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FORUM BEHAVIOR Changes in potty behavior

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    • Yaisha
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         Hi, I have a sweet 3 year old lop named Lil’Chief.  She was fixed a couple years ago and she has always had good behavior with her litter box and can be a free roaming bunny (except at night I shut her cage).

        A few months ago my husband and I found a kitten crawling in the road so we took it in for about a month until she was able to find a home.  This made Chief very angry and if the bathroom door was open (where the kitty lived) she would attack the cat and then use the cats litter box.

        After the cat left I scrubbed the bathroom with bleach but Chief would go in there right away and pee on the floor everytime she was out of her cage.  I ended up just keeping the bathroom door shut since we don’t use it but then she started peeing and pooping in two corners in the dining room ><  I put up a gate so she couldn't get in but then she just started peeing/pooping in another room...  Now she is confined to her cage most of the time and I feel bad because she is used to being out all day but she is destroying the carpets with repeated peeing and I'm renting this place.  It also seems like she tries to save up her poop in case I let her out so she can go in another room.  When she is in her cage she just goes in her box.

        I clean all of the spots the best I can but I’m at the end of my rope

        I would be very greatful for any advice anyone can give me!


      • MooBunnay
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          It sounds like when the kitty was there she started territorial marking, and then just continued the habit. If I were you, I would pretend that she is a brand new bunny to your house and needs to be litter trained all over again. If she started peeing in corners of the living room, she might just consider that one of her “pee spots” now, and use it out of habit, especially since it smells like her pee and poops over there, she may just consider it another litter box area, she doesn’t really know that carpet isn’t supposed to be a litter box . Can you put liltter boxes in the corner of the dining room where she is peeing/pooping and see if she is just using those corners out of habit?

          For a brand new bunny just learning litterbox training, you would slowly increase the amount of space she is allowed to run around in, and only let her run around when she is supervised. Then as soon as she makes a move to pee or poop on the floor, you stop her and direct her back to her litterbox. There is more litter training tips if you go to the “Bunny Info” section, and then “litterbox training” that might help you.


        • Kokaneeandkahlua
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            That’s fantastic advice-to start litter training all over again. Also make sure the spots are cleaned up well-rent a steam cleaner or use a shop vac and hot water


          • RabbitPam
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              You might mix a little white vinegar with water in a spray bottle and just spray the areas where she’s been going outside the litter pan.
              It is not a smell they like. But starting over with training is the best suggestion.

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