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Forum BEHAVIOR Litter training tips and tricks

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    • lulu the bun
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        My bunny is around 2 months old. I started training her 2 weeks ago. I feel like I’ve tried out all the tips and tricks I could find on the internet. I put hay in her litter box, put multiple boxes throughout the area, set her into the litter box whenever I witnessed her pooping, and praised her when she pooped/peed in the box. What else is there to do?? She poops all around my room and pees occasionally. She doesn’t pee as much anymore… pretty much only if there is something new like a towel or blanket that she hasn’t claimed as her territory yet. The true problem is her poop. It drives me nuts! She just goes everywhere and anywhere she wants. I want to give her 100% freedom in my room but I don’t know what to do. Also, I read that you should start out in a small area and give her more and more space as she learns where to poop. But all I have is her cage and then my room… no x pen or anything like that. So how am I supposed to give her play time out of her cage if she poops everywhere? 

        Also, what do you do when you witness your bunny doing something bad like chewing up something they shouldn’t or peeing where they shouldn’t? What can you do so they understand that the behavior is unwanted and bad? I’ve read that you should talk in a firm voice, put the rabbit back in the cage, hit the ground firmly, etc. 

        Thank you for the help!


      • lulu the bun
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          Also, if a bunny poops one dropping at a time as it walks or runs around, does that mean that it’s unintentional? Is there an age that is too young to start training when the bunny doesn’t even realize it’s pooping? For example, you can’t potty train a 5 month old human baby because it can’t control the urges. I’m wondering if that is the same for baby bunnies.


        • Sarita
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            At this age she is too young to have complete freedom of your room.

            Baby rabbits definitely are a challenge to litter box train – at this age and with only 2 weeks, that’s really not going to get her trained and she will lose her training again as she hits puberty but once she is spayed and matures more litter training will be easier.


          • lulu the bun
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              What age do you recommend she get spayed? Online sources differ and I want advice from some actual bunny owners Also, how do you know when a female bunny has reached sexual maturity?


            • Beka27
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                Vets will usually neuter boys as soon as the testicles descend at 3-4 months. The female spay is invasive, so vets will usually try to wait until 6 months.

                Oh, you’ll know when she hits puberty. ;o) Females tend to have a spike in aggression, territorial behavior, chewing naughty, off-limit things, peeing and pooping everywhere. This can come on anytime from about 4 months and on… if you’re lucky, she’ll get spayed before she gets crazy.

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