Using my bed as a toilet

[Bunnyluvva13]

I know this is a common problem with beds and couches that a rabbit will use it as a toilet. I have tried a few things like clapping loudly when she gest on my bed, covering my bed with trash bags and i also have a litter box sitting on my bed. All of these things worked for a little bit and then stopped working. She isnt spayed yet (she will be in a few months) which is definetly part of the problem, but i feel like once she is spayed she will continue to pee on it as if it was her litter box. Because she will be sleeping and shell hop up onto my bed and pee. Another problem is that she chews my sheets. So i was wondering if there is some smell (from a safe food or something) that i can “rub” on my bed that she will not like and it will stop her from getting on my bed. Is there anything like that? if not what are some tips to keep her from peeing on my bed or to keep her off of my bed? She is about nine months old.

[Deleted User]

I’m sorry to say, short of tolerating her bad habits till she is spayed is going to be your only option unless you actually keep her from accessing your bed. I was in your exact situation a year ago with my boy Henry. I even tried putting a board across my doorway to keep him out of my room cause I couldn’t keep him off the bed – he jumped and then ‘climbed’ over it – he was so desperate to get in and be with us, I felt SO bad!!! so that didn’t last long….
Once I found out (through my BB friends – I was very bunny ignorant) that this could (not guaranteed) be easily solved by having him neutered, I literally called and found an exotic’s vet and he was booked in to be neutered within days. It did the trick beautifully! Henry is now a welcome visitor (along with my hubby and dog’s – ha ha ha) on my bed through out the night.

As far as eating your bed linen??? Good luck with that! Read every post I have written on BB and you’ll see/hear me complaining about Henry eating/chewing my bedding – SORRY! Ha ha ha ha…. Just recently, I complained that I put a brand NEW expensive comforter on my bed and days later I reported I have “6” (more, but I stopped counting) chews holes in it! I got NO sympathy, just other BBer’s saying they have chewed clothes, shoes and the list goes on! LOL! It’s just part of bunny ownership. I and another BBer bam (I’m sure she won’t mind me telling you…) have both had our night clothes eaten while we are asleep – GASP!
Honestly, short of keeping your girl off your bed, your gonna continue to have these problems. I decided it was worth it (though it won’t stop me from complaining, ha ha ha ha!) cause there is nothing better than having a ‘bunny’ on your bed!
PS – my hubby sort of agrees (lol!), but my dog’s don’t!!!

[Bam]

I had the same problem with my Bam, only it was the sofa he used as a toilet. I blocked it off with grids and had him neutered. Then after a few weeks I could unblock the sofa. He had a re-lapse this spring so I had to block it off again, for a few weeks.

My other bunny doesn’t pee on the bed because he was neutered young. He does however chew holes in my bed-linen. I can’t fix that so I just let him. I rotate like 3 sets of bedsheets and duvet-covers that all have plenty of holes in them. He gets his own pillow-cases that he happily destroys little by little.

[Bunnyluvva13]

Thanks for your guys advice! i guess i will just have to be patient and wait a little while longer until we can get her spayed.

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