I have a dwarf, male, neutered bunny named koko.

He is currently 11 years old and very healthy. 

Recently I made him a digging box.

Since I litter trained him using newspaper, I used dirt (top soil) for him.

He loves digging (little too much! dirts flys off the box, and I have to sweep and mop floor daily), but the thing is…he does his “business” inside digging box.

\He started to go everywhere in the cage, so I just removed litterbox, because it was taking too much space for him, and it has become useless.

I don’t mind the fact that he uses cage as his litter box, since I clean it daily. (although I would prefer he wouldn’t….oh well)

It’s the digging box it worries me.

It’s a big box, and very heavy. I use at least 3 inch of dirt to cover the digging box, and it is impossible to remove soiled portion from the rest.

Suprsingly through…it doesn’t smell like bunny.

I just smell dirt.

(I’m thinking about getting coffee bean or tea leaves to neutralize dirt smell)

So what I did was, I waited untill it started to smell (took about 3 month) and just dumped highly fertilized dirt into my backyard garden (which is doing amazing this year).

It’s defnitely a green way to go, and it is also very cost effective (costing roughly $1 per month).

I noitced that dirt wasn’t recommended litter material in any of the guideline I read.

So I am wondering if there’s some unknown reasons or side effects to this.

Only downside that I see is that dirt end up being everywhere (wall, floor…etc), and that my bunny is weird/extremely picky and refuse to eat or drink anything that has dirt in it.

He gets really excited about digging and dirts end up all over his face. When he eat or drink something, dirt will fall on hay, pellet, or water – and at that point he refuse to eat or drink anymore.

YES, I spoil him rotten

Can anyone share insight?