New bunny owner

[domimom]

Hello, we just got our first bunny Felix, my sister-in-law got him but could not keep him so she gave him to us. I don't know alot about bunnies but am trying to learn as much as I can! My main question is I am trying to let him out as much as I can but everytime he is out he poops and pees, I have been laying the potty training pads for dogs on my couch and letting him hop around there but I would like him to have some more freedom, I was reading that there is a leash that maybe we could take him for a walk if is not too cold. I have put a litter pan in his cage but he kind of just poops all over the place, any ideas? Thanks so much!

 

[LakeCondo]

Welcome to the forum. Reading the things in the library should answer many of your questions.

It might take some time to settle on a place where a litter box should go & at first he may be going "everywhere" to mark his territory. If he doesn't settle on a place soon, you'll probably have to get another box[es] & eliminate or move those he's not using.

A harness & leash work for some people & their rabbits, but rabbits probably should be only walked where you know no pesticides have been used. I find an xpen [exercise pen], works well for me, for either inside or outside use. Outside, it'd be only when you were watching every minute. I don't have a cage at all, just a carrier for trips & an xpen for the rest of the time.

Hope this helps. How old is he, what breed/weight, etc.

 

[domimom]

Thank you very much! I do have an exercise pen for my dogthat I had him in the kitchen for a little while. I am not sure how old he is, I think he weighs about 3 pounds and he is black and white. Is there any way to tell how old they are?

 

[LakeCondo]

I really meant is he still young [under a year] or not. If so, he may be going through puberty if he's not neutered. After puberty & before old age [7+ maybe], you really can't tell.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Try putting a litter box or two in the most popular spots. They'll usually pee in a box, but the beans they produce are usually left here and there. Some bunnies are neater than others. Our first tow were Polar opposites. Bun-Bun would only go in the Hutch Pan while Stockton would leave a pile wherever he happened to be, but both only pee'd in the litter pan. Neutering usually helps too.