You may want to re-assess and make sure your idea of “correcting/acknowledging” her mistake is a method where it’s obvious for her that you’re doing so… if that makes sense.
For example, Wick didn’t understand that he could jump off the sofa onto the rug in front of it; he always just crouch hesitantly at the sofa side, eyeing to jump down on the slippery hardwood. At first, I’d just lift him up and plop him on the rug, but I realized that wasn’t really making it click for him. Alternatively, I’d call him to the rug-side of the sofa, then grab him and lift him in place a little (like he was hopping off). I’d then slowly make his body go through the arc if he’d actually jump off on the rug (like a regular person would, dumbie). While I’m doing the arc, I make sure he’s looking at the ground, not me.
Another example is litterbox habits. It’s not very effective and intuitive to correct your rabbit (bringing it to the litterbox/transferring poos/pees into the litterbox) more than a couple dozen seconds have passed since the accident. Your rabbit’s mind is already on something else, so anything you do correction wise, it’s not gonna associate with its accident on the floor. Be diligent, and persistent!
And lastly, a small story: Someone’s dog would always knock down and eat the trash can when they’d leave the house. There was no way to punish the dog when he did it, and punishing him once they got home made no sense because the dog wouldn’t know why he was being punished. The only option would be to stage a house exit, hide in the kitchen closet, wait for the dog to do it, and then spring out of the closet and punish him in the act; …. that’s crazy, and more effort than it’s worth, so the best method in this story was to put the trash can in a closet when leaving the house. Without the item there, the tendency to do it faded, and the dog was fine. … moral of the story: some mistakes may be really wired into your rabbit, so if it’s easier to prevent that mistake from happening in the first place, do that. My application would be using boards to block off my audio equipment because Wick would always jump on it and my goodness if he pee’d in the exhaust vent on top…. I would not be happy.
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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