Left for a few days and she lost some litter box habits

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- 04/23/2017 at 4:18 PM
  Lily
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  As she isn’t spayed yet I’m used to a few accidents. Mostly within 5-10 inches within her litter box with 1-3 a week around the room or on another floor on her hutch, never would I find pee stains though (or atleast not since she was about 2.5 months old) But today when I came I found 2 pee stains and about 20 assorted poops. She has most definitely been eating hay and most of the “Oxbow hay stacks” she got are gone and a good bit of hay is no longer in the hay bin. She has eaten her pellets which I bagged myself along with her veggies. She hasn’t gotten as much attention as usual but still large amounts as the pet sitter has kids (I told them the prey animal thing and their mom watches them)
  She is acting the same too. When I went in she was hesitant for a moment and then ran over to me requesting some cuddles.
  
  I’m hoping what I’m doing works but I need advice if it doesn’t ?. The litter box has been cleaned too, I believe the last time was this morning or yesterday night.
- 04/24/2017 at 4:47 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Maybe she felt she needed to mark her territory as there was new people around?
- 04/25/2017 at 12:28 PM
  Lily
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  Ok thanks, she has almost gotten back to normal so I think it might have been something like that
- 04/25/2017 at 3:34 PM
  Autumn's Dad
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  This is actually pretty common in spring, especially among females. Even my spayed Autumn (who has impeccable litter habits) does this at this time each year, I figure it’s them preparing to mate and maybe to establish their land before others come. Use white vinegar on the urinated areas (machine wash if possible) and sweep pellets back into litter box as soon as noticed. It may take days, even weeks but they do eventually understand they are not to mark. Good luck
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- 04/26/2017 at 5:33 AM
  Lily
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  Ok thanks, these both sound like they could be right. Sarahthegemini mentioned how she might be a bit territorial due to new people since she had persitters. While on the other hand Autumn’s Dad mentioned how his rabbit seems to do that during spring too meaning it’s more than Lily.
  
  She has mostly stopped it though and after I sprayed the pee when I got home she has peed in the litter box again. Currently she only has one or two outside the cage and a few next to her litter box so I think it might just be what SarahTheGemini said.
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