Forum

OUR FORUM IS UP BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING AND FIXING THINGS.  SOME THINGS WILL LOOK WEIRD AND/OR NOT BE CORRECT. YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED.  We are not fully ready to answer questions in a timely manner as we are not officially open, but we will do our best. 

You may have received a 2-factor authentication (2FA) email from us on 4/21/2020. That was from us, but was premature as the login was not working at that time. 

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

What are we about?  Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately!  Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES 

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet.  It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

Forum BEHAVIOR Peeing in his bed

Viewing 16 reply threads
  • Author
    Messages

    • 2manypets
      Participant
      36 posts Send Private Message

         Is there anyway I can stop my bunny from peeing in his bed? I was just sitting by his cage and saw him sitting in his bed. Then he jumped away and I noticed theres like 3 pee spots already. I don’t think his bed can handle too many washes without falling apart.


      • Monkeybun
        Participant
        10479 posts Send Private Message

          Some bunnies just think that something soft = potty, so you may have to just remove his bed


        • lashkay
          Participant
          1548 posts Send Private Message

            You can wash the bed by hand with a perfume/dye free eco-freindly detergent, dry it on low tumble in the dryer if you think it will hold up or air dry it in the sunshine and then when it’s ready again, wait for him to use his litterbox, and after he relieves himself in his litterbox, give him back the bed. I lined Dustor’s fleece bumper bed with a soft blanket with his scent on it and for the most part, he doesn’t pee in the bed, but did for some reason on the blanket the other night… Bunnies!! He enjoyes resting and sleeping at night in the bed though and if he can put up with it, I abide by a little peeing. He seems to not mind if it’s a little wet in spots or just waits til it’s dry again. I want him to have access to the comfort/warmth of a good bed but it’s catch as can. I fear Monkeybun speaks words of truth and soft = potty to some bunnies. On the other hand, my other bunny Petie doesn’t seem to want to wet his beds, if he has to relieve himself, he runs to his litterbox. Good luck!


          • 2manypets
            Participant
            36 posts Send Private Message

              I will try to hand wash it and I made him a fleece blanket tonight so I will put that in there. I am working on litter training him but every time he pees it just looks like he’s just sitting there!


            • lashkay
              Participant
              1548 posts Send Private Message

                What is your litterbox setup? You need to not have any bedding or litter on the floor of his cage or pen outside of his litterbox. I use Carefresh (Ultra) in my bunnies’ litterboxes. They’re used to it. Yesterday’s News, Feline Pine, and Equine Pine, Green Aspen are also good. I’ve always used Carefresh, just fond of the stuff and my bunnies take to it. I personally don’t line the litterboxes with any hay, just Carefresh, but as you willl read, many members swear by hay in their litterboxes. You may want to cement your bunny’s litterbox habits before you reintroduce back his bed so as not to confuse him with another soft place he’ll regard as another litterbox. It’s a waiting game sometimes with bunnies but hopefully the waiting pays off in good litterbox habits.


              • 2manypets
                Participant
                36 posts Send Private Message

                  I have one of those corner litter pans with pine shavings in it and a metal grid over. I can try carefresh though as I get it for my hamsters. On the bottom of his cage I have a piece of fleece folded in half.


                • lashkay
                  Participant
                  1548 posts Send Private Message

                    Pine shavings can be toxic (the fumes) to bunnies, especially when soaked with urine. Carefresh is absorbent and will control odor if replaced every few days or less. If he wets the fleece folded in half, I would remove it, he may associate it as a place to go potty. Until he learns to use his litterbox, I would only have the carefresh in the litterbox(es). Anywhere he wets, I would put a litterbox, then remove them as he learns to use them until he has just one in his favorite corner spot to “go” in, hopefully. If the floor of his cage is wire, I would cover it with a sheet of linoleum. Wire floor is hard on bunnies’ feet and can cause sore hocks. Lay the linoleum on its reverse side to get the “roll” out of it so it will lie flat when right side up. If the linoleum is slippery, you can get seagrass mats, coconut fibers mats at thebusybunny.com or at bunnybytes.com or timothy mats (look in the BB Store.) for traction. After he’s learned to use his litterbox, you can try a fresh piece of fleece or a bunny bed (also at BB Store.) Hope this helps.


