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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A litter training

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    • kira jean
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        my rabbit has the free run of my bedroom at home and started to use her litter tray but during the night when im sleeping or while im at work she has started to wee on the bed. any tips on how to stop her from doing this as im sick of washing my bed sheets!


      • KatnipCrzy
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          how long have you had her and is she spayed?  and how old is she?


        • bradforde
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            if hormones aren’t an issue, I would limit her space until she gets the litter thing under control – you might just block her from getting on your bed, too? i have noticed that bunnies like to pee on anything that is absorbant – beds and furniture included!


          • kira jean
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              i have only had her for about a month and not sure how old she is probably under 3 months and no i havent had her spay yet going to after christmas as i need to make sure that she is old enough. got home to 3 wees on the bed and she is a french lop so they aren’t small!


            • Sarita
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                I think you need to confine her when you are not home so she does not get on the bed…she’s very young and she’s going through puberty at this age.


              • Elrohwen
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                  Ditto Sarita. I think if you let her stay out she’ll keep doing it and then it will become a habit and very hard to break, even after she is spayed and doesn’t feel the need to mark all the time.


                • Rach
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                    What is it with bunnies and beds eh?

                    Mine are all perfectly litter trained until they’re on the bed! Then they just let it flow!

                    Note to self: Do not let the bunnies on the bed.

                    (:


                  • Cassi&Charlie
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                      Don’t let bunnies on the bed. For some reason they find beds irresistible. My guys are completely toilet trained but still occasionally pee on my pillow. I’d keep her a bit more confined until after being spayed. Charlie was just nominally toilet trained until after his neuter when he suddenly came good and stopped peeing on my carpet, so maybe just give her a few more months.


                    • kira jean
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                        i can confine her to the bathroom during the day while im at work and let her out at night when im home but night time while im sleeping is becoming a problem as i dont have a cage for her and dont want to keep her cooped up all the time


                      • Sarita
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                          You might consider an x-pen that you can set up in your room rather than the bathroom.


                        • Beka27
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                            You really should get an xpen for an enclosure. Rabbits do better with an area of their own, this makes littertraining easier, and it is an added protection for your home and your stuff when you are not around to supervise. Some rabbits can be free-range 24/7, but this is not true for all rabbits, and definitely not young ones! After a year or two, as your bunny settles down and her good habits solidify, you may then consider allowing her to be free-range, with proper bunny-proofing.


                          • kira jean
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                              Seeing as i dont think that getting her to stop weeing on the bed is going to be easy, i have now given her free range of the kitchen and she seems to be using her litter tray now which is great! That way when i come home from work i can open up the door and she will have more room to move around the house spending more time with us. iIam starting to think that the weeing on the bed may have been for attention, her not being stuck up in the bedroom is going to be the answer i think, lets hope so anyway!


                            • Beka27
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                                For some reason beds and couches are popular places for buns to pee. It probably has to do either with the soft texture (some buns will pee on any soft surface: blanket, towel, pet bed, etc…) or it could be b/c it smells strongly of you and the bun wants to mark the place as their own. Usually restricting their access to these areas is the only solution. It sounds like you’ve come up with a better alternative.


                              • BinkyBunny
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                                  couches and beds have our scent on them and so bunnies may mark them more to claim the territory – not necessarily to say they are boss, but it can also mean they are just solidifying that they are part of the house herd. (reinforcing territory)

                                  I can’t remember who once suggested this next tip, but later once her habits settle down, even a litter-trained rabbit may still pee on the bed or couch, so while you are gone or not supervising you can cover the bed with a tarp or shower curtain. No not the prettiest thing around for sure, but it’s better than pee!

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