Rabbit Digging In Litterbox

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- 04/16/2022 at 9:54 PM
  JackWabbit13
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  Hey y’all!
  
  Jumping Jack likes to dig in her litter box now, I guess. It started a week or two ago. She digs a bunch in there, then it gets kicked out into a HUGE pile in the front under the hole. It’s also loud, I use Feline Pine which is super loud when dug in, as it turns out
  
  Has anybody had to deal with this before? How do you break the habit?
- 04/17/2022 at 3:07 AM
  Ellie from The Netherlands
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  Females can dig a lot when they’re not spayed yet, like they’re making some kind of nest.
  
  Or it may be that she doesn’t like the surface. Do you have anything on top of the pellets? Our bunnies always like a layer of hay: they even eat more from their box than from their hay rack.
  - 04/17/2022 at 9:39 PM
    JackWabbit13
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    She’s spayed, but it’s just the litter. Maybe I can try to do hay over it
  - 04/17/2022 at 10:12 PM
    Ellie from The Netherlands
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    Ah yes, I can see that it can be uncomfortable for her paws. A 2 cm layer of hay also protects against contact with the urine.
    
    Rabbit urine is nasty concentrated stuff: my boyfriend’s first bunny peed her way through the steel bottom of her hutch over the course of 5 years.
    
    The ammonia in the urine irritates the skin and can cause painful inflammation of the feet and sores. I’d give her hocks a quick check just to see if she’s been in contact with it lately.
    
    Hope that this helps and that she’ll be a lot more quiet!
- 04/17/2022 at 9:42 AM
  LBJ10
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  I have had very good luck with using a litter screen like the ones sold in the BB store. Puts an immediate stop to the digging.
- 04/18/2022 at 8:13 AM
  DanaNM
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  I agree with a litter box screen! and I put a hay layer on top of that.
  
  . . . 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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