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Forum BEHAVIOR Why is he forgetting proper litter decorum?

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    • Lemons and Lies
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        My soon-to-be-5-months- boy Bloo used to be a litter angel. When we got him he was a real natural at using the box — you’d never see stray poops anywhere and you could let him run the house freely and need only one litter box and be fine. But now he seems to be getting worse. You’ll see stray runners in front of his cage every day, maybe 10 at most on any given day, and we sometimes find he has peed on the floor / walls throughout the night (for example this morning I woke to find pee on his litter pan and overflowing to the floor).

        My question I guess is why? The only theory I have so far is that he does this as a sign of protest because his litter box is too dirty, but surely 2 days without changing isn’t the worst thing in the world?

        Side note: does anyone have pics and descriptions of what healthy poops / pee looks like? I’m assuming bronzey-red urine residue is normal just because he seems to be completely healthy but I’d like to have a reference to keep for later on anyway.


      • tobyluv
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          Your rabbit is entering puberty and now dealing with all the hormones that brings. It is very common for a rabbit to lose their litter box habits at that time. Getting him neutered should get his good litter box habits back on track. You do have to wait a few weeks after the surgery for all the hormone fluctuations to die down.

          Here is a link to bunny poop: http://imgur.com/a/5N4lD

          Red, orange or brown pee is normal. Pee can change colors according to what a rabbit has eaten. If you saw yellow pee with spots of red in it, that would be a cause for concern, since it would probably mean blood in the pee, but red or orange stains just occur due to diet.


        • sarahthegemini
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            It could be puberty but worth mentioning – I tried changing my bunny’s litter trays every other day rather than daily and they seemed to rebel and had a few accidents. So it could also be that playing into it. But it’s probably puberty!

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