Want2BaBunnyMama
New Kit
Hi there! I'm a new bunny owner. Monty is a young french lop male bunny. When I saw him, I couldn't pass him up! He's adorable and pretty well tempered (unless I try to pick him up, so I don't do it anymore unless I have to), and I would be sad if I had to find him another home. I've had him for about a month, and he still isn't giving 100 % in potty training.
His cage is 2 feet by 3 feet. It has a plastic bottom, not metal. He has room to lay down, with fresh water bowls and feed bowls, as well as a snack bowl, and a half dozen toys. Currently, I have a large corner rabbit litter pan with a metal grating (I figured it's easier to clean and he won't be sitting on it enough to hurt his little feet). When I first got his cage, I put a large cat box with one end cut off and he used the whole back area of his cage. But he was kicking urine all over my walls and his cage. Then, I tried a covered litter box and he then decided to use the top of it to potty, and got it all over my carpet. (Another issue, still smells really bad and it's new carpeting) Hence the reason for the litter pan. Now he uses it *most* of the time to urinate, but he rarely poops in it. His pebbles are all over the cage and outside of it (because of him digging and kicking them out). When I give him towels or even carpet squares to give him something soft to lay on rather than the plastic, he pees all over it.
I want to let him out of his cage for a few hours every day. I tried doing it in little bits at first and limited his running area. I know they need lots of exercise and attention and toys. So far, he hasn't pottied outside his cage, but he goes back in his cage and pees in the middle of it. Often I come out in the morning and find that he's peed where he wasn't supposed to as well. I clean out the poo every day and now that he has a litter pan with a grating, I clean it every 2-3 days. I use a natural clay litter now. I've tried putting his water and food dishes in the other corners, so he doesn't pee there anymore but he still poops everywhere and pees in the middle.
Any suggestions? I want so badly to keep Monty.
His cage is 2 feet by 3 feet. It has a plastic bottom, not metal. He has room to lay down, with fresh water bowls and feed bowls, as well as a snack bowl, and a half dozen toys. Currently, I have a large corner rabbit litter pan with a metal grating (I figured it's easier to clean and he won't be sitting on it enough to hurt his little feet). When I first got his cage, I put a large cat box with one end cut off and he used the whole back area of his cage. But he was kicking urine all over my walls and his cage. Then, I tried a covered litter box and he then decided to use the top of it to potty, and got it all over my carpet. (Another issue, still smells really bad and it's new carpeting) Hence the reason for the litter pan. Now he uses it *most* of the time to urinate, but he rarely poops in it. His pebbles are all over the cage and outside of it (because of him digging and kicking them out). When I give him towels or even carpet squares to give him something soft to lay on rather than the plastic, he pees all over it.
I want to let him out of his cage for a few hours every day. I tried doing it in little bits at first and limited his running area. I know they need lots of exercise and attention and toys. So far, he hasn't pottied outside his cage, but he goes back in his cage and pees in the middle of it. Often I come out in the morning and find that he's peed where he wasn't supposed to as well. I clean out the poo every day and now that he has a litter pan with a grating, I clean it every 2-3 days. I use a natural clay litter now. I've tried putting his water and food dishes in the other corners, so he doesn't pee there anymore but he still poops everywhere and pees in the middle.
Any suggestions? I want so badly to keep Monty.