A bunny with an attitude

[CathySchlim]

Pebbles is a male that has been neutered. He enjoys the long out times he has. However no matter what we do he won’t poop in a litter box or two litter boxes or whatever. He’s fine in his house but out it’s no good. We don’t know what else to do we move the litter box to wherever he poops and he just finds another spot. He seems to be fine in the litter box but only occasionally poops in it. I have tried adding old litter to the new one so he gets the idea but that hasn’t helped either. Anybody have any ideas what to do next help !!!!

[CathySchlim]

I started writing about pebbles diet. Then I got onto his litter problems. Sorry. Regarding his diet he gets an egg cup of Timothy hay pellets a day and all the hay he could eat and about a cup of Romain lettuce and other greens a day and plenty of water. The catch is we are senior citizens and getting him in his house can be a problem at times. . My husband grew some oats. We let them dry and then gave him about a tablespoon a day to get him in his house. He loves it. Can this be a problem?

[borya91]

Hey Cathy – about litter training – I think this is an idea I saw posted here before – what sort of litter do you have in the litter box? i wonder if she’d like another type? i use something called “carefresh”, it’s a really fluffy type of litter. I put it in one end of the pan, and a lot of hay on the other end.

About litter training – when my bun first came in my home, thought she was going mostly in the litter box, she still kept going out of it too, a lot. I spent a few afternoons where i was watching over her like a hawk, and every single time she left a pellet, i put it in the litter box (and made sure she saw me doing this) and encouraged her right away to go to the litter box, then i kind of sat there until she finished in the litter box. it was really exhausting for a couple of days and thought the situation would never get fixed, but now she almost never goes outside the litter box ever. i don’t know if my own situation would translate to yours but maybe this could be helpful!

anyone else here have any good ideas for cathy?

hey about the oats per day – have you had a chance to get pebbles to a good bun vet?  the reason i ask is because i was able to ask a lot of dietary questions to mine and she was very helpful.  if pebbles is new, might be good to get him to a vet for an initial check up   but make sure it’s a vet experience with bunnies  i take my bun to the vet this coming week – i can ask her about the oats if you’d like!

[Asriel and Bombur]

How is your litter box setup? Do you have hay in his box/boxes to encourage him to go in his box? That’s usually the best option.How often do you clean his litter box? Some buns don’t like going in a messy box. My boys are fine with a once a week clean out, but a lot of others will get quite fussy after 2-3 days, 

As for diet, how big is he/do you know his breed? Buns under 5 pounds should be given 2 tbsp of pellets a day, and over 5 pounds should be given 1/4 cup of pellets a day. Pellets are really meant as a supplement. Hay and leafy greens should be the majority of their diet (hay obviously is most important. 1 tbsp of oats really is a bit much every day, especially because it can cause weight gain and can lead to digestive issues.If you’re going to lure him back in, just a few little kernels should be enough.

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