Monday, May 31, 2010

litter training

u can get the litter pan or litter box from petshop



u also can use this type of tray.affordable right :B
see how cute this bunny poo poo inside the tray..goodboy!

It makes sense to start at the beginning; right? Well here goes:

So you've decided to get a house Rabbit. I can ensure you that you've made a great decision as Rabbits are not only outdoor creatures, but also loving, entertaining and intelligent pets when you spend a great deal of time with them. One of the primary concerns when looking into keeping a bunny indoors is the mess that it might make. Rabbits are in fact just as easily house trained as cats and dogs (perhaps even more so...ours litter trained himself!). They're incredibly clean animals in general and will spend 15 minutes washing when all they stepped in was a little patch of water.

So how is it done?

It's a good idea to buy a rabbit potty. They can be found at most good pet stores and are simply little trays that you fill with shavings. and place in a corner. When you bring any new pet into your home you should leave it locked inside its cage for 24 hours so it gets used to its surroundings (new smells, sights and sounds). You will notice that the rabbit has chosen a corner or its cage to wee in during this time (a rabbit in a new environment will do 'territorial droppings' which are widely spread so don't worry about this). Take a little of the soiled shavings and put it into the potty; that way when you let the bunny out he will smell it and know that this is a good area to wee in. The droppings should follow.

I should stress that Rabbit droppings are nothing to worry about. Unless your bunny is ill or not eating the right diet then his droppings will (as soon as they pop out!) be rock hard and very small. A large percentage of their droppings is simply fibre and they can be picked up/hoovered up with no mess at all. NOTE: If you see your bunny eating his poo's then don't stop him. Rabbits are supposed to do this as their food sometimes doesn't get properly digested the first time it goes through. It's healthy behaviour!

I won't deny that during the first couple of weeks (or up until they're neutered) your bunny may be weeing in awkward places. This is them marking their territory and you should keep a damp cloth handy for any messy incidents. We had a problem with Achilles for the first few weeks we had him where he would wee on the sofa's about once a week. He soon learned that this was wrong (we put him in his cage as soon as he did it) and now he's a good boy and uses his cage, toilet and cushion.

"How can we avoid accidents?"

Bunnys are well known for getting excited and as with any young mammal, sometimes accidents happen. As before, simply put them in their cage so that they realise this behaviour is unacceptable and wipe it with a damp cloth. It shouldn't stain. As the bunny grows older the accidents should stop.

"My bunny has started going to the toilet on a cushion"

Now I don't know if every house rabbit owner experiences this but when we left a cushion on the floor one day, Achilles fell in love with it. He started 'digging' in it, licking it, biting it and jumping all over it until eventually, he weed on it. Since it was an old cushion and it was so funny seeing how excited he was we donated it to him and now he uses it as a toilet (he knows that cushions on the sofa and cushions on the floor have different rules).

If this has happened to you and you're not happy with it then simply take the cushion away and tell him off when he starts fussing over it (a stern 'NO', clapping of the hands or stamp of your foot should do the trick) and he/she will get the picture. Sometimes Achilles sits on the back of his cushion and pees off the back of it by accident. He's trying to be a good boy so we don't tell him off but put a little towel underneath it to make sure.

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