just go way to crazy eating it, so playing with cardboard toys would need to be monitored.
Ya I do that you don't have to spend loads of money my bunny loves a toilet roll 😂
thank verry much for viedeo...🐰🐰💞💞
You're welcome!
Hi, great videos, just got 2 baby boy bunnies and wanting to setup their toys with the snacks inside. What snack do they usually prefer other than the normal hay and pellets so they actually try to work out the puzzle toys?
We primarily use their regular pellets, but if want to try something more high value, Science Selective and Oxbow both offer great healthy treats.
Can you pls do a video about single vs bonded pair or Trio of bunnys
Do you recommend having indoor pet bunnies spayed or neutered? I have a harlequin bunny that’s about 10 months old and I’m trying to train her to be free roam.
Yes. As I discuss in the video, I recommend ALL female rabbits are spayed or they will develop cancer. Whether they’re housed indoor or outdoor is irrelevant.
I clean those treat balls by putting it in a sink filled with hot soapy water and it will go soft but then I will fill up the bowl a few times with hot water and soap and shake it around rinse and repeat about 3 times
Thanks for the tip. I just hold it under the tap and flood it for a while to float all the bits out. It’s actually the drying that’s the hardest part …Come to think of it, the brush wouldn’t really remedy that 🤦🏻♀️
@@TheBunniesBrigade I just leave mine on the drying rack but I do have the plain green one which don’t have the little crevices that you get around the carrots that could trap water and now that I’m thinking about it it could possibly cause mould if it is taking to long to dry so be careful with that
My lionhead bun is fearfull in coming to me out of the cage. I can leave the door open, he has no interest. He lets me pet him all over his body, not to want to be pick up. What can i do? Thank You!
Thank you for your helpful tips and my bunny name is Jasmine too
Aww yay! I really miss my little Jasmine 💔
Yea I'm getting into foraging.
How do you feel about using other things for a rabbit meant for a other animal and cool turn.
The best toys for rabbits are often not marketed for rabbits, so I always recommend thinking outside the box! Just be sure to consider whether it's something they might be able ingest, which they shouldn't be - watch for products that may have toxic paint, vanishes, or glues and avoid soft plastics they can nibble.
I fail to understand how people are so suprised when I tell them you can train a bunny. They are very smart and given the proper LOVE and support, it takes almost NO EFFORT to train a rabbit. As long as you understand they key to training a rabbit is treats, its easy. The idea of chewing bars can be easily stopped by providing fresh Willow tree branches with leaves or without. My bun doesn't chew other things in the house if he has Willow branches available. The dog treat puzzles make awesome toys for bunnys. Rabbits love searching for treats and using their nose and teeth, they can easily find treats. I also found my bunny LOVES playing with toddler toys. Fisher Price toys are his favorite. I kept all my Grandkids toys because my rabbit plays with them.
Tell me about it, people look at me crazy when I tell them I train rabbits 😅. The key to training any animal is positive reinforcement and, you're absolutely right, rabbits are all food motivated which makes it a breeze. Thanks for some other great toy ideas!
I have tried a few different dig boxs, a sand box, peat, & cardboard box with paper. My 2 buns just use them as an extra toilet😳so i end up tipping them
out.
Also yes they love dismantling boxs, but they eat lots of the cardboard, so i get worried they are ingesting too much. They chew lots, i have some bits of wood for them but they always go for my treated pine furniture
& seem to eat that too. I have protected most of it now. Im more concerned about the ingesting of stuff, & if it'll do harm, but also i want them to be busy & happy. Any advice?
Have you tried a snuffle mat? You can get all kinds of different ones. They're usually marketed for dogs, but they're great to satisfy the digging instincts. You can also make your own with blizzard(polar) fleece, which is a safe fabric for rabbits to play with. Some people like to use kid's ball pits as digging places. They would probably be less likely to pee in something like that, but I do wonder if they really get the same fulfillment not being able to grab the balls or tear anything up...
