Your Rabbit Does NOT Need Bedding
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
- It's a common question from new rabbit caretakers, "do I need bedding for my rabbit?" The answer is no! Even though the packaging often has a rabbit on it, bedding is not necessary for rabbits and is much more of a hindrance than a help.
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My name is Amy and I am the Bunny Lady!
I am a lifelong rabbit lover and have been specializing with rabbits at my local animal shelter. I am here to make sure all of you rabbit caretakers have everything you need to have a happy and healthy bunny in your home.
My mission is to help you fellow rabbit lovers get all the resources you need to help your rabbits thrive. A happy bunny is the best companion, and they are worth all the trouble those little fluffballs cause.
I only use bedding in the litter box. Pine pellets on the bottom, very thin layer of bedding over that and hay on top
I do the exact same
I got two rabbits one loves floor and the other one rather be on carpet😂😂
@@keysig3022 one loves digging my garden and the other loves sunbathing under the shade in my garden 😁😁😁😁😁
I just use pine pellets with a pile of hay on one side. That's a really good idea, though! Because she loves digging around in the fluffy bedding. I'm going to do that.
We do the same. Especially since we have 2 baby bunnies who pee and poo alot. It does help keep them dry. I do think I need a bigger litter box for my babies.
Lol at the rabbit fur floating down at 1:58 😆
Is that what it was? 😂
I confim. My 🐇 loves lying on the cold floor tiles or on top of the air vent. She enjoys the cold feeling.
Mine also he just chills with his legs out
I found the same with my rabbit.
My bunny loves laying in cardboard boxes so anytime I get a package from Amazon I give him a new box and and he loves it
Mine own often lays over my bed 🙃
Mine too. Maybe because here its hot all the time that why mine like to sleep on the floor. I tried giving him a bed, towel, small carpet anything, and he wouldn't even look at them.
Yep, hard, flat, cool surfaces are what rabbit's like best. The bunnies I've taken care of love cool tiles to lay on and sleep. Great insights here and good topic to introduce to new rabbit owners. You and Ellie are the best.
Funny you bring up rabbits pushing out their bedding so they can lay down. My bunny Luna has been doing that, even when I just clean the cage she'll push it all out. Today I'll be trying to use a towel lol.
I love this girl , i have seen fake rabbit enthusiasts in youtube and other platforms but this is genuine ,pure and true
Thank you for sharing these ideas! Much appreciated! I have a cardboard box that they use to go in hide in if they want (I have two brothers) and they sometimes sleep on top of the box, which is much softer than the floor, so this is their preference. I'm going to also get them a hammock. One of my bunny brothers is an adventurer, so the hammock would be an adventure for him more than just another place to sleep. Although they both get plenty of adventure. They sleep and eat inside in a very large cage and then every day we either bring them out to the porch or an outdoor grassy run we created so they can run around and do binkies. We bring them outside around 6pm when it's cooled down outside but before the mosquitos come out. We also have chicken wire as a roof for the outdoor grassy run because we have hawks. Thanks again and God bless!
I'm an old house rabbit owner and found this video very informative. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I just adopted two bunnies, and the lady I got them from didn't use bedding, but when I got to the store, I thought I needed it. I quickly searched on YT to see if I needed it and found your video. I appreciate your help.
You're channel has been so helpful with my new little guy. I didn't know you had a store. You should mention it more often.
Oh my goodness. I can’t imagine not using bedding in my buns litter box. Having to use a towel or sheet every time I clean the liter is way too much work and washing. My buns lay/sleep on blankets, not the bedding. They are completely liter trained, and cleaning it just a matter of dumping it in a large trash bag and that’s it. I guess to each their own on this one.
she does say in the video that litter is the exception! this video is more about using the litter material for rabbits to sit and sleep on. i wouldnt recommend using a towel as litter either haha
@@spoingal okay got it! 👍🏾
I have been going through that realization for months. When I first got my rabbit we use the bedding, but like you said, he just ended up digging it out. Now there’s a towel if he wants to use it, and I just use that bedding for litter. I find it works really great for that. And I know it’s been said before, but God your channel is so underrated I have learned so much from it probably more than any other resource, and I have used quite a few resources over the last months.
