How to Make a Rabbit Litter Pan

How to Make a Rabbit Litter Pan. Bunnies need a different set-up than cats for their litter boxes. You can't use cat litter for a rabbit litter pan and some wood shavings can be harmful to rabbits reports the San Diego Chapter of the House Rabbit Society (HRS).

Things Needed

• Plastic bin or cat litter pan
• Bunny bedding
• Fresh hay
• White vinegar

Step 1

Buy a plastic bin or cat litter pan that suits the size of your rabbit and the number of rabbits it is meant to serve. Use a small litter pan for a very tiny bunny. Use a medium-size cat litter box for bunnies under 4 pounds. Use a large cat litter pan for bunnies from 4 to 10 pounds and choose a giant pan for bunnies over 10 pounds or for use by multiple bunnies.

Step 2

Line the bottom of the litter box with pet bedding that's free of cedar or pine. Make sure that the bedding is labeled bunny-safe because some wood shavings are unhealthy for rabbits. Fill to about a 1-inch depth advises San Diego HRS.

Step 3

Spread large handfuls of grass and oat hay over the pet bidding in the litter pan. The hay will lure the bunny in. Your rabbit will compartmentalize the litter box area into eating areas and waste matter areas.

Step 4

Change litter daily. You can add more hay to the litter box if your bunny doesn't soil it completely within a day. But don't go more than two days without cleaning the rabbit litter pan.

Step 5

Empty the used litter and occasionally soak the litter pan with white vinegar to remove dried urine residue.

Warnings

• The San Diego HRS recommends using the litter waste as compost.

Warnings

• Never use clay or clumping cat litter for rabbit litter pans. The bunnies can ingest such litter while eating the hay.

References

• San Diego House Rabbit Society: Setting Up Bunny's Litterbox