kherrmann3
Well-Known Member
Why does bunny pee have to smell so foul! Ugh! Nothing else about a rabbit is stinky (minus scent glands)! Why!?
I have a garbage can in the bedroom for the rabbit's used litter. My room just has an "odor" to it. It's not like, "HOLY CRAP, THERE'S A RABBIT IN HERE!", but you can still smell them. It's vague, but you can still smell the ammonia from the urine (in the trash).
Here is my current "bunny-poo disposal" technique... If you can really call it a technique:
- There is a special garbage can JUST for bunny stuff and minor bedroom garbage (paper scraps, wrappers, etc.)
- It is a small, covered type of trash bin. It's the size you would see around an office.
- The lid has a little button that when you push it, the top springs up.
- I use garbage bags (some people don't - ick!)
- There is a box of baking soda in the bottom of the bin to soak up stink.
- There is a stick-on pouch of baking soda under the lid of the bin to soak up more stink.
- The bag is changed about twice a week.
My other cleaning habits are good, as well. I vacuum the bedroom 1-2 times per week to pick up the excess hair/stray poo. The hamster cages are changed weekly. The fish tank is cleaned monthly. I know it's not the litter pans, either. Those are changed daily, and the smell is only present near the trash can or right after you open it (pew!).
What else can I do to stop the stink? Like I said, it's not a terrible odor. It just smells like generic "pet" in here. There isn't a lot of ventilation in the apartment this time of year, but the ventilation from summer didn't seem to stop this, either.
Does anyone recommend those litter-box thingies for cats? I have no idea what they are called, but they stick to the back or top of a covered cat litter box. I think they have carbon or zeolite in them. As far as fish tank filters go, zeolite helps to catch or neutralize ammonia, so I would think that would work? I don't know what are in the kitty ones.
Any suggestions?
I have a garbage can in the bedroom for the rabbit's used litter. My room just has an "odor" to it. It's not like, "HOLY CRAP, THERE'S A RABBIT IN HERE!", but you can still smell them. It's vague, but you can still smell the ammonia from the urine (in the trash).
Here is my current "bunny-poo disposal" technique... If you can really call it a technique:
- There is a special garbage can JUST for bunny stuff and minor bedroom garbage (paper scraps, wrappers, etc.)
- It is a small, covered type of trash bin. It's the size you would see around an office.
- The lid has a little button that when you push it, the top springs up.
- I use garbage bags (some people don't - ick!)
- There is a box of baking soda in the bottom of the bin to soak up stink.
- There is a stick-on pouch of baking soda under the lid of the bin to soak up more stink.
- The bag is changed about twice a week.
My other cleaning habits are good, as well. I vacuum the bedroom 1-2 times per week to pick up the excess hair/stray poo. The hamster cages are changed weekly. The fish tank is cleaned monthly. I know it's not the litter pans, either. Those are changed daily, and the smell is only present near the trash can or right after you open it (pew!).
What else can I do to stop the stink? Like I said, it's not a terrible odor. It just smells like generic "pet" in here. There isn't a lot of ventilation in the apartment this time of year, but the ventilation from summer didn't seem to stop this, either.
Does anyone recommend those litter-box thingies for cats? I have no idea what they are called, but they stick to the back or top of a covered cat litter box. I think they have carbon or zeolite in them. As far as fish tank filters go, zeolite helps to catch or neutralize ammonia, so I would think that would work? I don't know what are in the kitty ones.
Any suggestions?