You should keep putting the poop in the litter box so that he sees that there's poop in there and he will eventually realize that that's where he goes to the bathrooms
Fakiha Tariq I have that same problem! I think it’s because my rabbit isn’t fixed/spayed/neutered. She’s 2 years old and pees amazingly in her litter box, but when it comes to poop, she only poops in her litter box when she’s conveniently in it. I’ve searched all over the internet and I guess I need her fixed, but my family thinks it’s stupid to get her fixed. :(
2 days ago, I adopted a rabbit from my local humane society. At the humane society she was in a small pet store cage. She could barely move and when she pooped or peed she’d have to sit in in. I took her in a 2x5 c+c cage so that she could litter trained. She immediately went to the litter box and hasn’t had any accidents. Now that she has more space she keeps everything so tidy. Once she is done with her toys she piles them up in the corner ❤️ I think today I might introduce her to free roaming today and keep the cage on standby just in case she wasn’t as litter trained as I thought. Thank you, your videos are amazing! Your the reason my rabbit will live an amazing life.
Hi so I will adopt a bunny in about 2 days but only one because of some personal reasons and I wanted to ask u if u have one bunny only if he/she was happy with your attention only?
My 2 year old Dutch is mostly litter trained, but sometimes pees on my bed...I've even caught her once or twice get into position and she immediately jumps down and gets in her litter box...guilty little stinker...
She means a holding place only temporarily. Not their permanent home. This is only while they are learning to USE the litter box. After that, you can give them free roam.
I literally did this for one day but I cleaned my new bunny’s pen every ten minutes and he has been using his litter box really well and I don’t even have him neutered!
I have an incredibly stubborn girl. She poops and pees wherever she likes so I kinda just got used to cleaning my floors everyday at least twice a day for a year but I am definitely gonna try to litter train again. Fingers crossed she actually wants to learn this time
My male lop is not not neutered and he has been litter trained for two year and never has an accident. I don't think you NEED to spay or neuter but it depends on the rabbit. I'm not trying to sound mean or anything, this is just my opinion.🐰❤️
jaycee koo my strange bunny goes to the loo....every single time. Happens with the second one we bought (to bond) too! A friend visited got inspired n got herself one....never got litter trained. She gave it away. My two buns r very special indeed - im lucky!
@@henrietta9206 That's the shit that pisses me off, people who IMPULSE buy, you should've told her off when she did that, that's why their are so many poor bunnies in shelters.
@@henrietta9206 I had adopted my girl litter trained but if she wasn't I would've spent the time and patience training her especially as she had just gotten spayed, I didn't impulse adopt her, and I've loved her ever since. 😍
I'd be happy with the random poops but no, my little sh** pees everywhere in her room! confining her space currently... the boy however pees in the tray, poops everywhere and kicks out the hay and pellets tho FML hahaha
"keep floors bare until litter trained" meanwhile my entire apartment has carpeted floors, so I have to use two large bath sheets to protect the carpet within my bunny's x-pen lol
Thank you for the clear instructions! One our friend recommended me your video, as we just met withour baby bunny. It's way very useful and we'll need to train our bunny to go where she needs to. I'm new here, sending you much love and hugs.
I have two rabbits, one is a small female and is very clean and never pees or poops out of the box, the other is a large dutch and pees and poops everywhere, he pees right next to the boxes, in tunnels around the edges of the room we have them in. They are both free range buns and have access to a medium sized lounge room and out onto a terrace during warmer days. I know I'm going to have to shut him in a smaller space to re-train him, but should I put them both in? Any advice for this? They are bonded but have disagreements every now and then, and yeah he gets mad and randomly pees haha. I feel like all I do is clean up his pee 😩
CAN YOU PLEASE DO A VIDEO ABOUT THE RABBIT ILLNESS SNUFFLES. I plan on doing my own video about it soon on my channel as that my rabbit has It and ive done a good amount of research for it but youre always so helpful and informative that I really want to see your take on the sickness, give pets to mocha, lulu, ebony, and sterling for me!
I soon will take my rabbit to get fixed soon and I'm starting to litter box train her and she, for the most part, tends to pee and poo in her liter box. My set up is a have a master bedroom and the bathroom is connected to my room. My closet is in the bathroom and her literbox and hidy house is in the closet. I sleep on the floor on a soft pad because it's better for my back. The issue is she climbs on my bed and my couch and she poops on them so much! Sometimes pees on my blankets and I noticed she has such sass about it. So now I'm making sure she knows who top bun is (me) by putting her in a short three minute time out if she poops on my bed or couch, I enclose her in her pen/closet with a gate. It's kinda hard because I want her to get enough exercise so that's why I let her run in my room. When I'm asleep and at work I keep her in the bathroom so she's not peeing on carpet. She does soooo well to not pee or poop outside her liter box when she is in the bathroom. I'll see if it works, I'm being really anal about it so she understands that it's not ok to poop on my things. She's so sneaky and territorial it's hard to keep my eyes on her the entire time, because it's as if she knows as soon as I look away for a minute she poops. What a little turd butt! Gotta love her though. ❤️
My bunny is litter trained and she isn't spayed and she only uses her litter box to go pee and poop. ( Sometimes there are occasional poops everywhere but never pee )
Thank you for everything you do on your channel you have been soooooooo helpful seeing as I am thoroughly considering getting a lop ear rabbit of my own. Keep up the good work -Em
fantastic video, we watched sooooo many bad ones before we found yours, we almost gave up - glad we didn't! You speak very well and clearly - so amazing!
