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Chewing

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Anne McBride

Vetstream Ltd


Chewing

The fact that rabbits chew is obvious. On walks in the country you can see the evidence of rabbits having chewed the bark of young saplings, or the crop in the field. At home your pet rabbit may have nibbled his hutch, or worse your furniture, books or electric wiring. What is less obvious is why rabbits chew and what you can do about it.

Provide your rabbit with lots of digestible fiber to chew on like these straw pellets that encourages prolonged eating which reduces boredom and associated behavioral problems
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