Background – I’ve been trying to re-train my bunnies to use their litter box consistently.  After trying to contain them to a smaller area in the man cave with the Xpen – Baxter would rebel by peeing/pooing  EVERYWHERE in their contained space.  So we decided to give them a break, and not use the Xpen, and just lock them up in the man-cave as usual.  Well – all of a sudden, their litter box habits became pretty close to impeccable.  We were so pleased.    

Fast forward 4 days, I clean up their space, give them dinner, and go out for the evening.  My husband was also gone.  Return 3 hours later, to find pee/poo EVERYWHERE on the linoleum!    They weren’t even locked up.

Questions:

1) Could my buns HATE the smell of vinegar? And feel a need to cover it up with his pee/poo?  I did notice this morning, that Baxter did  pee/poo immediately after I cleaned with vinegar/water solution.

2)  Since they’re not usually home alone in the evening  - could they have been scared + rebelling with marking everything with their pee/poo?

Not sure which is more likely.  We’re thinking of using the XPen again tonight.  These boys (especially Baxter) can be so frustrating at times.  

Appreciate your thoughts as always.