My Rabbit ALWAYS pees in his litter box and most often than not he poops in there too. He is fixed but recently he has been doing some poops outside of his litter box. What can i do?
I have to partially re-train my rabbit because when the pet sitter was here Lily started just giving up 50% of her habits including peeing. Normally she has 3-8 poops 6-12 inches away from the litter box daily but it was everywhere. Luckily she's getting back to normal. She isn't spayed but other than that I haven't had many problems since 3 months old.
I adopted two buns and their litter box habits are excellent. I am fostering two other rabbits right now in a separate part of the house and their litter box habits are atrocious. This video hopefully will help! Thank you
My oldest bunny Thumper came to my home already litter trained which was awesome! And my 5 month old bunny Little Peanut was 5 weeks old when I got her and I just put the litter box in her cage and she trained herself. Once she realized “oh this is where the squishy stuff is!” she started peeing and pooping in there 😊
I’m a new bunny mom 😊❤️ . He’s a 9 weeks old lionhead. He has already familiarized himself with and uses the litter box which is setup with hay piled high in one half and litter in the other half because I heard that bunnies tend to poop while they eat. The problem is he eats his pellets from his dish that is outside of the litter box and poops everywhere. To me it’s easy to clean up but at what age and how did you train your bunny to only poop in the litter box? Thanks for the great video & tips! Very helpful!
I need some help my rabbit Cinnamon does not go in the liter box. I mean he pees in the liter box but poops all over and I need help by wondering will fixing him make it better?
Where did you get your enclosure?! I spent over an hour today trying to find something similar to no avail. Also, what do you suggest for a bunny who, when in his cage, will use the litter box, but once we open the cage into his enclosure, he immediately starts pooping on the floor? That aside, we don't have hardwood floors, so its a bit more difficult to clean =\
This should help me a lot bc I have no clue how to litter train a bunny or take care of one properly but, how did I end up with two little bunny I do not know but I’m so happy I did☺️❤️🐰👍🏽
1:30... Litter trained my rabbit, never neutered or spayed, he never had an accident either. He DID mark my aunt tho when she visited lol! On her head while she was sleep!^^ Good thing she had a wig on lol!! And u must know, they have 2 different shits, one to eat and another to waste, he always did that and pissed in the litter. A tip tho, if he's free roam (like mine was), it's a good idea to put SMALL ones (yes, small, trust me..) around like, next to ur toilet and one in his get away from all cage. Cage meaning, a big cage with door completely removed, furnished with a water bottle, something to bite, a big bowl and treats, maybe a blanket over the top, so he can freely go and come as pleased. He'll use his main litter box as such, and throuhgt the day use the otehrs too, they're funny lil guys when u give them their freedom thru the house. If u play with them long enough, they'll bond, and u can let them loose outside, without leash, and they won't stray far, u may have to trick them to even get them out the house, and they'll run in when spooked or sumn. Even b4, they'll slam their foot on the ground if they feel danger is near. \O>
I adopted two bunnies from a family who got a dog two years ago. I tried everything under the sun to get them litter trained. They do use the litter box but at the same time they do their business all over their territory, they don't just have one preferred spot. Another problem is that they don't want to hop on any slippery surface. So I have to use mats to make them move around. Honestly, I'm at my wit's end. I had bunnies before, my mum has - they were/are all "clean" and use only the litter box. I'd be really happy for some advice.
Question for you! I have a XL living world cage. Should I put shavings in the bottom of it or keep the shavings just for the litter box? It's a plastic base...I don't mind removing fleece to wash it if there are pee accidents. Would that be a good idea? I want these 2 to be comfortable.
Great video and great tips because I recently got my rabbits a few months ago and they aren't litter trained yet but I'm working on it and hopefully ur tips are helpful😊ILYSM
How can you litter train them when they are only eating pellets right now and i have a carpet floor so I have to use a sheet and I’m using a yoga pad underneath it for their feet’s ??
I don't have the space for it now, but if and when I am able to move out of my parent's house, I am debating between a Rabbit and a Uromastyx as a pet. It would likely be weird not having a dog, unless it will be possible too, but they both seem like the most ideal options for me as a Vegan that also wants relatively easy maintenance that is also big enough to handle without fear of somehow losing them in random crevices (i would worry about that if I owned hamsters or mice). Unfortunately, I am not financially stable enough to move out in New York.
Do you have a video about helping bunnies lose weight? I adopted a my bunny about 8 months ago, and he doesn't really run around much even though he has a while room. He has the company of two cats and I spend a lot of the with him. I don't feed a lot of sugar/pellets but he still hasn't lost much weight. Any tips?
Rabbits are most active at dawn and dusk. They sleep most of the day. If your rabbit room has wood floors buy a large rug or two, slippery floors deter rabbits from moving the way they should due to the lack of grip with their pad-less paws. Make sure he has lots of toys. Cat tunnels, plastic baby keys, cardboard boxes, hay mats, and more. Bunnies love exploring so be sure to switch up toys and where the boxes/hide outs are placed. Single rabbits tend to be lonely and get bored easily. Rabbits are very social animals and nothing can compare to a rabbit partner. They are awake at the same times of day, speak the same body language, groom, cuddle, and are more confident when exploring when they have a friend. If possible it's not a bad idea to talk to your local rabbit rescue about doing a date and find your rabbit a partner to spend his days with. More info on rabbit toys: www.binkybunny.com/STORE/tabid/163/Default.aspx More info on bonding rabbits: www.saveabunny.org/rabbitcare/bonding-guide
Just got my Holland lop this past Sunday and he is only 10 weeks old and is sooo good with his litter already it’s crazy, only peed on his fleece bedding once and since then he only pees in the litter box, he mostly poops in the litter with a few little ones outside 🤍🐰
Do you still think pine pellets are safe? Ive read you don't want to use pine shavings.. I think aspen is recommended. Is there a differenfe between pellets and shavings in terms of safety?
