NEW POTTY ISSUE!

[Katmais_mommy]

My boy Dutch normally pees in a corner of his hutch. It's not the same corner as his litterbox, which I'm okay with. In the litter pan that slides under the hutch, i always put a pee pad down. That way, I can empty his tray once a week without a hassle. I also put a pee pad under the actual leg of the hutch because sometimes the pee drips.

PROBLEM:

Well, today, I was cleaning the hutches. I changed Dutch's pee pad INSIDE the hutch. I threw away the one under the leg of the hutch. During the 1/2 hour in which I did not put a "back up" pee pad under the leg of the hutch, Dutch's pee dripped onto the carpet. SO, I immediately changed the pee pad so he would not think it was a new spot to pee.

After 4 or 5 hours later of playing in his pen, I find that Dutch has been peeing in his "new spot". Is this because I didn't properly clean the pee spot and just covered it up with a new pee pad? Should i use some sort of carpet cleaner or urine cleaner that you get at pet stores?

Also, for future reference, does Bitter Apple or No-Go work for rabbits? I was thinking a product like that might be my last resort. Or maybe I could use rabbit deterrent in that one little spot?



(if anyone has trouble picturing my situation, I can post a picture if you ask.)



Thanks.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

I've always heard to use vinegar to clean up pee spots. Sometimes it works for the behavior, sometimes it doesn't and you then have to figure out what else...

 

[elrohwen]

A vinegar/water solution should be all you need to clean up the pee spot. Just make sure you clean it well or he will continue to mark there.