I have two rabbits: a buck, Roger, who is near 12 weeks, and a doe, Riley who is around eight months.
I got Riley spayed about 2 months ago and her toilet habits have been improving dramatically - fewer poos left around the place during playtime and impecable neatness in the cage.
She is still, however, a nightmare when it comes to weeing on the bed. I'm getting very, very stick of washing a double duvet and pillows/pillow cases. Roger and Riley are still living together at the moment (he's becoming a little pest and I'm just waiting on another ordered cage which should be arriving in the next couple of days until I can separate them until I get him neutered) so I'm trying to let her out in my bedroom as much as possible alone so she can have a break from his incessant mounting- they are still getting along well enough, and are still grooming one another, by the way.
We were fine last night, from about 6pm until 3am. I was lying down with her on the bed, she was bunny flopped out, and then inevitably, she wee'd all over the blanket.
I was wondering if this has anything to do with the fact that Roger had sprayed on the bed (at Riley) earlier that day? I thought I was making a break-through with Riley until last night so am feeling somewhat crestfallen. Since then I've replaced the duvet with one that definitely has some rabbit wee on it while the other one washes. Disgusting, I know, but you're rabbit people so I'm sure you'll understand.
She's a lovely girl in all other respects so I just wish we could get this sorted so she could be a proper house bunny - i.e. without the cage.
Does anyone have any ideas?! I've looked all over the internet about answers but most just say 'don't let them on the bed' 'negative reinforcement doesn't work' and 'use a plastic sheet'. That's all well and good but, being a student, my rabbit's play area is my room and they love jumping on the bed (and I couldn't stop them if i wanted to). As for the plastic sheet, I've tried it and they just bite holes into it and the wee gets in through the holes. Plus, I dislike lying on a plastic sheet.
So anything helpful advice would be appreciated! Sorry about the essay. I'm new here and I'm DESPERATE for an answer to this problem.
Thank you!
Katie
I got Riley spayed about 2 months ago and her toilet habits have been improving dramatically - fewer poos left around the place during playtime and impecable neatness in the cage.
She is still, however, a nightmare when it comes to weeing on the bed. I'm getting very, very stick of washing a double duvet and pillows/pillow cases. Roger and Riley are still living together at the moment (he's becoming a little pest and I'm just waiting on another ordered cage which should be arriving in the next couple of days until I can separate them until I get him neutered) so I'm trying to let her out in my bedroom as much as possible alone so she can have a break from his incessant mounting- they are still getting along well enough, and are still grooming one another, by the way.
We were fine last night, from about 6pm until 3am. I was lying down with her on the bed, she was bunny flopped out, and then inevitably, she wee'd all over the blanket.
I was wondering if this has anything to do with the fact that Roger had sprayed on the bed (at Riley) earlier that day? I thought I was making a break-through with Riley until last night so am feeling somewhat crestfallen. Since then I've replaced the duvet with one that definitely has some rabbit wee on it while the other one washes. Disgusting, I know, but you're rabbit people so I'm sure you'll understand.
She's a lovely girl in all other respects so I just wish we could get this sorted so she could be a proper house bunny - i.e. without the cage.
Does anyone have any ideas?! I've looked all over the internet about answers but most just say 'don't let them on the bed' 'negative reinforcement doesn't work' and 'use a plastic sheet'. That's all well and good but, being a student, my rabbit's play area is my room and they love jumping on the bed (and I couldn't stop them if i wanted to). As for the plastic sheet, I've tried it and they just bite holes into it and the wee gets in through the holes. Plus, I dislike lying on a plastic sheet.
So anything helpful advice would be appreciated! Sorry about the essay. I'm new here and I'm DESPERATE for an answer to this problem.
Thank you!
Katie