Poop everywhere!

[FelipesMommy]

Alright, for the last maybe 2-3 weeks Felipe has been leaving poops EVERYWHERE outside of his litter box! He had been trained for a couple months. He is not peeing outside, just pooping. He gets his hay and food in his litter box. He is pooping like crazy in his run. I counted at least 30 poops today! I tried putting another litter box in the run but he continued to poop everywhere else BUT there. I did change his litter but he was doing fine with it for about a week (and during this time he was at an unknown- to him- house visiting). UGH! Any suggestions?

 

[Pipp]

He's just at the age where he's hormonal and territorial.

Is he neutered? Bunnies always go through a rather aggravating adolescence, but it only lasts a month or two. Its less painful (for the slave) if they're neutered.

They also react like that for a week or three when things change in their environment or they have a perceived interloper around, including other pets and house guests.

But they get over it.


sas:bunny19

 

[Happi Bun]

I would also pick up the stray poopies and put them in his litter box.
I feel your pain. I commonly find Felix's cage looking like this...

 

[FelipesMommy]

He is about 9 months old and hasn't been neutered yet. I pick up all the poops, how them to him, and put them in the litter box.

 

[jujub793]

lol sometimes i get a poop explosion at my house with my two buns!

 

[Pipp]

FelipesMommy wrote:

He is about 9 months old and hasn't been neutered yet. I pick up all the poops, how them to him, and put them in the litter box.

I may be wrong but from the pics I saw when you first got him, he looked a lot younger than four or five months at the time.

Did he grow much? Dwarfs are pretty much full grown by six months.

I would have guessed that he was younger and currently hormonal, which is standard from around six to eight months.

He'd have better habits if he was neutered regardless.



sas :bunnydance:

 

[FelipesMommy]

I do plan to get him neutered when I have the money, maybe in about 3 months.

When I got him the pet store (I know, I know) said he was 4 or 5 months. He weighed about a pound and he is now 3 pounds. I got him in March. I can post pics when I get home. This poop thing is just driving me crazy.

 

[Pipp]

Yes, if he tripled his weight (and judging from the pics I already say) then I honestly would guess it was more like four or five weeks, somebody misspoke. (Pet stores are always terrible for that). I think he's just going through puberty. This will pass.


sas :goodluck:

 

[Nancy McClelland]

that's why we have a shop-vac. All use the litter box to pee, but not every pellet makes it that far.

 

[FelipesMommy]

Oh man. I feel like such a bad mommy for not knowing his real age!

Thanks for all the help though. Hopefully he will straighten out soon!

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

FelipesMommy wrote:

Oh man. I feel like such a bad mommy for not knowing his real age!

Thanks for all the help though. Hopefully he will straighten out soon!

Don't feel bad for not knowing his exact age. I have Snuff and I don't know his real age either, which can be disconcerning when they up in age...

Anywho, I was going to say what Nancy said, shop vacs are great for poo and you will come to see shed hair which it's great for too.

But, for now, he's going to poo all over as he's not neutered. Even if you "thought" he was litter trained, he will need to be "re-trained" after the neuter anyway. It takes about a month to 6 weeks for all hormones to die out totally. Just keep doing what you're doing by putting the poos in the litter box.

 

[wytche]

I'm having the same issue with Dexta. I'm hoping time, patience and a vet visit in a few months will help too