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- 03/03/2011 at 9:03 PM
  Everex
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  So, I’ve had Dutch for about a week and he’s adjusting wonderfully! He’s such a sweet, silly bun. The only problem is that he poops and pees everywhere! My floor is covered at the end of the day. I have to sweep it up every day. I put some of it in his litterbox and try to soak some pee up and put it in there too.
  
  I know this is normal behavior for a bunny marking his territory, but I’m hoping it will stop once he’s neutered. I’m sort of half heartedly litter training him now, but I’m going to officially start training him after he’s fixed.
  
  Should the problem lessen/stop after he’s fixed?
  
  I’d love some litter training tips too
  
  Also, his pee leaves a dark yellow/orangish stain on the carpet. Is that normal?
- 03/03/2011 at 9:20 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  Yep.
  It will help considerably after he is neutered
  Rabbit pee colors can very in color it is a little scary, I know lol!
  
  For litter training – does he do his business in a certain corner of his cage? I would advise putting the litter box in that corner, with some hay (rabbits love pooping and eating.. very strange to us humans, but that is what they do best lol). If the bunny poops out of the box, put the poops into the litter box. Rabbits are smart and will know “Oh, that is where I should go…”
  
  Litter should only go into the box, because if it is put all over (bedding) it will confuse bunny
  
  Good luck and keep us updated on potty training!!!!
- 03/04/2011 at 3:26 AM
  Beka27
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  It’s very important that you start littertraining now, and by providing a box, you’re already doing that. Keep cleaning up his messes and depositing them in the box. Limit his exercise space when you’re not around to supervise.
  
  When is he being neutered? I think you said he had been at the pet store for 6 months, so he’s definitely ready ASAP. Do you have a date set?
- 03/04/2011 at 9:23 AM
  Everex
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  He’s scheduled to be neutered on March 15.
  
  He does use his litterbox but he also goes everywhere else. He has free run of my room when he’s out. What would recommend to limit his play space? A pen of some kind maybe?
- 03/04/2011 at 9:27 AM
  Everex
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  Lovechacha,
  
  He does go in his litterbox. It has aspen bedding and I put fresh hay in it every day and it’s the only place that has bedding like that.The rest of his cage is blankets. So, I think he has the right idea. And I often put fresh poop and pee in there to cement that idea. I’m really hoping that once he’s fixed he’ll stop covering my floor with poo, lol. I’ve started calling him Little Bunny Poo Poo!
- 03/04/2011 at 1:06 PM
  littlemissflip
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  This was our bunny, Captain Danger, when we adopted him a year ago! Although he did use his litterbox in his bunny condo, he also used… the entire rest of the house! And me. He LOVED to mark me with his pee. Endearing, but… yeah, not so great.
  
  Thankfully thankfully THANKFULLY this pretty much all subsided relatively soon after getting him neutered. He still leaves a few poos around the house here and there, but nowhere NEAR the incredible amounts of poos that were covering our floor last year. And occasionally he still feels the need to jump up on the couch and pee (joy), but even this is very rare now… (knock on wood).
  
  It’s nice to not have to spend half the day sweeping up bunny poo and wiping up bunny pee… fun as that was while it lasted.
- 03/04/2011 at 1:11 PM
  Everex
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  Yeah, I certainly don’t mind the occasional poo on the floor. But poo and pee covering the entire floor? yeah…that’s no fun.
- 03/04/2011 at 4:08 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Hit those pee spots with a vinegar/water solution or some other product as soon as you can. He might keep remarking otherwise. But, I agree, it should improve after the neuter. Only 10 days to go…. : )
  
  Even fixed rabbits can go into a marking frenzy in a new space but it subsides. You might even see it lessen some prior to the neuter if you’re lucky. A pen with a tarp on the floor might make your life easier in the meantime.
- 03/04/2011 at 5:14 PM
  Everex
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  We just happen to be getting our carpet replaced next week. So he won’t be able to smell any of his “spots” anymore. It’s possible the new carpet might make him go into a marking frenzy though because his scent will be gone. But I’m going to go tomorrow and get a pen and either put a tarp down or some newspaper (so I can tear off the pee spots and put it in his box)
  
  He’s not going to like not having my whole room anymore, but he’ll just have to get over it until he can potty in his box
  
  I’m considering getting a pen similar to this – http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pet-Exercise-Pen-Cats-Dogs-Small-Animals/3946902
- 03/05/2011 at 6:35 PM
  KiwiMama
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  Hi everyone. I have a similar problem with my bunny Kiwi, except she poops while on my bed. I try to watch her carefully to see when she does so I can move her and the poop to her litter box, but it’s hard because she give me no sign that she’s going to poop. I only know she pooped after she moves away and by then it’s too late for her to understand why I’m shooing her off the bed. Not letting her on my bed is not an option because it’s a day-long struggle to keep her off and I think she thinks it’s a game we play. The minute I turn around she’s back on it.
  Well anyway, I’m wondering if spaying will fix this problem even though she is a female. I know males like to mark territory with their poop, but is this true with females? I plan on spaying her someday. I’m not sure how old she is but I think she is around 5 months. Could her age also be a reason for not understanding litter training? Has anyone else had this problem?
- 03/05/2011 at 7:04 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  bunny’s b – She is claming her territory as hers.
  If you don’t want her to poop on your bed, you need to keep her off of it. There is no way to tell if a bunny is pooping, there is only a sure sign that a bunny is peeing – they lift up their butts! LOL!
  
  Do you know NIC grids? Or even an exercise pen ?? You could perhaps put one around your bed.
  
  You will need to get your female spayed. Females will spray. Also, it is wise to get her spayed soon because a lot of unspayed female rabbits have a high chance of getting reproductive cancers. Females will mark, spray, and are harder to handle and are a big ball of hormones. Some unspayed females will experience false pregnancies – pulling of fur to make a nest. It isn’t a nice sight.
  
  Also, it will calm her down and her litter training will become well.
  
  I’m not sure where you live but, here is a link to recommended vets by the house rabbit society. Getting spayed sooner will make your bunny and your life easier
  http://www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html
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