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    • TinyTarzan
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         I brought my bunny tarzan home four days ago. he is a ten week old netherland dwarf. he adjusted so well it was crazy. he met the cats and they got along. he has been running around out of his cage and increadibly sociable. but man this bunny can cause trouble. for one he refuses to sleep in his home. he prefers to sleep in his litter box. i tried moving it around and he still refuses to sleep anywhere else. so i made the litter box his bed and have been using a card board box for his litter. today i discovered he has been pooping in his original litter box aka his bed. how do i litter train him? he has also started to poop outside his cage. the past three days he has not but he has started to today. also there are the bites. the most he has ever done to me is a little nip when he is grooming me or when i am not paying enough attention to him. however when my mom or sister or brother tries to pet him or hold him he will bite. are they just being whiney or is he really biting them? then there is the chewing. tarzan chews on everything except his toys or anything he is alloud to chew on. peronally i just think he is being a brat. he will chew on my laundry, the clothes on my body, my hair, he chewed through my headphones, my phone case. i bunny proofed my room pretty good, and i dont understand how he finds so many things to chew on! is there any way to train him not to chew so much? ive tried yelling “no” when he chews on my phone and he has stopped doing it so often but i feel bad yelling at him. anyways i would really appreciate some help because i am stumped on how to litter train, chew train, bite train, basically train my fuzzy pain in the butt.


      • CheriB603
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          Number 1: Move the phone.
          (I’m assuming you mean cell phone)

          Number 2: Bunnies chew. So bunny proof everything. No, really – EVERYTHING.

          Number 3: he’s just a baby, in a strange new place surrounded by strange new people and new things to taste. When the newness wears off, he’ll calm down a little. Once he’s neutered, he’ll calm down even more. You can’t really blame him for nipping… How would you feel with all those people you don’t know shoving their hands at you! Tell them to sit still on the floor and let him come to them. Don’t try to pet him until some trust is built up.

          And D: lots of bunnies nap in their litter boxes. It’s ok. Put some hay in there. Buns like to potty while eating so eventually he’ll figure it out. Until he’s neutered, he’s gonna keep marking his territory by leaving poops around (and the occasional pee). Again – bunny proof. Only let him on surfaces you don’t mind being peed on.

          Think of him as a terrible two year old – you can’t get mad at him for chewing on or peeing on something if you left that something lying around where he can get at it. Once you find out what he likes to chew (wood, cardboard, plastic) get him his “own” chewable things in that substance.

          Have patience and good luck!!

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