Can you house-train a rabbit?If so, what is the most trainable kind of rabbit ?Has anyone done it before ?

Answer 1

Yes you can. I read an chapter in a rabbit book decades ago about how this couple trained there Flemish Giant rabbit to use a litter box. They were retired and lived full time in a Class A motor home. So it can be done, just have lots of patience. Good luck.

Answer 2

I've had two dwarf lop rabbits over the years. One was litter box trained (female) and the second only went in a certain area in his cage. So both were trained (sort of).

The first rabbit had a kitten for a companion and they learned to use the litter box at the same time.

The second rabbit was a bit more timid and only went where he felt safe, which was in the back corner of the habitat. (which he would use even when he was roaming)

So, I guess to train them, I would suggest giving them a place where they feel safe and show them that's where you want them to go. I'm not really sure how we did it with the first rabbit - I was more focused on the kitten than the rabbit, but she picked it up quick.

We left them in a large habitat when we weren't able to supervise them, but let them roam free when we could. We also harness trained them so we could take them outside on nice days so they could play in the grass and we wouldn't have to chase them down.

They do chew a lot, so we had to do things like put all our computer, stereo and electrical wires inside PVC pipes so they wouldn't chew them and hurt themselves. The PVC pipe was inexpensive and we cut it to fit and then threaded the wires through.

We also couldn't put books or boxes on the bottom shelves because they would chew on them.

If you do get a rabbit I wish you the best of luck. They are great pets.

Answer 3

I've written a small article on toilet training bunns -
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html#toilet -
Yes, rabbits can be toilet-trained … whether in his hutch, or free in your home, you’ll notice that your bunny usually pees in the same corner. So, get a flat tray - we cover Pookie’s litter tray with a couple of pages of newspaper and more wood shavings - and put the tray directly where he’s peeing. He then begins to associate the tray as the toilet. (Just a word of warning - NEVER use mineral cat litter, because if a rabbit ingests this, it can swell in his stomach and he will die. Much better are wood shavings or shredded paper.) The trick is really to put the tray where you observe him peeing, rather than try to get him to go wherever you place the tray … that will not succeed! He will eventually associate the tray with pooping as well, but this is relative to the individual bunny … some bunnies are easier to toilet train than others, and you must remember that, from a rabbit’s point of view, depositing a small pile of droppings, and their regular corners where they pee also, reassures your bunny that this is his territory, and that no other pesky renegade rabbits are going to try and claim it as theirs. Anyway, bunnies’ pellet-like poop isn’t very offensive, and is easy to sweep up! You can gather up the pellets which bunny deposits around the room, and place them on his litter tray - this will encourage him to recognise the tray as the place to deposit them in future. But rabbits can indeed be toilet trained because, to reiterate, they like to go in the one place … so when you find the place that they like to go, that is where you place the tray, and they will learn to associate the tray with their toilet. If they’re also peeing in a different spot, especially in a large enclosure or a big room, you simply place another, second tray in that new spot too - so bunny may have two trays, in a larger enclosure or room.
All quote from -
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/bunnyhouserabbits.html#toilet
Here's another great Yahoo Answer too -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmVwuwYeeKDZ58Zd.L169SLsy6IX?qid=20060725170557AAUOWsu

Answer 4

Yes, you can house train rabbits, they're as easy to litterbox train as cats!
There isn't really a specific breed that is easy to train, but it's easier to do when they're younger, and if you only have one rabbit. When we got our first bunny, we didn't have to do a thing! After three days of finding poops and accidents all over, he learned to hop into his cage to use the bathroom. He was only 10weeks old, and now he still hops in to use the bathroom.
Most people aren't so liucky as to have the rabbit jump into their cage to go to the bathroom, and need litterboxes in different rooms. However, they'll still become housetrained.
Here are some wonderful sites on litterbox training rabbits:
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/litter.html
http://www.rabbit.org/care/litterbox.html
http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-12/litter-training-revisited.html
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/spay-neuter.html

Answer 5

Yes I have two rabbits and they can be house trained but it takes work and males always spray so make sure you get a female. Also they chew on everything. And they require alot of attention.

Answer 6

Yes, a rabbit can be litter trained, this article explains
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/rabbitcare.htm and the links on the left are clickable for more info and a photo gallery.
http://exoticpets.about.com/od/rabbits/

Answer 7

I had a white and black rabbit about 6 years ago and I trained her to stand and walk on her ears.

Answer 8

WE HAD A DUTCH RABBIT. WE LITTER BOX TRAINED HER.IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG, ONLY A FEW DAYS. THE BEST KIND TO TRAIN, I GUESS ANY KIND. SHE ALSO GOT ALONG WITH OUR 2 SMALL DOGS AND 2 CATS. WHEN WE WENT AWAY WE KEPT HER IN THE BATHROOM, IN CASE THE DOGS OR CATS HAD ANY EVIL IDEAS WHILE WE WERE GONE.

Answer 9

i asked a pet store once and they said No, you can't house-train a rabbit but I think it's possible if you have the patience and right training method

Answer 10

bunnies,and yes you can train them ,start leaving it in the cage,then,after a couple of days let it explore for an hour,back in the cage,next time add more time to their exploration, and so on,talk to them ,believe they understand !!!,always remember, give them everything fresh !!!they are really smart,did you know that if there is poison food,they wont eat it!!!,cats and dogs cant do that!!!,they will eat it.