Pleasing 4 Pets

An oversized rabbit was given the hop by her new owners after her huge appetite proved way too much for them to deal with.

The giant European rabbit, named Roo was purchase for £129 by a family who took her home to live with them on their substantially sized farm. But the hungry herbivores uncontrollable appetite meant that she literally ate them out of house and home, when she began nibbling at their furniture.

Her frustrated new owners were forced to return her to the pet shop in Elgin, Moray where they had purchased her just a few days earlier.

Tracey Simpson from Pets At Home commented:-

“Her new owners thought they were buying an animal similar to a cat that would come and sit on their lap and quietly move around the house. But Roo isn’t like that. She’s full of life and because her teeth never stop growing, she likes to munch on things. That didn’t go down well.”

Super sized Roo manages to munch a whole kilo of kale and massive amounts of hay and other rabbit food each week. She also devours huge amounts of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.

The good news is that the cute bunny has since been re-housed with a caring member of staff from Pets At Home who had looked after her since she arrived there.

As a rule, rabbits are exceptionally hygienic. In their natural habitat most will only go to the toilet in certain spots and will very rarely foul the inside of their warrens. Domesticated rabbits are pretty much the same, preferring to relieve themselves in a very small number of places and are a result are fairly easy to house break, with most bunnies requiring only a small amount of encouragement from their owners to urinate in their litter tray from just a few weeks old.

Rabbits aged more than one year are remarkably easy to house train, particularly if they have been spayed. Neutering is essential if your rabbit is to live in your house, without it female rabbits are prone to restlessness during the springtime and may mark their territory by urinating away from the litter tray.

Position your bunnies’ litter tray inside the pen or near her bed and arrange another tray in a quiet corner of the room if possible. Plant a small number of pellets in each tray with a piece of tissue steeped in your rabbit’s urine. This will helping her to understand what they litter tray is for.

Whenever she hops into the tray furnish her with praise. If she appears cautious, direct her soothingly to the tray or consider luring her into it with a treat

You should experiment with several varieties of litter to discover which one your rabbit prefers. The best styles are the absorbent non toxic or organic forms as most rabbits will attempt to chew up their litter at some point or will swallow small amounts in the course of grooming.

The majority of rabbits also take pleasure in burrowing in their litter trays and some have been known to fall asleep in them! Try not to discourage this behaviour since if your you bunny is happy being in the tray she will also want to mark it with her urine and droppings, which in turn will promote litter training.