I know this is weird but I have a potty trained rabbit and he quit going in his cage?

Question

My bunny Jazz is three years old I have not heard of many rabbits that are potty trained, but anyway it was kind of an accident that he was potty trained I had him in a big cage when he was a baby inside my den and when he got bigger the cage was just to messy. I had to put him in my garage dont worry it is temp controled anyway he got so big that he started breaking out of his cage I noticed that he was only going to the bathroom in his cage so now I just let him run free in the garage and he sleeps on a blanket. But all of the sudden he started going to the bathroom all over the place. So does anyone have a rabbit like mine and does anyone have any answers please I dont want to have to start putting him back in his cage and how long do rabbits usally live?

Answer 1

It might be something to do with him marking his territory. Rabbits tend to p**p outside the cage or pee everywhere as a way to mark their territory. I had that problem with my bunny when I was first training her but she was so little that it just took a little time and she caught on. She poops here and there when she cant make it to the litter box but other than that she is really good about it. So i think your problems might be fixed if you get him neutered.  

Answer 2

Rabbits will pick one main spot to go potty. They'll also leave scattered pellets around "their territory." If you keep a rabbit confined part of the time, they'll view that area as their territory. However, if you give them access to the whole room all the time, they'll "claim" that whole space. It looks like your bunny has started thinking he owns the WHOLE garage, not just his cage.

Start confining him more to give him the idea that he "owns" the cage and he "visits" outside it. You don't have to confine him all the time, just part of the time. Remember, it isn't cruel - rabbits like to have their own space. My rabbit will go back into his pen on his own because it's comforting for them to have a safe, secure space that they "own."

It sounds silly, but potty training rabbits isn't like potty training cats - you have to think like a rabbit!

I confine my rabbit at night and sometimes when I'm not home. He has a large pen with a litter box inside. He mostly uses the litter box, but sometimes leaves a few pellets in the cage - never outside the cage, though, even when he's roaming the house.