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Yup, he’s all boy! 😆  How old is he?

Also, she was selling the bunnies $20 each, which was far lest then the other sellers I have seen. Since I am getting them at this age, is there anything I should know, regarding health?

Yes, I forgot to mention the age concern. I didnt understand why the lady was giving these bunnies away at such low age, besides from the fact she wantes to get rid of them. Im guessing she had an unexpected pregnancy, and the bunnies are too much for her. But correct if I am wrong, they look a bit older then just 5 weeks old. 

It’s good you are being careful! Baby rabbits should really stay with their mom till 8 weeks… is there a reason you are getting them so young?

The earliest females can get pregnant is 12 weeks. So you could get them at 8 weeks, then separate at 12 if there was any uncertainty about their sexes.

You are right, he is definitely not neutered! Pillow seems an appropriate name, LOL!

If he isn’t behaving hormonally then you may have just lucked out.

Definitely sounds like territorial marking to me. It’s understandable, as they are wanting to claim the pen as theirs. The rest of the house, at the moment, is probably neutral-ish to them. I agree with Dana. Confine them and experiment to see if anything seems to be amplifying it.

I agree. From the photo, it looks like hay dust stains. Bunnies naturally have condensation around their noses, especially as it gets cooler out (even though we heat our houses).

Thanks, I’ll confine them tomorrow and sit close to them to see if I can figure out when they are peeing outside the box.

I would try confining them to their pen for a few days and see if that helps.

You might also try to see when they pee outside the box. Some bunnies cannot have access to any hay outside their box or they will just pee/poop where they are.  Or maybe they pee after cleaning to try to remark the area as theirs?

We have had them for about a month now. The pen floor is a piece of linoleum with some texture to help prevent slipping. It makes the pee easy to clean as well.

We did restrict their freedom quite a bit the first 2 weeks, which proved quite challenging as my house is an open floor plan and Edamame is a curious explorer who will go…[Read more]

How long have you had them home? Sometimes bunnies take a while to get organized, and it’s common for them to mark a lot at first in a new territory (but that’s great they seem to only be going in their pen). It can help to restrict their space a bit at first, and experiment a bit with litter box placement to see if they prefer one area over…[Read more]

It looks more like hay dust staining. If there is an increase in nasal discharge or sneezing, I would be more concerned, but this looks within normal limits to me!