Hello,
I am a new time bunny owner and I have four new bunnies that I am having trouble litter training. They are Oculus, Nova, Jimithy (Jim) and Bowie they are 4 months and have been spayed/neutered within the last two weeks. I adopted them in February and have introduced litter training right away. My bunnies are free roam and I have mats, hide places, toys etc. set up for them in one half of my living room. I use an under bed storage container that I put pee pads with a small amount of paper litter and then cover it with Timothy hay. On the wall behind the container I hung hay feeders. I have been cleaning accidents soaking urine with a bit of paper and placing it in the litter pan and placing poop their too and wiping any pee areas with vinegar water. They had a blanket they kept using so I put it under the container and this has helped.
So Jim will sometimes use the litter pan to pee and I give him head pets/back scratches (whatever is preferred) or sometimes a piece of apple when he does so. The other three will happily go into the pan to eat/rest/play but when they have to go they get out and find another spot and then go back in to eat. They will typically go in the bedroom and near the front door, sometimes in their play area. I have placed other litter pans in these areas but they refuse to use them going as far as pushing them out of the way so they can pee where they want (I personally think this is really funny and I love them to bits but they can’t pee wherever they want forever ). They will also pee on my bed and on me. I’ve watched YouTube videos that have suggested picking up and placing my bunnies into the pan just before or immediately after the pee and I have been doing this with Jim, Nova, and Oculus however Bowie has had some trauma in her past home and I will not pick her up for her sake I want them to all be comfortable and safe. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it! (I’ve also included a picture of my litter pan set up with Bowie, Jim and Nova)
I am a new time bunny owner and I have four new bunnies that I am having trouble litter training. They are Oculus, Nova, Jimithy (Jim) and Bowie they are 4 months and have been spayed/neutered within the last two weeks. I adopted them in February and have introduced litter training right away. My bunnies are free roam and I have mats, hide places, toys etc. set up for them in one half of my living room. I use an under bed storage container that I put pee pads with a small amount of paper litter and then cover it with Timothy hay. On the wall behind the container I hung hay feeders. I have been cleaning accidents soaking urine with a bit of paper and placing it in the litter pan and placing poop their too and wiping any pee areas with vinegar water. They had a blanket they kept using so I put it under the container and this has helped.
So Jim will sometimes use the litter pan to pee and I give him head pets/back scratches (whatever is preferred) or sometimes a piece of apple when he does so. The other three will happily go into the pan to eat/rest/play but when they have to go they get out and find another spot and then go back in to eat. They will typically go in the bedroom and near the front door, sometimes in their play area. I have placed other litter pans in these areas but they refuse to use them going as far as pushing them out of the way so they can pee where they want (I personally think this is really funny and I love them to bits but they can’t pee wherever they want forever ). They will also pee on my bed and on me. I’ve watched YouTube videos that have suggested picking up and placing my bunnies into the pan just before or immediately after the pee and I have been doing this with Jim, Nova, and Oculus however Bowie has had some trauma in her past home and I will not pick her up for her sake I want them to all be comfortable and safe. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it! (I’ve also included a picture of my litter pan set up with Bowie, Jim and Nova)