My new bunny, and cage set-up, help D:

[elrohwen]

Jen, I agree that they won't necessarily use the entire cage for a bathroom, but they might not ever understand that litter box means bathroom and think the cage is like a large litter box. Even if the bun is only going in one or two other corners, that's a big mess to clean up every day.

My new bun, for example, had bedding in her cage plus a litter box. She used 3 of the 4 corners to do her business in and her cage floor is ruined from her peeing in it for years. Once I took the bedding out, she still had a few marking accidents in her cage, but she got the idea that peeing in the litter box is the best solution.

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

Looks great!

 

[jcottonl02]

elrohwen wrote:

Jen, I agree that they won't necessarily use the entire cage for a bathroom, but they might not ever understand that litter box means bathroom and think the cage is like a large litter box. Even if the bun is only going in one or two other corners, that's a big mess to clean up every day.

My new bun, for example, had bedding in her cage plus a litter box. She used 3 of the 4 corners to do her business in and her cage floor is ruined from her peeing in it for years. Once I took the bedding out, she still had a few marking accidents in her cage, but she got the idea that peeing in the litter box is the best solution.

Hmm I see that could be a problem, actually. Perhaps you are right in preventing bad litter habits from the off, and remove anything that could possibly be confusing. Litter training get be awful sometimes. It took me so long to litter-train Pippin lol. I posted so many threads here, and did everything that was suggested, and almost gave up! But now...3 years in....he is litter-trained perfectly haha. I am glad I kept at it.

Jen

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Carefresh is totally safe and is most often used as litter, not bedding, but it's quite expensive!

FWIW, rabbits really don't care if they have bedding on the floor of their cage or not. Many actually prefer the hard floor to a soft bed. (Mine included... )

So long as the floor of the cage has traction, he'll be fine without any bedding there.

Hope that helps!

Rue

 

[bummblebee]

what a cute bun

 

[FelipesMommy]

Felipe pees here and there usually around the same area, all his corners are "filled" ( water in one, food in another, house in another, litter in another) so he'll pee right out in the open. Poop is all over, but mainly concentrated on one middle spot.

 

[elrohwen]

Definitely take out the bedding then and just have litter in the litter box. It sounds like he's confused about where he should be going.

 

[assen]

Okay so I took all the bedding out, but he still poops in the cage everywhere else a bit, and I cant tell if he goes in the litter box. Ive been putting any poop into the box so he knows. When should I empty my litter box? Dont want him to loose the scent of it in the litter.

 

[OakRidgeRabbits]

assen wrote:

Okay so I took all the bedding out, but he still poops in the cage everywhere else a bit, and I cant tell if he goes in the litter box. Ive been putting any poop into the box so he knows. When should I empty my litter box? Dont want him to loose the scent of it in the litter.

10 weeks of age is young to start littertraining. Just like with people, some young kids just "aren't ready yet", while others are willing.

Young rabbits usually go to the bathroom all over the place. At this time, it's best to just fill their cage with bedding/litter and not worry about it. But as they grow up, you'll notice that they start using only one corner as their bathroom. This is a sign that they're ready to start littertraining. That is the point at which you'll want to put a litterbox in their corner, and replace the bedding in the cage with towels or blankets to encourage them to go in the box. You can also place some of their dirty bedding in the box to help them get the idea.

At 10 weeks though, he's still a very young rabbits. Some may be ready for training at this age, but many in my experience are closer to 4-6 months before they really get the hang of it.

 

[assen]

If I dont get any success, Ill wait a bit longer to train her.

But one thing, how can I tell if shes gone pee i the litter?

 

[elrohwen]

I would just keep putting the poos back in the litter box and cleaning up any pee spots thoroughly. I believe 10 week olds are fully capable of being litter trained. They won't be 100%, but I think they can at least get the pee under control.