The great hay/litter box battle is driving me crazy!

[Godwit]

This has been such a source of frustration for me! Looking for some ideas…

My hay rack is one of those over-the-door shower caddies, it holds the hay very well and i don’t have a problem with its design at all, but because it has holes in the bottom and the bottom is flat, Ralphie likes to sit under it and eat. If I place it lower he will just sit on top of it. No matter how I place it in relation to his litter box he INSISTS on moving the box to get under the hay rack, which he can’t do because the sides of his litter box are too high, but he won’t sit inside the box to eat. He’s pretty good about still using his litter box for the most part but I still find myself sweeping the bottom of his cage for poo and tiny hay pieces, and my bedroom floor around it because they hay falls outside of the cage. I have tried keeping the hay away from the litter box but there would just be piles of poo everywhere. The box also sits in “his corner” and he continues to pee there with or without the box.

So I either need to secure the box to the cage so he can’t move it but so I can get to it out to clean it, or a hay rack that is more compatible with the litter box. His current box is a large cat box with removable sides. It has to have high sides because he has “bad aim”

[Elrohwen]

If you figure out a solution, let me know. My two have done this for years. lol They will also pull huge amounts of hay out of the hay racks, leave it on the floor of the cage, and then pee on it if I don’t clean it up soon enough. Bunnies are messy creatures.

[mijOok]

Do you have a picture of your litter box/hay rack set up? I have a visual from your description but an actual visual might be better in conjuring applicable suggestions. Could you just place hay directly in the litter box at one end?

[jerseygirl]

I would look for another low profile box that the existing box fits into. Secure the low profile box to the cage and place the other in it. So it should stay in place but is still removable for cleaning.

Alternatively, place 2 holes in side of existing box and use wire to secure it to the cage.

You could also zip tie a piece if coroplast or something similar to the bottom of the hay rack. Either on the outside or inside the rack if your bunny is a chewer.

What type of litter do you use? Could Ralphie dislike standing on it too long?

[Dobby]

I use a binder clip to secure the litter box to the cage. Easily removed whenever I clean the litter and made of metal so I don’t have to worry about them eating it. .

[Stickerbunny]

You can buy cage screws for bird perches, drill a hole into your litter box and attach the screws into the hole to secure it. No litter box moving, keep the high litter box, twist off the thing when it’s time to remove it for cleaning and you’re done.

[Monkeybun]

I just put the hay IN the litter box, that way there is less mess

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