Holland Lop - Territorial Droppings?

Question
Hi Samantha,

Our Holland Lop, Tootsie, is about 9 months old.  Tootsie was spayed at 3 months.  Most of the time, she uses the litter box in her cage for elimination.  Sometimes, there are some droppings around her cage in the kitchen.  We're not concerned about this since she is mostly in the kitchen.  In the past, whenever she has wandered the house, including the living room, dining room, and bedrooms, she has never left droppings or urinated; only in the kitchen.

Two weeks ago, our friends asked us to take care of their rabbit, Carmine, for a weekend.  I'm not sure of the breed, but they have a relatively larger rabbit than our Tootsie.  We kept Carmine in the living room and Tootsie in the kitchen.  We tried to introduce them slowly, but Tootsie definately didn't like Carmine around her stuff.  Tootsie would chase Carmine away and started to leave droppings and urinate all over the living room, including in Carmine's box!  

Carmine has been gone for nearly 2 weeks now and Tootsie still bombards the living room, in every corner, leaving trails in-between.  I'm thinking our only option is to leave Tootsie in "her space", in the kitchen, with exercise trips to the backyard.  

Any advice on how to help Tootsie get over this?  We miss her hanging out with us in the living room or elsewhere in the house.

Thanks,
Helen


Answer
I think that her problem is that she did see carmine as an invasion of her home. Most rabbits are territorial and don't like other rabbits messsing around it. If she is urinating in places that you don't want her too, and always in the same spots, then try spraying it with perfume. This will deter her from wanting to stop and sniff there to pee.
Try keeping her in the kitchen only for a while, and maybe she will forget about going to the bathroom elsewhere.
Samantha