litterbox help

[jamestown478]

Our bun has a one of them small rectangular litter pans similar to this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cat-Litter-Pan-Assorted-Colors-Cats/3635201

when she goes in to use it she props her butt up on the edge of it and always pees down the side of it and it goes all over her cage. Do you guys have any suggestions on how to help prevent this from happening?

 

[Blue eyes]

I had a bun like this. I ended up getting a high-backed corner litter box. That seemed to take care of it.
Here's the closest link I could find to show you. I guess I bought mine about 10 years ago so it's a little different, but you can get the idea.:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752714

Another option you have is to just go with a larger box. It doesn't have to be "litter box" -- any plastic box will work. I get mine cheap at wal-mart. Having used both, I actually prefer going with a larger pan set up as per the photo. However, there is the possibility she may still lift her bottom up to high. The larger size, though, tends to give them more space and so prevents that.

 

[MichelleD]

We used a cat litter box w/o the top, then put a smaller rubbermaid rectangular container inside it. Then my hubby took a piece of wood and cut it to the shape of the remaining space and screwed bolts into it (6 of them). This creates a wrack persay for the hay. Now Peanut can hop into his litter box, eat hay (that stays cleaner) and if he pees over the edge, it's contained w/in the larger cat box container. Sorry I don't have a pic to show you - not sure how to do that yet. My 1st time in here. Hope this helps. I got the idea from breyfamily.net

 

[ldoerr]

I use 16qt plastic storage bins. They have 7" sides all around. My rabbits figured out how to hop in and out easily. These make it next to imposible for them to pee outside the box (unless they do not go in). It works really well for me and my rabbits. I just bought these for my rabbits for when they get spayed. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Van-Ness-Small-Cat-Litter-Pan-1-ct/10315194#Specifications.

 

[Imbrium]

MichelleD wrote:

We used a cat litter box w/o the top, then put a smaller rubbermaid rectangular container inside it. Then my hubby took a piece of wood and cut it to the shape of the remaining space and screwed bolts into it (6 of them). This creates a wrack persay for the hay. Now Peanut can hop into his litter box, eat hay (that stays cleaner) and if he pees over the edge, it's contained w/in the larger cat box container. Sorry I don't have a pic to show you - not sure how to do that yet. My 1st time in here. Hope this helps. I got the idea from breyfamily.net

here's a picture of the box that's on breyfamily.net:

 

[jamestown478]

id love to do a big litter box like that but my cage is kinda small:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Pet...ts-Large-Small-Animals/14138913#ProductDetail
its similar to that one.

 

[ldoerr]

You should build a NIC cage. That will give your rabbit more room.

 

[jamestown478]

I have a nic cage for her up at school that is a 6 wide square and half of it has 2 floors. I use that smaller cage to keep her in when I am at home on the weekends and for her to sleep in at night when at school.

 

[Blue eyes]

jamestown478 wrote:

id love to do a big litter box like that but my cage is kinda small:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Pet-My-First-Home-for-Rabbits-Large-Small-Animals/14138913#ProductDetail
its similar to that one.

You could also keep an x-pen at home to surround her cage. That way she has more room on weekends.

Is she a class pet? How do you allow her to get exercise during the day?

 

[jamestown478]

no shes not a class pet, we have an apartment out at school (college) for during the week and then come home on weekends to work. I have a nic cage setup for her at our apartment at school that I butt this cage up to and let her roam around in during the day when in class and when we are in the apartment she has free range of the living room.