My Holland Lop Cheif is about 6 months old. He is set to be neutered in 18 days. But he is driving me nuts in the mean time. I currently work 3 13 hour days. I work 1pm-2am so I have to let him out when I get home. This used to be no problem until he started spraying everything all the time, especially my bed. Any time he is in his cage he chews the bars and I can't sleep. I don't know what to do. Last night he peed on me and I just lost it. I can't afford to buy a xpen to go around my bed, I can barely afford his neuter. Please help I'm getting 4 to 6 hours of sleep. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Ana_The_Dreamer
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I sympathize with the lack of sleep. (Sleep in general, but also due to the bunny.) As a major insomniac whenever I can fall asleep I savor it. Imagine my anger when my rabbit (Nessa) wakes me up with chewing on the bars and thumping her feet.
I personally ended up moving her cage into my kitchen over night. That way she can make all the noise she wanted and not wake me up.
Chewing on the bars usually indicates boredom. Maybe you could give him some new toys to chew on and play with. Some homemade toys I've made are cardboard tubes filled with newspaper (unscented), I've braided newspaper into thick braids and given it to her, rabbit safe chew sticks (like apple tree branches) are a good distracting chew toy, etc.
The neuter will definitely help with the peeing on you and spraying.
If possible (If simply moving his cage isn't an option), you could devote a bunny safe room to your rabbit. Maybe a nice sized closet or laundry room?
I personally ended up moving her cage into my kitchen over night. That way she can make all the noise she wanted and not wake me up.
Chewing on the bars usually indicates boredom. Maybe you could give him some new toys to chew on and play with. Some homemade toys I've made are cardboard tubes filled with newspaper (unscented), I've braided newspaper into thick braids and given it to her, rabbit safe chew sticks (like apple tree branches) are a good distracting chew toy, etc.
The neuter will definitely help with the peeing on you and spraying.
If possible (If simply moving his cage isn't an option), you could devote a bunny safe room to your rabbit. Maybe a nice sized closet or laundry room?
whiskylollipop
Laura the Bunsnuggler
Like Ana said, move him somewhere waterproof, like in the kitchen, laundry room, or bathroom for now. That way his spraying can be cleaned up in a couple minutes with a rag, and he won't be able to wake you up. If the room is fairly spacious, he'll survive being kept in there till his neuter date. Just make sure he has toys to play with and nothing dangerous lying around to hurt himself with, and spend as much time with him as you can.
