My first thought was that the myxi made his poopies/urine smell differently, so he doesn’t recognize it as his own and thinks another animal has used his litter pan, so he’s avoiding it. If that is the case, and you have some of his older used litter in a trash pail, try putting just a small amount in the pan so he can smell his own smell.

Another possibility is that he’s decided he no longer likes your brand of litter. You can buy a very small quantity of a new brand (what do you use now?) and see if he uses it.

I’m a bit confused about his going in the pan on the couch. I would suggest discouraging him from being dependent on doing anything up on the couch. He will be better off being trained on the floor in the long run. Set a litter pan next to the couch and encourage him to go there. Again, put a little bit of his own used litter or poops in it to remind him it’s his.

There might also have gotten an odor in his pans that is bothering him. Wash them out thoroughly with water, baking soda and vinegar. It fizzes on contact, but should get it cleaned of any other scents. Rinse thoroughly then put in fresh litter and his used bits. See if that helps.

Also put a small amount of hay in one corner of the pan for him to munch on. Sometimes bunnies like to poop and eat at the same time. It is good for his digestion.

Hope this helps!

My bunnies kept doing a few cecals and not eating them, then i read that eating too many pellets and too much protein can cause this as they eat all they need. So i cut down on the pellets and gave more hay and veg and she has stopped doing it now. When she did do it even if she was using her litter tray properly she still always left the uneaten cecals anywhere on the floor like she didnt see them as a potty item. Hope it has got better, I also started putting dandelions or some treat in the litter tray just before letting her out every time and herding her to it so she wants to go there first everytime and is excited about prospect of treat in the vain hope she might like using it more lol seems to be getting better so far, but still territory marking at mo although not really long since her spay. xx good luck x

Hi,
Not really sure what you mean by a mix. A food mix or a litter mix?

I think you can safely replace the sawdust and have luck with a new litter. Shavings, like Pine or cedar, are not considered safe for bunnies, so you could try changing to the soft brands like Carefresh or the pellet type like Yesterday’s News or Feline Pine. My Samantha is very particular about her litter – she went in her pan but until I bought a brand she approved of, it got dug and thrown out of the pan for days. So test new products by buying the smallest amount first.

A medicine can often upset normal habits. Also your change in routine. But a 10 week old in a new home for only 3 weeks is going to go through many adjustments and experiments with his surroundings, and with you.

The pellet mix should really just have pellets in it, I know that some of them have fruit and nuts and other things, but the pellet mix should really just be timothy hay based, and just plain pellets. As far as the amount of pellets, I’ve heard anything from 1 tablespoon per day to 1/4 of a cup. I feed my bunnies two tablespoons of pellets per day.

Lots of treats can also cause excess cecals, fruits or carrots or other treats should only be fed at about 1 teaspoon per day.

As far as the couch, it is a very frequent issue that bunnies pee on the couch, I believe it is because the couch smells so much like us humans that the bunnies really like to start marking it. This also happens with beds, so usually you have to discourage bunnies from hopping up on the couch or bed or else they will likely start marking it.

Hopefully with all the great suggestions above the litter training will start to improve – let us know if you need more tips!