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eating paper

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Question
I have recently gotten my first bunny and am enjoying her company tremendously.  I have a small concern though.  She had taken to eating paper all the time.  At first I thought she just enjoyed ripping up notebooks and paper from the printer.  But now I see that she is eating the paper.  It was in small ammounts at first but now it is to the point that she will ignore fresh kale or vegies and head straight to the paper. I provide her with fresh food, timmothy hay, kale, carrots and broccoli on a daily basis.  She also has grape vine wreaths, untreated willow baskets, and cholla chunks for chewing pluss an abundance of toys.  I make sure that the only paper she can get to has no inks or dyes, but i am still worried if she should be eating so much paper.  Is this okay?

Answer
Hey dwayne,

this is perfectly normal bunny behaviour! and i wuoldnt worry about it too much, it sounds as if she has things to do but what size is her hutch? does she have access to a run? it could be boredom or frustration. She will need neutering at about 6 months, this stops behaviour like this.

Katie