Our rabbit has always slept on the floor either laid out on his belly or flopped on his side like a dog and it's really cute. He doesn't go near anything like pillows or blankets when he wants to sleep and we don't need to buy any bedding materials. For his litter I bought a bin from Walmart and some metal cooling trays that fit nicely over the top of the bin. Then I drilled 6 holes around the outside of the bin and zip tie the cooling racks over the top. Fill that with litter material and put their food on it until they learn to pee in the bin. Worked for me and our bunny is free roam and doesn't pee on the floors at all.
So good to know. My bunnies really enjoy either laying on litter pellets or just on the cool floor lol. low maintenance buns ❤️
Hi Amy I love your videos I've got two rabbits that are free roam and they are my kids every week your videos confirm something else about the way I treat my rabbits Ricochet and Maggie have a litter tray in the corner. And your right about them preferring to sleep on hard surface. I sleep on the rug with them and every night. They always move to the edge on the hardwood floor.. Lets me know I'm doing everything right for the last 2.years. Btw Elle is awesome and you are to freaking adorable. Stay Hoppy!!!!
I use horse stall pellets aka compressed/pelletized pine wood pellets as a thin layer on the bottom of my bunnies' litterboxes and since they don't like the feeling of poky wood pellets on their feet, I put a small amount of hay on top. Their litter boxes eventually get more and more hay on top of the wood pellets, and then I clean them out every few days.
You are so sweet. From the day I brought my bunny home, he has ben roam free, never had a cage and determined his own spaces. I tried hideouts etc...no go.... He figured out where to do his business in his litter boxes filled with litter called Yesterdays News....very easily, like a cat! Thankfully, I work from home and my bun is by my side constantly (ues even when I go to bathroom)...my sleeptime, brings extreme love bombing...lol. I am groomed every night. Soo sweet. My bun is only 7 months old. He adores flat surfaces, comfy blankets etc is great but only on my bed. You are sweet and smart :). Ohhh I am 51 years old!! You are an inleeigent wonder. Keep these educational videos coming :)
I use it for litter. It's easier to get than the other stuff you mentioned recycled paper cat litter. Plus I clean it out every other day. I don't have the luxury to use towels ( I can only do laundry on weekends). Plus he likes to chew on them and I can't keep them in his cage without fear of him eating it. As for where mine sleep, he likes a dog bed. He uses the edge as a pillow. Mostly during the day I'll find him in his hut laying on the bed. At night he'll sleep on the hard floor. He also likes grass straw mats to sleep on.
My bunny loves her soft blanket especially in our cold winters in South Africa..
I use bedding for my bunnies playpen. I don’t mind having to change it and sweeping the messes they make with it.
Thank you! I knew I didn’t need it because my local bunny rescue lady educated me when I adopted my bunnies but I kept wondering what it was for!😂
ya me too. and I use pine pellets we have two rabbits and one is allergic to the pine in the spring so we use paper small pet select and for the boy we use pine pellets from tractor supply.
This was very helpful, thanks!
Very helpful and important info your sharing.
My bun has a small fleece blanket that she sometimes lays on but most of the time she just likes the floor. She HATES bedding. Her litter is wheatgrass pellets.
I do use the bedding that is shown in the video. However, I put pine pellets in the box first and then some paper bedding on top of the pellets in hopes that the bedding will make it more comfortable for the rabbit when they are standing on the pellets. Also, I change out the litter and hay twice a day.
THANKS SO OO VERY MUCH BUNNY-RABBIT LADY YAYYYYY
I’ve got carpet all over my floor and my rabbit have got his own beds (yes there are 2 beds) one right beside mine he likes to lay down there during day time and one is under my bed which he loves to sleep during night time. I used blankets and a cotton sheet. He loves sleeping on both beds and likes to nap sometimes on my bed as well.
And thank you for addressing the pine and cedar . Not apt of people know it causes problems I argues with someone at the pet store bc they said it was “safe” and my info was wrong
Thank you
I buy cheap $6 40 lb hard wood pellets to absorb my bun's urine and to prevent the smell. And it's not bad. I would agree that other bedding brand gets soo expensive.
