Can Rabbits Be Litter Trained? | Pet Rabbits

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Amy: Mary, can my rabbit be litter box trained?

Mary: It's probably too late. Your rabbit is 12 years old. Can rabbits be litter box trained? Yes. You don't even have to train them. They're immaculately clean animals by nature, and all you really have to do is help them find the litter box.

With cats, for example, you can fill the box with appropriate litter material and put the litter box down and the cat will find it. With rabbits it's a little bit different. Rabbits have their own preferred corners for eliminating. And you have to find where the rabbit would enjoy eliminating and put the litter box there. The best way to attract a rabbit into a litter box is to have litter material on hand that rabbits love, such as, will you do the honors?

Amy: Hay. I mix hay. I use different hays because I spoil my rabbit. Sometimes I top a little of that hay on top, which I know, you don't want to use just all oat hay or alfalfa hay, but I add a little bit of treat hay sometimes.

Mary: Now watch what's going to happen here. It's exactly what we want. If you fill a litter box with hay. We have a layer or two of newspaper on the bottom to line it, then we fill it up with hay, the rabbit will be attracted because the hay smells fresh and wonderful and the rabbit will sit in the litter box and pee and poop just the same way as a rabbit that's wild will sit in your backyard and pee and poop, and you won't have any litter box issues.

The big problem with rabbits and litter boxes, is usually that people give the rabbit too much freedom too soon in the home, and what you really should do, when you're working with a new rabbit, is keep the rabbit in a pen or in a very generous size cage, with that litter box in one corner until the litter habits are really well established. Once you see the rabbit going regularly to pee and poop in the litter box, then you can open the cage and allow a little bit of territory. Maybe you want to add a few more litter boxes in corners of your house.

But you don't want to give the rabbit a lot of freedom immediately because you will never be able to keep up, and once the rabbit urine marks different areas in your home, it's very hard to keep them from going back to the same area.

Amy: And also they like to be under things so, like now, I have an awning, I had somebody make an awning for my rabbits, so the box is underneath something. So, underneath a table, or you can make a little house out of a cardboard box. They kind of like that kind of thing.

Mary: And there's one other thing to know about litter box training too, and a lot of people ask this question. They say, "Well, my rabbit is urinating in the litter box perfectly, but I still find poops around the house. What's up with that?" And the thing about it is, rabbit poops are not just excretion, they're also territory markers. So you can expect that to happen, whether a rabbit litter box trained or not, you can expect a few stray poops left around.

Amy: They're like peppercorns.

Mary: They are. Like large peppercorns. Don't serve them to your guests on salads. But they are going to be around your house. Most people don't mind because they're dry and they're virtually odorless. You can pick them up and throw them out, but don't forget to wash your hands.

Amy: But wash your hands. That's what I was going to say.

Mary: So, yes, they can be litter trained.

Amy: It's easy. They train you where to put the box and then they use it. That's the bottom line. Easy.

[Redirocks]

why dont they make more of these these 2 women are excellent with all the tips they share. I have seen all 15-20 of their bunny tip videos but it seems they dont make anymore of them. :( why not????

[ricardoito]

The last 30s of the video were very clarifying for a question I used to have. Thanks.
So, although the bunny is already educated, you should still expect some drops on the floor..

[thunderandme]

I have found that rabbits like to poop while they eat too so outside my rabbits litter box is a carpet and his pellet bowl so when he gets his morning pellets I don't have to worry about the mess. He eats his hay from the litter box as well and I use "yesterday's news" as a safe paper litter for him. hope this helps for anyone with a new fur friend!

[RickyPisano]

Awesome...12 years old!! Our Lulu, a Netherlands Dwarf, is almost 7!! We've had her since she was 6 weeks!! So glad to see this!! Thanks!

[corinthianmcintyre]

"They're clean by nature" well my male rabbit is... my female is extremely dirty 😂

[gookgook]

the right lady has a circle in shes shirt
"ask me about my rabbit"

[ananayawronska]

litter training lived and died with my first rabbit Bilbo, She had a really vicious side to her and would pick the litter box up with her teeth and fling it across the room. She also smashed multiple food and water bowls on the patio floor outside her hutch like this!

[lstlst]

I got my rabbit from a local shelther just earlier this month and it only took her 3 days to be fully litter trained. Tips for everyone:- A few litter trays/boxes helps for the beginning stage. I had like 3 litter trays (just use those cheap and big trays you can easily find in hardware stores- Sterilised rabbits really is easier to be litter trained as their hormones are gone which makes them less likely to spray their urine all over the place.

[princepeachog]

i put a litter box in and my rabbit still poops every where

[edenmccarthy]

With my bun he's perfectly litter trained - but as they said they tend to territory mark with poop. It seems his favourite place to territory mark is around the cats little box - they're never very impressed.

[captaincarpdoesMC]

thank you so much for the help. now my rabbit Lewis, goes in the litter box no problem!

[amandabolton]

I liter box trained my two girls!!!! Now they get to play around my apartment!!!  They love their liter box! (I actually have two corner boxes and two cat liter boxes)

[AnnHope]

This is fantastic advice. Took days to litter train our rabbit. :)

[jamiegroth]

I love these two women. So informative. Thank you 😊

[celinamedina]

Wow I luv how cast they do Bunny stuff to Rainbow loom

[noevilea]

Can they ?

I just picked up a very young stray lop-ear and had it litter box trained in a week.
You just have to spend the time with then like any other pet. if people don't want to interact maybe they should by something for the mantle piece instead.

[annisadian]

Thank u! This is very helpfull for a begginer like me. I did have problems with their poo & pee, jus started using litter box woth litter sand. They peed on it, but still pooped outside the litterbox.

[louiethebeagledog]

Hehe you guys are funny and so helpful love your videos 💕💕

[cherrycoke]

Thanks for the video my bunny learned in a day to use the litter box she is so intelligent🐰💖

[bilalasghar]

my giant flemish was easy to litter train. I just put a litter tray in the corner\area she pooped in and she started using it almost straight away.