Litterbox training a rabbit is not that hard to do. I just recently trained Scout, my 8 year old house rabbit that is deaf and partly blind, within just a few days.
First off is buying the litterbox, and bedding. At the pet store they sell litterboxes made esspecially for rabbits. They’re shaped like a triangle, so they can easily fit into the corner of a cage. They have little pegs that will latch onto the wire, so your rabbit can’t push it around the cage. For bedding inside of it, you can use regular shavings or you can buy pet bedding that’s absorbant for it. Careful with the pet beddings though, make sure that it’s safe for rabbits. There’s some that are toxic if your rabbit eats it.
One thing to remember about rabbits, is that they usually always go potty in the same corner. This is the corner that you want to put your litterbox in. The rabbit usually gets the hang of going in it right away, for when they have to go potty. Just to warn you, they usually go poop wherever they want though. But this is dry and no big thing to pick up and throw away.
Once you have your rabbit trained for going in the litterbox while it’s in it’s cage, you can try letting it run around with having it’s litterbox out with it. Start out with restricting the rabbit to a small area, for a small amount of time. Make sure it knows where you set the litterbox out for it. If it does good with this, then slowly increase the space and time for letting it run around.
Never leave the rabbit out unattended though!! Rabbits are gnawing animals, and will chew on all your electrical cords, furniture, ect. |
