Rabbit's Litter box?

Question

I have a Mini-Lop rabbit that's about 14 weeks old now. In his cage, I positioned the hay and water bottle to be in front of his litter box because I had read that they like to eat while pooing and peeing. However, he can still access the hay another way and therefore, starts pooing and peeing in other parts of the cage. My friend used a stuffed animal to block that way for her bunny and it worked. I think it's working a little, but not as much as I would like to. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Answer 1

Well you should first litterbox train him and then wherever he decides he likes it you should put the food there.

It's pretty easy. Usually they like to p**p in the corners so put the litterbox in a corner of the cage. Then move some of his droppings into there, so that way he will smell them when he goes in it and if you keep doing this he will eventually get the idea. Every time the cage floor gets lots of poops in it, move them into the litterbox.

If he starts using another corner of the cage as his litterbox, then move it there. Keep doing this until he gets it. Then move the food and hay to wherever the litterbox ends up. No matter how well trained they are they will still p**p in the cage sometimes but mostly in the litterbox.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Rabbits will eventually almost litter train themselves, but while they're young they tend to make more mistakes. First of all, if you just moved your bun into a new cage, he or she may be pooping all over it to claim it--if you clean up all of the droppings, your rabbit may keep feeling the need to reclaim their territory. If your rabbit has been in this cage for awhile, he or she may just be showing preference for a different corner as their litterbox--you can shift the litterbox to this corner and possibly eliminate the problem that way.

The stuffed animal may not work as well as a long term solution, both because plush toys tend to get rather 'beat up' by rabbits (if your bunny shows a tendancy to chew on it, you have to really watch to be sure he or she isn't swallowing stuffing or fibers!) and if you rabbit is anything like mine, it may reach a point where it wants to be its own interior decorator...in which case that animal will end up anywhere but where you put it :-)

Just be patient, keep putting the extra droppings back in the litterbox (so your bunny knows where they go) and remember that after your new friend finishes adolescence, he or she will be much more consistent with litter habits.  

Answer 3

Bunnys are actually really easy to train, but it takes quite a bit of time and might mean you need to keep your rabbit inside so you can watch him. What I did with mine was I placed her litter box where she poops the most which for her was in the opposite corner of her cage. Then every time she peed or pooped i would place her and (with a scoop) he p**p in the box so she would know that was where she is supposed  to go. Also make sure you keep the area clean where you don't want his to pee or p**p becuase other wise he will smell the pharamones and go there anyways :)

Hope this helps!!