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- 03/27/2008 at 3:59 PM
  Sillyvesters mom
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  I just got my first bunny! Well, I don’t count the one that my father gave me when I was 4 years old and my mother made him give away two weeks later when he started eating her baseboards. Anyway, my boyfriend, trying to get himself out of the doghouse, brought me home a baby bunny. I am a huge animal lover and he knows that, but he did absolutely no research on what it takes to have a house rabbit. I stayed up for hour that night researching bunnies. I haven’t had a pet in about 7 years. My last pet was a cat named Damien and at 10 years old he had kidney failure. I spent over a year nursing him and thousands of dollars in vet bills but it finally came time to let him go. About 6 months later my mother had to have my cat Chichi who lived at her house and was 21 years old put to sleep. The vets were all suprised every year when she came in for her check up that she was still alive but once again, that decision had to be made. Up until then I had had cats all of my life. I was a pet groomer for 6 years so maybe that will tell you all how much I love animals.
  
  Anyway, back to the subject at hand, my baby bunny. His name is Sylvester, (he was named by a homeless man down the street that my boyfriend showed him to on the way home from the pet store), but if we ever call him anything close to that it is “Silly”vester. Most of the time I call him hopnpooper because that is what he does is hop n poop. That is what my question is all about. He goes to the litter box to urinate but he hops and poops at the same time. I have been reading this forum and trying to do what I have read here but I don’t ever see him lift his tail to poop he just does it on the go. If he is in his cage he poops in his litter box but when I let him out to play in the living room there is poop everywhere. I have several litter boxes for him to use and have tried moving them but nothing seems to work. Does anybody have any suggestions?? I feel terrible taking away some of his play room since he has had run of the living room since day one and if I do make his space smaller he bits at the cage trying to get out.
  
  Please help me. I love to watch him do binkys but I don’t want to clean up the poops he leaves behind.
- 03/27/2008 at 4:02 PM
  MarkBun
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  He will poop everywhere for a little while as he ‘claims’ the place for himself. It is a way of marking territory. Most rabbits begin to stop pooping everywhere after a little while although some may take a couple of months or they may continue to do it – albiet a lot less.
  
  My suggestion would be to go out and buy one of those hand vacuums for $20 and use that to suck up the bb’s. It works the best. Since he is urinating in the litter pan, it means he knows it is for the potty. Just give him some time to make your home his land.
  
  Oh, and there’s a law on these here boards. After you ask your first question, you have to post a pic of the bun. I think it’s a federal law.
- 03/27/2008 at 4:06 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Welcome to Binky Bunny and to the world of being a bunny slave. I’m also a huge animal lover and fellow cat/rabbit enthusiast (I had to put down my 23 year old Tabby 2 years ago…, I think that’s like a record or something.)
  
  I am the proud owner of Stormy, a 4 year old Mini-Rex and Bindi a 1 year old Mini-Lop. What sort of bunny do you have and do you know how old he is?
  
  I have a few suggestions for the litter box dilemma. Both my buns are litter trained although on occasion Bindi will let out the odd “hoppin poop”. Anyways, when he is allowed out and you are trying to litter train him you have to keep a close eye on him. When you see him poop, pick it up and put it in the litter box and promptly sit him in the litter box with the fresh poop. This may take a while but it’s the method I used for both my present and both my previous rabbits.
  
  Also if you haven’t read about it yet, getting your rabbit neutered may help a problem litter box bunny so I suggest you do so when he is old enough (also it can reduce unwanted aggressive habits and make him live longer).
- 03/27/2008 at 5:17 PM
  Sillyvesters mom
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  My baby hurt is front foot within the first week I had him so I called the bunny vet who told me that he is a Dutch (pet store told the boyfriend he was a dwarf, not so). She also says that he is less than 4 months old since his testicles haven’t dropped yet. I have been watching for them to drop because he will be getting neutered as soon as that happens. I want to get him a friend but the wildlife spca won’t let him have any bunny dates until he is neutered. This I don’t understand since the bunny I would be adopting would already be spayed, but I will wait it out. I did buy a hand vac but that seemed to blow stuff everywhere because the sides of the hand vac blow air while the front sucks up. I bought a sweeper (sometimes called a hoky), the kind that you just push across your floor and it sweeps up everything. That way I don’t have to plug it in and can keep it close at hand, it works much better. He has decided that he likes to jump on the sofa and leave pill behind now so that is our battle now. Like I said he doesn’t seem to lift his tail to poop or to even stop moving as he poops so I am at a loss for what to do.
  As soon as I can figure out how to do it I will post a picture of my hopnpooper.
- 03/27/2008 at 5:21 PM
  Sillyvesters mom
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  I think I got his picture up now
- 03/27/2008 at 6:33 PM
  notjulesverne
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  Oh he is a cutie!
  
  I just had my bunny neutered last Friday. He used to leave quitre a few poops around, too. But a few days before his neuter he stopped. He must’ve heard me telling a friend why bunnies should get neutered and figured if he improves his behavior he could avoid the trip to the vet now he’ll leave a few around, except if he gets on the couch …then it’s everywhere plus pee! I try to keep him off, but as soon as a step foot out of the room he’s up there….hopefully once his hormones die down it will get better.
- 03/28/2008 at 7:37 AM
  Beka27
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  welcome here! i’m very sorry to hear about your cats. that’s so difficult when your fur family passes on.
  
  congrats on your new bunny! i must say i’m very pleased that you’re taking the time to truly learn about your rabbit. rabbits are not the cheap, low-maintenace pets that some people would like to believe. you’ll find that they are as much, if not more, expensive to care for than a dog or cat. but luckily for you, with a grooming background, nail trims should be a breeze at least… lol!
  
  i would suggest limiting his space for awhile and slowly expand. too much space at once is not a good thing. he may get mad in the moment, but it’s best for him right now. often times, the littertraining isn’t perfect (or near-perfect) until after neutering, so a lot of it is patience. some rabbits will always drop the occasional poop, but as long as the pee is in the right place, you are extremely lucky!
  
  as far as getting a second bun, i would definitely wait until he is neutered and has had a chance to mature a bit. rabbit personalities are hard to judge when they are babies. it’s best (easiest) to bond two adults. i’m sure you’ve come across bonding subjects in your research, it’s not always an easy task and there is a lot involved, hormones being a big factor. even if one bun is altered, the unaltered bun may act very aggressively towards the other. my suggestion is to get a handle on “Silly”vester (so cute btw!) first, get to know him, enjoy him, figure out what works for you both and then consider adding a new fmaily member.
  
  please ask if you have any more questions!
- 03/28/2008 at 9:56 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  What a cutie pie! I can see why his name is Sylvester!
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