Hoppers pees on anything soft

[avarismom1]

 So he was jumping up on the couch and peeing on it.  Awesome.  He is not allowed on the couch right now.  I was thinking about some of those super absorbent (or plastic backed) baby pads/crib liners – but for now no couch.  So then he started peeing in the dog bed downstairs.  Sigh – it’s washable enough.  Then I got them a little kitty bed thing for the condo on clearance for a great price  -he pees in it.

So I carpeted all the levels in their condo and he doesn’t pee on those – but I feel bad poor Dragonfly is down to laying on a little fleece blanket because anything softer or puffier and hoppers deems it a litter box!

Is there anything I can do to break him on this habbit?  Get a bigger litter box?  Add another one to their condo?  I clean it either every day or every other day – do it more often?  

I want him to be able to come up on the couch or lay on a bed or a comfy place without him ruining it!

[piperknitsRN]

Oh dear.  The only thing I can suggest is to try different things–add a second litter box and see if it helps.  In general, though, you’re probably going to have to keep him away from soft surfaces like blankets, couches and dog beds, at least until he doesn’t seem interested in them any more.  Sometimes things like this are a phase… Olive used to like to nibble on my chair (hardwood) but suddenly, she doesn’t any more.  No amount of coaxing, pleading or outright begging could make her stop–she just had to grow out of it, I guess.  

[HippityHopMom]

   I am having the same problem the past two weeks with my Holland Dwarf  (Bonnie Lee).    My Little Cocker Spaniel is old and he has Thryoid problems and he gets cold easy …. so I have several warm soft beds sitting around …. and now my bun hops in each bed and pees in them.   

I did note a few months ago …. when we fed Bonnie Lee  too many greens and “wet” foods  (by wet foods … I am referring to fruits, sweet peppers, tomatos, … anything with moisture) …  she was peeing so much more …. and sometimes in places beside her litter box.    So, I cut back on the greens and wet foods and things improved greatly.   I feed her more hay now and less wet foods.    I also gave her some dried cranberries thinking she could have a slight urinary problem. 

Now,  she is dropping #2 around the house …. whereas, she never did this in the past.   I have had her 4 years and she is a free range bunny 24 / 7  …. because she use to do so well with her litter box habits. 

But now, she is not doing so well.        Bonnie is either getting lazy …. or maybe getting old.   Her previous owner had no info on her and had only had her a couple months herself…. so I do not know her age.  

I think someone stated above we could try litter box re=training.   I will have to read how to do this as Bonnie Lee was already trained when I got her …. I have never litter box trained one.  

Have you had any results with any recommendations ?

[Stickerbunny]

You can buy furniture liners with a vinyl underside and cotton top, they sell them for kids who have bladder issues since they can’t control themselves. Get one of those and put it on the couch and add a litter box to it and when he starts to mess it, put him in the box? Someone posted they had success training their rabbit to stop peeing on the bed with that method. Mine don’t like soft things, they like hard non-absorbent surfaces to pee on (which figures lol) so I can’t speak from first hand experience.

[avarismom1]

I will try all these things, the liners, a bigger box etc. He always uses his box when he is closed in the condo but once he is out – and I put another litter box out in the livingroom – he just pees on the couch. It’s lovely.

[Huckleberry]

How old is Hoppers? How long have you had him?
When Huckles was around 4 months old, she started peeing everywhere. She was fully litter trained but suddenly, if there was clothing or a blanket down within her reach, bam, whizzed! I dont think she ever did it on the couch. Blankets and clothing were her favorites.
I eventually learned to keep those things away from her. After she was spayed, it stopped.

[avarismom1]

He is a little over 1 year (estimated), neutered and we’ve had him since June.

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