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My buns fav. toy

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Question
Hi there, I recently got a 2 year old male rabbit who has spent most of his life in a cage, and unfortunatly still will. He is rather timid,and I take him out of the cage for play time in a secure area. So far he isn't too keen on toys in or out of the cage, but he has fallen in love with an old towel. He rips at it with his claws and teeth, but doesn't seem to be eating the bits he rips off. However, my question is, is this a safe toy for him if he happens to swallow some threads? I haven't yet seen him pull out long threads, but some shredding occurs. I would just hate to deprive him of the one thing he seems to enjoy...

Thanks,
Mel.

Answer
Hey Mel,

A towel should be ok to chew as long as he isnt ingesting it, I would try to give him newspaper instead as this is safe to eat, you can buy straw mats which most buns love to play with so maybe try these as alternatives?

Hope that helped

Katie