I hear rabbits are smelly. I’m planning to get one, obvious I’ll be taking care and cleaning its cage like everyday. But can’t you also litterbox train it? And would I need some air freshner or something to keep in my room to keep away a smell or it’s inevitable? Does the smell come from the rabbit or the cage.
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it shouldn’t smell if you clean the cage every day. And yes, you can train them to go in a litterbox
They only smell if you don’t keep the cage clean and change the bedding. They don’t smell any more or less than any other small rodent.
you cannot keep it in you room! they’ll make the room so smelly! ick! please, you can keep it in the cage that is put in the…. balcony if you have one. if not, then keep an air freshener.
YES. Rabbits are very smelly. I wouldn’t clean the cage every day just get one that has chicken wire on the bottom with a tray under it so you can pull it out and put its droppings in the trash. But I would advise against keeping it in your room. They make huge messes with their food. It goes everywhere. And also, don’t get one from a pet store. You can get rabbits at a humaine societies. They’re cheaper that way and you’ll be saving a life.=] I would read up on them a little bit and then make your decision. =]
it depends how u take care of ur pet
No – Actually rabbits are the cleanest animals – Yes, the litterbox training basically comes natural to them. They may poop a little bit around the litterbox but most of it goes in the litterbox, but after you neuter them basically all the poop goes in the litterbox and their pee doesn’t have that much of a scent. They don’t really smell, but having a air freshner or spray wouldn’t be bad at all. Neither- there really isn’t much of a smell.
Rabbits stink, as do guinea pigs and the like. I have kept all of my rabbits outside in hutches, because my dogs obsess over rabbits in the house. And you down there, RATS are the cleanest animals, yes wold ones spread deseises and they all poop everywhere, but they clean themselves constantly.
Usually I don’t reply very often however I just want to state that I will be pleased to have this query answered properly.
Yes, rabbits can be litter trained just like cats.’Fixed’ rabbits will generally smell less than others.And females smell less than males.So a spayed female would be your best choice.Some febreeze might help some.Mainly, just keep that cage clean and it shouldn’t smell too much.
Well i think it will always smell, its pretty bad.
But if you clean it everyday it shouldn’t be that bad
Males normally smell worse. So heads up.
You can litterbox train it, i have no idea how but
my cousins did it to one of there rabbits.
Rabbits are not really smelly, you just need to clean their cage out regularly and maybe give the rabbit a bath sometimes. yes the rabbit can be kept in your room.
Its not the rabbits that smell. Its the odor of the cage that some owners think dont need cleaning regularly. My house has 4 adult rabbits in it, in the same room. And it does not smell. The rabbits don’t smell either. We clean our cages every other day, and both days on weekends. So as long as you keep the cage clean, it won’t smell. And yes! You can train rabbits to use a litterbox! But do not use actual cat litter. You can use a product called "Yesterday’s News" or you can use wood chip shavings. Both of which can be found at a pet store. Hope i helped! And if you have any questions feel free to e-mail me any time! Its best not to keep a rabbit outside, unless you have a proper cage that no wild animals can open. And i find rabbits that are kept inside are more friendly. But thats only my opinion.
They arent smelly if u take care of them right. You wouldnt need air freshner, plus the chemicals could hurt them :/ Yeah they can go in a litterbox! It needs to be big though, big enough that they can lay in it. You want to use Oxbow’s Eco Straw bedding. It is the most safest for them (if they eat it, its actually helpful!), absorbs a lot, and 100% biodegradable! The smell comes from the cage contents being dirty. So make sure you clean it up right! Come to my site rabbitfuzz.webs.com for more info on how to take care of them properly!! P.S. Would you let smell get in the way of having a bff? Have fun with your bunny
rabbits are not smelly, there urine has a high ammoniu content which gives it a strong smell, and all animals smell if their cages are not cleaned (including fish). i clean my rabbits litter box once or twic a week and his cage, well i freshen the bedding so it has a nice cedader smell when we have people come who are going to be staying in his room (soon to be babies room) he only goes in his cage at night.
rabbits can be kept in your bedroom. i went to visit my parents (my rabbit flew home with me) and he only stayed in the room with me for two nights before i moved him to the livingroom. it depends on how you sleep and how noisy the rabbit is. mine made a lot of noise and when he noticed me rolling over (he would sit and stare at me) he would go crazy trying to get me to let him out.
