Bunny peeing on the bed?

Question

I have a female Dwarf Bunny, she is 3 months old and not spayed. She is not a "teen" yet so she is not "spraying". She uses her litter box usually but when she is out of the cage she hops up on my bed and pees on it. I've tried putting another litter box on the bed while she is out but she never uses it.

She does this maybe once or twice a week. We both only have 1 room to live in because I am in a college dorm room so I cant just put her in a different room.

What should I do?

Answer 1

She's a little character, isn't she? It sounds as if she's decided that your bed is a good place to mark as her territory - bunnies often do this with beds or couches, possibly because beds/couches smell like their favourite humans.

You could try sitting on the floor/rugs with her, and not letting her on the bed at all, or you could try keeping a folded towel underneath her when she's on the bed, so that if she pees it will be on the towel instead of on your bed.

If you try a second litter tray on the bed, as you already said, you should place her on the tray as soon as she looks like she's about to pee - sitting and crouching, which you'll recognise.

Have a browse of this site - it's fantastic - it explains how to interpret your bunny's behaviour and what she's saying to you -
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html
This page in particular discusses spraying and marking territory -
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk_territoriality.html
But this is the index page -
http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html
Enjoy browsing, and best of luck and patience!

Answer 2

First of all, there is nothing wrong with keeping your bunny inside.

It is still quite a young bunny ... be patient with the litter box training. When the bunny pees anywhere outside it's box, take it to the litter box immmediately. If you have something that got wet from the pee, say a piece of paper or something, put that in the litter box so the bunny smells that is where it needs to pee. If she only likes the one box, offer her that box when she is out. Maybe two boxes is just confusing for her right now.

Being a doe, you should not have a spraying issue. That's typically a buck thing. Be patient with her and be consistent in her training. Bunnies are very smart ... she will learn! Good luck!

Answer 3

The only reason the bunny pees on your bed is that your bed is that it is cozy. What to do. Buy a bigger cage. Then just put the bunny out side but no where ear the bed. Also have a picture of another bunny

Answer 4

He's still very young. If he jumps on your bed simply take him off the bed or you can buy or make a pen to keep the rabbit away from your bed. Other than being annoying it doesn't sound like a serious problem. It can take awhile for rabbits to be completely litter trained so i'd just give it time.

Answer 5

You should be watching her whenever she is out of her cage, so if she hops onto your bed, put her onto the floor. Maybe she doesn't get that she has to use the litter box too, so you could put some of her poop in the litter box to convince her to use it more.
I have two rabbits; they don't live in the house because my brother's allergic to them. Out of all the rabbits I have ever had (six of them, not counting the babies), only the male rabbits spray. None of my female rabbits have ever sprayed. The male rabbits also like to "chin" things a lot to mark their territory too; the females don't "chin" things as often.
:)

Answer 6

Female rabbits being to mature at around three months. I think getting her spayed would help. You can also clean the area with nature's miracle or bi-odor both break down enzymes in pee.

Answer 7

bunnies are usually not house animals they live in the garden or people have them in cadges ,if you decide to have one in your room you cannot blame the bunny for being a bunny.
so what can you do keep the bunny on the bed ans expect bunny pee or keep the bunny somewhere else,like in a cadge
you cant humanize it

Answer 8

my bunny does the exact same thing, but she learned to get off when she sees me coming, but you should shoo her off or squirt her with water. You can also go to the pet store & buy her a rabbit (or ferret) harness so you can take her for a walk outside instead of letting her exesise inside
you can go on to:
http://www.rabbitsecrets.com
for info

Answer 9

Well, i had a male rabbit that did the same thing, i dont' know about your female, but i came to the conclusion that he was 'marking' me, so maybe your female is doing the same thing?

Answer 10

sorry,but in bunny language that is the ultimate insult in rabbit language thats pretty much a "i hate you this much*squat*"