My holland lop will mark every now and then still even though he has been neutered 2 yrs now. He's my only bun ( out of 4) that does this. Just little pee dribbles in his favourite lounging spots in my house. I just clean it with vinegar water. Don't think he will ever outgrow that though. He's pretty territorial and leaves coco puffs and chins everything in sight too.
My rabbit was litter trained when I got him from my friend then I tried switching him to pine pellet litter (he was using hay) and now he WONT use the litter box!! I’ve been putting his dropping in the box but still nothing! I’m so frustrated!
The reason for that is because your rabbit's diet should mostly consist of hay. Rabbits poop when they eat, but they aren't constantly going to eat pine pellets
quick info i had a male bunny lop who wasnt neutered and he had no issues being hygenic and pooing where he should. in case anybody asks he was also never territorial or aggressive. only thing he would do diffrently is "play " with footballs ;)
I bought my rabbits two weeks ago, had them enclosed in a 4 x 4 feet space so I can potty train them. Three days later I gave them 10 x 7 feet of space . They pee in there tray, but they still poop outside the tray. They were born in July, females, not spayed yet. Any recommendations or tips to stop the poop would be highly appreciated
Yeah putting up a gate really works! Same with the poop. I just set it there, and hopefully get a chance to grab them before they poop on my carpet. Then I put them in the litter box, and my bunny’s got it pretty quickly :)
Thank you so much for your videos they are very helpful! I do have two question for you if i may, how do i get rid of my rabbit's hair knots. I try to brush him but time doesnt permit it too often and i find a lot of knots on him mostly around the butt or stomach area. Also he tents to sometimes lay on his pee, he is white and he gets stained yellow how can i get rid of that? I have tried safe wipes, and corn starch but nothing... what could i do?
I'm fostering a rabbit right now that I may adopt when I held her at the shelter which was actually for quite a long time she never went to the bathroom on me but when I hold on to her now at home she goes to the bathroom on me any idea why the change
Hi and thanks for a useful video. I like the idea of hay above the rabbit rather than in its litter box as I don't like the idea of his food mixing with his poo. Please can you clarify that hay is not necessary IN the litter box if it's above it? For small breeds like mini lops or Netherland dwarf should the litter box be smaller? Just wondering if the sides will be too high for them to get in. Do you need one litter box per rabbit or can they share? If you have two dwarf rabbits can they share one large box? What's your take on covered boxes that have an entrance? Some people have suggested that rabbits feel safer in such boxes, and of course it's a cleaner option since the poo is not exposed and the smell is contained. Last but not least, if you put the litter box in a particular corner during training, can you move it afterward? Or will they associate litter with the corner rather than the box? We are planning to set up the pen in the kitchen initially as we have the most space there, but our long-term aim is free roaming bunnies who simply hop to the litter whenever needed. We don't want the litter boxes permanently in the kitchen. Once the bunnies are trained we'd like to move the boxes to the laundry room, out of the way of the rest of the house. The laundry room is attached to the kitchen and we'll leave the door open so the bunnies can access 24/7 but at least the box will be out of our daily sight. Is that doable?
Im in the process to litter training my 10 year old bunny since he just moved inside. He is a pretty stiff and old man so he isn’t really stable while he walks. So I need to keep the floor soft so he doesn’t slipp. So I don’t know what to do about the absorbent stuff in his cage/my room
How long would a 20 lb Feline Pine bag last? What about the 40 lb wood stove pellets? I have a 2lb dwarf bunny and I change his litter every 2 days. His litter box is 12in x 10in. 😊 I’m running out of my current litter (aspen) and need to know which product is worth it since I do live in a student apartment for the next 6 months and I wouldn’t wanna buy something that’s too big to carry when I move unless it’s worth it. So if anyone could let me know how long they last you I’d greatly appreciate it! 💞
I have a lionhead rabbit and she doesn’t pee or poop that much outside her cage and I would say she uses her litter box a lot and I just put it in there for her to sit in and then I got the idea to litter train her
We are litter training our rabbit but I also have her water and her treat/veggie bowl in the litter box to. Can I remove these bowls and only have the hay in the box or will that mess her up or confuse her?
Our bunnies cage will have carpet because the bottom is a grid (we made it out of panels). Should we have a separate space on the wood floor for them to be litter trained?
how would you do this with carpet? I had recently gotten a lionhead who's about 9 weeks old. currently she's not spayed and she still poops everywhere when she gets jumpy or excited.
Hey my rabbits r outdoor rabbits in a large pen so for cleaning up pee I can't really clean it up and the stuff I have down it is hard to clean up the poo as well what should I do ?? Also how much would it be to nurture and spay rabbit.
Hi Haley, thanks for all your amazing videos! I am getting two bunnies that are 2 months old and they can't be spayed for a while. What do I do about them going to the bathroom? Do I put newspaper down in their pen and only let them run around the house once they are old enough?
