Trouble litter training 8 month old male bunnies

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- 05/04/2018 at 8:21 PM
  AKM
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  I have 3 dwarf mix male bunnies. They are 8 months old, two are bonded. I have had them since 3 months old, around the time they were neutered. They do great using their litter box, but seem to poop everywhere still in their x-pen and play area. They will also mark with pee many of their play areas. I am not sure if it is because they are male, still young, hormones, territorial, etc. My two spayed females that I adopted at over a year old,had never had any marking issues like this.
- 05/05/2018 at 3:50 PM
  Daisy
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  Yes, yes and yes. They are unfixed bucks in puberty so the pee and poo marking is very normal. I experienced that with does this behaviour may or may not go away after they get out of puberty, depending on how hormonal they are. Some don’t have any issue while others will make nests and spray often. I have no idea if there is even a chance unfixed bucks stop to ever stop marking, as I never had bucks in puberty.
- 05/05/2018 at 7:34 PM
  AKM
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  They are all actually neutered. So not sure if that makes a difference, even with puberty?
- 05/05/2018 at 7:39 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  If any were more recently neutered (within 1-2 months), there may still be a hormonal spike, and fixed rabbits can become hormonal around other hormonal rabbits, so it could just be a matter of time for things to settle.
  
  Be persistent in cleaning the poos right away, and when possible, catch the rabbits right when they poop and put them right in the litter box.
  
  Does the third-wheel male share the same territory, in rotation or anything? It could be the bonded pair and third rabbit trying to overtake the same area.
  
  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.
- 05/06/2018 at 3:26 AM
  Daisy
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  Oh wow, I totally read over the neutered part haha! It sounded so stereotypical unfixed buck like that it didn’t register. :’) It does sound like a territorium issue between the single buck and the couple then. A doe I once had would do this if she smelled the other doe while roaming our garden (I had two unbonded unfixed does at that time).
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