Yeah the breeder used just paper in a litterbox. Perry has selected two corners to pee in so I have paper in one corner and his litterbox in the other. Whenever he soaks the paper I just rip it off and place a small tear into his litterbox, I also have adjusted his hay feeder to floor level so reaching it shouldn’t be an issue, but I’ll also place some hay in front of his litterbox and see if he can adjust to that .

The litterbox is big, I can fit 3 Perry’s width wise in that box. I tried to get the largest I could find, given that he’s a Flemmie, I am anticipating his large size to come!!

Latest update and a wee vent from me because talking about my frustrations is better than doing anything mean to Perry.

It’s like the little critter just wants to pee on the paper I use! he always pees on the paper that is not in his litterbox, so I began placing that paper in his litterbox. I never catch him in the act so I can’t put him in litterbox…Feeling defeated. Now I’ve placed the litterbox with his favourite paper in the corner which he has peed in the most. For only having him for 6 days, would too much freedom outside the cage cause him to lose the proximity of where his litterbox is and so he’ll just pee where he wants?!

new bunny mum is feeling frazzled lol.

Thank you to everyone for such great advice, I really appreciate it.

However, I seemed to have reached success! I called up my breeder and she said that she has raised her bunnies to use the litterbox with only just absorbant paper and they seem to be happy with that arrangement and learn quickly! Perry seems to like his food separate from his litterbox so I just kept hay close to him and kept absorbant paper in his litterbox. Then voila, I see pee only in his litterbox and nowhere else . It amazes me that no matter how much you read on litter training, or anything else for that matter, rabbits are very individualistic and like things only in a particular way! Seems that I never needed to make his litterbox that welcoming , just some paper and he’s happy! Now that I think about it, Perry as a Flemmie likes his cage to be simple and doesn’t like his set up to be fussy, it’s been one of his traits from the beginning. I should have kept things simpler from the start.

He doesn’t pee anywhere else which is good and I do let him run up and down the hallway for exercise twice a day. He gets especially excited and does binkies up and down the hallway.

I’ve waken up a much happier mummy.

Oh and one more thing..I think I cleaned his box too often and as I did that he was agitated and so kept on marking his territory profusely.

Perry is everything I’ve ever imagined, he is smart yet adaptable. He adjusts to my routine at home just as long as I keep his cage the way he likes it . I’m feeling very smitten at the moment because he seems to recognise me know as his mummy. He’ll almost always get up to come say hi to me from his cage and is often laying stretched in his cage so I know he’s relaxed and comfortable in our home.