Same here! It is so economical and much safer for buns.
Where do you buy it? I need more wood pellets.
@@musicrazy13: Menards or Fleet Farm! I am from MN. I don't know if these stores are located across the US.
@@musicrazy13 Home Depot sells wood pellets. I buy mine from there:)
I thought fly strike means flies getting into wounds. Not directly caused by flies if there is no wound
Love ur channel!!
I only used paper bedding for a small period as litter for them. Then switched to small pet select wood pellet litter, after that, just stopped using litter because my bunnies will DIG and DIG at the litter, regardless at the time, and much prefer the large amounts of hay on their puppy pads. And boy do they love flat surfaces. I have a shelf, a four tier shelf, that holds most of my stuff, but the very bottom has a cushion and a fleece blanket over it as a hidey spot for them. But Xiao Wu LOVES laying on our vent because it's made of metal and really cool when it starts getting hot in the house. Tu Shen will flop just about anywhere he wants, even at my feet.
THANK YOU. YOURE AWESOME
Thank you!☺️👍🏾
I've always used wood pellets for litter, works very well :)
Depending on the wood you use. Never use pine or cedar-it will kill them
@@miad6160 pelletized pine bedding says that it’s safe for them? Because it’s gone through the process of getting rid of the phenols
Thanks for information❤
My bun has a large Xpen, he's got a litter box and half the pen has a rabbit safe mat and the other half is just our homes cool tiles, great for warm days and cooler days he gets to chose lol
Love this ❤️ thankyou
I had nooo idea thank you!! We’re heading up on a year together! :)
I’ve always used something like flannel for my bunnies bottom of their crates. They constantly chew it up or dig it out of the way so they can lay on the hard plastic. I always thought that had to be so uncomfortable! We use wood pellets for litter and I have a few small pieces of flannel or fleece or towels laid out around the crate if they want it! Most of the time they opt to lay on the cold hard plastic 🤦🏽♀️. They both free roam (separately bc one female would legit kill the other) and even still, they choose to sit in front of the fan or sit against the cold window! Such precious little babies!
Thanks helpful
4:34 & 5:35 Ellie and Teddy demonstrate the typical 1/2 sploot 🤣🤣🤣💚
I didn't even listen to this whole video right away. I read the title and then and then I clicked on it. I think I made it to 50 seconds when I paused the video and then dumped out all of my rabbit's bedding. I spent about 30 minutes cleaning out all the bedding from his enclosure and then vacuuming my floor. After that, I put my rabbit back in the enclosure with his litter box. I won't be buying bedding ever again. Now that that's all done, I will finish watching the video.😄😄
Same!
Wow, thanks!! I’ve always used white paper bedding and my bun always launched it everywhere. And he always cleared the space he would lay down in! Now it makes sense!! He’s free roaming when I’m home but has to be in his house when I’m not. This will save money and he’ll be happier!
How big is his house?
@@Yeewen88 It’s like 5ft long by 4ft deep and 3ft high. He’s out when I’m home but only in the living room, I wish I could let him free roam all the time but there’s too much I can’t rabbit proof that he’d get into and get hurt.
0:09 I love that I need to teach my rabbit to do that it is so cute
Well, I am glad that as I watch your videos I was already doing the right thing 😛 and you cover really subjects 👍
very informal great vid!
Thank you. I have a dwarf Hotot youngster that was an unexpected adoption. This is my first bunny. You have been so helpful and unlike some others on here, you are always positive and encouraging.
i use paper bedding so what my holland lops have A hutch and they love there paper bedding in they litter box and i just use my vac so thank you amy
I use Small Pet Select Bedding pellets it's really healthy
Me too!
Same!
So do I!
She literally said she's not talking about the litter beddings 🤦♀️
I have some completely unrelated questions I haven’t seen answered yet, though maybe I’ve missed them…. 1) I really *want* my bunny to be a free roaming house rabbit, but I have concerns about stepping on him. Whenever I’m in his room, he nearly kills us both by going exactly where my feet are going. If I give him the whole house, do you think he’d still be compelled to get under foot?
