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serenz

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My buns are free to roam in my room till recently. Now they're able to jump onto my bed and trusting that they're toilet trained, I just let them be. Until... I found pee stain on my bed sheet. :grumpy:Thank god that there's mattress protector.

How do you stop them from jumping on the bed?

It's so heart breaking to see them in the cage. :(
 
Supervised play, if they go on there, take them down.

I only ever leave mine running around alone for very short periods of time unless it is a bunny I trust totally.

Or maybe get an x-pen or something and set that up so they can run in that but not get outside it.
 
I don't think there's a way to keep them off anything (my bunnies can jump onto the dresser, too :shock:). Besides the options that Moominmoo suggested I think your only other option is to allow them to live and/or play in a bunny-proofed room...and you may not have an extra room available in your house.

Maybe someone out there has another idea?

Hope you find the solution that is right for you!
 
Keeping them off the bed isn't as difficult as you might be thinking; using a dog ex-pen or two, and some strategically-placed fences/barries made out of NIC grids, you should be able to do it. I know of people who have successfully blocked off their beds in this way, while otherwise allowing free run of a bedroom or other bunny-proofed space.

Your second option: get a tarp or plastic tablecloth (washable) and keep it on the bed when they're out.

Second option, part 2: You can set up a nice, big space for them to run around with one or more dog ex-pens and/or NIC grid fences. These can be moved or folded back, accordion-style, depending on when you're there to supervise and when you're not. Should work very well!

My bun was spayed over a year ago, and even though I'd like to allow her on my bed, I've found that it doesn't work well. Her instincts are telling her that she has to mark my sheets and blankets. Buns are going to want to mark anything that smells so strongly of you; plus some seem to just need to pee on soft things, while others could care less... it depends on the individual. In my case, it's just too much temptation for one little bunny! :)

You've gotten some good suggestions here, and I'm sure you'll be able to figure out something that works equally well for you and the buns. It might take a bit of time to find out what that is, but it's well worth it.

Edit: Oh, and just in case: if your buns aren't spayed/neutered, getting them fixed will help with a lot of territorial behaviors (including marking your bed), though it takes time for their hormones to die down.
 
Moominmoo

Once they start jumping on my bed, 1 will follow the other. I take 1 down, the other jumps up, I take him down, the other jumps up again. :roflmao:

Bunnicula

Yeah I don't have much space for them to run around..

ec

Dog fence is gonna be costlymaybe I'll tryNIC grids or plastice table cloth. I thought buns mark with poops?

Daddy's alwaysbeen a good boy but Sugar's a handfull. I was thinking to spay Sugar(female) only. Is it alright to spay just 1? I wanted babies but sugar is giving me headaches..
 
serenz wrote:
Daddy's alwaysbeen a good boy but Sugar's a handfull. I was thinking to spay Sugar(female) only. Is it alright to spay just 1? I wanted babies but sugar is giving me headaches..

Eep. You have a girlie and a boy living together?

You might find she is already pregnant, and a pregnant very young lady can have an awful lot of horrid complication, one of which is death.

How old are they now?

It is probably wise to separate them until you have at leastone 'fixed'.

When a doe gets pregnant there are a lot of complications that can occur, stuck kits, deformed kits, exhausted doe, dead kits, dead doe, all sorts. Are you willing to risk your bunny for that?

If you do breed are you willing to find greathomes for any babies? provide a factsheet? Offer to take them back if the people you sell them to don't want them? Or do yhou have enough space to keep them yourself? Do you have enough money to pay for your doe to go to the vets if necessary?

Please think very carefully about breeding, it can bring more heartache than happiness.
 
Moominmoo wrote:
Eep. You have a girlie and a boy living together?

You might find she is already pregnant, and a pregnant very young lady can have an awful lot of horrid complication, one of which is death.

How old are they now?

It is probably wise to separate them until you have at leastone 'fixed'.

When a doe gets pregnant there are a lot of complications that can occur, stuck kits, deformed kits, exhausted doe, dead kits, dead doe, all sorts. Are you willing to risk your bunny for that?

If you do breed are you willing to find greathomes for any babies? provide a factsheet? Offer to take them back if the people you sell them to don't want them? Or do yhou have enough space to keep them yourself? Do you have enough money to pay for your doe to go to the vets if necessary?

Please think very carefully about breeding, it can bring more heartache than happiness.
Yup. They're about 4months old. I used to breed hamsters and I kept all of them but of cause I know that it's different. I'm still thinking if I want to breed. I know the consequences.. Time is the most important factor..
 
Just keep in mind that you can never keep them together if at least one isn't spayed/neutered. I don't know if you've researched rabbit breeding (and you really should, because she could be pregnant at this age and it would be very hard on her), but they can mate immediately after giving birth and are very fertile then. That means she will be nursing and growing more babies, and the new litter will be born before the first litter is old enough to be weaned. This is all very hard on the girl and the babies and can cause health problems, malnutrition, etc.

You really need to separate them now!

Spaying is very good for girls because they are prone to uterine cancer. I've known a number of people who have had to deal with this and it's awful. Neutering the boy is a good idea too because unneutered boys tend to pester the girls and are always "on." They're also more likely to spray urine on objects, people, and other animals. It's usually to claim their mate as theirs, like pee graffiti.
 
Yes I did alot of research I know your concerns. Just visited the vet today, she said that both might be females. :roflmao:not too sure about their sex for now..
 
At 4 months a vet should be able to tell you for sure what sex your rabbits are, not take a guess.

I suggest you find a new vet who knows rabbits and keep your rabbits separate until you know for sure.

Hamster breeding and rabbit breeding are polls apart, and unless you have done huge amounts of research, preparation and are organised financially to deal with vet fees, buying cages, food etc, not to mention having homes for the kits organised - I strongly advise against it.
 

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