Thanks for the tips. I am trying to retrain my bunny as I am downsizing her area when we move (she is free roam most day but is penned at night/when we’re out the room for long time as she has recently started peeing on settee). I now have a corner litter box which was previously in her bigger tray and she sometimes used it. She does not seem to be taking to it and instead seems to have held in all her urine just to pee on a cushion....I have put the cushion in her litter tray to try encourage her but do you think maybe the size is an issue and she would prefer a longer box? (Like a cat litter tray size or something)
My Netherlands dwarf eats the litter that we use eventhough it is made from wood is that bad ??? She still uses the litter tray a bit but we got her a few days ago and we have only just started tryig to litter train her
My bunny is 9 weeks old and I’m not sure how long it will take to train him. Will he be at risk of having sore hocks if I leave the floor bare for a long period of time? The floor is tile, btw.
ok so i have a bunny and i have been doing research on like good bedding and all of the websites say not to use pine because it can cause liver damage and lung damage is this not true??? i am very confused.
What do I do if she uses the bathroom in front of her cage door? I'm trying to train her for her cage literbox but she only uses the bathroom in front of the door
So, I have a cl dog crate for my bunny and the litter box with everything. I know I should keep it inside until he’s litter trained but should I take him out for a couple of hours a day to stretch? Or wait till he’s trained.
So is the Grey rabbit, (Stirling) A Smoked Pearl Mini Lop? I feel it's familiar looks because I just got a rabbit (Same type said) I wondered if there was any hop-e on the internet for my information to be studied to be able to get good information. Good people who do it. And most of all people experienced in the caring of the animal. You fit all. I appreciate what you do for beginner care-takers like me. It's handy since I am joining a program called "4-H" Keep up the good work!
I just got my bunny very recently. I’m having only a slight issue with litter box training. I have a 2 by 4 c&c cage that she’s in when I’m asleep and at work otherwise she is completely free roamed. When I have the cage open and she’s out and about she will run back to her cage to potty. She doesn’t go anywhere in the house and is great about this. This is great since I’ve had her less than a week and I think she lived in a small cage before me. Her litter box is in her cage and she pees mostly in it but poops anywhere in the cage. It’s contained just to the cage but I’m not sure on how to keep it just to the litter box. She’s 4 months so I can’t spay her yet. Any ideas?
My rabbit poos everywhere BUT the litter box. Instead he sleeps in it
Same! Idk how to make him use the bathroom in it not sleep in it
You should keep putting the poop in the litter box so that he sees that there's poop in there and he will eventually realize that that's where he goes to the bathrooms
Adrian Akabane same
@Fakiha Tariq oh then I don't know what you should do sorry
Fakiha Tariq I have that same problem! I think it’s because my rabbit isn’t fixed/spayed/neutered. She’s 2 years old and pees amazingly in her litter box, but when it comes to poop, she only poops in her litter box when she’s conveniently in it. I’ve searched all over the internet and I guess I need her fixed, but my family thinks it’s stupid to get her fixed. :(
I am getting a rabbit soon so I am loading myself with knowledge
This channel and Lennon the bunny are really good for learning about rabbits
Any updates?
Same
sameee
Lol same😂😂
2 days ago, I adopted a rabbit from my local humane society. At the humane society she was in a small pet store cage. She could barely move and when she pooped or peed she’d have to sit in in. I took her in a 2x5 c+c cage so that she could litter trained. She immediately went to the litter box and hasn’t had any accidents. Now that she has more space she keeps everything so tidy. Once she is done with her toys she piles them up in the corner ❤️ I think today I might introduce her to free roaming today and keep the cage on standby just in case she wasn’t as litter trained as I thought.
Thank you, your videos are amazing! Your the reason my rabbit will live an amazing life.
I hope your adopted bun is doing amazingly 🤍
Hi so I will adopt a bunny in about 2 days but only one because of some personal reasons and I wanted to ask u if u have one bunny only if he/she was happy with your attention only?
My 2 year old Dutch is mostly litter trained, but sometimes pees on my bed...I've even caught her once or twice get into position and she immediately jumps down and gets in her litter box...guilty little stinker...
Lily Pie Lennon the bunny has a video on how to stop that
Aww adorable lol
Probably she hate you 😂
Lol
The smell of rabbit piss is the best to wake you up and start a wonderful day!😁
"Keep your cage small"
**proceeds to show us a rabbit mansion**
frr
I’m pretty sure she’s using the bare minimum cage size
AHAHAHAH
Rabbits need space to run and hop. If you don't wanna give them that space, don't get a rabbit
She means a holding place only temporarily. Not their permanent home. This is only while they are learning to USE the litter box. After that, you can give them free roam.
I literally did this for one day but I cleaned my new bunny’s pen every ten minutes and he has been using his litter box really well and I don’t even have him neutered!
Wow! Tell me your secret! My rabbit is also not neutered and he is poopoing everywhere BUT the litter box!
I have an incredibly stubborn girl. She poops and pees wherever she likes so I kinda just got used to cleaning my floors everyday at least twice a day for a year but I am definitely gonna try to litter train again. Fingers crossed she actually wants to learn this time
+Valeria Robles is your bunny spayed?
Yeah she got spayed as soon as we got her but she is still pretty feisty so it might just be her bossy personality haha
Cherry Pie same but my bunny is still 2 months old I don't think I can spay her yet
Valeria I have the same problem with my two bunnies
I can deal with poops here and there, rabbit pees are most smelly part. You definitely need to watch her closely to pee into her litter box
"Some don't wish to be litter trained"
-Steve Irwin
amazing tips!
my bunny is already litter trained and I remember doing these things ( putting the poop in the box, placing hay inside it, etc )
My male lop is not not neutered and he has been litter trained for two year and never has an accident. I don't think you NEED to spay or neuter but it depends on the rabbit. I'm not trying to sound mean or anything, this is just my opinion.🐰❤️
jaycee koo my strange bunny goes to the loo....every single time.
