Butterfinger
Well-Known Member
So, it seems like I'm coming up with problem after problem all of a sudden, huh? :?
Well, somewhere around Monday, Butter un-litter-trained himself, and I've tried a few different methods, but he just won't use it again.
I clap my hands (Saying 'NO') and pick him up and physically put him in the litter-box when I catch him in the middle of piddling where he ought not. (He just stays there a while and hops back out. Doesn't finish his business) I tried getting him to sit in the litterbox more by giving him treats when he's in there (I think that might have just made him associate it with food). I've tried putting all his droppings and pee inside the litterbox, to give him a hint (Hint not taken), and I've also tried keeping it extra clean, in case he didn't like having it dirty and didn't want to use it because of that.....aaaalso didn't work.
So...now he'll pee everywhere except the litterbox, his little fluffy blue bed, and his hay box.
:headsmack
......So, I'm thinking of trying a few more things.... Like...
Changing his litter to the same bedding that my hamster uses (Carefresh. I didn't really want to do this in the first place because I haven't found a place that actually sells it close to where I live now, and it's also fairly expensive)...
Changing his litterbox entirely to a different one.... (Maybe he doesn't like that shape?)
And.... as a last resort.... Buying him a nice, sheltered/weather-protected cage and putting him out on the balcony and only have him come inside when I take him inside. I'd really like to not have to do this, as I enjoy having him in my room, and he's the sweetest, most well-behaved bunny except for that one issue (He even doesn't care when I step into his pen at any given time and clean it.....No territoriality, no 'What's she doing here??' Nothing but 'Hey, think you can pet me? How bout' now?' ). But my room reeks of rabbit urine, it's giving me headaches, and I'm getting tired of cleaning up his pee messes four or five times a day. I'm also getting tired of having to give him baths almost daily because when I come in there to clean his pee, he'll immediately run straight to where he peed and sit in it, soaking himself. (Not cool). (He also kicks up his heels and splatters my nice white not-mine walls )
Sooo....Any ideas/reccomendations? :sweep:huh Very sorry for posting so much. I just....need... help. Hahahaa......ah. :baghead
Anything will be appreciated
Well, somewhere around Monday, Butter un-litter-trained himself, and I've tried a few different methods, but he just won't use it again.
I clap my hands (Saying 'NO') and pick him up and physically put him in the litter-box when I catch him in the middle of piddling where he ought not. (He just stays there a while and hops back out. Doesn't finish his business) I tried getting him to sit in the litterbox more by giving him treats when he's in there (I think that might have just made him associate it with food). I've tried putting all his droppings and pee inside the litterbox, to give him a hint (Hint not taken), and I've also tried keeping it extra clean, in case he didn't like having it dirty and didn't want to use it because of that.....aaaalso didn't work.
So...now he'll pee everywhere except the litterbox, his little fluffy blue bed, and his hay box.
:headsmack
......So, I'm thinking of trying a few more things.... Like...
Changing his litter to the same bedding that my hamster uses (Carefresh. I didn't really want to do this in the first place because I haven't found a place that actually sells it close to where I live now, and it's also fairly expensive)...
Changing his litterbox entirely to a different one.... (Maybe he doesn't like that shape?)
And.... as a last resort.... Buying him a nice, sheltered/weather-protected cage and putting him out on the balcony and only have him come inside when I take him inside. I'd really like to not have to do this, as I enjoy having him in my room, and he's the sweetest, most well-behaved bunny except for that one issue (He even doesn't care when I step into his pen at any given time and clean it.....No territoriality, no 'What's she doing here??' Nothing but 'Hey, think you can pet me? How bout' now?' ). But my room reeks of rabbit urine, it's giving me headaches, and I'm getting tired of cleaning up his pee messes four or five times a day. I'm also getting tired of having to give him baths almost daily because when I come in there to clean his pee, he'll immediately run straight to where he peed and sit in it, soaking himself. (Not cool). (He also kicks up his heels and splatters my nice white not-mine walls )
Sooo....Any ideas/reccomendations? :sweep:huh Very sorry for posting so much. I just....need... help. Hahahaa......ah. :baghead
Anything will be appreciated