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Forum BEHAVIOR Front Half in the litter box, back half outside peeing

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    • Lindsey
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        I have my mini lop Louie for almost a year and from day 1 he has used his litter box very consistently.  He was neutered at 4 months and we didn’t observe any change in behavior.  As he has grown, we have bought him bigger and bigger litter boxes.  In his current box, he comfortably fits in many directions and can completely lay down in there if he want to.

        Recently, in about 20% of his peeing occasions, he gets into the litter box, slowly backs up until his tail is outside the box (back feet are still in) and pees.  The liquid doesn’t go in the box at all and gets all over his toys and the bottom of his cage.  Why is he doing this and how can we make him stop?  We have tried moving the litter box toward the direction of where he wants to pee, that works for a day and then he flips around and does it on the other side.  

        He has plenty of room in the litter box.  80% of the time, he pees in the litter.  He always poops in the litter.  Does he need an even more gigantic box?  Is he trying to mark something or enjoys the feeling of the edge of the box on his butt?


      • Bam
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          I think he’s marking. I had a similar problem with my bun Yohio before he was neutered, but neutered buns can mark too if they like. In Yohio’s case it was solved by placing the box in a corner, on a pee pad and with a mirror behind the box. It doesn’t nned to be a mirror of course, just something non-absorbent and non-chewable, something that can be wiped off easily. Yohio did exactly like your bun does – backed up, extended his tail outside the box and peed like three feet up the wall. He wasn’t a big bun, so I was quite impressed.

          I’ve never tried a hooded cat box for my buns, but it might work.

          For my Bam I have litterboxes with a detachable “lid” – they do keep stuff in better than a box without a lid:


        • Mikey
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            Some rabbits are very picky with their litter boxes. My bunnies did this whenever their litter box was too small. Got them an XXL cat litter box and have not had that problem since


          • Wick & Fable
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              That seems more like he’s unaware it’s not in the litter box. He thinks he’s doing it right because he’s in the box, he just doesn’t understand the way his urine exits in an arch which will jump the lip. While we say rabbits are litter boxed trained, with low-lip boxes, I think it becomes more apparent that rabbits understand the concept of “Go pee/poo in this box”, but not the other item which is “The pee/poo should go in the box”. It’s like a rabbit pooping, but jumping out of the litter box pre-maturely, so the poo flings outside or ends up exiting the bum once the rabbit’s outside.

              High walls would help. This is Wick’s litter box, which has a low lip, but I put a panel on it because he kept peeing over it: http://www.instagram.com/p/BXsXo28FTcG/?taken-by=wick_theboogeyman

              The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.


            • Pippin
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                My rabbit does the same thing. I think he’s usually telling me he wants me to clean his box because as soon as I clean it, he stops


              • Puffbaby
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                  My rabbit does this and I solved the issue with a high sided litter box. This way when he backs up it is just on the wall of the box rather than anywhere else. They sell litter boxes with high sides as well as a storage bin

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