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Litter training disappeared

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Question
Hi...I bought my first male rabbit 6 months ago and successfully litter - trained him, with only a few pills landing out of the litterbox. A month ago I bought a younger (3month) doe and introduced her into the home. Since then, they have taken so well to each other and love the company and play together but the training has vanished. They both use the litterbox for urine, but the pills only land in the litterbox if by conincidence...Please help. I have tried some of the same techniques used in the begin and gentle training using treats but to no avail...

Answer
It's going to take them some time to get back to where they were.  They are in the honeymoon phase, and litterbox training kind of goes by the wayside.

You may need to restrict them to a small space until they relearn their habits, then gradually reintroduce them to larger spaces.

I am impressed they are both urinating in the box, a lot of rabbits at this time let that go too.

I think you are on the right track, just for now patience is going to be very important.

Kim