Help me out anybody who loves rabbits!!!?

Question

I got my rabbit 2 days ago. Hes perfectly fine. Hes a holland lop. He stinks up his cage and the area around it a little. So, my mom suggests that we keep it in the garage. We keep a car in the garage, and i realize that the car's fumes would make the rabbit sick. So is there anyway i could reduce the odor of the rabbit pee and p**p? IF i can do this somehow, my mom says the rabbit can continue living in hall. And no my rabbit is not litter trained.

Answer 1

.. NOW TO KEEP THE CAGE ODER FREE!!! I use about 20 sheets of news paper at the bottom of the cage topped with this GREAT ORDER eliminator cage litter, called CRITTER COUNTRY pellets this is the BEST stuff for the caged pets, so don't forget the news paper lined up at the bottom it will help absorber the urine and the critter country will help with the smell its great combo. If your Bunny misses the shavings, put some in a corner for him to sleep on, but you will be so HAPPY with the new litter there will be no smell.. it lasts for over a week if done right I also keep my empty tissues boxes for them to hid in they love it, also any toilet paper used rolls they love to have fun with. If you get a problem with ants getting to their fruit just use a fine line of Vaseline around the legs of the cage or base of the cage to keep the ants from crossing, and always, always keep them with plenty of water!!! GOOD LUCK!!  

Answer 2

Litterbox train him.  

Answer 3

I had a rabbit for 3 years then he died. He stunk up the place so this is what we did. pull out the bottom tray of the cage and line it with old newspaper, then sprinkle baking soda around it. this eliminates lot of the smell. clean out the cage about once or twice a week good luck!

Answer 4

you can buy a feed with acidillphus, I'm sure that's spelled wrong, but it helps with odor

Answer 5

Littertraining him will reduce the odor significantly.

Also, changing the bedding you use will reduce the odor. (Especially if you are using wood shavings, they are dangerous and they have no odour control).

Here's some suggestions;

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/guineapig...

Answer 6

Put it outside in a hutch with a roof.

Answer 7

If your rabbit is messing up a particular area then put litter in a container and put its droppings in the litter, also when it pees, wipe it up with some toilet roll and put that in the tray as well.  You may have to leave it there for a while.  Rabbits are driven by scent and will soon recognise its scent in the litter.  How old is he?  Let your mum know that when he is about 6-7 months old he can get neutered which will cut out alot of the smell.  Male rabbits pee is smelly as this is how they mark their territory.  Lift his droppings and replace the wood chippings when he pees, this can never be done too much but can easily be done too little. You can buy cage disinfectants from your pet shop.  Use this when completly cleaning out the cage but can also be sprayed lightly on to the wood chips to dampen the smell and it is safe, ask your pet shop, vet, local S.P.C.A or rescue centre for advice.  As for keeping him in the garage, dark, possibly damp, very lonely as  rabbits are sociable animals and like company.  Perhaps your mum should have thought this through a bit more before getting you a rabbit.  Good luck.

A rabbits lungs are far smaller than a humans, it may not be bad for you when you are in the garage for a couple of minutes but a rabbit would be in there permanently breathing in the fumes.  They can also be absorbed through the skin and into the rabbits digestive system as he will l**k his coat to clean it.How would you feel being stuck in a cage in the garage after the car has been running for about 10 mins,don't think you would enjoy it.  Fumes can be deadly to humans so why not rabbits.

Answer 8

I kept my Dutch rabbit in the dark in my three car garage for the entire time that I had her (about half a year).

She was perfectly fine, and even won Best of Show at the fair. Sadly, I also had to sell her.

As long as you don't leave the car turned ON in the garage for too long, he should be fine.

And if you are planning on keeping him inside, you should consider getting a cage with a bottom that comes up a few inches, so it's harder for him to spray and p**p out of the cage (although they do find a way, trust me). Also, you could put newspaper around the cage so he won't stain any carpet or floors.

As for the smell, change the cage as often as it needs to be changed (1 - 2 times weekly)

Answer 9

clean often!  I am not sure what kind of cage you have for the bunny, does it have a pan underneath so you can just pull it out to clean?  Maybe something absorbant like cat litter under neath with arm and hammer deoderant (found in the cat isle with the litter.  It's really some good stuff) Or If you have an airwick or some sort of deoderizer near the cage might help.  Also, the car fumes shouldn't be that bad, after all your garage door is open when you are pulling out or in and car isn't left running.  Remember you are in the garage too when you drive in, so it isn't any worse for a rabbit as it is a human.  

Answer 10

Use odor absorbing bedding. And clean the cage every 2 days. Sprinkle some baking soda on the litter thats underneath the cage.

If he keeps smelling, you need to get a hutch, and out him outside. OR if you have a covered patio, you can put the cage out there.

Answer 11

We used a litter box with feline pine in it(don't use regular kitty litter). Also a little baking soda in the bottom of the litter box will help.