Unless your rabbits have particularly sensitive stomachs (and some do) I wouldn't worry too much about them ingesting cardboard. It's generally pretty safe and they don't usually eat a lot of it in one sitting. Most of the time they'll just be chewing on it a bit and spit it out.
@@TheBunniesBrigade thanks yes, I have a snuffel mat, they quickly eat the small amount of nuggets hide in it, then pee in it, hahaha 😆 My 2 have spent several days ripping up a large box, they eat quite a bit of it, even though their favourite fresh hay is available. They love doing that, but the consumption of so much of it is a concern
My bunny has a indoor and outdoor enclosure he’s a full on diva however I cannot allow him to free roam for fear my family’s dogs will harm him he’s bigger than my little dog. I try to ensure he has toys but he destroys them so quickly
Hey, the first link you put in for "Small wicker baskets (12 pack):" made out of plastic call Polypropylene, it only natural because of the color. This is their reply about the material "Thank you for your interest in TableCraft! The material Polypropylene is a plastic compound and is not natural; However, this basket C1174W is made of Polyethylene which is also a plastic compound. The terminology 'Natural' for this item will pertain to the color of the unit. It is a plastic based basket that is natural (beige tone) in color. We do offer natural toned wood baskets as well as this line of plastic baskets."
Ugh! Really? 😒 Thanks for letting me know. I’ll make sure to remove that link.
@@TheBunniesBrigade Yup, I was about to buy it too until I noticed the material said plastic . Thanks the video
I plan on getting everything I have a couple hanging toys already sadly one the hanger broke on it and I haven't even had my rabbits but I should be getting them soon two Bonded 7 month old sisters I plan on getting a variety to see what they like both are super tiny at only 2.68 pounds they're parents are 3.0 pounds for they're dad they're Mom weighs 3.3 pounds my previous Holland Lop was between 3.3 and 4.5 pounds honestly I'm just estimating since I never actually weight her but all rabbits look bigger to me then how much they weigh especially since most have the medium length dense fur it just makes them look like they're bigger then what they are lol I wonder if I'm the only one who things that
3lbs is pretty small for a Holland. That's cute! Dwarf lops perhaps? Wally is 4.2, for reference.
getting a clicker after watching your videos 🙌
Yay! 😁
They love rolled up newspaper also
Agh I dun wannna clicker train. I just want her to play with some toys so she can leave the baseboards alone. I have some cat puzzle boards and flat scratch boards but she doesn't use them. Just chewed off the flat part. I have cat scratch posts that have that twine around it I do need a hidey house and a tunnel.
You do not have to use a clicker, but marking (which is what the clicker does) when your rabbit is chewing the right things is the quickest, most reliable way to communicate to her what items you are happy for her to chew on. This will, in turn, reduce the unwanted chewing until it disappears completely.
‘This toy is far to easy it insults rabbits intelligence’ my rabbit can’t work out for the life of him how to use it even tho I’ve tried to show him liek 100 times
Try placing higher value foods - raisins, banana, apple (all in moderation). He may just not think it's worth the effort. Once he starts using it, then you can reduce the value of the food you put in it.
I'm really concerned about the fact that they are allowed to chew so much cardboard. It's really NOT good for them. Can cause GI Stasis and be fatal.
If your collapsible tunnel isn't embarrassingly chewed out so you even own a bunny? 😅
😂
What type of rabbit do you have?
is my rabbit chewing her couch bed bc she doesn’t have enough toys?
Yes and no. It could be that they're not the right toys for her, or that she needs training in order to redirect this energy onto her toys. Do you have a dig box for her? I recommend checking out this video, if you haven't already: ua-cam.com/video/W-_ygT6Ao0E/v-deo.html
Not me buying a clicker now
😃🙌🏼
My lionhead bun is fearfull in coming to me out of the cage. I can leave the door open, he has no interest. He lets me pet him all over his body, not to want to be pick up. What can i do? Thank You!