Buri,
Seems to me chacha is doing the normal bunny thing. my Nili has done that off and on. (She is 7 months) she just got spayed this week so I have to wait awhile to explain the transition. She would do really good and then have lapses. So, I am hoping that this will cure it with time. I can tell you that if any changes occured such as visitors, etc…her potty habits always seemed to lack. Anytime we have visitors, she always pood right by their shoes, three poos. Funny huH!? I do not think you have anything to worry about, could be alot of things. I have started training Nili to know what litterbox is. She is getting use to me saying that. Every time I put her in it, I say litterbox. If we are in the kitchen and I say litterbox to her, she will go there, but not in any other part of the house. That tells me that I need to do this with the other litters as well. She is learning quick. I can’t wait til the day she is fully trained! Good luck!!!!

Females are usually spayed at about 6 months. Depending on her size, a vet may do it a little earlier, or may prefer to wait until 7-8 months. These sound like normal behaviors that you can expect until she is understanding what her litterbox is, or until she is spayed. I would still try to littertrain her now b/c some buns will get it before they are altered.

Have you been researching littertraining? BB has the info section at the top that has good tips for littertraining, these are things you can be doing right away.

Our bun Lemony (just over 3 months old) just figured out how to jump up on the bed – he had generally been limiting his pee and poop to his cage area, but now every time he goes up there he pees and poops a number of times. We’ve had to put a plastic mattress cover over the whole bed during the daytime. So, I understand your concern, Buri! We can’t quite figure out why Lemony is doing this either… We are just hoping it will improve in time and once he gets neutered.

Beds, couches, pet beds, towels, blankets are all common places to get marked with urine. Theories are: they just like the soft textures so it makes them want to mark. Or… the soft fabrics absorb the human (and other pet) smells so much that they want to mark to make that space theirs. There’s not much you can do besides covering the area, or not allowing the bun up on the bed or in the bedroom at all. This may or may not subside after he’s neutered.

That happens. My thought on buns is that if a good 90% ends up in the litterbox, we’re good. ;o)