melly
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Hi Guys,
I need help! I have a one year old dutch female and she refuses to litter train. I have done everything, this process has been going on for a year and I'm tearing my hair out. I have had her since she was old enough to leave her mother, she was spayed at around 4 months (as soon as she reached sexual maturity) and I have tried everything. She lives inside. She chose a corner of her cage back when she was around 10 weeks old and that's where I placed the litter tray (combo of newspaper, hay and safe cat litter). She used it, but also used the other corner, so I put another one there too. She then used both for a few weeks, then decided to go literally anywhere she feels like. She doesn't go back to the same places, she will just go wherever she feels like. It's almost like she's marking her territory. She has no reason to do that, as her area has always been in the same spot, I have no other rabbits and I have a cat who I have had for longer than her, is only inside at night and they get along well together (when they bother to interact which is quite rare). Multiple times I have 'started again from the beginning' - enclosed her in a small space, made it slightly bigger when she used the space given respectfully, then slightly bigger again and she always goes back to peeing/pooing wherever she feels. She often spends a week or so in good habits, then randomly will start doing it all over again.
Does anyone have some suggestions? I would like her to be free roaming and I don't know what else to do!
I need help! I have a one year old dutch female and she refuses to litter train. I have done everything, this process has been going on for a year and I'm tearing my hair out. I have had her since she was old enough to leave her mother, she was spayed at around 4 months (as soon as she reached sexual maturity) and I have tried everything. She lives inside. She chose a corner of her cage back when she was around 10 weeks old and that's where I placed the litter tray (combo of newspaper, hay and safe cat litter). She used it, but also used the other corner, so I put another one there too. She then used both for a few weeks, then decided to go literally anywhere she feels like. She doesn't go back to the same places, she will just go wherever she feels like. It's almost like she's marking her territory. She has no reason to do that, as her area has always been in the same spot, I have no other rabbits and I have a cat who I have had for longer than her, is only inside at night and they get along well together (when they bother to interact which is quite rare). Multiple times I have 'started again from the beginning' - enclosed her in a small space, made it slightly bigger when she used the space given respectfully, then slightly bigger again and she always goes back to peeing/pooing wherever she feels. She often spends a week or so in good habits, then randomly will start doing it all over again.
Does anyone have some suggestions? I would like her to be free roaming and I don't know what else to do!