As long as you scoop out the soild sawdust every day it shouldnt smell. I use to have house rabbits and as long as i kept them nice and clean they were fine
Clean them twice a week.
Get a dog pooper scooper, thats what i use any way. My rabbits are outside because its really warm and i make sure i scoope it all out otherwise my back garden would stink.
Use soapy water to clean it and then get the rabbit disinfectant spray to stop it from smelling
mine lives in my room
what you do is either clean her/his cage out every day to avoid the smell, or you can buy her a little litter box from your local pet store and train her how to use that. then all you have to do it clean out the litter tray each day.
here are some things which explain how to toilet train rabbits
trust me, your room will smell much better if you did that.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080708003057AAUbWMt
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You’ll love having a bunny, it’s great !!! x
Rabbits themselves arn’t smelly – however their hay can be. Its quite a sweet smell, but very strong – and its the most important part of their diet.
Yes they can be litter trained. Mine’s perfect and she’s currently 13weeks old and she caught on very quick! It only took about a week or two training her in her run – and then I moved her inside with it once I was happy with her. She spends most her day in her hutch/run outside, but comes in in the evenings and is very good. The litter tray can smell of her urine but its only noticable when you’re cleaning it as you are right by it. If you can smell it across the room/walking past it’ll obviously need cleaning out more often, but mine’s OK with once a day at the moment.
Rabbit poo doesn’t smell at all – unless its the soft ones which you’ll only get if your rabbit has a dodgy stomach from eating something..
For the cage/hutch itself (dog crates are pretty good for indoors by the way – and slightly cheaper), you can buy disinfectant sprays with a nice smell so no problem there.
As it’s an indoor rabbit you could have a plactic bottomed cage (I have one by Ferplast) it’s easier to keep clean than a wooden hutch and also doesn’t get as smelly as a wooden hutch, because urine etc just gets soaked up by the wood and leaves a right whiff.
Not adviced to keep in your room.
There will more or less be some smell but rather tolerable if you keep the cage clean.
However, the problem comes when your rabbit starts digging/biting at the cage. It is quite noisy so i would suggest you keep the cage out of your sleeping zones.
Good luck and enjoy your rabbit. (:
PS – do NOT use PINE or CEDER beddings even if they smell good. They contain chemicals which can cause respiratory problems in your rabbit.
The smell, if any comes from the cage. Rabbits are clean animals and like their cage clean so you should be keeping it very clean. I would keep an air freshener in your room, but don’t put it too close to the cage, it might irritate the rabbit. And you can litter box train a rabbit, but you have to clean it everyday. Hope this helped.
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Rabbits actually don’t tend to smell at all, with proper cleaning of the litter box and cage. The worst they can smell is like the smell of hay!
Yes, they naturally learn how to use a litter box; just put a special corner litter pan in their cage where they seem to use most as a ‘toilet’. Fill it with small animal training litter, and TADA!
My two rabbits stink REALLY bad if I forget to clean their litter pans every day. Once I clean them, though, the smell just vanishes.
Air freshner is bad because the chemicals can harm the bunny.
Basically, the cage can stink, not the bunny. Clean the cage weekly and the litter pan daily to prevent smells.
Keeping a rabbit in your room may not be the best idea, because they can be loud in the night, hopping around and playing with their chew toys. If you can manage, though, then Good luck!
you may litter box train it of course but it takes a lot of patience..and rabbits always do smell..and it’s because of the cage and the pet too..
