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Forum BEHAVIOR Spraying neutered male

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    • Griffybutt
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        I’ve heard it can take up to 8 weeks after neuter for the spraying to stop but I though it would have at least calmed down.

        He was excellent with his litter box and had never been outside of it since I had him… exept for on my bed! I’ve always cleaned it up straight away. Said no and moved him off the bed. Before it was once every other day or so. Then it turned to about 4 times in 24 hours. It seems to be getting WORSE after neuter. I’ve put tarpaulin on the bed to try and deter him. He still peed on it just as much. So a few weeks ago I blocked it off from him entirely and was planning on reintroducing it after 8 weeks since his neuter. It has been around 6 weeks now and he has found a way to escape his pen and get on to my bed. I figured I’d be on the bed with him and see what he does. Not 1 minute on the bed and he pees on it!

        I’d love to give him the whole room to roam as he had previously liked sleeping next to me and chilling on the windowsill. I think if he gets no better I’ll have to either make him outdoor or give him back to the rescue centre…

        He was found as a stray so they aren’t sure of age. I was given an estimation of about 1 year but I recon he is closer to three. Has anyone heard of habits getting worse after neuter or worse with time? I’ve only had him about 5 weeks.


      • Sirius&Luna
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          Rabbits love to pee on soft things. Even ‘perfectly’ litter trained bunnies will often be tempted by a bed or sofa. I would say my bunnies are litter trained, but about once every couple of months, one of them will pee on the sofa for no reason I can see.

          Rabbits do have a post neuter surge, where their behaviour often gets worse, but it shouldn’t really still be going on 6 weeks after.

          They are also especially tempted to mark things that smell strongly of humans, like beds and sofas. One solution is to have a blanket that your bun normally lounges on, so it smells strongly of him, and lay it over your bed. Hopefully that way, the bed will smell like him already and he won’t be tempted to mark it.

          The other solution is just to keep him off the bed. It seems like an easier solution and is much less drastic than returning him to the rescue. Please give him a chance, and understand he’s just being a bunny.


        • Griffybutt
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            The last thing I want to do is give him back but his pen is in my room. He’s managed to jump over and get through everything I’ve put down to stop him going on the bed. I can’t keep washing my sheets every hour and have my room constantly smell of vinegar or pee. I get its his nature. I’m not mad at him but I feel he might be best outside maybe? I’ve tried everything I can think of and everything I can Google.


          • Sirius&Luna
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              Well I just told you a new thing that you could try, but you’ve focused on the ‘don’t return him’ part. Aside from that, it shouldn’t be difficult to find a pen to contain him. If he keeps escaping then that’s dangerous for him too. If he’s jumping out, try pinning a sheet over the top.

              Personally, I think it’s cruel to keep a single rabbit outside. They’re very sociable animals, and one rabbit alone outside just won’t get enough attention. It’s different if you have a pair outside, because then they each other for company.


            • Griffybutt
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                Thank you for the tip. I am trying it. I have one of his blankets on my bed now. Fingers crossed!

                I’ve blocked off everything in the room that is dangerous for him like cables etc. It’s just the bed I struggle with. My room is kinda small so his pen takes up a lot of it. I have to be able to get around the room too. I’ve put up walls about 3 & 1/2 ft tall and he can jump over them. A sheet over them and he jumps on top of the sheet (or tries to) and if i put a sheet over the entire pen then i cant get around it. He’s an energetic little guy. I’m speaking to my rabbit specialist at my RSPCA.

                I completely agree with you on the single bunny outside thing but my RSPCA actually recommended he live outside so I kinda know what they’ll tell me.


              • Sirius&Luna
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                  Some people also drape a shower curtain over the bed, so if they do pee at least it doesnt soak in, if the blanket doesn’t work.

                  Hopefully he’s just taking a long time to get over the hormonal surge from the neuter, and will calm down a bit in a few weeks!

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