He started to use his litter box really well at first then i got him a new litter box and he will not use it at all. I know they say bunnies use only one spot in their cage but whenever i move his litterbox to where he likes to poop or pee, he just goes some where else in his cage. And whenever i let him out and i put his litter box out he doesnt use it. i even pick up his poop and put it in his litter box and clean the pee spots out and spray freshener. Any one with bunnies have tips?
starsbc2009-02-07T23:33:04Z
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Yes, you can litter box train a rabbit. However, rabbits can be stubborn about things. They can have very strong personalities.
This is an excerpt from the House Rabbit Society website:
8.11 So what's the actual method? Start with a box in the cage, and one or more boxes in the rabbit's running space. If she urinates in a corner of the cage not containing the box, move the box to that corner until she gets it right. Don't be concerned if your bunny curls up in his litterbox--this is natural. Once she's using the box in the cage, open her door and allow her into her running space. Watch her go in and out on her own. If she heads to a corner where there's no box, or lifts up her tail in the characteristic fashion, cry "no" in a single, sharp burst of sound. Gently herd her back to her cage and her litterbox, or into one of the boxes in her room. Be careful, however. You don't want to make the cage or the litterbox seem like punishment. A handful of hay in the box makes it a more welcoming place. After she first uses the box, praise her and give her her favorite treat. Once she uses the box in her room a couple of times, you're well on your way, as her habits will be on their way to forming. As she gets better trained in her first room, you can increase her space. Don't hurry this process. And if the area becomes very big, or includes a second floor, be sure to include more litterboxes, so as not to confuse her. Remember, as she becomes more confident and uses fewer boxes, you can start to remove some of her early, "training" boxes. Get your rabbit into a daily routine and try not to vary it. Rabbits are very habitual and once a routine is established, they usually prefer to stick with it.
8.12 How many litterboxes? The more, the merrier, especially if your rabbit is a bit of a slow learner, or is especially obstinate about where she wants her box(es) to go. As her habits improve, you can decrease the number of litterboxes.
Wheres the old one, dont fix what is not broken with pets, they dont understand upgrades! Do not use freshner on any pet items or cages, its not healthy for them and they are into natures pure scents, not ones we put on things. Hun bunnies are not very smart, their systems are very primitive. I dont know if this can be fixed or not. You may have to put a tray under his cage and take it out and clean it every few days, really rinse it off with water really well and dry it in the sun to help rid bacteria or dry it really good before putting it back in. Its fine ok, he just is picky and you had no way of knowing hed not like it, that is why there is the saying Dumb as Bunnies. I love rabbitts very much, my lil boy one use to sit and let me pet him for hours while I watched tv.
nicely, in case you could sorta tell at the same time as the bunnie's gonna poop, you scoop ot up and positioned it interior the muddle field and carry it there 'till eventually its executed. Then it knows that its has to flow there to poop. you've gotten to handbook it there for the first few circumstances (eg positioned nutrition interior the muddle field) and if it would not artwork you could attempt replacing the position of the field :)