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Forum BEHAVIOR Peeing

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    • Emma
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        Hello folks,

         

        Im after some tips and tricks really about my new bun.

         

        Ive had Monkey, my English Spot, for over a year but throught she seemed lonely so really wanted to get a partner for her to which I recently found my Giant Lop Ruby (hes a boy by the way, previous owners thought it was a girl til they got him done hence the name).

         

        Ruby was a completely cuddly bunny at his previous home getting on the sofa and then onto your lap (if there was room as hes quite big) to demand to be stroked but since ive had him hes become less dependant on humans which is understandable as he has Monkey now for attention but he has started to pee on everything like the sofa, my window seats, the edge of the rug, my bed even! although this morning i shifted him off before he managed it so he promptly went into my bathroom and did it there instead.  I dont think he had this behaviour at his previous home. 

         

        Now is this just a male thing as I previously had a male rabbit who I sadly lost after 4 years but he used to do the same whereas Monkey my little girl is a perfect little angel who barely even leaves 1 dropping outside her toilet box about once a week.  Any advice to deter Ruby from this behaviour would be greatly received as big rabbits leave big puddles!

        Thanks x


      • Buzz
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          Hi! I will try and help with my limited experience.

           First and foremost, is Ruby neutered? If not, he is most probably being territorial and there’s not much point in trying to litter train him until he’s been fixed.

          It could be territoriality even if he’s neutered. He wants things to smell of him and not Monkey. He may want to dominate. In his previous home, what did they use as litter for him? It could be he doesn’t like the litter you use, or it could be that they trained him on towels – and there’s not much difference between a bed and a towel.

           I expect more experienced people will be along soon, however I would clean up his current pee but not enough so that it removes the smell, and rub some objects in the room on his fur so that they smell like him. This way the place will smell more like home. Put some litter with his pee on it in the litter box also. If you catch him in the act, pick him up and put him in the litter box. You may have to confine him if this doesn’t work so that he doesn’t exhibit this behaviour at all – have you a small room in which you can keep him for a while, maybe one with a chair and table so you can sit and work or read with him? You can cover the floor in newspaper so that he does not pee on the floor. With any animal, the more they do the behaviour they more they will carry on doing it. You have to break the cycle.

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