Pooping - marking territory?

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- 12/30/2017 at 7:33 AM
  Sabrina
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  Bun Bun uses the litter box but she still poops all over our bed and leaves piles beside the litter box, some of that she is eating. She usually binks around the bed, leaving poop. She has been spayed back in July; she did pee on the bed a couple weeks ago…on my legs. I feel it is more territorial as the cats lay on our bed and stay in our room a lot. She gets along with the cats, mostly chases them. So do you agree it is territorial or should I be changing something?
  
  Btw, she turned 1 on Christmas. She got a new bed and seems to like it. ?
- 12/30/2017 at 8:11 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  It could be territorial, but also she may just not know she’s shouldn’t be pooping there. Are you moving her when she poops and giving her feedback that you don’t want that? Removing the poops will not work on the bed since it’s so big. She won’t notice.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 12/30/2017 at 8:26 AM
  Sabrina
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  I try to move her but she doesn’t like to be held at all, and barely touched. But maybe I need to be more firm with my No. She is a stubborn, and smart, bunny.
- 12/31/2017 at 3:34 AM
  Bam
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  Buns do mark territory with poop. When I had two buns living apart, they both made a line of poop along their respective sides of the gate that separated them. When I lost one of the rabbits, the other bun (Bam) stopped poopmarking.
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