How do i get my bunnies to only relieve themselves in the attached cage and not in their main den. It is alot harder to clean compared to the inside.
by tentimesthree
Bunny
How do i get my bunnies to only relieve themselves in the attached cage and not in their main den. It is alot harder to clean compared to the inside.
by tentimesthree
5 Comments
put the hay in the attached cage instead, and dont use water bottles, give them a bowl
they should be kept inside, though, rabbits arent really outdoor pets, unless you have a bunny proofed safe shed
You will have to start litter training from scratch with a lot of daily cleaning until they only go in their litter box.
When my bunnies are free roaming indoors or out in their outdoor setup, they only go in their litter box.
You have to make the litter box the only spot that has the scent of a litter box. Are your bunnies neutered/spayed?
Also the cage looks really dirty, how often do you clean the outdoor set up?
When my bunnies are outdoor, I clean every other day. Because I do not want any flies near them. Now I only have bees that live nearby and spiders but it’s a precaution for fly strikes (super rare for my country) but better to lower the risk. My bunnies love being out during summer time, they can eat fresh grass, dig in the dirt and sunbath.
When my bunnies are being litter trained, I clean their area multiple times per day. An accident outside will be cleaned directly when I notice. If they lift their tail near me and not in the litter box, I’ll pick them up and place them in the litter box fast.
Unfortuneately there are multiple things wrong with this set-up, so here is my advice to make the lives of ur buns better and to make caring for them easier:
Rabbits need to drink out of water bowls not bottles, bottles are unnatural for them to drink out of and can cause severe neck/ back issues when they are older as well as chronic dehydration as they are not easy for them to use.
Rabbits love to eat whilst on the toilet. You need to litterbox train them if you want them to go in a specific area and you need to put hay in the litterbox so they can eat whilst they go.
You must upgrade their enclosure. Rabbits need an enclosure that is 3m wide x 2m long x 1m high (10ft x 6ft x 3ft) as the bare minimum and that cage is nowhere near big enough or suited for their needs. An enclosure this large will not only allow them adequate running space but will also allow space for you to put a proper litterbox inside, making clean up easier for you and their living space tidier and more enjoyable. A bigger enclosure will also allow space for some much needed toys and mental stimulation.
I didn’t see it mentioned, but spaying and neutering your bunnies is a pretty significant factor of potty training. While it totally possible to train them without doing so, it’s MUCH easier when they are fixed.
And definitely need more space. Even if this is only a nightly enclosure, it’s far too small for a rabbit.
For me it really helped to only have bedding in the places their allowed to use as toilet, in your case that would be the attached cage.
This is a little easier to do in summer because in winter they need bedding to keep warm.
I do agree with what others mentioned, the space is too small and ideally the pen needs to be bigger.