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🐰 Bunnies 101: Enrichment & Toys
Keeping your rabbit mentally engaged, physically active, and joyfully stimulated.  ⸻ 🌿 Why Enrichment Matters Rabbits in the wild spend hours every day: • exploring their environment • foraging for food • digging • chewing • interacting socially Indoor rabbits still have these instincts — enrichment is how we meet those natural needs in a safe, healthy way. ⸻ 🧺 Types of Enrichment Your Rabbit Needs ⸻ 1. Foraging Enrichment (A Must!) Foraging mimics natural behavior and keeps your rabbit’s brain active. Ideas: • Scatter leafy greens around their play area • Hide hay in different spots • Use snuffle mats • Forage boxes filled with: • hay • shredded paper • safe herbs • willow balls • Hang leafy greens from a clip to encourage reaching/stretching Never use: plastic, tape, cardboard with dyes/glue, or scented materials. ⸻ 2. Chew Toys Chewing keeps teeth healthy and reduces boredom. Safe chew options: • Apple sticks • Willow branches & balls • Timothy hay cubes • Rabbit-safe seagrass mats • Orchard grass twists • Natural pine cones (baked, untreated) Avoid: anything painted, glued, varnished, or flavored artificially. ⸻ 3. Digging Enrichment Bunnies love to dig — and giving them an approved outlet protects your floors, rugs, and baseboards. Digging ideas: • Dig box with shredded paper • Large litter box filled with paper bedding • Child-sized tunnel filled with hay • Snuffle mats • Burrow blankets ⸻ 4. Physical Enrichment & Play Encourage movement and exploration daily. Great options: • Tunnels • Cardboard boxes with door cutouts • Platforms & step stools • Hidey huts • Paper bags filled with hay • Lightweight balls they can toss ⸻ 5. Sensory Enrichment Stimulate curiosity through sound, smell, and touch. Examples: • Crinkle tunnels • Woven grass mats • Fresh herbs for scent exploration • Safe textured toys (wood + grass combinations) ⸻ 🏡 Daily Enrichment Schedule (Simple & Beginner-Friendly) Morning: Offer fresh greens, scatter a handful around the pen Afternoon: Provide chew toys, rotate in something “new” Evening: Tunnel time + digging box Before bed: Snuggle time or quiet forage activity ⸻ 🔄 Rotate Toys to Prevent Boredom Rabbits lose interest quickly when toys remain the same. Rotate: • hides • tunnels • chew items • forage toys every 2–3 days to keep life exciting. ⸻ 🛑 What NOT to Use These items are unsafe: • plastic toys • rubber toys • painted wood • anything with glue • rope toys that fray • cat toys with bells (can be swallowed) • cardboard with ink/printing • scented items ⸻ 💗 The Goal: A Happy, Confident, Curious Bunny Enrichment isn’t about “spoiling” — it’s essential for your rabbit’s emotional and physical wellbeing. A rabbit who has plenty to explore is: • calmer • friendlier • less destructive • more confident • happier Your bunny deserves a life full of discovery and joy — and you’re already giving them just that. |
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