holly
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When I brought my very young English Lop named Avery home, he came from a breeder that had them already litter trained. He was 6 weeks at the time, and is now 9 weeks old. He was EXCELLENT at using his litter box and only left a stray poop outside his box very very rarely.
About 2 weeks after Avery came home, Tristan, also a baby, came to live with us, who had never before used a litter box. Tristan has picked up on Avery's habit of peeing in the box, thankfully, but he quite honestly doesn't give a crap (pardon the bad pun) where he poops! He poops everywhere...in the litter box, in the cage, outside while running around....wherever he happens to be.
This hasn't been improving at all, and the worst part is it's making Avery regress and now Avery is pooping wherever he pleases too. :cry2
What's the answer to this? I always pick up any poops immediately as soon as I see them, and put them in the box. I've been scrubbing their pen every day to make sure there's no poop smell on the floor...I've just now moved their litter box to a different corner, because this afternoon I came home and they had both just pooped right where they were laying all day -_- which was in a different corner...so figured might as well give it a shot. I've heard to not give them any more space until they can conquer the small area....should I not let them out to play until they can keep their pen clean? :\ Sounds kinda mean...
Should I just give them more time since they're so young? Thanks for any advice!
About 2 weeks after Avery came home, Tristan, also a baby, came to live with us, who had never before used a litter box. Tristan has picked up on Avery's habit of peeing in the box, thankfully, but he quite honestly doesn't give a crap (pardon the bad pun) where he poops! He poops everywhere...in the litter box, in the cage, outside while running around....wherever he happens to be.
This hasn't been improving at all, and the worst part is it's making Avery regress and now Avery is pooping wherever he pleases too. :cry2
What's the answer to this? I always pick up any poops immediately as soon as I see them, and put them in the box. I've been scrubbing their pen every day to make sure there's no poop smell on the floor...I've just now moved their litter box to a different corner, because this afternoon I came home and they had both just pooped right where they were laying all day -_- which was in a different corner...so figured might as well give it a shot. I've heard to not give them any more space until they can conquer the small area....should I not let them out to play until they can keep their pen clean? :\ Sounds kinda mean...
Should I just give them more time since they're so young? Thanks for any advice!
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