Thanks. Just got a rabbit and as I was listening to the hard surface part I looked over and rabbit was laying on the hard surface not the bedding. Just like you said.
i use a paper based bedding for my bunnys litterbox but only a mat for any type of bedding that he lays on. cant imagine the money id have to spend if i was wasting the paper bedding on his enclosure!
I give my bunny a little cushion which js very soft but he still sleeps on the cages surface, well yeah i put him in the cage at night as he isnt potty trained yet and we havent bunny proofed out house too so ye once that is done he will sleep on the carpet
The way you are talking is gorgeous ❤
I personally use bedding and bedding pellets together for my rabbit's cage and change it twice a week, my rabbit doesn't spend much time in the cage (I only put her in there when I'm going to sleep) so smell and bugs aren't an issue for me but I'll see if I can find an alternative for bedding
I use the flyers or newspapers and cut them into strips they’re soft and cost nothing in the litter box
I use the horse pine pellets is that ok for my rabbit
My bunny lives in the laundry room on the concrete floor. I live in the Pacific Northwest. I worry about him getting too cold this winter. Your channel and blog have been my go to for information as a first time rabbit owner.
I bought my rabbits a memory foam flat dog bed to lay down on, and instead they lay next to it on the hardwood floor... They tend to prefer carpeted floor but they definitely don't care to have anything "cushiony".
Very Helpful! I keep it in my bun's litterbox and he is doing great with it, sometimes he'll kick out some of it outside of his box. Personally, i find that with the bedding AND the peepads its less likely to seep through making it simpler to clean.
Your buns are adorable, thanks for the bunny content!
Me too. I only keep it my fur baby's litter box along with a puppy pad as a liner. Easiest clean up!
What about the pine pellets from Tractor Supply? I have been getting good results with those pellets but now I am getting worried they could be bad for my bunny. I recently bought 2 bags
I love your channel. Are you a vet?
A sheet towel just traps moisture and stink smells of the rabbit, grass bedding brings bugs ad mice.
I use soft insulation foam roll and foam puzzle mats.
I had a domestic rabbit dumped on property. Made it a shelter out of old foam cooler and scrap ply wood wrap coveing. Then put old foam puzzle mat and soft insulation foam roll crumpled up on inside. This insulates it and is soft. And to clean just spray wipe it. These materials don't trap moisture, stink smells, and won't bring bugs, mice.
This cheap shelter of foam cooler and foam mats, foam roll insulation work for cats , other animals and is super cheap
What type flooring is best for the giant rabbits weight bout 16 pounds was told rabbit wire is not good to use
Wait how can I prepared my buns litter box instead? I usually put 1/3hay 2/3 bedding
My rabbits make their own bedding by shredding and destroying the rugs and carpets I put in for them.
I use plain white bedding in her litter box only. I clean it every 1-3 days. She free roams my house. I was so worried for a second when I saw the title.
Me too. Exact same reason. ;)
Do you have any carpet recommendations? I’m moving rooms with my rabbit and I’m trying to find a large carpet that isn’t too hard to clean but also doesn’t slide around too much.
I’ve only recently become the owner of 2 beautiful rabbit babies so I’m completely new to it all. They live outdoors simply because that’s how they were raised off the people I got them from (debating bringing them indoors due to cats in the area) but anyways does this apply to both indoor and outdoor bunnies, the not needing bedding I mean?
Hi Amy, I’m curious about using paper bedding for a digging box as an enrichment toy with other toss toys. Would paper bedding be a good choice with easy cleanup (using a shop vac or broom) or is there a different option you would recommend?
It’s a safe choice
I always found that wood shavings is the worst bedding for rabbits because it gets stuck to their butts and so puts them at a higher risk of flystrike. My rabbits free roam but I use shredded paper for their litter trays and clean it daily and give them their hay in cardboard boxes.
My rabbits prefer grass or dirt. Dust baths are common as well.
Hi I just came across your channel I bought a bunny for my daughter it came with a cage and it also came with bedding but do we need to have a litter box and a cage or can she also do her business in her cage
Yes but you do need bedding for outside rabbits in hutches.
My bunny eats his bedding fresh4life natural paper how can I avoid to do that?
