Rabbits, do they also have destructive behaviour?

I mean, are they furniture friendly? Do they chew on electrical cords, slippers, shoes, etc. like dogs and cats do?





I am suspecting they will create havoc when released in my garden because they eat greens - is this correct?

Rabbits, do they also have destructive behaviour?
They chew. A lot. They chew on furniture, baseboards, carpet, electrical wires, slippers, shoes, etc. Not all of them will do this though. You definitely need to keep electrical wires out of the way so they don't electrocute themselves. You can cover them with plastic tubing, or just pull them up out of reach, block them off, etc. My rabbits once bit a phone cord into thirteen separate pieces before we discovered it; unfortunately not all wires are as harmless.





It is helpful to provide them with toys to chew on to keep them away from your own stuff- yellowpages, empty toilet paper rolls, cat bell toys, wood chew toys, etc.





Yes, they will eat plants in your garden. If you have flowers that are poisonous they seem to instinctively stay away from those.





http://www.rabbit.org has info on how to bunnyproof your home to keep both bunny and your household decor safe!
Reply:i've had a few rabbits over the past year or so..





they love to chew things.. and will chew whatever they can..





we got some babies from a friend of ours. their rabbits ate all of their kitchen chairs and anything that was made of wood got gnawed on





ours chew the phone chord wires, and love to eat the video wire for the dvd player espeically..





they have chewed all the corners of our carpet as well..





they make wonderful little pets but you have to keep an eye on them if you let them out
Reply:rabbits are good pets to have. as you should know their very quiet and behave beautifully. ive got 2 rabbits right now. a dwarf and dwarf lop! i love 'em.
Reply:Rabbits love chewing on electrical cords, paper, wood, digging at carpets, and many other things. It's their part of their nature they are vary inquisitive and troublemakers, they check out everything in a room out of curiosity. You have to block off the areas you don't want the rabbit to go. make sure electric cords are out of reach (they can jump onto couches)
Reply:1. Rabbits are furniture friendly.


2. electric and telephone cards should be placed at safe hight otherwise it will be damaged by rabbits.


3.books ,papers should also be out of its reach.


4. they will not cause havoc to garden if bailly is full.and also they are not fond of all grasses/vegetations.





they loving,cute,you must have a pair. but protect from cat and dogs.They are also delicate,handle them with love and care.
Reply:Rabbit will chew electrical cords. You pretty much have to rabbit proof your house or whatever room you decide to let them roam in form time to time. Rabbits also love their greens. When I had my bunnies outside I would have them on a leash. This will help keep them out of the garden. They can and will munch on the grass.





I have yet had a rabbit eat a shoe. My little siamese dwarf only likes to chew on my t-shirt when I hold him, so I have a special shirt just for him. My lop likes EVERYTHING. She'll go after the carpet from time to time, so we have to keep tabs on her. They also like blankets, so keep those off the floor. You have to treat them like you would an infant that's learning to crawl. You have to put things up and out of their way when they are out and about.
Reply:I had one for a few months...





She/he ate the wires and peeled my wallpaper.





That's enough for me.





Guess you have to keep them in a crate, but I felt bad keeping her/him all cooped up.





I returned the rabbitt to the shelter and got a cat instead. Much nicer, neater and hasn't ruined a thing.
Reply:When I lived in FL I had a dwarf hotot crossbred rabbit that was as fantastic a rabbit that you could get! Very friendly with anyone, tolerant with kids of ALL ages, and I'd leave her in the yard for hours and hours to return to find her playing in her little bunny fort. This particular rabbit wasn't a problem with "greens" as I only had flowers but there was plenty of grass for her to eat outside and she didn't bother with the plants. Oz, on the otherhand, (I got him when my other bunny died) would completely eat the my NEW $50 worth of FL plants and flowers and leave me empty stems! Inside the house (with the first rabbit) was another story! I'd watch tv with my brothers and leave her hopping around the house. If she was hungry, she'd hop up both flights of stairs (first one had 4 steps and the next had 8) and try and get in my room. She loved to hang out behind the tv and the bookcase that was across from the tv. Occasionally we'd hear this scratching sound and what sounded like ripping material. Turned out that she wanted the bottom of the couch a certain way! She'd nibble on the cords (I assumed she was trying to move it at the time) and one time my bro. and I were watching tv and heard a *POP*. I went to see what it was and the poor bunny (her name WAS Bunny!) was sitting there by a bitten cord for the floor lamp and her whiskers were slightly singed and she's sitting there like WTF JUST HAPPENED?! She was fine since then, luckily for me, but died a few years later. Rabbits are FANTASTIC pets and I currently have 4 and 4 babies. I recommend them to people that are looking for a small pet that's not as needy as a dog or cat. My rabbits are very sociable, tame, and so darn cute that I never get sick of them every day when I wake up! I haven't had much problem with rabbits biting (some people ask about that and since behavior was mentioned I figured I'd throw it in) except for the males that tend to be a little more territorial but a quick neuter and age progression helped cure that! =) Oz naps with me and loves to hop around the bed and under the blanket, etc. -- so cute! Now I must get him out so I can go to sleep, darn Yahoo Answers!
Reply:Rabbits love electrical insulation and paper, so they do chew on electrical cords. They are also diggers and some rabbits can damage carpet or moulding that way.





They are about as furniture friendly as dogs or cats- that is, they will damage things unless they're trained properly, or if you're lucky enough to get a well behaved one. The biggest difference will be the types of things they chew (wood, carpet, paper) and the fact that they do not like jumping up on furniture (compared to cats or dogs.)





They will create havoc in your garden for several reasons: malnutrition or poisoning from non-native plants or too much grass, digging warrens which can extend to neighbours' properties, and the occassional shock of finding rabbit entrails strewn across the yard from a passing dog or predator.

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