VTHokie wrote:
Our 8 week old netherland bunny is an angel except for a few things...
1. He will jump up on the bed specifically to pee on one of our plush blankets..not the sheets, not any other blankets, not the pillows..the real soft plush ones in particular. why does he do this and how can I make him stop?
2. He refuses to hold still while we cut his nails..any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
LOL! Pipp used to do that when she was a youngin'. WIth her it was territorial. She was marking it as her's.
She got over it totally a few weeks after she was spayed.
Before that, I dealt withit by putting her litter box ON the bed in her favorite spot. Sometimes I had to make sure I had a pee-soaked kleenex in there to make sure she considered it her 'toilet'. (Bunnies tend to 'go' where they've 'gone' before. Best to totally elminate any smells using vinegar or washing ALL the linen so there's nary a whiff). Once she was accustomed to using it -- weeks later -- I moved it on to the floor, she just continued using it there and all was well. The spay cinched it.
Ultimately the best thing was always keeping the bed covered with an OLD blanket or towel. (Indeed, my whole house is covered with sheets, blankets and towels as protection against hair and claws and teeth and whatever from multiple bunnies, cats and mental patients, just whip them off when company shows up).
Re: the nails, I think there's a video in the Library. Best in my experience is to sit with him, his butt against your lap, a hand firmly but gently holding hischest and pulling himclose to your body, and hold whatever part of his foot or leg seems to go over the best, and clip the tips until both of you get used to it.
Good luck!Congrats on your little bundle of joy!
sas:bunnydance:
