potty training

[kdrifter440]

We have had bunny for 3 weeks now...he is a male...



he has been going to the bathroom in one place the bed we bought him

any one know how we get bunny to not sleep and lay in the place he goes to the bathroom?

 

[aurora369]

Is the bed a soft bed, like a bed for a cat or small dog? Many rabbits really like to pee on soft things.

Try removing the bed, wash it with vinegar and don't put it back in until your bunny is fully litter trained.

How old is your bunny, and is he neutered? Older and neutered rabbits will use their litter boxes more reliably.

Try keeping hay in his litter box to encourage him to sit in thebox. Rabbits like to get both ends going at the same time.

Also, when I litter train my fosters and their babies, I start withvery large litter box that they have to get into to accessfood/water/hay. It works like a charm. That, andcleaning up any accidents promptly with white vinegar.

Take a look at the Bunny 101 section on litter training here:
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12213&forum_id=17

Good luck, and let us know how it goes.

--Dawn