                  • lashkay
                    Participant
                    1548 posts Send Private Message

                      If he uses a corner litterbox, it should have a high back to prevent him from peeing over the sides, and should be large enough so he can move around in it freely and adjust his position. Some BB members swear only by the rectangular cat-type litterbox but I have a good large corner litterbox for my lionheads and they are wonderful. How does he feel about the grating in the litterbox? You may want to remove the grate until he gets used to using the litterbox. The carefresh is soft and dry to the touch even when wet and will be easy on his bum with or without a grate.


                    • 2manypets
                      Participant
                      36 posts Send Private Message

                        I will change it to carefresh. I don’t see any pee spots on the fleece, just his bed. He likes to sit in the litter box but never pees in it. I will take the grid off and see if he will use it then. Can carefresh cause an impaction if he eats it?


                      • lashkay
                        Participant
                        1548 posts Send Private Message

                          It should be okay if he nibbles a little carefresh although I don’t think he will, my bunnies don’t eat much if any, of it. As long as he’s eating plenty of hay, some pure rabbit pellets – without seeds, dried fruit pieces or munchies in it, some veggies like red and green leaf lettuce, parsley, italian parsley, cilantro, romaine lettuce (not iceberg lettuce which is not good for bunnies) and drinking plenty of water, it will be okay if he eats some of the carefresh.


                        • 2manypets
                          Participant
                          36 posts Send Private Message

                            Ok thanks


                          • lashkay
                            Participant
                            1548 posts Send Private Message

                              Sure! After giving something a try, post an update.  I hope he takes to his litterbox soon. 


                            • Elrohwen
                              Participant
                              7318 posts Send Private Message

                                How big is he? It could be that he doesn’t like the corner litter box (they’re too small for most buns). One of my buns used to have a corner box and she would regularly pee over the edge – she needed one with higher sides.


                              • 2manypets
                                Participant
                                36 posts Send Private Message

                                  He is a 2-3 month old lionhead. I was going to get him a bigger one when I thought I could keep him in a C&C cage (woke up to him with his head stuck in the cube) so he is in a superpet cage and the large pan wouldn’t fit.


                                • lashkay
                                  Participant
                                  1548 posts Send Private Message

                                    Hi, Just wondered how it’s been going…have you seen any improvements after trying anybody’s suggestions? Hope all is going well.


                                  • Dubbanee's Dad
                                    Participant
                                    3 posts Send Private Message

                                      Just my 2 cents for readers; I’ve had good luck with a high-side corner litter pan within a larger litter box. The more comfortable you can make your bun’s litterbox, the more consistently it will be used.

                                      Initially trained Dubbanee with just the large litter pan in his preferred corner of his cage. Used a cut down 2×4 to partition the space into 1/3 length for clean hay and 2/3 space for the litter and droppings. Also relocated his fresh food bowl to fasten above the hay end of the litterbox.

                                      During training, moved all stray poops into the box daily, and added new litter layers during the week, so he would recognize the growing poop pile. Once Dubbanee was in the habit of browsing and pooping within the litter box, added the corner litter pan within the larger box and expanded the clean hay area. Dubbanee quickly got the idea and litter box deposits are now all contained just within the corner litter pan.

                                      Though he will still leave stray droppings in his favorite lounging spot in his expen (on his carpet right next to a second litter box), I haven’t found stray urine in his cage or enclosure since the first week of litter box training.

                                      Using bunny-safe wood pellets for litter will help you monitor urine deposits made during the day – you will see that these have decompressed into wet sawdust after use.

                                      A corner litter pan is great; high sides to contain backwards-sprayed urine, a fine-meshed grate that is comfortable for bunny’s feet while still letting deposits fall through for cleanliness, and it is super easy to remove for cleaning.


                                    • Sarita
                                      Participant
                                      18851 posts Send Private Message

                                        Hi Dubbanee’s Dad – this post is over a year old – thank you for your advice but we do ask that you don’t respond to old posts so I will lock this particular post.

                                    Viewing 16 reply threads
                                    • The topic ‘Peeing in his bed’ is closed to new replies.

                                    Forum BEHAVIOR Peeing in his bed