Bunny litter box REALLY stinks

[moultrevolt]

Hi,

I'm hoping to get some insight as to why my bunny's cage stinks so much.

I use apple cider vinegar and baking soda to clean out the plastic grate (vet says is ok on her feet because the holes are small) and bottom of the cage pretty frequently.

Thistle doesn't use a litter box, she poops and urinates in different places, which is why I use the grate.

I always clean the wet poop that has accumulated on the grate.

Underneath the grate, I use a combo of compressed newspaper, Swheat scoop, and 5lbs of baking powder.

Any insight? Thistle has a Tommy K Marchioro, either 72 or 82 inches in length. I do have a spare, identical cage in the basement. Would switching out the bottom give the more recently used cage time to air out?

I'm thinking maybe put the old cage in a contractor bag with a lot of baking soda, and the scent might get absorbed? Any advice would be great.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Watermelons]

Has she been fixed?
Whats her diet like? Rabbit poo should never be wet and stick to the grate. Especially when you say "accumulated"....
How often are you actually cleaning it?

 

[Azerane]

I agree that the poop shouldn't be wet. A little damp I suppose when first excreted, but overall solid, quite dry and well formed, it's not easily squished together/onto things and should crumble instead of becoming a wet, stuck-on mush. It usually doesn't smell too bad either, so it could either be the urine, or as Watermelons mentioned, a matter of having a non-desexed rabbit, often they have more of a smell than desexed bunnies

The vinegar is the correct thing to use, have you tried using different brands/types of litter. Many people here use wood pellet litters and find they have good odor control. I would also be interested in what your rabbit has to eat on a daily basis and in what quantities. How old is your rabbit?