by Kris Barton
Rabbit toys are essential to help prevent your little fluff monster from wrecking the joint.
This is because a bored bunny = a destructive bunny.
So it’s really important you keep your rabbit entertained and the best way to do that is with Rabbit Toys.
Also, Rabbit Toys help keep your little fluff monster happy and healthy.
Before we get into details, let me just straight up tell you what we consider the best rabbit toy for destructive rabbits is:
Now, let’s get into the details and explain precisely why Carrot Cottage is the best toy for destructive rabbits.
Let me assure you, watching TV won’t keep him entertained for long…
Table of Contents
- What kinds of Rabbit Toys are the best?
- There May Be An Exception to the Rule
- The Best Toy for Destructive Rabbit Behaviour
- Carrot Cottage
- Why Ron Loves It
- Why I Love It
- What Other People Are Saying About It
- The Best of the Rest Rabbit Toys
- Hay Forage Cube
- Why I Like It
- Why it’s Not Top of the List
- What Other People Are Saying About It
- Chill-n-Chew Mat
- Why It’s Not on the Top of the List
- What Other People Are Saying About It
- Further Reading
What kinds of Rabbit Toys are the best?
When I decided to get my little fluff monster rabbit toys to help prevent his destructive behaviour, I first thought about what he was actually doing to destroy things.
It didn’t take me long to realise that his methods of destruction could always be put into two categories:
- Chewing and Biting.
- Digging.
So I figured that the best kinds of rabbit toys to help prevent destructive bunny behaviour are those that help promote chewing and digging.
But…
There May Be An Exception to the Rule
I think I need to mention that despite finding and buying my little fluff monster tons of cool toys to keep his chewing and digging at bay, the little monster still chewing one thing he shouldn’t.
Wires (or spicy hay as he must think of them).
If the little monster finds any wires, he just can’t help himself.
Thankfully, we’ve managed to hide the majority of the wires around the house, but not all. For those wires still exposed to potentially bunny destruction, we use PetCords and i can highly recommend them.
Now, let’s get back to the Rabbit Toys…
The Best Toy for Destructive Rabbit Behaviour
I do have a great list of awesome rabbit toys that will help entertain your little fluff monster, but I thought I’d cut to the chase and tell you which I (and more importantly my little fluff monster) thought was the best of the bunch.
Carrot Cottage
My rabbit is Netherlands Dwarf. His name is Ron and he absolutely loves his Carrot Cottage.
Why Ron Loves It
He loves:
- Chewing it.
- Hiding inside it (and chewing it there too).
- Jumping on the roof (and, you guessed it, chewing it).
And Ron loving it isn’t the only reason I think this is the best Rabbit Toy either.
Why I Love It
I love it for different reasons:
- It’s a good price (£12.99).
- Lasts for ages; we must’ve bought it about a year ago and Ron is still powering through it.
- Value for money.
- Keeps Ron entertained in multiple ways.
And it’s not just Ron and me who love it either.
What Other People Are Saying About It
On Amazon, it’s averaging at 4.5 stars (out of 5) for 412 reviews. That’s a fantastic rating.
One verified customer left a glowing review of it too:
My bunny absolutely loves this! This is the second one we buy, and will keep on buying.
You can see that the product is all natural, no glue around! Is made of a simple card box, with hay on the walls and a carrot top.
This keeps my bunny entertained while we are out for work, he eats this until is completely gone.
He hides in it, sleeps in and on top of it, nibbles on it, he absolutely loves it.
It lasts way longer than any other toy we have purchased.
Why not try the Carrot Cottage for your little monster? Click on the link below to order it from Amazon today.
The Best of the Rest Rabbit Toys
Carrot Cottage is our favourite rabbit chew toy that’ll keep your little monster at bay, but there are others that are very close to being as good.
Hay Forage Cube
This almost beat the Carrot Cottage to the top spot. It was a very close second.
Why I Like It
It’s great because it’s
- Primarily a chew toy.
- Sturdy.
- Lasts for ages.
- Is much cheaper than Carrot Cottage (£4.99).
- Value for money.
Why it’s Not Top of the List
If it’s that good, why isn’t it at the top of your list? You might ask.
Because it has one less feature than Carrot Cottage which made Ron like it less than Carrot Cottage: he can’t hide inside it.
Sure it more than satisfies its primary object: Ron can chew the hell out of it and it will last a long time. He can even jump on top of it.
But given the two, Ron always chooses the Carrot Cottage because he likes hiding inside it to chew.
What Other People Are Saying About It
On Amazon, it’s averaging at 4.5 stars (out of 5) for 244 reviews. That’s a great rating.
One verified customer, left this glowing review:
WOW!! I have a Netherland Dwarf and a Dwarf Lop and they’ve gone bonkers for these cubes, they’re on their 3rd now!, they love gnawing the grassy coating off first then they both make a joint effort of getting really stuck in like their life depends on it! they’ve both quite taken to ‘wearing’ them as they cram their heads right in and just continue to shuffle around in that mad manner! so I would definitely recommend these! very good value even if just for peace and sheer entertainment !!
Why not try the Hay Forage Cube for your little monster? Click on the link below to order it from Amazon today.
Chill-n-Chew Mat
Whilst the Chill-n-Chew Mat is primarily a rabbit toy to promote (you guessed it) chewing, it can also be used to satisfy your little monsters digging behaviour too.
Admittedly, Ron didn’t dig at his Chill-n-Chew Matt all that much, he mostly chewed it. But he did dig at it a little.
The Chill-n-Chew Mat comes a close third on my list of the best Rabbit Toys to prevent destructive behaviour list.
I like this rabbit toy because:
- It’s good for bunnies to chew on.
- Rabbits can also dig on it.
- It doesn’t cost all that much (£2.97).
- It lasts a reasonable amount of time.
- Value for money.
- Good for Rabbit Toy Variety.
Why It’s Not on the Top of the List
I think the main thing that lets this toy down compared to the top two on the list is the fact that it’s not as durable as the others.
What Other People Are Saying About It
On Amazon, it’s averaging at 4.5 stars (out of 5) for 604 reviews. Wow. Just wow. That’s a great rating for that amount of reviews.
One reviewer said:
Our rabbits love nibbling. They aren’t fussy about what they gnaw on, but of course we do want to make sure that it isn’t going to cause them harm.
The rattan mat is ideal for this. We didn’t actually buy it for consumption, we thought it would be nice for them to have different textures to sit on and lie out on.
The rattan mats are an absolute hit. We were baffled when they started eating them but actually they really enjoy scrabbling around on it, gnawing at it, and when it’s reduced in size a little they can grab the edge of it in their teeth and toss it around.
Why not try the Chill-N-Chew Mat for your little fluff monster? Click on the link below to order on Amazon:
Further Reading
If you’re interested in learning a little more about Rabbit Behaviour, including bored bunny’s, then please do check out our Understanding Rabbit Behaviour article and also our Do I have an Unhappy Rabbit? article.
If you’re interested in learning a little more how Rabbit Toys can keep your little fluff monster both happy and healthy, then check out our 17 Healthy Rabbit Toys article.
Kris has had (and loved) Bunnies most of his adult life - he's even looked after friends fur babies too! He knows what makes them tick...and what makes them binky! 
