Get Your Rabbit to Stop Chewing Up Your House (and other disciplining techniques!)

if left unchecked bunnies can become little monsters so how did i go from that little monster to having a well-behaved free-roaming bunny hello buns welcome back to cinnabun sundays a weekly video series where we talk about all things bunny i am morgan cinnabun's bun mom and today i'm going to teach you how to punish your bunny that sounds so dramatic so let me let me rephrase a little bit i'm going to teach you how to discipline your rabbit bunnies are just the most sweet sensitive precious souls who just seem like they can do no wrong but in reality they can do so much wrong if left unchecked bunnies can become little monsters chewing their way through the house peeing and pooping everywhere and really fulfilling that stereotype the bunnies are just kind of a nuisance which is absolutely not the case if you train your rabbit properly disciplining a rabbit is very different than disciplining a dog or a cat so today i'm going to give you tips on how to best teach your rabbit the ways of your home without scaring your bunny and making them terrified of you one thing that i do want to note before we get started is i'm going to be referencing potty accidents this is not a video for how to potty train your rabbit i have that video it is linked somewhere up here you can check it out i'll also link it below but this is for rabbits who are already potty trained and are just having some accidents around the house any new pet owner knows that one of the most shocking things that happens when you bring home a pet is that they don't understand what no means i remember when i brought cinnabun home and she would just run rampant over my apartment just chewing on everything in sight and i would yell no at her and she would just stare at me and be like what do you need something so how did i go from that little monster who couldn't even understand what no meant to having a well-behaved free-roaming bunny i'm going to give you my three levels of discipline that have helped me with cinnabun teach her over time what no means what not to do and that there are consequences to bad behavior level one scolding it's hard to discipline rabbits because you can't really make contact with them because you could hurt them they have really sensitive skin and bones and so even just tapping your bunny can actually hurt them and terrify them plus because rabbits are prey animals physical contact can actually really stress them out and give them a lot of anxiety so there's a happy medium that you need to find of teaching your rabbit who the alpha bun is and not terrifying though if you ever spot your rabbit chewing on something they are not allowed to get right up in their face and yell no and then slap the floor on the ground this is emulating their stomp that rabbits will do they want what's wrong are you stomping you're fine okay stomping for rabbits means i do not like this this is not okay i am unhappy so if you can yell no and stomp next to them they'll start to connect the dots of this is not okay i specifically use this scolding technique for chewing instances when cinnabun is doing something that she is not supposed to be doing and then eventually you can remove the stomp and just say no but because they've learned to associate that no with the stomp this is not okay it can become an actual verbal cue step two physical contact oh that sounds weird if you find that just yelling and stomping no next to your rabbit is not working you might need to get a little more hands-on if you will i personally think that the most effective way to tell cinnabun that she doesn't like something is to physically pick her up and say no when she's doing it combining that verbal cue with something that they hate rabbits in general do not like to be picked up it's similar to a hawk coming out of the sky and picking them up their prey instinct just goes into overdrive and they freak out so if you see your rabbit doing something that you don't like scoop them up really quickly hold them up to it and say no letting them know it's not okay and then put them back down this is also especially useful if you have an area in your house that your potty trained rabbit still likes to have accidents in if you ever see a pea accident on your sofa on your bed on the floor pick up your rabbit whenever you see it hold them in front of the accident say no and then instead of putting them back on the ground put them into their litter box this works best if you do it the second they have their accident but it still can be effective if you pick them up and hold them in front of an accident if you find it later now if you have a rabbit that's extremely difficult to pick up and you see that they're chewing something and you're like there's no way i'm gonna be able to grab them this is a lost cause you can slightly move them out of the way so if your rabbit is chewing on something you can put your hand between their face and let's say the basket that they're chewing on and push them away while saying no don't shove them don't toss them just move them very gently to make that contact to say this is not okay it's a less direct way than picking your bunny up but it still is getting the point across that what they're doing is naughty anytime that you're making physical contact with your rabbit make sure it's gentle make sure you are picking them up properly make sure that you are moving them away gently because you never want to injure your rabbit number three timeout so you've scolded your bunny you've picked your bunny up but they are still just chewing in that same spot they're still peeing in that same spot they're being naughty next time you catch them in the act pick them up and put them into time out timeout can be an exercise pin timeout can be the bathroom with the toilet bowl closed so that it can't get into trouble it can be a small space that they do not like and just put them in there for 30 minutes as you're doing it continue to say no no bad bad bunny bad rabbit whatever you want to say and put them right there timeout really only works if you do it when you catch them in the act so that they can learn if i do this act i'm getting put into rabbit jail sometimes rabbits can be like little kids you can scold them over and over but until you really show action with either picking them up or putting them in timeout they're gonna keep being naughty now remember buns if there are things you absolutely do not want your bunny to touch make sure you bunny proof appropriately you can cover your sofa with blankets to keep them protected you can use bunny proofing materials that i've talked about in my bunny proofing videos but you want your rabbit to understand that no means no and you want to be able to discipline them appropriately they are a member of your house there are certain rules they need to learn to follow and just letting your rabbit get away with all of this naughty behavior is only going to make you more frustrated with them and them feel like they are the alpha bun in your home so with that it is time to prove that you are actually the alpha bun not them and i hope that this helps you and your rabbit live in harmony together in your home thank you so much for watching if you like bunnies and love this kind of content subscribe so you never miss an episode and like this video if you found these tips useful we will see you next sunday bye buns [Music] you

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Length: 7min 20sec (440 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 19 2021