Absolutely having her spayed should help. Please mention these things to your vet though. They might need to check she is not ill before doing the spay. Rabbits habitually keep themselves clean so her rolling in the mess and having dripping wet paws is worrisome. Are you sure she’s not dipping them in a water bowl.
Is your vet well experienced with spaying rabbits?
If the vets office has asked you to fast her before the operation – be concerned. It is very important that rabbits DO eat before their operation – unlike cats or dogs.
Hope her surgery goes well. It will take sometime for the hormones in her system to gobut then you should see an improvement.

Spaying will certainly help but I wonder too if she might have a urinary tract infection as well.

That sounds like she definitely needs to be spayed! It’s good for their health as well as behavior. It will take some time for her horomones to calm down, so do allow a few weeks after the spay for her to settle back down. If she continues to not use the toilet, as Sarita suggested she may have a UTI and that’s something your vet can easily check for and treat.

Others have already addressed most of your questions- so I won’t repeat what they said.  But how old is your son?  Bunnies do best with attention and affection on THEIR terms and that can be tough for kids to understand.   Kids usually want to pick the bunny up and hold them- and in general most rabbits do not like being held.  But if they have the choice of jumping on your lap and snuggling and know they can leave- they are much more willing to be affectionate.

A quick fix for the litterbox issue would be to get your bunny one of those covered cat litter boxes that kind of look like an igloo – she won’t be able to tip that over! You can find these at any Petco or Walmart in the cat section.

Regarding the lunging, is your bunny lunging when your son/husband put their hands in her cage? That is a very normal territorial behavior, b unnies get pretty scared when people are sticking their hands in their personal “area.” This is because rabbits are prey animals, and really interact with people very differently from cats and dogs. It is better to have your son/husband sit on the floor while your bunny is playing and allow the bunny to come to them. Your bunny might very well see them as predators and get scared when they are trying to pick her up or coming at her quickly.

How is her diet? Is she eating plenty of hay?

How was her surgery today? My mini rex was 6 months old approximately when her hormones kicked in… and HOLY COW! She was awful for the next month before the vet could get her in to be spayed. Almost immediately she calmed down (altho she is still a bit feisty at 2 years old). Her litter habits are perfect and she’s not as territorial as she was before the surgery.

Your results may vary as all bunnies are different, but don’t worry, there is hope!

Any updates?

My Jess was a demon b/f her spay.  Please give us an update….

Hi Cutie! I wanted to chime in here and say that the wetting on the couch is a common thing as well as the bed. Rabbits can and do get territorial whether they are male or female and will attempt to assert their dominanace and top-bunnyness by marking areas that are most heavily scented by you, the human. The vinegar helps to get rid of the smell and stain but won’t likely deter further incidents. You may try disciplinary correction which would be catching her in the act and squirting with a water bottle, clapping your hands and saying no, scooting to a litter box tray, covering the couch or cusion in plastic, or completely blocking access to the couch. Does she have a litter box outside of her cage that she can use? Sometimes this will help as I’ve seen some bunnies not want to only use the one in their cage because my belief is that they think you will shut the door and they can’t roam around anymore. Be sure that she doesn’t do a lot of jumping while her suture is healing from the surgery, otherwise it could open up and or become infected.

Yes, many people on here have experienced the bunnies peeing on the couch, unfortunately it is very common, as well as bunnies peeing on the bed. Really, the only 100% solution is to not allow the bunnies on the couch or bed, for some reason, they just really love to claim those areas as their own.

I’m glad to hear that the surgery went well, is she recovering well? As far as the igloo litterboxes, if you manage to find one somewhere, I think it would help a lot, that or just a heaver/larger litterbox that she cannot tip.

Cutie-You can sometimes find great litterboxes that aren’t actually litterboxes. I like stackable storage trays-they have high sides and work perfectly for a fraction of the cost of a ‘real’ litterbox

Glad to hear the surgery went well-and free microchipping is a super deal!