Happens with the second one we bought (to bond) too!
A friend visited got inspired n got herself one....never got litter trained. She gave it away.
My two buns r very special indeed - im lucky!
If they are by themselves it really helps as they aren't as territorial and might not be nessecary
I have a holland lop and he hasn't been neutered but he is litter trained
@@henrietta9206 That's the shit that pisses me off, people who IMPULSE buy, you should've told her off when she did that, that's why their are so many poor bunnies in shelters.
@@henrietta9206 I had adopted my girl litter trained but if she wasn't I would've spent the time and patience training her especially as she had just gotten spayed, I didn't impulse adopt her, and I've loved her ever since. 😍
My bun was littler trained, but let out little poops when she hoped around. 😞😟 Drove me nuts but who could be mad at a cute bunny!
Awww how cute, and it's fine just pick it up and put it in the litter box.
While I was reading this my baby chicken/chick pooped on me
I'd be happy with the random poops but no, my little sh** pees everywhere in her room! confining her space currently... the boy however pees in the tray, poops everywhere and kicks out the hay and pellets tho FML hahaha
why am I watching this, I don't even have a rabbit?? I have an iguana...
@Ikik Paki was that necssasery igunas are great pets though i do have 5 rabbits
@Ikik Paki well i respect your thoughts but please keep them to your self
Um
Ikik Paki What a shitty and stupid comment to read
Iguanas are so CUTE omgg
"keep floors bare until litter trained" meanwhile my entire apartment has carpeted floors, so I have to use two large bath sheets to protect the carpet within my bunny's x-pen lol
Excellent idea!!
My bunny was litter trained before being spayed and she’s actually doing great with it this video was very informational thank you!
Thank you for the clear instructions! One our friend recommended me your video, as we just met withour baby bunny. It's way very useful and we'll need to train our bunny to go where she needs to. I'm new here, sending you much love and hugs.
I have two rabbits, one is a small female and is very clean and never pees or poops out of the box, the other is a large dutch and pees and poops everywhere, he pees right next to the boxes, in tunnels around the edges of the room we have them in. They are both free range buns and have access to a medium sized lounge room and out onto a terrace during warmer days. I know I'm going to have to shut him in a smaller space to re-train him, but should I put them both in? Any advice for this? They are bonded but have disagreements every now and then, and yeah he gets mad and randomly pees haha. I feel like all I do is clean up his pee 😩
I recommend Lennon The Bunny watch her
I think you should but both
Im dying😂💀
The way you kissed Sterling at the end when he climbed onto your lap melted my heart.. that’s soo cute😌😃🥰
I've just got my rabbits and they are exploring now 😊
How are they now?
CAN YOU PLEASE DO A VIDEO ABOUT THE RABBIT ILLNESS SNUFFLES. I plan on doing my own video about it soon on my channel as that my rabbit has It and ive done a good amount of research for it but youre always so helpful and informative that I really want to see your take on the sickness, give pets to mocha, lulu, ebony, and sterling for me!
I soon will take my rabbit to get fixed soon and I'm starting to litter box train her and she, for the most part, tends to pee and poo in her liter box.
My set up is a have a master bedroom and the bathroom is connected to my room. My closet is in the bathroom and her literbox and hidy house is in the closet. I sleep on the floor on a soft pad because it's better for my back. The issue is she climbs on my bed and my couch and she poops on them so much! Sometimes pees on my blankets and I noticed she has such sass about it. So now I'm making sure she knows who top bun is (me) by putting her in a short three minute time out if she poops on my bed or couch, I enclose her in her pen/closet with a gate.
It's kinda hard because I want her to get enough exercise so that's why I let her run in my room.
When I'm asleep and at work I keep her in the bathroom so she's not peeing on carpet. She does soooo well to not pee or poop outside her liter box when she is in the bathroom.
I'll see if it works, I'm being really anal about it so she understands that it's not ok to poop on my things.
She's so sneaky and territorial it's hard to keep my eyes on her the entire time, because it's as if she knows as soon as I look away for a minute she poops. What a little turd butt! Gotta love her though. ❤️
My bunny is litter trained and she isn't spayed and she only uses her litter box to go pee and poop. ( Sometimes there are occasional poops everywhere but never pee )
I like that set up with the hey dispenser box
Thank you for everything you do on your channel you have been soooooooo helpful seeing as I am thoroughly considering getting a lop ear rabbit of my own. Keep up the good work
-Em
I've only had my rabbit for 1 week and she only peed outside her litter box once! She's been a breeze and I'm so thankful.
My newest baby will pee in his litter box every time. But we are still working on the pewps.
Same😭
sanchashi 3 years later and same too haha!
Yes! Same promblem
fantastic video, we watched sooooo many bad ones before we found yours, we almost gave up - glad we didn't! You speak very well and clearly - so amazing!
Hi Haley, you have a nice, beautiful voice. Thanks for the bunny litter training tips. Comment left May 30, 2020. Hope you are well.
Would you please link where you purchased that litter box? I can't find it in Amazon
My Rabbit ALWAYS pees in his litter box and most often than not he poops in there too. He is fixed but recently he has been doing some poops outside of his litter box. What can i do?
