How to Stop your Pet from Chewing Anything?


All rabbits do have the natural appetite of chewing almost anything. They are like a shredding machine that they can tore any objects that they came across their path. The most common issue if you are allowing your pet to stay inside your house is that they chew on your Carpets, Electrical Wire Cables, Woods and etc... 

On this post, we are going to discuss possible ways on how to stop or prevent your pet from chewing anything that could either hurt them or destroy valuable objects inside your house.

Why do rabbits loves to chew?

Rabbits are born to have sharp-teeth. As they grow older, they would prefer to chew on harder things in order to maintain their teeth trimmed. Thus, you have to provide them plenty of fresh hays or some tough materials just to have something to keep them from chewing on. You just have to be careful that these materials that you are giving into your pet are not harmless into their health.

A psychological reason why a rabbit keeps chewing is that they wanted to have attention. They wanted you as their owner to play with them and show your affection. Thus by regularly playing with your pet, it will make your rabbit feel entertained and happier which might lessen its chewing habit.

The Right Materials for your Rabbit's Environment

We have already discussed in the previous post the right materials to use on how to build your own rabbit hutch. What if from time-to-time, you are allowing your pet to roam around inside your house? You have to know that accidents could happen where your pet might accidentally bite one of those high-voltage cable wires. Another common issue is that they could chew on your carpets.

All of these can be prevented by visiting a Hardware Store and buying all the Bunny-Proof materials that you need. For the cable wires, you can buy a plastic tube then split it in length. When its done, simply slide the wire inside making sure that none of it is exposed. Finally, secure the end with a tape to prevent your rabbit from tugging it off.

As for your Carpets, you can roll it off temporarily and put it back when you kept your rabbit back into its hutch. If available in the Pet Store near you, there's a product that can be used to spray on your Carpet or on any objects which have a scent that will annoy your rabbit from getting close. This will keep your pet away from the objects that you had sprayed the scent on.

Items that your Rabbit can Chew

It's not because that your rabbit can chew almost everything, it doesn't mean that you can just grab anything around then give it into your pet. Common incidents that most rabbits dies are when they eat objects with sharp thorns or spikes. 

This will impale their internal organs which could lead into their death when not immediately treated.

Hays are the rabbit's favorite food to eat but it might not be good enough to satisfy their unstoppable chewing habit so it is highly suggested that you give your pet harder things to chew. To give you a few of these items, you can give your pet - Tree Branches of an Apple, Willow and Aspen.

Tree Branches

Are items like carpet and furniture can harm your pet?

The answer is yes. Carpets or any other forms of fabric materials can harm your rabbit particularly when a lot of fiber has been excessively ingested. As for the furniture, most of them are painted with hazardous chemical component such as Varnish Coating.

Can you train a rabbit about what to chew and not to chew?

You can train your rabbit on what to chew and not chew but it requires constant interaction with your pet. It is more like treating it as a companion and not just a pet. Through time, you will develop some sort of understanding with one another that will allow you to be able to communicate and discipline your rabbit.