Bunny peeing in front of bedroom door ><

[Ela]

So, my bunny recently braved past the living room and ventured into our bedroom. I started closing the door because, as much as I find it adorable that he’s curious and wants to play somewhere new, he hides under the bed where I can’t get you him and there is wires by the head of the bed…

So, yeah, he’s not allowed in there anymore. But I find him by the door a lot, just sitting by it or sniffing. I don’t look at him for a second and find he’s peed suddenly! He’s done this at least four times now.

He’s neutered so is he really marking? Or do you think he’s retaliating because we don’t let him in there anymore? Ahhhh, what to do….

[Bam]

It is some form of marking, and neutered rabbits can absolutely mark if they feel there is need. My two neutered boys made poop-barriers along the gate that separated them (they weren’t bonded). They sometimes peed. Now one of the rabbits is gone, the other one isn’t marking anymore, even though the gate is still there.

So it seems for some reason, your bun is marking territory. It could be a response to your marking your territory by closing the door. It’s instinctive with your bun of course.

The best thing would probably be to not let him have access to the door. Sometimes a bunny forgets about things if you block them from accessing them for some time. One spring my Bam had a relapse in peeing on the sofa, I blocked the sofa off for a couple of weeks, and after that, Bam had just forgotten about it. Your room seems to have become extra desireable, perhaps because there’s a bed, buns love hiding under beds, it’s like a perfect burrow. Does he have hidey-houses in his own territory?

You should of course clean the area outside the door, first with detergent, then with vinegar and water.

You could bunny-proof the wires in your bedroom and let him hide under the bed. My bridge bunny did a lot of his daytime resting under my bed. Then he slept in it during the night, at the foot end. It can of course be a bit impractical.

[Ela]

Thanks, Bam! I think I will just bunny proof the room and let him wander in there and do what he likes.

Til then, blocking the door off seems to be the solution for now, hehe.

Totally get what you mean when you said they sort of forget about things, though. I also blocked him from the sofa and now that he’should free to roam around it, he doesn’t seem to remember it’s there or care for it much anymore… Funny, little furballs.

[Bam]

They really are funny, these little darling furballs

When you’ve bunny-proofed, make it a habit to check the cable covers now and then. My Yohio actually gnawed through one. It was around a low-voltage cable so it wouldn’t have hurt him if he’d chewed it, but it would’ve hurt my wallet to replace it.

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