Encouraging indoor toileting for outdoors rabbit

[Cordyline]

My rabbit is being treated for a sore ear with possible Atypical Myxomatosis. I’m keeping him indoors over night and some of the day (UK summer so not big variation in temperature. Also, he is vaccinated).

He is usually a mainly outdoors rabbit and doesn’t use a litter tray, but I’d like to encourage him to if possible so it’s not so long between weeing and pooing.

We have a litter tray with litter underneath hay, I’ve put in recent poos and tissues with wee from outdoors when possible. Is there anything else I could be doing? I haven’t plonked him in as we’re already having a few little tussles over meds and don’t want to add stress if possible.

 

[joey&boo]

I hope he recovers well. I think you're on the right track. Plonking him in there would likely give him negative associations & you want it to be a nice place for him. Clean up any accidents with diluted white wine vinegar. If he is favouring a spot to pee & its possible, move the litter tray there. If you spot him using "good boy" & a treat. Also add something he loves to the hay, be that herbs, dried forage, dandelion leaves. Good luck. Some bunnies just get it, others not so much

 

[Cordyline]

I hope he recovers well. I think you're on the right track. Plonking him in there would likely give him negative associations & you want it to be a nice place for him. Clean up any accidents with diluted white wine vinegar. If he is favouring a spot to pee & its possible, move the litter tray there. If you spot him using "good boy" & a treat. Also add something he loves to the hay, be that herbs, dried forage, dandelion leaves. Good luck. Some bunnies just get it, others not so much

Thank you. I’ll add forage to make it a bit more enticing.

 

[Cuthbert&Dillon]

Good luck and hope the ear improves.