Play things

Thumper has every bunny toy pets at home sell. Literally. She ignores all of them.

I've bought toys off eBay. I've tried make your own toys.

She won't play with anything, except....

I bought a toy car for my o/h from a charity auction one year, it's about half the size of her. THIS she will play with. But that's it.

Is thumper just strange? Do your buns play with bunny toys? Do they have other things they prefer to play with?

Loll gets a bit uppity with a bunny/carrot rattle but otherwise he loves toilet roll tubes, a fir cone, his ash twigs, a cats bell-ball and recently I bought a steam cleaner and the long box as become a favourite dash-through on his mad-half-hours.
Clawed's favourite toy was one of those old (70's?) pull-along dogs, the ones with a bobble tail on a spring that made clacky noises as you pulled them along. She loved twanging that tail!

mine love love the tunnels,when i put them in,they have a mad 30 mins dashing in and out of them,jumping over,they also love the balls you can get (3 in a pack) they dont take long to destroy,there not too fussed on toilet rolls,which is a shame as we go through loads

Daisy goes through phases.....he wont touch any of his toys for ages and then just as im about to take them away he'll play with them....or pretend to.

He does love a little ring he has with a bunny face on it - we like to play catch! He also loves a little barrell with a bell in it....he uses it to make his demands.

He loves a T Towel though - will spend ages digging it and moving it from one place to another...

Oh and last night he really enjoyed nibbling a cable between the laptop and the tv...that was fabulous fun apparently!

Mine love the tunnels and tent in garden

Flopsy doesnt play with toys that are inside hutch yet Flora loves them, well throwing them down the ramp

They have balls of every size, plastic rattle toys, loo rolls and a lovely new wicker type bed i bought them today

Has anyone tried one of those wicker cat bed... looks like an igloo with a balcony bed? Thought about one for Loll.

woodwench wrote:Loll gets a bit uppity with a bunny/carrot rattle but otherwise he loves toilet roll tubes, a fir cone, his ash twigs, a cats bell-ball and recently I bought a steam cleaner and the long box as become a favourite dash-through on his mad-half-hours.
Clawed's favourite toy was one of those old (70's?) pull-along dogs, the ones with a bobble tail on a spring that made clacky noises as you pulled them along. She loved twanging that tail!

I had one of those dogs when I was little - loved it!!!

Mine were never interested in toys at all. The only thing they liked was the tunnels. Gloria would very occasionally throw a jangly rattle thing around - but really that was because she really wanted to show me how totally annoyed with me wanting to stroke her, not giving her enough carrots ..... I could go on!

Uh oh! Norty Daisy!

Right enough, she does like a good cardboard box, when we were packing up to move she had to chin every single last box. My o/h got golf clubs delivered and we cut an arch on the side for her to get in and out. She loved it. I had to hide it in the back of my car for surveyors, photographers, viewers etc coming

Nickie it's good to hear Thumper isn't a total oddball then

Although, like Josie said, I did used to hear her throwing them down the ramp in the dead of the night when she was an outside bun.

woodwench wrote:Has anyone tried one of those wicker cat bed... looks like an igloo with a balcony bed? Thought about one for Loll.

Yep mine had one of those when on offer, they ate chewed it from the side until it collapsed and made a huge mess at the same time! Ikea do a wicker cat bed that is also fun for the buns and dirt cheap. A friend of mine bought 2 and fixed on on top of the other with cable ties to create a similar effect of igloo but much cheaper.

Actually, I think Joey is strange becase he does play with his toys! Our bridge bun Barney never bothered with anything we bought him - he was more interested in destroying boxes and wires and the house in general

Joe plays with his ball, hay ball and loofah and ball hangy toy. And of course tunnels

Don't bun toys have ODD NAMES?

Ball Hangy Toy! Clacky Dog (Claweds toy) Lil Loll has a Parrot Nibbler (which he ignores totally)....

There seems to be a whole new language developing. Thank goodness WE might not understand exactly what each thing is that is being discussed, but we know that WE are not completly mad when we talk about them.... Don't we?

The best money ever spent was on a dog treat ball which I use to feed pellets and is is used properly as intended by both rabbits and over a long period most evenings.

Otherwise favoured 'toys' include the hanging basket frames I use to try and protect the heart of my plants in the garden, it is very fun getting them unpegged and out of the way. Carboard in lots of interesting guises. Fleece blankets that can be reorganised and chewed. And flipflops. Especially the ones that have cost more than £15.

cheryl'n'bruce'flo wrote:The best money ever spent was on a dog treat ball which I use to feed pellets and is is used properly as intended by both rabbits and over a long period most evenings.

completely agree, treat balls are a great way to get your bunny interested in toys, once they crack those, the a whole new world opens up

Thumps, have a look at these films we made for HM, you may need to encourage Thumper with food orientated toys initially, til he gets the hang of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrDKTEcIigM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za5kl5dnnFc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sk3XCzKJ1k