Digging is a very common behavior because it is also a very natural behavior for rabbits.
My rabbit wont run without a rug.
But before you allow it make sure that your backyard is safe and properly enclosed.
Keeping your rabbit outside.
Make sure all doors and windows are shut and no pets or other people are in the room.
I put nelson on my front lawn everyday to run around.
If you need to move your rabbit use a pet carrier or box that your rabbit can hop into himself use treats to encourage your rabbit in and out.
If your rabbit is digging the back of the sofa fit a chew proof tunnel along behind it this allows your rabbit to enjoy the space but prevents them trying to expand into the sofa floor or walls.
They do not have a natural instinct to obey so your rabbit will not stop chewing the carpet simply because you tell him not to.
Learn about how to train a rabbit.
Yesterday i came across an article on rabbits running away.
However unlike dogs rabbits do not aim to please their owners and can thus be difficult to train.
Let the rabbit hop out when it wants to.
If your rabbit associates it with the vet then leave the carrier in his space and add tasty food now and then after a few days without being put in and taken to the vet your rabbit will treat it as.
If you currently don t let your rabbit go outside you may want to reconsider and allow them to venture outdoors on occasion.
Most of the time the doe will accept the buck.
Places boxes or other hiding spaces nearby so they can run out without staying in the open.
If your rabbit is outside and digging your lawn rather than carpet cut the grass short and put down a layer of mesh so it sits snug to the ground.
Keeping a rabbit outdoors cuts his average life span in half outdoor rabbits face extremes of heat and cold risk of illness and predators wherever you live there are wild animals who want to eat your bunny and even if they don t get inside his hutch a rabbit can have a heart attack just from seeing a predator outside his cage.
Shy rabbits and old rabbits may not want to leave the cage.
There is a so called shy buck syndrome that happens to some bucks as they do not seem interested in mounting the doe s they just want to hang out and check out the the doe and her cage.
Quite frankly these articles are advertising dog fences i guarantee you that.
Don t encourage problems.
In this article we offer suggestion why your bunny has started peeing on your couch or bed and give examples of ways to get them to stop.
I ll let her run a few laps then i ll put my hand in the cage and stop her for the buck to breed her.
In order to keep house rabbits from digging up your carpet and doing other destructive behaviors you will need to give your rabbit something that is okay for her to dig an alternative to the carpet and teach.
Open the rabbit s cage door then back away.
Why does my bunny pee on my couch or bed and how do i stop it.
Avoid giving your bunny food especially treats in on your bed or couch.
If you have a rabbit and carpeting then you probably have a rabbit that digs in that carpeting.
For other ideas on ways to reward your little one and providing acceptable items to chew on check out this article by my house rabbit.
