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I have a stinking, pooping machine of a bunny?

I just adopted a rescued bunny. I have never owned one before and did try to read up on them before I chose to adopt. When I read up on rabbits, it said that rabbits don't like to poop where they sleep and I would need to clean the cage about once per week. OMG I have to clean this cage twice daily. I don't have a wire bottom cage, I read it was bad for their feet. Is it with wire cages that you only clean weekly? I just want to make sure I am not over feeding her. I am giving her timothy hay and pellets. She is about 6 months old, I am trying to litter box train her, but she poops everywhere, even where she sleeps. (but not in the litter box, lol). Also, nothing I read talked about rabbits smelling. I live in a small house and the smell hits you when you walk in. She is physically smelly, I tried cleaning her with a spray on "bath", it just made her smell weird for a couple of hours. Any suggestions for the odor? Thanks in advance.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Congrats on you new bunny, lol

    Wire Bottom Cages Ain't As bad as people say they are. . I have 13 rabbits and use them ( and Sware By Them) also if you go to you local pet store they have Resting Boards so their not on the wire all the time and if you cant find one your rabbit will build up Calais on their back feet after a while, but getting a resting board is better.

    as for litter box training its easier if you have a wire cage bottom, i got my first rabbit 4 yrs ago and i hated cleaning her trays out so one day i went to the store and came home with a litter box and to this day shes still using it, and being spayed or not doesnt matter neither people just say that so you will go out and waste your money to fix your rabbits, your rabbits gonna use it or not even if there fixed or not ( your rabbit most likely is fixed being you Adoped it). as of smell rabbit smell oh yes they smell ( thats why 10 of 13 of my rabbits are in my barn, lol ) litter box train helps alot but not always try useing a Deoterizer Spray or Sweet PTZ Found at any Pet Store Or Tractor Supply if you have one around where you live to put in your cage after you clean it will either cover the smell up if you use the spray or if you use the Sweet PTZ (which is recommed) it will Soke up the pee and leave less smell. .

    Source(s): Raises and shows New Zealand Whites, Californians, Mini Rexes, Mini Lops and Mix Breeds. .also shows Quarter horse and Paints in halter
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Keep going with the litter tray, whenever you see poo outside the litter tray put it in, it may be a lot of effort for now but she will learn eventually. Make sure whatever substrate you have in the litter tray is different to the rest of the cage so she can associate the difference. She will get it eventually, it just might take a few weeks for her to get what you are trying to teach her. I put straw in my rabbits litter tray and the rest of the cage has woodshavings, it works wonders as they are so different from each other. Then once she has learnt you will only have to clean the litter tray out every day and the rest of the cage whenever it seems like it needs changing. As for the smell I don't know how she would be smelling so much if you're cleaning her out twice a day, never had that problem sorry!

    Also having her spayed does help! Ignore the person above. It may work more for males than females however, as males are more likely to want to mark their territory, it certainly improved after I got my male neutered anyway. I would recommend getting any rabbit neutered/spayed anyway as it will reduce aggression when they become adults. Females especially can be very moody when they're in season, my friend couldn't even go near her rabbit she had no choice but to have her spayed.

  • 1 decade ago

    You might be feeding her to much. The more you feed her, the more she will poop. But as answered above, all bunnies poop a lot, that is the way they are made. They have a very sensitive digestive system. My rabbits do not smell. The corner potty does wonders for the cage, and using a decent litter makes a huge difference. Watch her and where she poops the most and then place the potty in that corner. She will back up into a corner when she wants to go potty. My boy was trained in less than a week, and he is wonderful. When he is out of his cage, he will jump back in to go potty, or use the one we have behind a chair for the bunnies. Also, her pooping everywhere could also be her marking her territory and simply getting used to and claiming her surroundings as her space. Rabbits are territorial creatures and do not like their space invaded unless they invite you into it. As far as wire bottomed cages go, they are BAD for bunny feet. They create sores on their hocks that can be very painful to the bunny. You might want to visit a vet if your bunny smells funny and is wallowing in poop. She could be ill.

    As far as feeding her, the hay and the pellets are fine, but she needs fresh fruits and veggies. If you look online you can find info on what fresh foods you can give her. Mine love cilantro, parsley, celery, carrots, apples, romaine, radishes and leaf lettuce. Try one at a time to get her system used to it, and remember, just because it is a fruit or vegetable, does not mean your bunny can eat it.

    Good luck and I hope I helped you out. :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Every rabbit poops A LOT.

    To solve this problem I visited a pet shop and bought a rabbit litter tray.

    To train a rabbit you must place the litter tray in the hutch and place some of their poop in it.

    Continue to do this until your rabbit knows to poop in the tray.

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    I would recommend using a bright colour that isn't featured in the hutch, this may speed up the process.

    Remember to fill the litter tray with sawdust.

    If you have a small hutch I would secure the tray to the back wall, rabbits like to move the tray around to where they like.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    She's probably just marking her territory since she's at a new place.

    Give her time to settle in... Litter train her too.

    Read:

    http://www.darwinvets.com/rabbits/litterTraining.h...

  • 1 decade ago

    LMAO!! I'm sorry I know don't have a good answer, but after reading your little scenario I could just envision it! And the way you word it was just hilarious! Hang in there. I'm sure you'll figure something out.

    Source(s): animal lover
  • 1 decade ago

    i also clean the cage once in a day.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Rabbit stew?

  • 1 decade ago

    What are you feeding her? Maybe what you are feeding her is giving her diarrhea.

    LMAO. Your question is totally funny.

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