Hello All,
I recently bought 2 adorable New Zealand bunnies. They are now 2 months old. One of them has already mastered the litter box, the other chooses to urinate just beside the litter box and poop anywhere in the cage. I am trying to develop a routine. There is a positive; they no longer pee and poo when they're out of cage. I did some research and it said use kitty litter/don't use kitty litter... and so on. [Photo of cage attached]. So I need some expert advice on how to train these oh so cute buns!
The two of them live inside a large dog crate. On the bottom I have used hay or newspaper and now shredded paper. In the litter box I tried newspaper and now kitty litter.
They are not neutered or spayed. I know this would help with urine odor, but I don't want that.
I clean their cage daily, sometimes twice and I'm picking up poops and dropping them into the litter box, hoping they will see that's where they go!
They want their cage door left open so they can get out whenever they want. It says the bunnies should remain in their cage until potty trained. I didn't know? They love their free time.
I don't want to put them outside. I wouldn't be able to play with them or spend time with my dog and birds. Our winters can go as low as -35 and they would be in the barn shed with my chickens where I keep the shed cool so they can get outside this winter.
I've attached photos of my cute buns, LOL and to show you their cage setup.
I know this can take some time. I just need to find the right way to do it.
I recently bought 2 adorable New Zealand bunnies. They are now 2 months old. One of them has already mastered the litter box, the other chooses to urinate just beside the litter box and poop anywhere in the cage. I am trying to develop a routine. There is a positive; they no longer pee and poo when they're out of cage. I did some research and it said use kitty litter/don't use kitty litter... and so on. [Photo of cage attached]. So I need some expert advice on how to train these oh so cute buns!
The two of them live inside a large dog crate. On the bottom I have used hay or newspaper and now shredded paper. In the litter box I tried newspaper and now kitty litter.
They are not neutered or spayed. I know this would help with urine odor, but I don't want that.
I clean their cage daily, sometimes twice and I'm picking up poops and dropping them into the litter box, hoping they will see that's where they go!
They want their cage door left open so they can get out whenever they want. It says the bunnies should remain in their cage until potty trained. I didn't know? They love their free time.
I don't want to put them outside. I wouldn't be able to play with them or spend time with my dog and birds. Our winters can go as low as -35 and they would be in the barn shed with my chickens where I keep the shed cool so they can get outside this winter.
I've attached photos of my cute buns, LOL and to show you their cage setup.
I know this can take some time. I just need to find the right way to do it.