On corner litter boxes, I think we tend to caution people about them because so many get them when they set up only to find the bun won't use it. Buddys seems a good size for him and well, he's a champ.

On pinecones - ditto. It'll be good if you can source your own. You have to be wary of what pet stores offer sometimes. Some members have recommended boiling collected pinecones then baking in a slow oven until completly dried out. I admit I've given mine small very dry pinecones before without the prep. If I was to offer them often - I would prep them properly now that I know.

Thanks, Jerseygirl, what a nice compliment!  Your little buns near your bunaholic declaration look like champs in their own right.  It takes one to know one, they say However, to me who lives with him, he seems like a little Jimmy Cagney more and more each day- all attitude!  But he licked me tonight for the first time, on my leg as I was entering his pen to clean his litterbox and his little tongue felt like heaven. 

For some reason I can't remember, the corner boxes have been the only thing I gave to Buddie and it was either use the corner one or go dirty.  And thank the Lord, he chooses to go a lot cleaner than he could.  So far. Knock on wood.  I did have a cat box for Lash, my first bunny, in her cage and she was fine with that.    But I made the mistake of not spaying her and she sprayed.  Oddly enough, I liked her spray on my pillow. I knew it meant she wanted to possess me and I took it as a compliment.  Just washed it out.

Both of mine have normal sized cat boxes.. they both like munching on hay when in their boxes and monkey is just soo little that she cant reach into many kinds of hay racks, so there has to be lots of hay room in her box

Thank you, you guys! You are so helpful! The cage i'm building, may not be big enough for a cat litter box. I'll see though, but I'll definitly try to use the litter box instead.
How do you know how dry a pine cone is? And why do they have to be dried out completely?
I also have a question about neutering. Why is it important? I know for females it is, but what about males? I don't think my mom would believe me if I told her I needed to neuter him.
Thanks again!

If the pinecone isn't covered in sap, it's dry enough. Basically, if you can break one of the pieces in half and it's not sticky, you should be good.

As for neutering. When hormones hit, the rabbits can become little terrors - spraying and marking areas, aggressive behavior, etc. Now some male bunnies can live their entire lives in tact and be very sweet however if he starts to begin to become a punk, neutering will help that.

Too bad you can't do that to all male species, eh?

Neutering helps lower aggression, stops them from spraying (which is icky) and makes your bun happier. It isn't any fun having the urge to mate 24/7 and not being allowed to do so.

Posted By Monkeybun on 01/12/2010 12:29 PM
Neutering helps lower aggression, stops them from spraying (which is icky) and makes your bun happier. It isn't any fun having the urge to mate 24/7 and not being allowed to do so.

 

Tell me about it...

Awww do you need to get neutered MarkBun?

Poor Markbun - we'll all raise some money to send you to the vet

Posted By JakeSulley<3 on 01/12/2010 06:15 AM
<!--3--> Thank you, you guys! You are so helpful! The cage i'm building, may not be big enough for a cat litter box. I'll see though, but I'll definitly try to use the litter box instead.

If the cage is not going to be big enough for a cat litterbox, I'm afraid the cage will not be big enough for the bunny.  How large are you planning on making the cage?  Are you doing it with levels?  What materials are you using?

How big is your bun? For a small bun (<4lbs) I think a litter box that is 14"x14" is the smallest you should go and bigger is better (14"x20" would be great). I agree with Beka that if you can't fit a box that size in the cage, the cage isn't big enough!