My rabbit always chews up my bed sheets and scratches them and tries to push them off, why does he do this?

because when i first got him he always weed on the chair i put old bed sheets over the chair when he was sitting with me but now he just chews them to shreds and tries to push them off the chair, why does he do this? I'm hoping to get him neutered at the end of the year, will this stop him from being so destructive?My rabbit always chews up my bed sheets and scratches them and tries to push them off, why does he do this?
Hi there





Male rabbits sometimes do this because they are trying to be in charge and the dominant person in the situation. Or it is sometimes because of the certain smells of an object.





Neutering may not help this problem, though still get him neutered because it prolongs their life expectancy and can stop them getting cancers/tumours down below! Also, it stops breeding.





I hope I helped :)My rabbit always chews up my bed sheets and scratches them and tries to push them off, why does he do this?
My granny does this too - wrestles with her sheets and pees all over the chair. We've put her in a hutch with some straw, some Hobnobs and a lot less toys. Sounds crazy but it seems to work! Take her away from her natural habitat and see what happens?
nope..neutering a rabbit will not stop the chewing...they chew because they have to keep their teeth shortened...so get him some chew things and keep him off the furniture.
he wants them off the chair so he can pee on it again its a territory thing
Gawd @ some of these answers!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a female spayed bunny and she always wrestles with the towel or blanket I have her on. She will push and look like she's fighting it, then fix it back to do it all over again. Rabbits like to dig. As far as peeing on the chair-a litter box does wonders. I hope if hes out-you have lots of straw-anything cloth is NOT good for him and honestly, he will live longer if you could keep him in all the time. Corn cob bedding/litter if you have a Walmart is best in a litter box. Put a little of his stuff in it-he will take right to using it. Get him some wood chew toys, rattle toys, cardboard tubes for chewing.
Its hard to say why he does this, rabbits have a natural want to dig so that could be what he is trying to do. If you want to try to train him not to you can use a spray bottle and when he is doing the habit you don't want give him a quick spray and say no. I'm not sure if neutering will help it might just because it will calm him down. Good luck with your bunny hope everything goes well!
It's because...he's a rabbit! Rabbits are simply weapons of mass destruction in cute furry form. They are natural incarnations of entropy.





It is your job to keep him in a safe environment and not have access to those things you want to remain in one piece. Is he properly litter box trained? If so, then I wouldn't worry about the peeing; have a litter box handy for his indoor adventures and just keep a spray bottle of white vinegar at hand for any possible accidents. If he isn't, then I highly recommend it. (If he's peeing to mark territory, then neutering will help alleviate that impulse).





Keep a box filled with newspapers or old phone books at hand as an outlet for him to unleash his furry vengeance.
He may have had a traumatic experience of bed sheets as a bunny.





I would let him recover in his own time, or else leave him wrapped in sheets to go cold turkey.
Perhaps its because hes not human and needs to be living outdoors as the Creator made him to be. Try changing the bed for a bed of grass and plants. Or you could try living in a field yourself to feel what he must be feeling. Poor thing.


Best of luck to you both.