Still "marking" after spays/neuters??

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- 05/02/2008 at 11:40 AM
  FergieJen
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  Hello all. I am relatively new to the bunny world, and many of you know I rescued a famale(dumped outside by my neighbors!!) bunny, Daphne, two weeks before Christmas last year. She had 4 babies the day after Christmas, and they have all been spayed/neutered now (including Mommy) for about 3 weeks. I anticipated the “marking” of poops to all but disappear after the alterings but it doesn’t seem to have. I am neurotic and clean the litter boxes every day. They have a large play area blocked off for them (approx. 10’x5′), their toys, PLENTY of hay/veggies/water/pellets, two cardboard “houses”, a willow tent, an igloo thingie….. in other words, they’re at the Hilton! Any ideas on this marking? It looks like a minefield until I sweep it twice a day… and they are also using the litter boxes! ;-)
- 05/02/2008 at 12:01 PM
  JK
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  It takes AT LEAST 4-6 weeks for the hormones to die down so just be patient!
- 05/02/2008 at 12:07 PM
  Gravehearted
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  yes, I think patience is the key, as knowltons said. i am so glad you got them all spayed and neutered!
  you can also start working to box train them – add more boxes and limit their roaming territory until they master box habits. once they’ve improved you can slowly increase their play area. also – try adding some treats – like a sprig of herbs or fresh hay to encourage them to spend time in their box
- 05/02/2008 at 12:56 PM
  Floppy
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  yeah Floppy still jumps on my bed and leaves poopies for me. I put them back in his litterbox, as in “NO THANKS!”
  lol overall though he is good about it and it certainly isn’t even close to being a mine field, so hopefully things will
  get better soon after the hormones die down. goodluck!
- 05/02/2008 at 1:15 PM
  FergieJen
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  Ok, I will add another litter box (I have three BIG ones, and I will put in a fourth), I have tried the rosemary sprig on the litter box, too. Again, they are using them, they’re just using the floor too! ;-) It’s really not a huge deal, I just thought they should be using it exclusively by this point. I will give it time… no problem.
  
  Thanks for the suggestions!!
- 05/02/2008 at 6:54 PM
  Beka27
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  are they all marking or do you notice one or two of them doing it more than the others? it may also be the dynamic… so many buns around…
- 05/04/2008 at 7:16 AM
  DawnT
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  Oreo had a suprise litter. I am so new to the bunny world actrually January 25th of this year. I was running into the same with the poop. This is what I learned. Baby bunnies have a dreadful attention issue. If you keep giving them a clean little box they loose sight of where they are supposed to go. So they just go anywhere. Recently (about a week) I have been caging (they have everyhting they need) the boys at night they have picked a corner and are using most of the time. They have accidents with only the poop urine they use the cage. I have also noticed that the boys have less control over the bowels. Oreo (the mom) is 7 months old and does well. Oreo is not caged she has the run of the house all the time.
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