Should I wait to litter train?

[Number1Sticky]

I have a 4 year old female rabbit that is not litter trained and not spayed. I’m planning on spaying her in January. My question it do you think it would just be easiest to wait to try to litter train her (again) until after she’s spayed? I know it’s hard to train an unsprayed rabbit. So I just figured it would probably just be easier to wait.

What are other people’s opinions on this?

Thanks!!

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

Litter training really depends on the rabbits. Some intact rabbits are very good with the litter box, while others are not and the same goes in altered rabbits.
I would at least try litter training now. You never know if she will take to it really easily. Since she is 4yo, it can be harder as she is more set in her ways.

 

[Number1Sticky]

I have tried training her before and she will literally not go in her litter pan until her cage is full. I got her from my cousin/bff and she was litter trained, but now that she's with me and can smell my other rabbit she will not go in her litter pan. So it's more of a hormonal thing I believe.

This time training her, I'm going to take all her bedding out except in her litter pan. But I just don't know what she will do if I start right now. Will she poop/pee outside her litter pan and make a huge mess or will she go in her litter? [that was a rhetorical question ] I just don't know.

 

[LakeCondo]

I'd say to put another litter box in the place in the cage where she goes first when it's clean. Right now she's learning that it's ok to go anywhere.

 

[Acacia-Berry]

When I had a spayed bunny and unspayed living in the same room I found they both were a little naughty with their habits. If you can separate them in different rooms? (I know from pawtalk that they're housed seperately now)
If not, then just sweep all her poops into her box (so she might get the idea that yo want them there and wipe up her pee. Keeping her pen clean is important, even she is not ready to be trained due to hormones.
(Ps, I'm Purple-Hops )

 

[Number1Sticky]

Well I started with the litter training. And it's going pretty good. She gets about half in the litter pan and half outside. But she always pees in the litter pan. So that makes it easier to scoop up the poop and put it in her litter pan.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

:clapping:

 

[Number1Sticky]

Today when I woke up there were barely anything in her cage.

 

[LakeCondo]

This is very good.