How to Litterbox (Potty) Train your Bunny Rabbit
Rabbits are highly social pets that need as much interaction with humans as dogs and cats do, but most still spend much of their down time in cages. Litter training your rabbit makes it easier to keep the cage --- and the rabbit --- clean. Luckily, this is a relatively easy task because rabbits are intelligent and they like to be be clean.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Spay or neuter the rabbit. This not only cuts back on territorial behavior and aggression, but it also stops the rabbit from marking its environment with urine.
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Most rabbits are creatures of habit, and this makes litter training easier.
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Watch the rabbit's behavior in the cage. Most choose one spot in which to eliminate, so encourage this behavior by putting the litter box in that chosen place. Fill the box with rabbit-safe materials such as bedding, hay, alfalfa or other organic rabbit litters.
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Watch your rabbit's behavior. Most rabbits exhibit certain behaviors before going about their business. This can include squatting, letting their ears drop, lifting their tails or their hind ends. If you recognize this behavior you can intercept the rabbit before it eliminates in the wrong place. If it does it outside its cage, quickly pick it up and move it to the litter box.
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Clean the litter box often to encourage the rabbit to keep coming back to it. Replace soiled bedding, and wash out the bottom of the pan regularly. Putting a layer of newspaper in the bottom of the pan helps make cleaning easier and prevents staining.
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Provide another box if necessary. If the rabbit has run of a large space, it may help to place several boxes in areas that it has already chosen to eliminate in. This helps prevent accidents if it's too far away from the box when it has to go.
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Tips & Warnings
For larger rabbits, use a litter box made for cats.
Rabbits often eat the unsoiled litter in the pan, so use a litter that does not present a danger to the rabbit.
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