Rabbits are not smelly as long as you keep their cage clean. You can litter box train it. I would suggest getting 2 litter boxes, one for the cage, one for your room. I would not suggest keeping it in your room. Mainly for cleaning purposes. If you have a door leading to your backyard or front yard, I would suggest keeping it near there. It saves time cleaning the cage. I think rabbits have a little bit of smell, partly from them partly from the cage. So if you kept like a glade plugin, it should help to keep away the smell. Hope I helped!
The smell can come from both but can be avoided.
Air fresheners can give the rabbit an allergic reaction.
If you get a small breed of rabbit and have it neutered at maturity and clean it out daily then it should not smell. It is worth investing in a product called carefresh which absorbs smell and is antibacterial. If you litter train your rabbit into using the corners of the cage, you may be able to add a litter tray and train the rabbit to use it. It will therefore be easier to get rid of feaces which the rabbit leaves.
It is also not advisable to use wooden cages indoors as they do attract urine odours and will stink. Invest in a ferplast cage
No rabbits aren’t smelly. If you clean the cage out every other day that will help to keep the smell down. Don’t use the ceder shaving it doesn’t do a very good job of absorbing the smell. Use the aspen bedding it does a good job of absorbing the smell. Yes you can litter train your rabbit. You don’t have to use an air freshener but if you want to you can. The smell comes from the cage it’s from the rabbit urine. But if you clean the cage out every day or every other day you won’t smell it the odor won’t be so strong. Yes you can keep bunnies in your room I have one in my room he’s a dwarf lop his name if Bailey. Check out this website http://www.yourpetrabbit.com
Use corn cob litter-walmart sells it in the bottom of the cage-also,put a litter box in the corner-and line the bottom with corn cob and the top with soft bedding. My rabbit has always stayed in my room and now the living room-I also do animal rescue-people who come to my house would never guess i have pets because my house Always smells good. Take care of your pets and the smell will not overtake your house!!!!!!!!!! NEVER use any kind of wood shavings-it’s too hard on their breathing and will make the smell worse!!!!!!!!!!!
Rabbits(like cats) have a high amonia count in there urine. There’s not much you can do about it except clean the cages more often. You can try putting cat litter in the catch pan to absorb the odor.
you can housetrain your rabbit, i have two of my own but they live outside! You can litter train your rabbit easy, mine are litter trained, all you need to do is find where your rabbit poops the most and then put a litter tray there and then put some of your rabbits poops in it, he or she will get the idea soon enough! You can’t really stop your rabbit stinking as some animals do stink and there is no way, but you shouldn’t use anything that has chemicals in it! Go to your local vet and see what they have for sale, they should have like a freshner or something but for pets! Um… the smell cmes from the cage, because it is the smell of the poo and wee!
I don’t have a rabbit but it’s generally the same with all animals. They do have their own odor (you’ve smelled wet dog i assume?) but it’s the cage that smells bad. If you keep it clean and litter train it, you’ll just have to scoop the litter daily, clean everything down once a week, and change the bedding a couple times a week. DON"T use air freshener in the room the bunny is in. Animals are very sensitive to smell, so spray or candles or even just one of those gel things will really irritate the animal because it’s much stronger for them than for you.
I have a ferret and I don’t find she smells too bad (unless she gets wet, then it’s like the equivalent of wet dog)… To help keep the smell down I just open the window and turn on a fan and it gets the air circulating out of the room. You shouldn’t do this all day because animals are susceptible to catching a draft, but use it to clear the air out of the room. If you need to spray febreeze or something, do it when the animal is not in the room and wait at least 1/2 hour before you let her back in. If it’s spray, keep it away from the cage.
Good luck!
Yes the smell will come from it’s waste obviously.
I keep my rabbits in my room at winter, the smell isn’t nice but an air freshner would be great and solve the problem.
Hi there.
It shouldn’t smell if you clean your bunny out every day or even at least twice a week. And yes, you can litter train them. It’s easy to do and very effective.
Enjoy your bunny, good luck.
Its pretty much inevitable and it comes from a little of both