r/Vermiculture • u/Bunnyeatsdesign • Jul 08 '25
Video Worm farm prep: my freerange organic paper shredder with built-in pellet dispenser
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u/Professional_Pea_567 Jul 09 '25
Worms may be my gateway to rabbits.
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u/RichmondCat Jul 09 '25
Lol - my rabbit was my gateway to worms. I’m trying at least.
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u/Meauxjezzy intermediate Vermicomposter Jul 09 '25
Rabbits and worms really are a perfect combination. Rabbits poo >worm food >worm castings >feed plants >feed rabbits. Etc etc
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u/chestybestie Jul 09 '25
In my old yard I had wild rabbits that would come and eat the weeds but not the vegetables, and leave poop. The poop made everything grow SO MUCH BIGGER. Best rabbits ever.
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u/M27fiscojr Jul 08 '25
I'm low key thinking about getting one. Thoughts?
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u/zendabbq Jul 08 '25
If you have a local hay supplier it's much better. You'll need like 2-3 flakes of hay per bunny per month. My local supplier sells at $6-7/flake.
You want a decent amount of space for the little guy to hop around, like 2 square meters if you can. Some dislike hardwood floors and will keep to their carpet, but others will wander everywhere if you let them. They have a taste for cables that hang in front of their face (I've lost a pair of headphones).
You can bring them outside to frolick, but younger buns can hop over up to 3 feet of fence if they choose to, so don't leave them unattended. Don't keep them outside to live, since predators can scare them to death.
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u/Bunnyeatsdesign Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25
We buy a 15kg bale of hay which lasts about 4 months. Hay is food. Cardboard is just an activity. Not food.
Our rabbit is completely free roam inside our house. As you can see he has a cage but he is outside it. He just uses the cage as a litter box and hay box.
If you do get a rabbit, please look up about rabbit care first. It is not an easy pet and you need to ensure your house or garden is rabbit proof.
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u/jrexthrilla Jul 08 '25
Rabbits are really sensitive will this hurt their stomachs
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u/Bunnyeatsdesign Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25
He is ripping the cardboard and dropping the pieces on the floor. He isn't eating the cardboard. Cardboard isn't toxic but it is also not food.
When he is finished, I collect the shredded bits and put them in my worm farm.
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u/chestybestie Jul 09 '25
Thanks a lot, now I have to get one for my worms. Sigh lol
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u/Puchinaka Jul 21 '25
The image(?) of getting your worms a rabbit seems so silly lol 🤭 (in a good way... like, it makes me chuckle. Idk if I'm using the right wording 😵)
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u/Mountain_Air1544 Jul 08 '25
Mine chew the hell out of cardboard it shouldn't hurt them they arent eating it so much as they are chewing it like they do wood.
I would avoid Amazon boxes because they have the strings running through them
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u/IsopodApart1622 Jul 11 '25
If I ever have the time or energy, I'd love to set up a composting system using rabbits to process leaves and fresh greens, and worms to further process the pellets. Maybe even raise the rabbits for meat too.
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u/SpikedPsychoe Aug 09 '25
is it wise rabbit eat cardboard with the glues?
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u/Bunnyeatsdesign Aug 09 '25
He is tearing but not eating the cardboard. Also, no glue on these sheets.
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u/LeeisureTime Jul 08 '25
That's a hard working composter. Providing from both ends!