Peeing Outside Litter box

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- 07/15/2020 at 12:30 PM
  Anis
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  Hello,
  
  Anis is a little over 3 moths old and just recently about a week ago she has started to pee outside her litter box. She will only do this like once or twice a day other than that she will pee inside- any suggestions on how to make it stop? I always clean it up as soon as I see it and place the paper towel in the litter box for her to know that that’s where she should be going!
  
  Thanks!
- 07/15/2020 at 2:54 PM
  Trixieandcookies
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  Hello! Since she’s only 3 months old i wouldn’t think it would be hormonal. Does she poop outside the litter box? It could still be hormonal but I don’t know. The others could probably give better advice!
  
  Hope this maybe helps?
- 07/15/2020 at 3:19 PM
  Anis
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  Yes, I forgot to add that! She has a little corner in the room where she keeps pooping but nowhere else in the room.
- 07/15/2020 at 4:51 PM
  tobyluv
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  I agree that the behavior is likely due to hormones. It can be difficult to fully litter box train a rabbit that isn’t spayed or neutered. She may not entirely use her litter box until she has been spayed and a few weeks have passed for the hormones to abate.
- 07/15/2020 at 4:53 PM
  DanaNM
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  3 months old is actually exactly when I would start to suspect hormonal, so that’s my main guess 😉
  
  Have you seen her pee there? Asking because sometimes when there is pee right next to the box, it’s because the bun actually hops in the box, but then hangs their bum off the side and pees outside the box. :p
  
  For the other corner in the room that she’s pooping in, the easiest solution would be to add another box in that corner. 🙂
  
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