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Litter training/feeding/play-time

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Question
Hello

My bunny keeps peeing in the middle of the cage, even thou I put the dirty shavings in the litter box (in the corner) and clean up the other area he still gos there, would you have any suggestions?

Would four table spoons of pellets, a hand full of hay and a few pieces of vegtables be good for a three month old holland lop?

How long should the daily out of cage play times be? Instead of one big play time could I let him out two or three times a day?


Answer
I think some of your questions can be answered in the Diet and Litter Training sections of the FAQ at http://www.rabbit.org/care/new-bunny-index.html  You may need to try multiple litterboxes til he gets the idea to use a litterbox.  And younger, unneutered rabbits are harder to littertrain because they just haven't quite "gotten" the concept yet.

A rabbit that young should be getting unlimited pellets, unlimited hay, a very minimal veggies.  As long as there is no diarrhea, you can keep adding veggies.

If you don't have toys, you might want to consider those, there is a list at http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/toys.html

Some people will let you the rabbit needs to be out 3 hours a day, but as long as you are consistent in the times the rabbit is out, multiple times per day is just as good.  After a while the rabbit will get tired and rest anyway, so why not take advantage of that.

Hope that helps you out!

Kim