Guinea Pig & Rabbit Care : How to Train Your Rabbit Not to Chew or Dig Household Items

When scolding a rabbit for chewing on household items, never strike the rabbit as it produces fear and can cause serious damage. Train rabbits not to chew or dig with tips from a veterinarian in this free video on rabbits and pet care.

Expert: Dr. Endre Sos
Contact: www.zoobudapest.com
Bio: Dr Endre Sos is the chief veterinarian of the Budapest Zoo.
Filmmaker: Paul (Leopold) Volniansky

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• pets
• pet care
• rabbits
• rabbit care
• guinea pigs
• guinea pig care
• mammals
• rodents
• domesticated animals

[Nicholas304]

that brown rabbit looks like it has a mustache

[nour264]

in soviet russia, rabbit trains you!!

[Fantageous]

Maybe I'm lazy or feel it is futile but rabbits aren't easy to train...they like to be around you, but don't like being picked up. You can use food-reward training (natural motivation). I don't rec' punishment. It scares them + they likely might associate you with the punishment. It would be better to contain the rabbit in a rabbit safe area or supervise it if it's roaming free. They chew everything because that's what rabbits do - their teeth constantly grow hence nature made them chewers.

[BurntJuiceTV]

I recently got two Dwarf rabbits, and named them Glaze and Rory :3

[nikikhilton]

oh now the mexican man wants to teach us somthin

[simonestrachan]

I just got a new rabbit its black and white name is kayden XD

[Mr12365478987]

where is guinea Pig part?:(

[saltburnsurfer]

My rabbit has chewed everything I own... So there's nothing left for him to destroy! :) even the top half of my scerting boards and every corner of my carpet! It's like talking to a brick wall telling him to stop, but I love him none the less. Atleast he poo's in the right place :)

[Myhopeisinhim]

@Pennyiscute1984

I wouldn't recommend running at them, they get startled and scared very easily. Have you tried to clap and say no, and then if he doesn't listen, go over to him and encourage him to move away, or distract him with another toy?

[mermaidamp]

Rabbits are great creatures.

[Pennyiscute1984]

I use to clap & shout NO when he was naughty but after a while my bunny realised my threats were empty and just started to ingored me. So now i run at him really quickly...he runs off but 2 seconds later he's back. He chews EVERYTHING so i'm getting him fixed!