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rabbits dirty bottom?

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Question
we have noticed lately that our rabbit's bottom is becomming very dirty,we have bathed her ,but only day's after cleaning her ,it's dirty again? is this normal ? she like's sitting in her bucket in her run ,but she also goe's to toilet in her bucket and sit's in it ,so sticking to fur.is there any thing we can do?

Answer
Hi Janie,
Leave the bucket out of her run and peplace it with a box of some sort which contains bedding out of her hutch that hasn't been soiled, during the day check the box and put any soiled bits into a litter tray which should contain soiled bedding from her hutch, continue with this for a few weeks and this should teach her to wee and poo in her litter tray but sit in her box.
Hope this helps
Katie