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Change in where he poos

Hayley87

Hayley87

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My rabbit is 8+1/2 years old and is an outdoor rabbit. He has a hutch with 2 compartments and a large run. He has always pooed in the hutch, making it easy to clear up. However he's now pooing outside in the run, which is ruining the garden and also makes it really hard to clear up. I'm assuming that he now poos in the run so that he can snuggle up in the hutch as its colder at the moment and as he's getting older, so I'm not particularly troubled by the change of behaviour however as it's ruining the grass is there any way I can get him to poo in the hutch again?
 
I would try putting a few of his poos from the garden to where he usually went in the hutch and this might get the point across to him to go where he used to again. I did this with one of my buns and it worked so worth a try. Good luck!
 
Do you know where he spends most of his time? I'f its in the run then maybe it is too much of a struggle to get back into his hutch (if he has a ramp, or similar). Maybe he has arthritis or something like that if that is the case. How is he in himself?

Have you tried giving him a litter tray downstairs? That would make it easier to clean, and he is then going where he wants.
 
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