How to Clean Rabbits Feet, Fur, Eyes, Ears, Bottom and Urine Stains? #Complete Hygiene

Clean the Rabbit Living Space Often

You definitely need to give healthy and hygienic condition to the little one so that it does not get dirty and become prone to any of the diseases. Clean the litter and dust from the rabbit hutch regularly. However, instead of all cleaning your rabbit may still litter and step in it.

Hold your Rabbit and Calm it

Firstly, you need to hold your rabbit and make it calm. Bunnies generally don’t like to be held. And if you stimulate suddenly, they might get hyper and try to run away. So, firstly you need to hold them right and make them feel secure.

Take a Dry and Wet Kitchen Cloth

You need to take a kitchen cloth and wet it with slightly warm water. Hold your bunny on your lap and slightly clean it with the wet towel and again pat the feet with dry kitchen towel to ensure it does not get dirty once it moves on the floor again. In this process, you can take a towel on your lap to avoid your clothes from getting wet.

If the Stain is Stubborn

Well, light dirt can be easily removed with wet and dry kitchen cloth. However, if the stain is stubborn you follow the below method:

The fur might have turned white by now. But, if the stain is very stubborn you may have to repeat this process multiple times.

Cut the Nails of your Bunny

The rabbits have the habit of scratching the ground if their nails have become too long. They do this to stop the nail growth. You may help your bunny trim the nails and discourage scratching of ground. This will keep your rabbit’s feet clean as they won’t soil it.

Trimming the nails can be a task. You can take your bunny to the vet or do it by yourself. If you are opting to do it by yourself, make sure you don’t trim the pinkish part of the nail. This pink part contains blood vessels which runs in the middle of each nail. A cut on this pink area may cause pain to the bunny, sometimes leading to bleeding.

How to Clean Rabbit Fur?

It is quite simple to clean rabbit fur. You simply need a soft bristle brush to rub on the fur. Your bunny gets well groomed. Not only that, regular cleaning of the fur ensures the dirt doesn’t reach the skin of the rabbit. Thus, the cleaning of fur with a brush gently is a healthy practice with regards to a pet bunny to ensure there is no skin infection caused to its extremely delicate skin.

Well, you can decide on bathing your bunny if it is completely dirty or soiled. But make sure you don’t often bathe your bunny. Brushing it gently shall suffice. You also need to trim the fur often so that the long fur of a bunny does not get dirtier and difficult to clean.

How to Clean Rabbit Bottom?

Rabbits have scent glands on either sides of its rear areas. This area around anus may get dirty and stinky due to pee and poop. This area needs cleaning almost every day. Cleaning of this stinky portion ensures that the rabbit need not be cleaned entirely very often.

Well, the question is how to clean the rabbit bottom? Firstly, it is very difficult to hold your bunny upside down to clean this rear area. You should take the assistance of someone while cleaning it. Dampen a piece of cotton in warm water and rub it on to the scented glands. This shall help you clean the bottom of the rabbit thoroughly without the need to bathe them completely.

How to Clean Rabbit Eyes?

Your bunny may secret some substance from its eyes are not opening or creating a stain of the fluid below their eyes. You can simply use a soft and wet dampened cloth in warm water and place it on the bunny’s eyes. Make sure you don’t pressurize its eyes and the cloth is gently kept on the eyes. After a few seconds, the water shall loosen all the secreted substance from the eyes which can be cleaned gently with a soft cloth.

However, even if the substance does not get cleaned or your bunny is not opening its eyes after repeating the process twice or thrice, you need to consult the vet immediately. Also, if your bunny is continuously shedding tears, it might be a matter of concern. Again, in this case you need to consult the vet to check if there is anything serious with your bunny’s health.

How to Clean Rabbit Ears?

When it comes to cleanliness, one of the crucial parts of a bunny which needs cleaning is the ears. Bunnies have long ears with a large network of blood vessels in it which provide a surface for heat exchange. Hence, the rabbit ears need to be cleaned with utmost care.

Some of the ways on how to clean rabbit ears are as follows:

• Use a Q-tip (Large and Small)
• Use a ear wax remover with LED light
• Use a wax removing solution (Recommended by your Vet)
• Use coconut or olive oil

Let us see the details of using each of the above methods:

Well, these are the few tips to clean the rabbit’s ears. However, there are certain precautions to be taken before cleaning the rabbit’s ears:

Well, these are a few methods along with certain precautions to clean the rabbit ears.

How to Remove Rabbit Urine Stains from Tiles?

You can remove rabbit urine stains from the tiles easily with one of the following methods:

• Mix vinegar and baking soda. Apply this mixture on the stained tile with a used tooth brush. After 10-15 minutes brush the part again and wash it thoroughly.
• You can use bleaching powder on the stained portion and brush it with the brush. Wash off the powder thoroughly with water. The stain shall be removed within 5 minutes.
• Spray Hydrogen peroxide on the stained tile with the help of spray bottle. There will be foam on stained part. Wait until the foam settles. Brush the tile well and wash it.

These few remedies shall easily help you remove the rabbit urine stains from tiles. This will not only ensure hygiene and remove the bad odour, it will also give the shine to your tiles.