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Forum BEHAVIOR Potty training help!

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    • michaelal
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        I have two Rabbits, Leo (Holland lop 6 months old and recently fixed) and Louie, he is a Harlequin about 3 – 4 months old. Louie will use the potty bins but still leaves drops EVERYWHERE in the cage. He doesn’t have a certain area its just where ever he pleases. I have placed two rectangular potty bins in the cage to help. He randomly pees places too, not a frequent though. I now have to limit Louie’s time out of his cage because he will poop all over the floor.

        Its to the point where I’m about to sell him because Its too much work. I don’t want to sell him since he and Leo have grown attached and I’m scared Leo will get depressed without Louie.  Any suggestions on how to help this issue?


      • jerseygirl
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          The age of both probably has a lot to do with it. Louie is entering puberty so his habits may head South & Leo may be reacting to the scent. Watch them closely at this time as they could begin to fight. Hopefully that wont be the case but hormones can throw everything into chaos.

          A couple questions:
          1) Do you use bedding (shavings, paper, towels etc) on the cage floor? This will often have them toileting everywhere.
          2) Where do you put their hay?


        • BarbaraC
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            If you plan to get Louie fixed this will most likely resolve or at least reduce the issue. Rabbits will poop to mark their territory and while this can still happen after being fixed it is more common before. Before I adopted my bunny Finn he was not fixed and was in a pen next to another unneutered male rabbit at the shelter. The two of them pooped everywhere and barely used their litter boxes. Within 2 day of bringing him home and 6 days after his surgery he was using his litter box. We still find an occasional poop outside of the litter but it is certainly manageable. Last week, however, during a bonding session with a freshly washed fleece on the ground he pooped like crazy all over the fleece. No where else. The combination of an unclaimed fleece and another bunny in such close proximity must have kick started his instinct to mark again.
            Good luck and hopefully you can get Louie fixed. It would be a shame to separate a bonded pair.

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