Litter Training Age + Intro to Veggies

[Helena]

 My bunny Chewie is 2.5 months old and I was wondering if it’s too early to start potty training her. Also, when is it a good time to start her on veggies? She doesn’t seem to like hay too much but loves her pellets. Any advice would be good. =) 

[Elrohwen]

It’s never too early to start litter training! Not all young bunnies will get it, and some will loose it once hormones kick in, but it’s always a good idea to set the cage up for litter training (no bedding on the floor, hay in the litter box) and see if she picks it up. Both of mine were fine right from the beginning.

When Otto was a baby he didn’t eat much hay either when he was on unlimited pellets. Once you wean her down to an adult amount around 6-12 months, she’ll probably eat more.

12 weeks is usually a good time to start with veggies – just one at a time to make sure her tummy is ok with it.

[Helena]

 Thanks for the advice! Btw, what do you mean when referring to “no bedding on the floor”? 

[Elrohwen]

What type of cage do you have for her? It’s usually best to leave cage floors bare (as long as they’re not wire) to help with litter training. Any bedding that is absorbent can encourage the bunny to pee there, especially if the bedding looks like litter. It’s best to start out with a bare floor, then add fleece blankets or something similar when she has the hang of litter training.

[LoveChaCha]

I would suggest a large cat litter box (no top), and fill it with rabbit safe litter (wood stove pellets w/o additives, carefresh, etc. No pine shavings) and watch what corner your rabbit does its business the most. If it leaves stray poops, just put the poops into the box.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

I don’t think there is an age for either-you could start both (litter training and veggies) right now

Best to nip that ‘not eating hay so much’ right in the bud though-try mixing up different kinds of hay It’s imperative that they eat hay and if they don’t get into it young it’s hard later on.

[Monkeybun]

My vet told me I can start Squirrel on limited veggies now if I like. And Squirrel is 9 weeks old. I’m not going to yet, as I am switching him over to a new pellet and want that done before he gets veggies added too.

You can litter train anytime, Squirrel is already awesome with his potty habits, just leaves a few stray poops around, but all pee goes in his box. He is a good boy

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