I’m having the same problem right now, did you find out how to solve the problem?
Zak Merali give him incentives or put treats in the litter box
This really helped I have 14 rabbits and it’s just hard to clean them so I really hope it works
14 is diabolical
I have to partially re-train my rabbit because when the pet sitter was here Lily started just giving up 50% of her habits including peeing. Normally she has 3-8 poops 6-12 inches away from the litter box daily but it was everywhere. Luckily she's getting back to normal. She isn't spayed but other than that I haven't had many problems since 3 months old.
Lily Blossom how old is she now?
DaeYeolBaekMyeon MinYixSooHunIn 7 months and 26 days old
This makes me more confident just became a new bunny mom on my birthday 8/18 so thank you
I adopted two buns and their litter box habits are excellent.
I am fostering two other rabbits right now in a separate part of the house and their litter box habits are atrocious. This video hopefully will help! Thank you
Thank you, I might get a rabbit soon and this really helped
I just found out I’m getting him today!
Claire Ailabouni how is he like?
Nice video ❤️ We use Vitakraft paper instead of wood stove pellets
My oldest bunny Thumper came to my home already litter trained which was awesome! And my 5 month old bunny Little Peanut was 5 weeks old when I got her and I just put the litter box in her cage and she trained herself. Once she realized “oh this is where the squishy stuff is!” she started peeing and pooping in there 😊
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great video. So I have some rabbit Pellets for the rabbits to eat. Where do they go? In the litter tray as well? Thanks
I’m a new bunny mom 😊❤️ . He’s a 9 weeks old lionhead. He has already familiarized himself with and uses the litter box which is setup with hay piled high in one half and litter in the other half because I heard that bunnies tend to poop while they eat. The problem is he eats his pellets from his dish that is outside of the litter box and poops everywhere. To me it’s easy to clean up but at what age and how did you train your bunny to only poop in the litter box? Thanks for the great video & tips! Very helpful!
I have a 7 week old lionhead/Holland lop! How’s taming going?
I need some help my rabbit Cinnamon does not go in the liter box. I mean he pees in the liter box but poops all over and I need help by wondering will fixing him make it better?
What if you have carpet?
Lia Sicilia vinager is your best friend, always use the vinager
Lol just the comment I was looking for.
I was asking the same thing
seran wrap, or put down puppy pads.
Accept defeat
Where did you get your enclosure?! I spent over an hour today trying to find something similar to no avail. Also, what do you suggest for a bunny who, when in his cage, will use the litter box, but once we open the cage into his enclosure, he immediately starts pooping on the floor? That aside, we don't have hardwood floors, so its a bit more difficult to clean =\
The pain in this lady’s voice when at 2:15 ish when she’s giving advice on keeping the litter box in the corner 🤣🤣😂
This should help me a lot bc I have no clue how to litter train a bunny or take care of one properly but, how did I end up with two little bunny I do not know but I’m so happy I did☺️❤️🐰👍🏽
Awesome vid !!!!!! I just subscribed! I just got my bunny 2 weeks ago and i triec so many other ways but this was the only one that worked:)
1:30... Litter trained my rabbit, never neutered or spayed, he never had an accident either. He DID mark my aunt tho when she visited lol! On her head while she was sleep!^^ Good thing she had a wig on lol!! And u must know, they have 2 different shits, one to eat and another to waste, he always did that and pissed in the litter. A tip tho, if he's free roam (like mine was), it's a good idea to put SMALL ones (yes, small, trust me..) around like, next to ur toilet and one in his get away from all cage. Cage meaning, a big cage with door completely removed, furnished with a water bottle, something to bite, a big bowl and treats, maybe a blanket over the top, so he can freely go and come as pleased. He'll use his main litter box as such, and throuhgt the day use the otehrs too, they're funny lil guys when u give them their freedom thru the house.
If u play with them long enough, they'll bond, and u can let them loose outside, without leash, and they won't stray far, u may have to trick them to even get them out the house, and they'll run in when spooked or sumn. Even b4, they'll slam their foot on the ground if they feel danger is near.
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I adopted two bunnies from a family who got a dog two years ago. I tried everything under the sun to get them litter trained. They do use the litter box but at the same time they do their business all over their territory, they don't just have one preferred spot. Another problem is that they don't want to hop on any slippery surface. So I have to use mats to make them move around. Honestly, I'm at my wit's end. I had bunnies before, my mum has - they were/are all "clean" and use only the litter box. I'd be really happy for some advice.
My rabbit took a year to litter box train, he pooped in a drawer for a few months 😂
Question for you! I have a XL living world cage. Should I put shavings in the bottom of it or keep the shavings just for the litter box? It's a plastic base...I don't mind removing fleece to wash it if there are pee accidents. Would that be a good idea? I want these 2 to be comfortable.
I have always wondered this when you have a paper towel and you put it in the litter box will they chew it and then have a bad stomachache?
yea I can't do the papertowel thing, coz my girl will eat it....
Thank you so much! That will help🤍🌸
Great video and great tips because I recently got my rabbits a few months ago and they aren't litter trained yet but I'm working on it and hopefully ur tips are helpful😊ILYSM
How can you litter train them when they are only eating pellets right now and i have a carpet floor so I have to use a sheet and I’m using a yoga pad underneath it for their feet’s ??
