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Forum BEHAVIOR Help giving bunny more space

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    • Rex's Mama
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        Hi everyone, 

        so when we brought Rex home we found that he does not like the hardwood floor and would not walk on it. This was great because bunny proofing the whole floor would be very difficult. So he stayed on the area rug in our living room. However he peed on the rug and tried to dig and eat it.  It’s a shag rug, so it’s very fluffy. We did not want him peeing on the rug so we quickly bought a large piece of vinyl and made a fence out of wire shelving and corralled him in to a smaller enclosed.  But it’s pretty ugly and I would like to eventually have my living room back.  Potty training has gone very well. No pee accidents and only a few poops outside the box.  So how do I help him behave on the rug. No digging and definitely no chewing.  Is this even possible.  We want him in the main living area with everyone. I would really like him to feel he is part of the family. 

        thanks for the advice,

        deborah


      • Hazel
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          Anything soft and fluffy will entice him to pee. The marking will likely only get worse as long as he’s not neutered. Until then, there isn’t much you can do other than to keep him contained to areas where it’s not a big deal if he pees there. Digging and chewing are normal behavior for rabbits, it may or may not decrease after neutering. It’s likely that he’ll mellow out as he gets older though. You could put something near/on the rug that he’s allowed to chew on, and redirect him to it anytime he starts messing with the rug. Maybe a digging box or a phone book.


        • bunbunlov3r
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            My bunny use to pee on my bed all the time. So I just did not let her on it for a long time till it was well a stablished in her mind that she went potty in her litter pen. As for the chewing. Try spraying your rug with bitter applet spray, he will. To like the fast of it and hopefully stop chewing, And the digging watch him, is there certain sections that he particularly likes? If so go and get him some scrap rug to put there that he can dig on. good luck.


          • bunbunlov3r
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              He will not like the taste* hehe sorry, touch screen keyboard.

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