Peeing on Bed

[BakingBunny]

Hello, I’ve had my girl for about 4 months now. She is spayed and is usually pretty good with her litterbox habits. All of a sudden she is starting to get into the habit of peeing on my bed. Any ideas why?

[Ellie from The Netherlands]

There are many reasons why bunnies pee on your bed. That’s why I wonder when it happens: does it happen when you’re in the room and making eye contact? And is she cranky in general? Then she’s probably angry at you, and trying to show you who’s the boss.

Does it happen when you’re not there and has she become more anxious or clingy? Then she’s insecure or bored, and she wants to reaffirm your bond by mixing your scents. Of all of our items, our bed carries the strongest scent.

Does it happen when you’re cuddling or sleeping? Then she’s either too lazy to get to the box, or so comfy that she lets it slip accidentally.

Observe her and try to find out when it happens, then you may know why she’s doing it. It’s also important to see whether it’s just small puddles or large pees.

[BakingBunny]

They are big pee puddles and she usually does it when I’m sleeping. She’ll jump on the bed and do it next to me usually with an alert stance. Only yesterday did she actually do it in the daytime when I wasn’t there. The weird thing is, she just started doing this out of nowhere.

[Bam]

I had a male bun who suddenly started doing this exact same thing, although on the couch, when I was on it. Both boy and girl rabbits have some hormonal production in their adrenal glands even when they are neutered, and this “function” can be triggered by factors in the environment. It usually occurs in early spring and it’s then triggered by the increase in day light (lenght of day), but it can occur at other times too.

I “solved” my problem by blocking the couch off for a few weeks. When I unblocked it, my bun seemed to have forgotten about the whole thing. His urge to pee on me on the couch was gone.

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