PwnzorsNTittylwinks
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we rescued a new bunny, luna, to bond with our bunny, frank.
things are going okay so far. right now they get seperate times out and are caged next to eachother but havent had any dates yet.
my problem is though that everytime we let luna out she goes potty in the same spot on our carpet. she has a huge litterbox because we knew she was a bunny who liked to lounge in her litter box so we got her a good sized one. and the spot she goes on the carpet (same spot everytime) is only a foot away from where her litter box is in her cage (thats door is open while she is out to give her access to her box).
is there a way to show her that its not okay to go there? frank had an accident tonight in the same spot and he has never had an accident outside of his cage before so im worried that she is teaching him bad habits. i can handle almost everything that they could do wrong but i dont want to have bunny pee puddles on our rented apartment carpet
also, luna was a rescue from a hoarding situation where im assuming she had some bad experiences with humans. shes extremely slow to warm up so when its her time out we leave the cage door open and she sits in the corner of her cage for about an hour before she inches her way out. then she goes about a foot away from her door. goes back in the cage. then about 2 feet away, goes back to her cage. goes about 3 feet way, goes back. and keeps going before she stays out for a bit. she is constantly binkying the whole times shes out but if we come over to her to pet her or try to interact with her at all she retreats to her cage in the same corner.
i know that like any animal from a bad background she needs to be taught that we are safe but how should i go about bonding with her without overwhelming her? and how can littertrain her better without freaking her out even more? :/
i would like for her to be a bit more comfortable with at least one of us before we start the bunny dating.
things are going okay so far. right now they get seperate times out and are caged next to eachother but havent had any dates yet.
my problem is though that everytime we let luna out she goes potty in the same spot on our carpet. she has a huge litterbox because we knew she was a bunny who liked to lounge in her litter box so we got her a good sized one. and the spot she goes on the carpet (same spot everytime) is only a foot away from where her litter box is in her cage (thats door is open while she is out to give her access to her box).
is there a way to show her that its not okay to go there? frank had an accident tonight in the same spot and he has never had an accident outside of his cage before so im worried that she is teaching him bad habits. i can handle almost everything that they could do wrong but i dont want to have bunny pee puddles on our rented apartment carpet
also, luna was a rescue from a hoarding situation where im assuming she had some bad experiences with humans. shes extremely slow to warm up so when its her time out we leave the cage door open and she sits in the corner of her cage for about an hour before she inches her way out. then she goes about a foot away from her door. goes back in the cage. then about 2 feet away, goes back to her cage. goes about 3 feet way, goes back. and keeps going before she stays out for a bit. she is constantly binkying the whole times shes out but if we come over to her to pet her or try to interact with her at all she retreats to her cage in the same corner.
i know that like any animal from a bad background she needs to be taught that we are safe but how should i go about bonding with her without overwhelming her? and how can littertrain her better without freaking her out even more? :/
i would like for her to be a bit more comfortable with at least one of us before we start the bunny dating.