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Forum BEHAVIOR 2 year old litter trayed Netherland Dwarf pooping on the rug!

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        Hi all,

        I’m having a problem with my 2 year old neutered Netherland Dwarf house bunny Pepsi.

        Litter training her has been a breeze- no accidents since the first few months! However, we have a very shaggy rug which she won’t stop pooing and peeing on! This has been going on every since we got it about a year ago and it’s driving me mad! We’ve been just folding it over when she’s out and about but it looks so ugly that way that I’m hoping for another solution. 

        I’ve tried putting a litter tray right in the corner of the rug, and picking her up and putting her in it (or the one in her cage) when she pooping on the rug but it’s not helped a bit. She just loves the texture, I think it feels like grass!

        I feel bad because it’s making me not let her out as much, especially when we have guests. I feel like it’s not fair on her and maybe we should get rid of the rug…but as my boyfriend points out, it cost a lot more than she did!

        Any advice would be grately appreciated

        Ami


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          Hey Ami – my hubby said the same thing as your boyfriend, lol! But at the end of the day it’s easier to pack away a rug than a rabbit! (at least I hope so, ha hah!). Sorry BF, but I think the only solution is to pack the rug up and let Pepsi out, then bring the rug out when you have visitors and restrict her access then. It would be a terrible shame for Pepsi to lose her freedom over a rug. And please, don’t think for a minute I am being flippant, “I’m not”! My beautiful house is now ugly! I have moved all my chewable furniture into another room, it’s now overcrowded and looks downright horrible. My kitchen/dining room, where do I start – lets just say I have cardboard boxes, toilet rolls and straw throughout the room. (I cringe every morning). But what can you do? Love her! Sorry Ami, I know this isn’t what you want to hear (and I sooo know this), but she’s your girl, and that’s what we do. Other BBer’s may have suggestions how to keep her off the rug, but I think it’s just easier to remove it and then put it out when your guests visit. I feel for you Ami, but it sounds like other than the rug you have a great girl there with Pepsi. Idiot me – Henry is sooo naughty, and still did all that ‘for him’! Doh!

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