The litterbox battle!

[Sonn]

 Does anyone have any ‘unusual’ litterbox training secrets? 

I think I gave Walter too much space too fast because he went from using the litterbox 99% of the time to 0% of the time. I mean his box was squeaky clean and my room, the bunny room and part of the hallway was almost black with bunny presents. And my bed was soaked with pee. 

So I set his pen back up and put his litterbox in there with some hay in it. He has a bare cage basically litterbox, hay, food bowl, water bowl / bottle and a hide box. He will now pee in the box but no poops ever. He will literally grab a mouth full of hay sit in the middle of the pen eat it and poop. When I catch him I herd him to the box where sometimes he will finish and other times he will just give me the stink eye. 

I feel bad because he gets excited when he sees Pacey but then just looks dejected when he realizes he can’t get out. 

So far everything I have tried isn’t working. 

Any suggestions? 

Note: Already had the vet check him out just in case it was medical and it isn’t he is a healthy stubborn boy. 

[jerseygirl]

Secrets? No Empathy? Tons of it!

Are he and Pacey offically bonded now? Would Pacey do ok to be penned up with him?

Edit: I can’t remember if he’s neutered or not?

[Monkeybun]

Smudge wasn’t litter trained when I brought her home, so when she went in for her spay, I shrunk her pen waaaay down, so I could just fit 2 full size litter boxes in it. So, she had to get used to going in the litter box no matter what. After a couple days, I enlarged it a tiny bit so she could hop around hte boxes. Each day I enlarged it a tiny bit more, til one day it was a full size pen, with 2 litter boxes. Then I took a box out, and she is a good bun now with her potty habits

[jerseygirl]

I’ve thought to do something like that with Jersey but never thought to make it all litterbox at beginning. I’ve limited space but it’s still been generous, like 3×2 metres. It’s hard to know what to do when they’re in a pair. Most times I suggest to others not to separate. Just when you’re talking that small an area (2 litterbox size) with 2 rabbits?…   Maybe could try 4 litterbox size with 2 rabbits?

[Monkeybun]

4 could work yeah. I know it seems mean to keep them in that small of a space, but it worked for Smudge, and she has all the room she wants now Had she not gotten trained, she wouldn’t be allowed to run around.

[peppypoo]

Seems like your bunny enjoys the munch&poo…maybe you could try moving the hay to a point accessible from the litterbox?

[peppypoo]

[darn computer, I keep double-posting!]

[Sonn]

Thanks for the tips! I put 4 litterboxes and Pacey in with him they now have enough room to laydown and get to their boxes and that is it lol. So far no stray poops! Yaaay.

Neither are too happy with me at the moment getting lots of bunny butt. But it’s for my sanity so that’s fine with me =P

[Autumnwolf]

My new bunny will pee in its litter box and poop in it sometimes, but then the rest of the time I go out to find rabbit “presents” all over the place! She is new at the whole litter thing so I hope it will get better, I sweep the “presents” up and put them in the litter box to try to give her the idea.

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