Is it true that ...

[blondiesmommie]

Is it true that unspayed or unneutered rabbits have stinkier urine? I'm thinkin' so...
:hbunnysmell:

 

[MiniLopHop]

Oh yeah, makes the house smell like a barn until they are fixed, no matter how much you clean.

:vomit:

 

[caustin4]

It's quite bad. In any animal it's true, especially males.

 

[majorv]

In our experience, more so the males than the females. However, our unaltered Brit lives inside and his pee doesn't smell bad.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

While intact rabbits can be more smelly, if they are litter trained it's not too bad as just the litter box smells. I'd take a slightly smellier intact rabbit that used a litter box over a rabbit who doesn't use the litter box and makes the whole cage smelly. Regular cleaning and cleaning well helps a ton. Good litter also helps.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

They can be smelly and like to use it to mark everything too.

 

[Happi Bun]

I can confirm that it's true! I've got a bonded pair that are altered and have hardly any smell at all. They are also perfectly litter box trained. Yesterday I took in an unspayed 1 year old mini-lop and she is stinking up the place, despite being litter box trained. Going to her spayed ASAP because I know how much of a difference it will make.

 

[agnesthelion]

Yes!!!!

Agnes was spayed a couple weeks ago and I noticed a difference very soon. At first I thought it was my imagination but my hubby has noticed too. There is NO smell now!!

 

[daisyandoliver]

Yes. Oliver just got neutered a couple weeks ago as well and not a strong smell anymore. I have my other bun who's not spayed but I can still tell a difference. My mom agrees too.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We have six bunnies in our house, all neutered. When friends come over they don't believe us till we show them. Our dogs smell unless they get bathed once a week and if someone has a single cat I can always smell it. Got to love bunnies!

 

[MyBabyHasPaws]

Makes sense to me. In a month or so I'll have Bugsy neutered.. hope this is true! lol!

I clean the litter boxes 2-3 times a day, so I really dont allow for a smell to build up. I also wipe their cages down daily with a water/vinegar mix.

 

[ldoerr]

This is good to know. My rabbits are getting spayed soon. They do not stink currently even though I have 2 right next to my couch. I think that with me it is the litter I use in their litter boxes.

 

[LiRa92]

Yes. It is true. :nod Mine are unspayed. Their urine smells like OH-MY-GOSH. But I love them doesn't matter if their pee stinks or not. But still, I'm making an appointment for spaying soon. I want them to live longer! ray: