Posted By Wick on 10/31/2017 9:22 AM
It’s more because rabbits like to pee where they decide it’s nice too, like soft places. If you wake up, need to go to the bathroom, and you’re a prey animal, it’s much better to just go where you are than hop off the bed, go the box, then return.

You can sacrifice a fabric or pillow to be hers, so let the pee scent stay there and she may be less tempted to do it again. It’s a good technique I used with Wick to stop sofa pees before he was neutered.

Is she spayed?

She is not spayed yet, no. She is only almost 4 months old and I think it’a better to wait ’till she’s 6 months? Or not? What you’re saying makes sense, and I have sacrificed ALL of my bedsheets already, haha ? Thing is, it’s really time consuming to wash all the sheets everyday. I have tried covering the side of the bed she usually targets (she sometimes even gets the curtains) with pee pads and/or towels. But she pees RIGHT next to the pee pads, or the pee goes right through the towels. She makes HUGE pees. It’s like she holds it for as long as she can and then goes on the bed, leaving these ENORMOUS yellow/orange circle stains. I use vinegar in a spray bottle to clean it if I don’t have time to wash the sheets. But I was just looking for some kind of deterrent…

Posted By sarahthegemini on 10/31/2017 12:30 PM
Peeing on the bed isn’t a cry for attention. Bunnies just like to pee on soft things. It’s quite common and a lot of people block access to the bed for that very reason.

I don’t know what citronella is but vinegar is safe to use and removes odours.

As I said, it is not possible for me to block access to my bed. I do use vinegar in a spray bottle to clean the pee stains, but I was just looking for some kind of deterrent.

Posted By Wick on 11/01/2017 11:59 AM
In discussing with her vet, the appropriate time will most likely be closer to 6mo, as that sounds typical for spays. Wick’s a male, so no experience. Generally, I always say it’s good to have an estimated time line, but whenever the vet feels it’s a good time and safe time, that’s the best determination.

If she understands the concept of litter boxes, you can try putting her in the litter box before heading to bed to see if she has a pee she wants to release. This works with Wick when I suspect he’s holding in a pee because he’s too comfortable getting groomed.

You can place a litter box closer to your bed if there’s not one already. Re-locating her to the litterbox after every incident right away may help instill the habit of doing it.

Wick sleeps on my dresser often and he pees up there once a month I’d say, because he has to run across it, hop on a chair, then hop down on the ground, then go across the room, into his hutch, and jump in his box. There’s a lot of effort required, so he just has an old pair of PJs to lay on, and that will catch the infrequent urination he does. He likes it up there, so I just deal with it at its low frequency. I think the reason it’s low frequency is because when he wakes up, he likes to go eat, so he goes straight to the litterbox.

As I am from SA, here are not many rabbit savvy vets. But I know my current vet has performed spays in the past, so I will consult with him about it.

She is very well litterbox trained. Actually amazes me. She doesn’t mess at all. So it’s just the bed peeing. I have tried putting a smaller litterbox ON my bed, but she thinks it’s just for the hay so she jumps in and eats and then jumps out and pees, haha. The little rascal. And as she usually pees during the night when I’m asleep, I can’t catch her in action. But I believe she knows it’s not eight, I really think she just takes chances when she knows I’m not watching. Anyhow, it’s just a few short months untill I can get her spayed, so I might as well wait it out. It’s just, I have these spray bottles of citronella, and thought it would be worth a try.