Stanza
Well-Known Member
When I first got flops I didnt know much about rabbits. I bought him a cage from
petsmart but felt horrible making him go in it at night so he ended up being a free range bunny right from the get-go. Which I now know isn't the correct way to litter train a rabbit. Regardless of being free range he did really well with the litterbox for about 6 months.
Then there started to be quite a few scattered droppings not making it in the litterbox. So I'm thinking his hormones must be kicking in.
I then moved from the basement to upstairs, initially flops did really well, he wasn't pooping on the floor or anything. But then it started to get bad! He started peeing and pooping on the bed a lot! So im really thinking it must be the hormones.
But its wierd because he's actually doing really well with not peeing on the bed right now. So it comes and goes.
I'm moving in about a month and have decided to make him a nice big NIC cage and get him neutered when I can afford it. This way I can start from scratch and litterbox train him the propper way.
I'm just worried about how he is going to take it! Considereing he has free roam right now. Im afraid he will become bored and depressed having to spend part of his time in a cage.
He is about 1 1/2 years, so i'm hoping he isn't stuck in his ways of bad litter habbits.
What do you think?
Is this the right way to go about this?
petsmart but felt horrible making him go in it at night so he ended up being a free range bunny right from the get-go. Which I now know isn't the correct way to litter train a rabbit. Regardless of being free range he did really well with the litterbox for about 6 months.
Then there started to be quite a few scattered droppings not making it in the litterbox. So I'm thinking his hormones must be kicking in.
I then moved from the basement to upstairs, initially flops did really well, he wasn't pooping on the floor or anything. But then it started to get bad! He started peeing and pooping on the bed a lot! So im really thinking it must be the hormones.
But its wierd because he's actually doing really well with not peeing on the bed right now. So it comes and goes.
I'm moving in about a month and have decided to make him a nice big NIC cage and get him neutered when I can afford it. This way I can start from scratch and litterbox train him the propper way.
I'm just worried about how he is going to take it! Considereing he has free roam right now. Im afraid he will become bored and depressed having to spend part of his time in a cage.
He is about 1 1/2 years, so i'm hoping he isn't stuck in his ways of bad litter habbits.
What do you think?
Is this the right way to go about this?