Carpet Pulling

Ok so Lucy is trying to pull at the carpet. Not at the carpet edges just anywhere she happens to be sat or laying, she will start to nibble and pull at it. Is there anything i can do to stop her doing this as we are in a rented flat. She hasn’t been spayed but i do need to book her in would this stop the carpet pulling!? We have to have our eye on her all the time now, where as before she was fine.

It sounds like she is frustratingly bored, has she got plenty of things to occupy her? is she locked in a cage or hutch all day?

Speying wonn't nec stop it Emma, it's the texture - they pull grass and leaves out of the ground, and carpet is a similar thing - something to pull out of the ground.

Try spreading her food around over the floor (veges and pellets) for her to eat whilst hopping around, and maybe try a treat ball too, works wonders with mine. We did an article on this in Hopping Mad! - look in the reviews section - treat balls, what are they good for?
Also, have a look at these vids on destructive house bunnies





And/or get a water spray bottle, and when she starts, say 'No' loudly, then a short sharp spray, not near her ears.
I have a terror at the moment, he's he; bent on destruction, all the above have worked for me, good luck

Luna does it too! I feel your pain, I worry when we move out of my parents house cause obviously we will have to rent D=. She knows it's naugthy though as when I call her name she runs off and binkys, so I think it's a game to her, Thistle barely ever chews the carpet strangely. I don't think it's because she's bored because otherwise Thistle would do it too, they have the same things to keep them entertained. It is good to give them something to distract them when they start doing it though, like a toilet roll tube stuffed with hay or a treat ball as jay suggested!

Snuffie used to when he was younger. He was a proper little interior designer and at one point and seem to think that everything, including carpet was there to play with. This is a bun who has never been in a hutch in his life and has plenty of toys. Needless to say, we have vinyl on the floor now.

I hope you problem is solved shortly dear.

Jo xx

No this is when she is OUT of her cage. She gets a lot of out time but i just cannot sit and watch her all day. Our carpet is flat so i don’t know why she's pulling at it and as i stated in the other thread she doesn't know what to do with toys. It happens to be when she lays down she just starts nibbling the carpet. She never did this before but then i suppose that was due to everything being new to her. If you shout to stop she will stop and then start again and she binkies off if you approach her and will still do it again. Very funny game but i can’t play it all day!

Thanks for the info guys...i will check out those videos and try and get some dummys arranged!

She looks adorable in her pic!

I rent too, and spend a lot of time filling in burrows and purchasing topsoil!

Keep us updated on her, she's a gorgeous bun.

I had buns that did this too and they were free range in the house all day. Try some of the tricks Jay has recommended and I am sure it will right itself. It is a natural grass pulling behaviour, so distraction is the way forward.