Help! My Rabbit Is Peeing And Pooping Everywhere In The House

Help! My Rabbit Is Peeing And Pooping Everywhere In The House.

9/1/2019

So why do they pee or poop like nobody’s business :) ?

This is their way of marking territory. In order to stop this behaviour, you may consider spaying or neutering them. There are other benefits for this, rabbits can live longer and healthier as the risk of cancer and UTI(Urinary Tract Infections) are greatly reduced. Rabbits tend to become calmer and easier to manage after being spayed or neutered as well.

Some spayed or neutered rabbits may continue to mark their territory with their poop outside their litter box, you shouldn’t get alarmed as it’s quite normal for them to do so. There are times they do it on purpose to show you who is the boss:)

If your rabbit is already litter box trained from young and suddenly you notice he/she starts peeing out of the box, it could be a sign that he/she is unwell due to UTI, kidney or bladder stone etc. Bring them to the vet to examine immediately.

Generally, rabbits are very fastidious animals. They are perfect indoor pets if you litter-box trained them correctly. Sometimes they may need professional grooming as their bottom gets stuck with poop and stained with pee. Mobile Rabbit Grooming Services is the best way to have them cleaned.

By Sylvester (The Precious Pets Care Services)

11 Comments

Hazel Owens link

7/30/2020 12:19:57 pm

I just bought a pet rabbit for my daughter and she is kept indoors. Yesterday it made quite mess as it pooped and peed all over the house and got herself really dirty. Thank you for pointing out that this is her way of marking her territory as she's new. I will be sure to train her to use the litter box. For now, I will look for a rabbit grooming place to ensure she's groomed and kept tidy every few weeks.

Sylvester link

10/1/2021 12:10:07 am

Hi! Thank you for reading up our post:) With a little bit of training and grooming, they can be really easy to be taken care of!

Susan

7/13/2022 12:56:32 am

We have 3 rabbits. 1 male, 1 female, and 1... undecided with no reproductive organs. Anyway, the male and female decided to bond and they've been inseparable ever since. Since the bonding the rabbits have pooped and peed all over the place. They were previously trained, and have both been fixed. This is actually damaging my home and I need some guidance. I don't want to put them in cages or separate them but I am very, very close to it!

Sherrie Y

1/14/2023 12:08:16 am

Susan…same. I am becoming so frustrated as they have destroyed every inch and corner of our place. They have stained the floors, chewed anything they can and just have caused so much chaos to where I dread waking up in the morning or going home due to all the mess. We just replaced all the furniture, flooring, rugs so now I have them in a 10x10 corner that they have destroyed. They don’t play with toys, they are all fixed (3) and were all at one point litter box trained. I just purchased a large rabbit hutch for outside which is going to be their new home. They will be on the shaded lanai. I have exhausted all other options. Those are my babies but I refuse to live in filth.
Good luck to everyone, d

Makayla

7/16/2022 04:45:42 am

I just adopted 2 bunnies under a year old at the start of this year. 1 male, 1 female. We got the male fixed first and they bonded immediately. The problem is, even though the boy is fixed I sometimes still caught him peeing or pooing outside of the litter box. First I thought he was influenced by our female so we got her fixed too. But after being fixed, both of them still pee and poo EVERYWHERE which is very frustrating to me. I've tried many methods, changing their litter more, picking up after them, but it's just not working. So I went on the Internet in search of litter training tips, but all of them generally said to neuter your rabbit first then all will be solved. Well, it's clearly not happening. So please anyone give me Advice?

Lacey

1/5/2023 09:37:29 pm

Hello Makayla!
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having problems acclimating your new bunnies to use their litter box correctly.
I’ve had my female bunny for roughly 3 years and when we first got her she was somewhat difficult to train and keep her using her box. I tried every method out there until one day I noticed that she didn’t like where I had any of her litter boxes placed, she insisted on going at the same spot on the floor in one room. So I moved her boxes there and we’ve not had a problem since. It just takes a while then they decide where they want to go and what’s most comfortable for them.

I hope by now you’ve been able to train them and they’re doing better! Best of luck to you and your buns!

Sandra Troskowski

2/18/2023 01:28:04 pm

My daughter has a male bunny(Dawson). Just recently adopted another male bunny (Rex). She kept them separate for two weeks then got both neutered. Kept them separate but introduced them within a gate apart. We let them in the same room but had to separate due to humping. For two weeks we slowiy gave them more time together. Eventually they stopped humping. They are fine now but Rex has a serious issue with urinating all over the house. We have tried all kinds of advice but he won't stop. She does not want to give him away. She needs help.

Samantha

5/3/2023 05:56:47 am

I have a male rabbit with all his parts intact. My partner's dog just moved in with us. They both have free roam of our home. He has always been perfectly potty trained and now he is pooping and peeing everywhere. Is this a territorial thing because of the dog? they get along but I think this could be the cause because he is seemingly healthy otherwise.

7/19/2023 02:29:04 am

Samantha,

That seems like the case for sure. Bunnies are very territorial and want to claim what’s theirs. Especially if the rabbit was the one who’s been in this same home for quite some time. They want to show who’s boss and that they’re the ruler of the roost. Hopefully you’ve been able to stop it by now, if not, get a spray bottle and fill with water and squirt the bunny when you catch it doing this. Followed up with a stern “No” and redirect him to the litter box.

Hope that helps

Karen

10/18/2023 02:52:11 am

I have exactly this problem myself. I have two bunnies, male and female. They were trained until my son’s male cat moved in. Now, they pee and poop everywhere. I move the box over, they hit a new spot. I put them outside in their hutch and same thing. It doesn’t stop AT ALL! Is there anyway at all to stop this? They’re both fixed and 3 & 4. I’ve been going through this for over a year now. If not, I can’t honestly do this much longer. 😢💔

Cabrina C

10/22/2023 11:44:53 am

I recently rescued a rabbit that was going to get sold to an auction and I know my rabbit research but I believe it would make it easier to get him fixed but I can’t at the moment. How do I deal with this for the time being because he won’t eat hay either he’s previous owners fed him a more then fair amount of pellets and he’s sweet not aggressive at all I’ve tried mixing in pellets with his hay nada I need help please and thank you!!🤍

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