I am getting a rabbit tomorrow. So thanks for the video
I don't have the space for it now, but if and when I am able to move out of my parent's house, I am debating between a Rabbit and a Uromastyx as a pet. It would likely be weird not having a dog, unless it will be possible too, but they both seem like the most ideal options for me as a Vegan that also wants relatively easy maintenance that is also big enough to handle without fear of somehow losing them in random crevices (i would worry about that if I owned hamsters or mice). Unfortunately, I am not financially stable enough to move out in New York.
Do you have a video about helping bunnies lose weight? I adopted a my bunny about 8 months ago, and he doesn't really run around much even though he has a while room. He has the company of two cats and I spend a lot of the with him. I don't feed a lot of sugar/pellets but he still hasn't lost much weight. Any tips?
Rabbits are most active at dawn and dusk. They sleep most of the day. If your rabbit room has wood floors buy a large rug or two, slippery floors deter rabbits from moving the way they should due to the lack of grip with their pad-less paws. Make sure he has lots of toys. Cat tunnels, plastic baby keys, cardboard boxes, hay mats, and more. Bunnies love exploring so be sure to switch up toys and where the boxes/hide outs are placed.
Single rabbits tend to be lonely and get bored easily. Rabbits are very social animals and nothing can compare to a rabbit partner. They are awake at the same times of day, speak the same body language, groom, cuddle, and are more confident when exploring when they have a friend. If possible it's not a bad idea to talk to your local rabbit rescue about doing a date and find your rabbit a partner to spend his days with.
More info on rabbit toys: www.binkybunny.com/STORE/tabid/163/Default.aspx
More info on bonding rabbits: www.saveabunny.org/rabbitcare/bonding-guide
Just got my Holland lop this past Sunday and he is only 10 weeks old and is sooo good with his litter already it’s crazy, only peed on his fleece bedding once and since then he only pees in the litter box, he mostly poops in the litter with a few little ones outside 🤍🐰
If I don’t have pellets and I just use hay does it work??
Do you still think pine pellets are safe? Ive read you don't want to use pine shavings.. I think aspen is recommended. Is there a differenfe between pellets and shavings in terms of safety?
My holland lop will mark every now and then still even though he has been neutered 2 yrs now. He's my only bun ( out of 4) that does this. Just little pee dribbles in his favourite lounging spots in my house. I just clean it with vinegar water. Don't think he will ever outgrow that though. He's pretty territorial and leaves coco puffs and chins everything in sight too.
The two-story cage that you showed is what I want to build
love your videos, haley! they're super helpful, and you're adorable.
I'm possibly about to buy an "angora" rabbit, how hard are they to train compared to other rabbits?
I have a large rabbit and I use a hi corner litter box the one that looks like a triangle but it’s a extra large one and he uses it
My bunny literally poop everywhere even on my bed I tried litter training but still it not working.
My rabbit was litter trained when I got him from my friend then I tried switching him to pine pellet litter (he was using hay) and now he WONT use the litter box!! I’ve been putting his dropping in the box but still nothing! I’m so frustrated!
The reason for that is because your rabbit's diet should mostly consist of hay. Rabbits poop when they eat, but they aren't constantly going to eat pine pellets
quick info i had a male bunny lop who wasnt neutered and he had no issues being hygenic and pooing where he should. in case anybody asks he was also never territorial or aggressive. only thing he would do diffrently is "play " with footballs ;)
I bought my rabbits two weeks ago, had them enclosed in a 4 x 4 feet space so I can potty train them. Three days later I gave them 10 x 7 feet of space . They pee in there tray, but they still poop outside the tray. They were born in July, females, not spayed yet.
Any recommendations or tips to stop the poop would be highly appreciated
Yeah putting up a gate really works! Same with the poop. I just set it there, and hopefully get a chance to grab them before they poop on my carpet. Then I put them in the litter box, and my bunny’s got it pretty quickly :)
When can you start training them? My bunny is 8 weeks old and seems too young but is it okay to go ahead?
May I ask what you mean by spayed and neutered?
I’m a new rabbit owner and this video helped out a lot :)
I'm a new rabbit owner and I was wondering if there pee supposed to be murky/foggy??
From what I understand, if it's quite chalky it means there's a lot of calcium in the rabbits diet and they're just getting rid of the excess
@@RuffletteBella ty for the help! I wasn't sure just wanted to make sure he was a health bunny
Can you litter train your rabbit before it is old enough to get fixed? Mine is 6 weeks old
Can you just have a portion off area as opposed to a cage to do the litter training in? I don't have a large enough cage to comfortably leave them in.
Thank you so much for your videos they are very helpful! I do have two question for you if i may, how do i get rid of my rabbit's hair knots. I try to brush him but time doesnt permit it too often and i find a lot of knots on him mostly around the butt or stomach area. Also he tents to sometimes lay on his pee, he is white and he gets stained yellow how can i get rid of that? I have tried safe wipes, and corn starch but nothing... what could i do?
I'm fostering a rabbit right now that I may adopt when I held her at the shelter which was actually for quite a long time she never went to the bathroom on me but when I hold on to her now at home she goes to the bathroom on me any idea why the change
Hi and thanks for a useful video. I like the idea of hay above the rabbit rather than in its litter box as I don't like the idea of his food mixing with his poo. Please can you clarify that hay is not necessary IN the litter box if it's above it?
For small breeds like mini lops or Netherland dwarf should the litter box be smaller? Just wondering if the sides will be too high for them to get in.
Do you need one litter box per rabbit or can they share? If you have two dwarf rabbits can they share one large box?
