Using the litter box as a bed

[ZakuraRabbit]

With Zakura, I had a problem that she kept using my bed as a toilet, Aroma is opposite.
She's very little litter trained and uses the litter box as a bed:shock:
Any tip on what to do? She's got sawdust only in the litter box, and a "bed" of hay in the other end.

 

[casu consulto]

Rabbits like soft beds. So, she must be thinking the contents of her litterbox are comfier than places that are NOT her litterbox.

 

[ZakuraRabbit]

Could it help making the litter box harder? I've been thinking of chaning the bedding in there to pellets or anything similar (my hamster uses special bedding but unfortunately it's empty), now I've put sawdust all over her cage so it gets softer and because she's not litter trained, also her poop has gotten almost liquid so it's not that easy to move it around yet... I'm hoping to finish litter training her once her tummy stabilizes.

 

[casu consulto]

I think that yep, making the contents of the litter box less comfortable - but not uncomfortable, of course - and the rest of her hutch softer, might work. ^^

 

[mabster]

Line the hutch with vet bedding

 

[ZakuraRabbit]

Line the hutch with vet bedding

I'm not sure if I understood that..okay no, I don't understand what you mean

 

[PlasM]

I'm not sure if I understood that..okay no, I don't understand what you mean

Vet bed is the stuff people line dog cages with and stuff, that fleecey wooly stuff.

http://www.simplyk9.co.uk/images/vetbed_grey300h.jpg

There!

 

[ZakuraRabbit]

Vet bed is the stuff people line dog cages with and stuff, that fleecey wooly stuff.

http://www.simplyk9.co.uk/images/vetbed_grey300h.jpg

There!

Oh that. I'd be worried she'll poo on that one too:roll: Zakura had her own pillow. So I'm thinking of putting in once Aroma is healthy again.

 

[sillyrabbit]

Oh that. I'd be worried she'll poo on that one too:roll: Zakura had her own pillow. So I'm thinking of putting in once Aroma is healthy again.

Both my hutches are lined with vetbed and I havent had any problems with it being peed on

 

[ZakuraRabbit]

Both my hutches are lined with vetbed and I havent had any problems with it being peed on

Well your rabbits are propably litter trained. Aroma is not. She poops and pees everywhere in her cage and uses the box as a bed (poos there too)

 

[kat_g]

thats interesting cos my buns lay in their tray, the rest of the cage is newspaper as henry sneezes if i put shavings in. if i lined it with vetbed, i would be worried they chew it. i know its designed to not cause blockages in dogs if they eat it, but what about bunnies?

 

[jack-brandy]

dont knot why but brandy lays in the litter tray if she's not feling well.

 

[wascallywabbit]

You're not alone...

 

[kat_g]

rascal looks really cute in that pic!!

 

[ZakuraRabbit]

Well here's mine
Funny thing is I've never seen any of my other rabbits sleeping, but Aroma lays down during the day. (at night she's making a mess and not letting me sleep...and here I thought the noctournal hamster was going to give me sleep-troubles, now I can't even hear her )

 

[jack-brandy]

whats the number in her ear for?

 

[ZakuraRabbit]

whats the number in her ear for?

Its for showing. She got it from her breeder.

 

[bizzy_vicki]

I think most rabbits seem to like to sit in their toilet for one reason or another....funny creatures!:roll: :lol: