Hay and litterbox

[NickiM]

 I have had my bunny for over  a year and he is litter trained except when he eats hay, he just poops at the same time. As he eats a lot of hay this is a problem. I have tried putting it in the box and he moves it. Same with hayracks. Will he grow out of this by any chance?

[Monkeybun]

Doubtful. Pretty much all rabbits like to eat and poop at the same time. I always just drop their hay right int he litterbox for mine. For a hayrack, you could try tying it to the wall by the litterbox so he can’t move it maybe.

[bunnnnnnie!]

I actually have my hay rack ziptied to the litterbox and the side of the cage, so it cannot be moved anywhere from it’s place right next to the litterbox.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Zip ties are totally a good way to go-if they cannot move -they cannot move it My buns ALL poop while eating hay-so hay is a good thing in a litter box

[Deleted User]

No, he will not grow out of it. Pottying while munching hay is the key to littertraining actually. You have to find a way to keep that hay by his litterbox so he won’t move it. You could try a larger box, or two boxes side by side, one with hay and one with litter. Experiment until he accepts a setup.
Rabbits are mobile fertlizing machines in nature, they graze and fertilize, it is hardwired in them.

[NickiM]

I have ziptied the rack to the cage but he moves his litter box to the center of his x pen. He didnt do this befor so it was not a problem. He has a pretty big cat litter box but I think I will try the two litter boxes side by side Idea. Or maybe a seperate covered litter box so that he has to go in to eat it and it wont be as easy to pull it out.

[MissKris&Koji]

You can put a couple holes in the litter box and anchor it similarly with zip-ties. Depending on how thick your litter box is, and if you have access to a drill, that is. Mine are thin enough I could probably manage with (careful!) stabbing. I know heating up something sticklike and metal also works to put holes into plastic. Maybe cheaper and less annoying than new litter boxes until you find one that works. *shrug*

[Deleted User]

I recommend everything to be stationary too, as my rabbits would otherwise move things around and make a mess.

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