I should buy a black carpet and place SUM foods and also I will add toys
Is the point not to use "bedding" or a form of litter altogether. By the end of the video you mentioned a litter product. My main concern is something to absorb the moisture/odor. Bunny dad for over 20 years but always willing to learn more :)
Just the shavings in the bottom of a cage. You can, and should, a litter box. Keep the litter box nice and clean. I save money by using free newspapers as a litter bottom with local barn hay as a topper so they don't sit in their pee and get urine scald.
What litter pellets are those?
My bunnies love to sleep on their aspen shavings. They will work on them until they make a nice nest with them.
My rabbits try eating towels or basically anything I put in the hutch
I have a question so in my rabbits cage I can just place a towel on the flooring and could she pee on that poo on it as well and then i just wash it so basically what you are saying that instead of shavings i could just place a towel in her cage?
I can’t believe you used towels and rugs for the bunny enclosure because they chew on everything and it can both have a blockage in their stomachs and intestines if they eat the towel or the rug
Hi! Love your channel! I actually have two questions. One, could I use a towel for liter? That sounds so much easier than the bedding. I usually buy the exact brand that you showed in the video lol but I use it as liter. I agree that it is just getting so expensive! Also, I have an unrelated question. My Delilah who is a seven-year old Holland lop, has always struggled with allergies. She actually gets worse whenever I give her Timmy hay. is their another hay alternative that she could use? Thank you so much!!!
i guess you could try a towel. i depends on the bunny, they might destroy it. also it would probably take more work to clean that way. have you tried orchard grass hay?
I use paper based litter for my boys. Then put shavings on top. They were neutered 2 weeks ago and spend a lot of time pushing around the contents of the litter box (particularly after changing) and are still leaving a couple of poops outside of the litter box. Does anyone have any experience of this behaviour? Does anyone know if this is them saying they don't like the shavings? or is it just their hormones haven't finished dropping?
Then there’s my rabbit sleeping on my bed with me 😂
i understan what tou saying!
I am trying to locate bedding info for baby rabbits, no fur yet. Not a breeder. I found them in a shallow nest. Seems they would have drown with the rain we've been having.
I bought my 2 new bunny (bought them yesterday) a hiding house made from hay. And i set up a larger cage for them on thesame time today. Not even 20min passed and there were bunch of poop inside. :( im sosad. Anyone know how to fix this?
Hi
Our rabbit used to use the litter box but now she destroys her cage by moving her litter box and peeing or pooping on the rubber based mats we have. It’s not a daily thing we have to strip her pen of the mats ash everything. Any advice?
So I dont get it what are u supposed to use for bedding instead and it's too much wrk to always wash the blankets I think.
I was a bit confused bc I use hay and bedding and a pee pad only in my rabbit’s litter box. I don’t use it outside of their litter box or any of that. I clean her box each week cause she doesn’t soil it very fast. I just have a mini dog bed, a shirt of mine, and a blanket from my rats one for comfort and two to get used to our smells. Otherwise I let her have the cold floor nice and open for her to hop, lay down, binki, stand on her hind legs etc. she sometimes dogs in her litter box but out of the month I’ve had her in a playpen, instead of a hutch (which I will never put her in again) she’s only dug in her box 2-3 times. It doesn’t bother her, it’s one of her favorite places to be in her pen. So I wasn’t sure if you meant don’t have bedding for the pen and everything else or just the pen? If you could clear that up for me, that would be awesome!
I have my bunnies in a cage and I use bedding should I use a litter box? they are always in there I feel mean keeping them in there all day but they are up stairs and I also have a dog and he stays down stairs I'm afraid that they will fall down the stairs 😥 please help me!
can u use it in your litter box?
My bunnies are in the garage and their favourite place to lay is on the cold concrete floor🤣
Is it ok to use it in a bunny’s litter box?
I got a litter tray in my rabnits gage with woo
Does this advice apply to outdoor bunnies as well? We are in winter time right now in the Pacific Northwest. I currently use hay on the top layer as bedding and straw on the bottom layer. I feel like I want to keep something down for them. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
It shouldn't be an outdoor bunny honestly