Newspaper

I caught Hazel eating the newspaper Will it hurt her?

[b]Ruffin is allways eating my newspaper and is in moor danger of me hurting her but she has never had any ill effects from it

Thumper used to eat paper like it was going out of fashion and it never did her any harm BUT a vet did tell me to stop putting papers down for her. "She eats papers, yes?" the vet said.

I meant to ask at the time how she knew she was eating it but I forgot to. It's bothered me for years that has!

On the rare occasion that OH puts a paper on the floor, she'll sneak over and munch a little bit and I have to chase her away. It's hillarious

Well she is pulling it from underneath her hay because i'm lining the cage with it and I caught her in the litter tray oh sorry I mean bed pulling it up and nibbling on it

Thumper2001 wrote:
I meant to ask at the time how she knew she was eating it but I forgot to. It's bothered me for years that has!

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cos she prob had a black bum hole off all the ink

all mine have there hutches shed and cage lined with it and I shred loads for the girls jump in box they love it, you can just hear them nibbling lol

my flopsy chews anything she can i have to mov cans plastic packing alsorts little madam
plastic wrapping etc can't be good.

I think that the danger is that they fill themselves up on empty calories so feeling full and not eating nutritious food. Also, some printer inks in large quantities are probably not a good idea. I think that you have to be extra careful with coated magazine style paper and coloured ink.

Mine used to eat the odd bit but not much. In the end, paper is made from wood pulp so it does give them fibre, but if they eat a lot of paper, it takes the edge off their appetite and stops them eating food.

Maybe, they are supermodels, they live on toilet paper!

Hazel eats weed on newspaper not sure what to make of that,but she is in fine spirit and good health. Might try it myself.........................

The general advice is that B&W papers are fine but anything printed on glossy paper or in full colour (like magazines or supplements) are to be avoided. I think most rabbits nibble on them, certainly all seem to enjoy destroying them.

Phone books are recommended as an excellent toy so the risk from consumption is obviously low to none.

[b]No good for Ruffin she cant read

Florence does that to beg for "proper" food. I know I've kinda taught her that, as when she does it she gets veg, but it is sweet. It hadn't crossed my mind it might be bad for her

I'm curious now too how the vet knew Thumper ate it!

They are all better buns than me if they can digest todays news!

woodwench wrote:They are all better buns than me if they can digest todays news!

Make sure the newspaper doesn't contain colored ink, as it's the coloured ink that causes the problems.

icedancer wrote:Florence does that to beg for "proper" food. I know I've kinda taught her that, as when she does it she gets veg, but it is sweet. It hadn't crossed my mind it might be bad for her

I'm curious now too how the vet knew Thumper ate it!

Thumper's appetite hasn't been very good recently, so it might be that she is eating newspaper so she isn't hungry for food. Empty calories make baggy bunnies.

[b]I use shreaded paper mainly bills one way of dealing with them as they come in the bunns love it for bedding and eat a few bits as well

Poop on bills i like it! X

icedancer wrote:
I'm curious now too how the vet knew Thumper ate it!

Tell me about it! It's been bugging me for years! literally!

woodwench wrote:They are all better buns than me if they can digest todays news!

NickieM wrote:

icedancer wrote:Florence does that to beg for "proper" food. I know I've kinda taught her that, as when she does it she gets veg, but it is sweet. It hadn't crossed my mind it might be bad for her

I'm curious now too how the vet knew Thumper ate it!

Thumper's appetite hasn't been very good recently, so it might be that she is eating newspaper so she isn't hungry for food. Empty calories make baggy bunnies.

Thankfully she has been clean of her paper eating habit for a few years. Ok, she has the odd slip once in a blue moon but that's all. She's mostly a recovered addict

4390evans wrote:Poop on bills i like it! X

Thing is its not like there isn't enough hay in there she will still eat the hay though, she looks like a cowboy with a bit of straw in its mouth

Velvet.Tears wrote:Thing is its not like there isn't enough hay in there she will still eat the hay though, she looks like a cowboy with a bit of straw in its mouth

Maybe the vet knew Thumper ate it cos he saw it in the small print!

woodwench wrote:Maybe the vet knew Thumper ate it cos he saw it in the small print!

That's a shocker woodwench!!

Buttons loves ripping apart newspaper but rarely eats it, he tends to just destroy it and spit it all out everywhere!!

Picture the scene, a small dingy room filled with rabbits. One periscopes and says out loud, 'My name is Thumper and I am a paperaholic' The room is filled with bunny applause (which isn't very loud cos their wee paws are so furry! )