Pee’ing over litterbox?

[MirBear]

Twix uses her litterbox like a pro! but with 1 issue, she tries to pee in a tiny corner instead of all over her box but latly shees been pee’ing over the edge! any way i can fix this???

[KatnipCrzy]

I had to get a litterbox withi higher edges for Griffin- as he was having the exact same problem- and that made a world of difference- he can no longer overshoot the box.

[Elrohwen]

I think you just need a box with higher sides so she can’t get her butt over the edge.

[katiep]

Also, just make sure the litter isn’t too deep, if the litter is too high it makes the sides lower. Sometimes I make the litterbox pretty shallow with litter but just put a little pile in the corner the bun uses so they are sitting lower to the bottom of the box.

[Elrohwen]

Katie, that’s a good point. I use just enough litter to cover the bottom of the box and then push much of it into the back corners because Otto only pees in those two corners. I like to put a papertowel under the litter just to absorb a little more and make it easier to clean.

[Beka27]

Buns like to back up into the corner to pee. The issue is going to be with the box not being high enough, NOT with her training. She thinks she’s doing everything right! You can also get those guards that snap onto the cat litterbox.

[MirBear]

this is a big problem because she IS littertrained but with the pee’ing over the edge my mom thinks she isnt… and therefore now she feels even more strongly that bunnies cannot be trained. ugh!

[Sarita]

Well, it should not be a problem if you get her a different litter box with higher sides.

[MirBear]

i was thinking maybe just find something to put around the edges? i put less shavings in her box yesterday and its working so far…

[wiseleyd]

Mellow does the same thing at school. I just went out tonight and bought him a bigger box. Argh!

[MirBear]

hmmmm…. ill try and find a bigger box, and shes not using a cat box shes using something something a little bit smaller

 

 

theres alot of shavings in there  when this pic is taken theres is only about 1/3 of that amount in there now…

[Monkeybun]

My 2 love their cat boxes, they work great

[MirBear]

looking at it now… i dont know if a full sized cat box will even fit :S

[Monkeybun]

If thats the case… cage is too small. Looking at it, it looks far too small for her anyway…

[MirBear]

yeah, but well im sure you have an idea of my mom by now.. apperently the cages are “just fine”

[mocha200]

how much time out does she get? i know my lulu she has a really small cage right now and i feel so bad i she doesn’t get more time cuz i have after school activity’s. once mocha and lulu are bonded they will be free range.

[MirBear]

she doesnt get alot of time… but its march break so she’s out alot more now

[jerseygirl]

There’s lots of other things you can use. Try looking in kitchen or laundry departments of stores for containers or plastic basins. They manage quite well getting into something with higher sides.

[MirBear]

i’ll try that.

[RabbitPam]

When Sammy was peeing over the side (teenager) I got the high-sided square box. It worked very well, though it was too big to fit through the door. After several months of struggling with the bigger pan, I tried a small cat box like the one in your picture, and she was fine! She had been spayed, was older, more used to peeing there, and it wasn’t a problem anymore.

If a temporary box change doesn’t work, or is too big for her little cage, try attaching some stiff acrylic sheeting along the sides of her cage, and put a plastic bag under it. That way it won’t hit the wall and you can wipe the acrylic and toss the trash bag when you clean her cage. Just don’t let her chew it.

[MirBear]

i have some of the cat litter box bag things that im going to try putting underneith, (making sure she cant chew it) i dont have to worry about her chewing much though she got ahold of a peice of plastic somehow last night and she didnt chew it at all…. thats happend a few times, but i wont go putting it in plain sight, not worth the risks and ill try putting card board around the back… do you think that will help for now???

[mocha200]

i think so but if, but if your buns a big chewer she might eat the cardboard pretty fast.

[MirBear]

twix is far from a big chewer.. she doesnt chew anything but her food, (and only once my dads surround sound wires… but thats a long story )

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