How do I litter train a dwarf rabbit?

Question

Okay, I have a little dwarf rabbit and I wanted to know how to litter train it. All of our books say that you can train rabbits, but it doesn't tell you how. Please help me.

Answer 1

I'll be very honest with you... I've never successfully litter trained my rabbits or my rats. I've read the same books that say the same things about how you can litter train them but I've never been able to do it. The idea is to use a litter in a litter pan that would be appealing to them, that would engage them in digging and not to use any litter that encourages that in the rest of the cage. Some people don't use any litter in the cage other than the litter box. Another concept or idea I've heard that worked from people who've raised and bred rabbits is letting them run about your house like a cat or dog and leaving out litter pans like how you would for a cat. Most rabbits usually do quite well with this and don't get in to too much trouble. A few things to consider if you're going to let your rabbit roam your home is making sure they can't access any cords or plugs and protecting the ones they can get to with a hard, plastic tubing (I've done this before and it's a pain in the butt but it works). Another thing to consider with a free-range rabbit is to make sure they can't get stuck anywhere or get in to places that might be dangerous for them such as the kitchen, the laundry room/closet, around the furnace, etc. Baby gates work wonders at blocking them off from certain areas of your house. You have a small rabbit so you'll have to take a few extra precautions that you wouldn't have to take with a larger rabbit but it still can be done. When I had rats, I let them roam free in my bedroom (where their cages were) and it was rat proofed so they couldn't get in to any trouble. They were also pretty good about going to the bathroom only in their cage but not just one section of their cage. One other thing I forgot to mention is with rabbits, you'll have better luck training them if they're spayed/neutered. It prevents them from wanting to spray and mark their territory. I hear it's only a problem in females but I'd still take the extra step if you have a male. Good luck and I hope you can train your bunny!

Answer 2

It's actually not that easy and much will depend on the rabbits character. Normally rabbits are extremely cleaned creatures and they like to soil in one place only. My last rabbit had a corner in her cage where she would do her pipi and nowhere else. This usually works. As far as number twos are concerned, I'm afraid you can't do anything about that as they do it wherever they want to do it, even though they will usually wait to be back in their cage to do it. If you rabbit is stressed or nervous or if he/she does not get enough exercise, they might tend to pee in other spots (carpet etc). If this happens, you will have to try and get rid of the smell (which is very intense) as soon as otherwise they will keep on going there all the time. I have found that as rabbits grow older they usually settle and become cleaner anyway so don't loose heart and especially don't shout at him/her and don't do things that stress them out even more like rubbing their nose in it or things like that. Good luck.

Answer 3

Find out where it likes to urinate and place a litter box there. Out rabbits have a litter box in each cage and another in the common area. If the bunny is stubborn, you might have to place it in the litter box a few times before it will begin to use it.

Answer 4

You wait until it wees somewhere (usually a corner) and then you take the weed on cloth and put it in a litter tray, where you want the rabbit to go. It will soon get the idea.

Oh, and you can rub vinegar on the places you don't want it to go.

One more thing - don't use cat litter, use newspaper.

Answer 5

my rabbit was pretty easy to litter train. getting them neutered/spayed can also help. rabbits usually go in one corner so best to put the tray there. use a wood based cat litter (only wood based)..newspaper and sawdust will just be too messy and doesnt absorb the smell of the wee. put some hay in the litter tray for the bun to have something to munch on. if he wee's outside the litter tray wipe it up and place the cloth in the litter tray and then clean that spot with vinegar, i also sweep up any stray poo's and put them in the litter tray.
im not sure of the set up you have but if ur bun does his buisness in afew places put afew litter trays around and then take them out gradually. some are harder to train than others and can take alot of patience. good luck

Answer 6

Choose the corner or place where your bunny usually pees, then take a litter box and put some litter in it along with some bunny poop. If your bunny goes somewhere else just move it to where it went.

Answer 7

Use a litter box with paper-based litter, bunny’s like to nibble at something while they go to the toilet. Put you bunny in its litter box often, especially after it has finished eating.
Do not forget to reward your bunny with lots of praise (or a treat) whenever it uses the litter box.
I wrote a little more on my bunny site.

http://myminibunny.blogspot.com/

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Answer 10

Also, you need to get it fix, otherwise it will keep marking it's territory with poop and/or pee.