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- 07/09/2025 at 6:48 AM
  auntie
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  My bunny has never done this before in the 2 years we have had him. He is 100% litter boxed trained and not once has peed or pooped anywhere in my house she I free roam him. He has been out before for 3 hours and goes right to his pen where is litter box is when he has to go.
  
  today he was laying next to me on a blanket on my couch and he peed. I immediately put him back in his pen. Thank goodness it was just the blanket and not my couch. I’m calling this as an accident but if he continues I can’t let him free roam . I do a a large dog pen attached to his cage so I’m not concerned about him being caged because he isn’t.
  
  could it be that he just spent 5 days last week at a pet resort because we went away? That was the first time he has been boarded that long. Or could it be now that he is getting lazy? Or is a territorial thing even though he is fixed?
  
  i smelled my leather couch and didn’t smell anything thank goodness
  
  any ideas on what might have caused this?
- 07/09/2025 at 5:34 PM
  LBJ10
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  Did the blanket smell strongly of you? Bunnies like to pee on soft things, particularly soft things that smell strongly of people.
- 07/09/2025 at 6:00 PM
  auntie
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  Not that I’m aware of. I’m wondering if he is mad at me because I left him for 5 days at a boarding place. He has never done this before.i just picked him Saturday.
  
  he has been very clingy more so than before
- 07/11/2025 at 9:18 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  It could be many factors at play, but typically once a rabbit realizes they can just pee on a couch…. they’ll keep doing it. It’s like the seal is popped, haha.
  
  I wouldn’t read too much human emotion into the why, just be grateful it took until now for it to happen. Most rabbits get to peeing on couches immediately. They smell a lot like human, so marking it is very enticing and within their nature.
  
  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.
- 07/11/2025 at 9:18 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  5831 posts
  It could be many factors at play, but typically once a rabbit realizes they can just pee on a couch…. they’ll keep doing it. It’s like the seal is popped, haha.
  
  I wouldn’t read too much human emotion into the why, just be grateful it took until now for it to happen. Most rabbits get to peeing on couches immediately. They smell a lot like human, so marking it is very enticing and within their nature.
  
  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.
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