can anyone help me toilet train the rabbit

[dingdongkerrykonhigh]

we only got him on saturday and he is between 6-8 weeks.

he is outside in the out house and we bring him in after school to run around the house and let the kids play with him, so far he has been crapping all over his hutch (not in the one corner or anything) and when we bring him in he leaves a trail behind him all over my carpets (being a clean freak i am not enjoying this)

what is the best way to try and train him for in the house, my sisters friends rabbit is trained so i know it is possible!

i do not find that in the slightest bit funny

Hiya Kerry

Firstly have you got a rabbit littertray? They make them triangluar to fit in the corner of the hutch and one side is lower so its easier to 'hop in'

firstly fill the tray with litter, use a paper or wood based litter as the 'stoney' ones cats use can be eaten by the rabbit and cause stomach problems.

Put the tray in the animals living area, and when it poops anywhere else clean the droppings up and place them in the tray (you could also put some of the 'wet' sawdust in the tray so it assosiates weeing/pooping with that area.

Also put some hay in there to tempt the bunny in , so it gets used to hopping in and out.

Basically just pop it in there a few times a day and with the poop and wee it should start to do its buisness in there quite soon.

Bubbies are quite clever and most pick it up within a week or two.

Also put a second litter tray in the area it plays in after school. But try and keep it in the same place rather than moving it around as bunny could find that confusing.

HTH

expensive, but best for bunny

or try wood based ...

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i had male rabbits, they would poo anywhere.

female rabbits are very particular.

do rabbits eat slugs?

no fox - only hedgehogs, but we've run them all over

oh no, a house rabbit

I really don;t think rabbits can be reliably house-trained.

Someone will now come and say otherwise, but i think poo on the carpet might be your future.

Pointy, my rabbit was house trained, used a tray for 3 years, never pooped anywhere other than the tray.

fox!

you really need to get rid of those molluscs

i have a house rabbit, but she needs to be watched all the time.

she has an area for doing her business. she just trained herself.

sorry not much help. am i.

Well she pooped in her hutch sometimes, but never outside of her hutch! And she was out of her cage for hours and always went to the tray in the corner.

quick off the mark, kitty.

ok, I'm no expert and only know of one person with house rabbits but how likely is it you can reliably toilet train a creature of lower intelligence than a dog?

what do you mean she needs to be watched all the time?

Well like i said, i did it, and it wasn't hard... so i would say quite reliably.

And i would gauge the intelligence of my rabbit on par with my dog. Hes a pug ... and a very simple creature, lol.

In fact my rabbit came when you called her, but the dog doesn't

i feel you're bullying rabbits on this thread

oo a pug though.

sorry.

I'm on cointreau. I can take nothing seriously. I'll leave.

although I do genuinely doubt the training abilities of rabbits. I hae no direct experience though so will not be helping.

lol pd

My bunny lives outside and mainly poos in one corner of his hutch but when i do bring him in and provide a litter tray he always poos and wees in it, never anywhere else, ever!
Start by putting a few droppings in it, put it in the place where he has pooed in your house and put hay in it as he might be then attracted to it. Hope this helps.

i had no idea that rabbits were kept as 'house' rabbits!!

Santamissy, yes they love being indoors, mine comes in and thinks he is a cat, lies right in front of the wood burner fully stretched and falls asleep!