how do u litter train rabbits??

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Rabbits learn, about litterboxes and other issues, by doing the right thing and being rewarded, not by making mistakes and being scolded. Structure her environment so that she can do only the right thing, and then praise and reward her.

Two essential skills in training are vigilant observation and impeccable timing. Pay close attention to her, and Speedo will tell you when and where she plans to eliminate. You'll notice that she always eliminates within a few seconds of coming out of her cage, or after she's made her initial inspection of her running space. Many rabbits use body language to announce their plans. She may back into a corner, begin to raise her tail, and relax her ears slightly. She may simply hop to the spot where she urinated yesterday. With this information, you can avoid no-win, reprimand situations by making sure she heads straight for a box at these times. That's where impeccable timing comes in. It's no good getting her to her box after she's urinated or defecated, or that's what you'll be teaching her: to go to her box after she eliminates. Place a litterbox in her preferred toilet spot(s). Put one just outside the cage door.

Place a small slice of apple, a pinch or two of alfalfa hay, or a sprig of parsley in the box. Food is not the only reward available for training. Instead of parsley, put a favorite toy in the litterbox. Place a box just outside (or just inside, depending on your rabbit's routines) favorite rooms or areas. Pet and talk to her while she's in the box, if she considers these experiences rewarding. Just about anything Speedo values (other than no-nos like cord-chewing) can be used as a reward.

Punishment and reprimands have no place in housetraining. You want Speedo to associate the litterbox with all things tasty and wonderful, not with reprimands and punishment. If she's making a few mistakes, that's part of learning. Stock up on paper towels, and get out the broom and dustpan. If she's making lots of mistakes, she probably has too much freedom and not enough supervision. Give her as much freedom as she's able to handle, and confine her the rest of the time.

Among the many behavioral and health reasons to spay/neuter your rabbit, housetraining ranks very high. Unneutered rabbits have difficulty adapting to life in a human household. A female who is going through a false pregnancy (or, worse, a real one) has other things on her mind than using the litterbox. Both males and females feel a strong hormonal need to mark territory (i.e., your furniture, your possessions, and you) with urine and feces. You should see an improvement in housetraining within 2-3 weeks of having your male bunny neutered. With females, the behavioral benefits may take several months to be noticeable.

More and Less
A cardinal rule of litterbox training is: more is better. The more time your rabbit spends in a plastic tray filled with rabbit-safe litter, the more accustomed to using a box he will become. It doesn't matter whether he's actually eliminating in the box or simply sitting in it. Many rabbits even sleep in their litterbox. Conversely, every time he eliminates outside a litterbox, that behavior is becoming habitual. This is why prevention, through supervision and confinement, plays such a major role in training.

The second rule is: less is better. Less running area while she's in training, that is. Free-run time for a rabbit who is not yet housetrained should be limited to a single room that is plentifully supplied with litterboxes. Once again you are setting her up to succeed by putting her in a situation where it's easy for her to do what you want her to do. Don't worry that having more than one right place to eliminate will confuse her. You will be able to reduce the number of boxes as Speedo matures and develops the habit of using a litterbox.

Until she's trained, your rabbit should be confined to her cage whenever you're not there to supervise. You can use a small room such as a laundry room or bathroom, or a hallway blocked off with baby-gates as a confinement area if you prefer. A litterbox inside the cage is essential. It provides passive training to support and continue the active training you do when you're supervising free-run time. You may need to enlarge the cage door in order to get a litterbox through it. This is easily accomplished with wire cutters and a crimper. If your rabbit is the type who likes to redecorate her living quarters, anchor the box in place with pony-clips or wire.

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give him/er some laxative then put the rabbit in it box

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About the same way that you litter train a cat. Put the bunny in the box and keep doing that every once in awile, don't worry rabbits are very smart animals they will get the hang of it just give it time.

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Put some carefresh or shredded paper in a plastic bin that your bun can jump into. Put it in your buns cage or room (if it is in a room you might want a bigger plastic bin so your bun will find it). In no time at all your bun SHOULD find it and realize "Wow! This is a conveniant spot to poop!" and will figure it out on her own. My buns figured it out by themselves. I also would like to say that I use shredded paper (newspaper, regular paper, etc) instead of carefresh or yesterdays news (I used to use carefresh as bedding for my buns in their cage then used it as litter, but it is A LOT cheaper to use shredded paper) and they are fine.

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Buy 1 small cat litter box and 1 larger cat litter box. Use the large for outside the cage, always place it at the same spot when the bunny is taken out of the cage place him/her directly into the box, stay there and make sure he pees and poops there if he hops out place him gently back until he does something. Place the small box inside the cage and keep it in one spot. Now to make this a little cleaner line your boxes with newspaper and you can buy a roll of cage wire that has been plasticized cut this with aviation shears slightly bigger then each litter box ( meaning 1inch overlap square) Then either bend or push the wire into the box so that 1 inch is now like a platform put the raised platform into each box with the newspaper under and now your rabbit with not be standing in his own waste. (They love this idea as they like to be clean)
You just lift out the wire rack dump your dirty newspaper into the trash use a spray bottle with white vinegar and water 50/50 this will clean your box and deodorize as well and is non toxic to the rabbit you can also use to clean whole cage anytime cheaper than toxic cleaners too!
Good Luck and don't give up it may take a few weeks but it will work.

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I have 4 rabbits, and all are litter trained. I use "Yesterdays News unscented litter" for cats, it is also available for rabbits but more expensive. This product is good, just make certain your rabbit is not interested in eating it. I don't recommend clay litter because it irritate their respiratory system. I would pick a highback litterbox to avoid a mess, which is available at Petsmart in the rabbit or ferret section. When a rabbit urinates, it hikes up its bottom and aims the urine backward. Just stick it in the cage and they will usually just start using it, if you notice the rabbit peeing in a particular corner, which they usually do, stick it there. It is also great to place their hayrack nearby, because rabbits love to eat and poo at the same time. No kidding.

Here are some great websites for any rabbit owner:
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/r.
www.rabbit.org
I especially love the ease of use on the first one I listed.

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Here are several articles.

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Here's a great website about how to litter train rabbits:
http://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego.

There are 2 important points about successful litter training. 1) Put hay in/near/above the litter box because a rabbit likes to eat and poo at the same time. And 2) Have your rabbit spayed or neutered. Getting rid of the hormones makes for a healthier and better-tempered pet, but it will also quell the urge for the rabbit to mark his/her territory (which is done by spraying urine and leaving poo pellets everywhere).

Hope that helps! :)

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Find the corner that the rabbit likes to pee and poop in the most then put a litterbox there. When the rabbit pees or poops anywhere besides the litterbox spray it with water.

The American Rabbit Breeders Association has a flyer on how to house train rabbits. Their website is:

http://www.arba.net