What's your take on covered boxes that have an entrance? Some people have suggested that rabbits feel safer in such boxes, and of course it's a cleaner option since the poo is not exposed and the smell is contained.
Last but not least, if you put the litter box in a particular corner during training, can you move it afterward? Or will they associate litter with the corner rather than the box? We are planning to set up the pen in the kitchen initially as we have the most space there, but our long-term aim is free roaming bunnies who simply hop to the litter whenever needed. We don't want the litter boxes permanently in the kitchen. Once the bunnies are trained we'd like to move the boxes to the laundry room, out of the way of the rest of the house. The laundry room is attached to the kitchen and we'll leave the door open so the bunnies can access 24/7 but at least the box will be out of our daily sight. Is that doable?
Im in the process to litter training my 10 year old bunny since he just moved inside. He is a pretty stiff and old man so he isn’t really stable while he walks. So I need to keep the floor soft so he doesn’t slipp. So I don’t know what to do about the absorbent stuff in his cage/my room
How long would a 20 lb Feline Pine bag last? What about the 40 lb wood stove pellets? I have a 2lb dwarf bunny and I change his litter every 2 days. His litter box is 12in x 10in. 😊
I’m running out of my current litter (aspen) and need to know which product is worth it since I do live in a student apartment for the next 6 months and I wouldn’t wanna buy something that’s too big to carry when I move unless it’s worth it. So if anyone could let me know how long they last you I’d greatly appreciate it! 💞
I have a lionhead rabbit and she doesn’t pee or poop that much outside her cage and I would say she uses her litter box a lot and I just put it in there for her to sit in and then I got the idea to litter train her
We are litter training our rabbit but I also have her water and her treat/veggie bowl in the litter box to. Can I remove these bowls and only have the hay in the box or will that mess her up or confuse her?
Our bunnies cage will have carpet because the bottom is a grid (we made it out of panels). Should we have a separate space on the wood floor for them to be litter trained?
how would you do this with carpet? I had recently gotten a lionhead who's about 9 weeks old. currently she's not spayed and she still poops everywhere when she gets jumpy or excited.
Hey my rabbits r outdoor rabbits in a large pen so for cleaning up pee I can't really clean it up and the stuff I have down it is hard to clean up the poo as well what should I do ?? Also how much would it be to nurture and spay rabbit.
Hi Haley, thanks for all your amazing videos! I am getting two bunnies that are 2 months old and they can't be spayed for a while. What do I do about them going to the bathroom? Do I put newspaper down in their pen and only let them run around the house once they are old enough?
Thanks for the tips. I am trying to retrain my bunny as I am downsizing her area when we move (she is free roam most day but is penned at night/when we’re out the room for long time as she has recently started peeing on settee). I now have a corner litter box which was previously in her bigger tray and she sometimes used it. She does not seem to be taking to it and instead seems to have held in all her urine just to pee on a cushion....I have put the cushion in her litter tray to try encourage her but do you think maybe the size is an issue and she would prefer a longer box? (Like a cat litter tray size or something)
My Netherlands dwarf eats the litter that we use eventhough it is made from wood is that bad ??? She still uses the litter tray a bit but we got her a few days ago and we have only just started tryig to litter train her
Wait I have a carpet what if they pee on the floor? As far cleaning goes and training the bunny? I’m getting a holland lop soon
Hello. Thx for this video. my buns are 7 weeks old.
Hope there still doing great :)
My bunny is 9 weeks old and I’m not sure how long it will take to train him. Will he be at risk of having sore hocks if I leave the floor bare for a long period of time? The floor is tile, btw.
Do you just scoop the poops up and put in there liter pan but with pee you want to wipe up and then de odor that area?
ok so i have a bunny and i have been doing research on like good bedding and all of the websites say not to use pine because it can cause liver damage and lung damage is this not true??? i am very confused.
What do I do if she uses the bathroom in front of her cage door? I'm trying to train her for her cage literbox but she only uses the bathroom in front of the door
So, I have a cl dog crate for my bunny and the litter box with everything. I know I should keep it inside until he’s litter trained but should I take him out for a couple of hours a day to stretch? Or wait till he’s trained.
What would you suggest for a rabbit who doesn’t like to eat hay outside of his food mixture?
Hey I have a Bunny that’s about 7-8 weeks old, I was wondering when is the right time to try and start trying to little box train them?
So is the Grey rabbit, (Stirling) A Smoked Pearl Mini Lop? I feel it's familiar looks because I just got a rabbit (Same type said)
I wondered if there was any hop-e on the internet for my information to be studied to be able to get good information.
Good people who do it. And most of all people experienced in the caring of the animal.
You fit all.
I appreciate what you do for beginner care-takers like me.
It's handy since I am joining a program called "4-H"
Keep up the good work!
I just got my bunny very recently. I’m having only a slight issue with litter box training. I have a 2 by 4 c&c cage that she’s in when I’m asleep and at work otherwise she is completely free roamed. When I have the cage open and she’s out and about she will run back to her cage to potty. She doesn’t go anywhere in the house and is great about this. This is great since I’ve had her less than a week and I think she lived in a small cage before me. Her litter box is in her cage and she pees mostly in it but poops anywhere in the cage. It’s contained just to the cage but I’m not sure on how to keep it just to the litter box. She’s 4 months so I can’t spay her yet. Any ideas?
What floor do u have? My rabbit always slips so I’ve head to use a bed sheet on the floor and she pees ok every corner
My girl bunny almost trained her self, but the male can’t. They are too young to be neutered/spayed; therefore how can I train him regardless?