Did you know...

That rabbits can be litter box trained?

I didn't know this and laughed when I read it, really?

I had decided instead of putting Peg outside in a Hutch we would keep her in the house in a large cage. I was NOT looking forward to cleaning the cage but I knew it was the only way Michael was going to pay attention to Peg.

I haven't owned a rabbit since I was 11 or 12 and decided to read up on them. I started reading about litter box training and that rabbits were really good about learning to use a litter box, still laughing here...So off to the store to buy Peg a litter box I went, sheesh! Yes they have special litter boxes for bunnies, well actually to put in their cages! I brought it home, read the directions and did what it said too...This was yesterday. Do you know that Peg has used the litterbox all day, Oh my goodness! We have one of our small litter boxes from when Lydia was a kitten and put that in the kitchen for when we let Peg out to run and play and she uses it...Wow! In one day our bunny has been litter trained and I am still shocked!!

We use a child gate and boxes to barricade the Kitchen and let Peg out to play. Michael loves this as he can lay on the floor and Peg bounces all over the place, it's too cute! Oh and don't forget when she needs to go potty she goes right to the litter box and goes...I'm still in shock over this, who knew?

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I read that rabbits even enjoy toys, like balls to throw around...and I even bought her a paper tube, which she loves to crawl through and into and even chew on, lol...
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We're still not sure what breed she is...I was told she had a little bit of dwarf in her but she doesn't have dwarf ears...
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She's pretty relaxed with us and loves to stretch out and nap...
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Michael is still enthusiastic about Peg but hates cleaning out the litter box...In fact he told me this morning that maybe he wasn't old enough for a rabbit, lol...It was his excuse for not cleaning out her litter box...little turd!
It's okay I can do a litter box as long as he plays with her and feeds & waters her. One step at a time, owning a pet is a big responsibility for a 7 yr old ;o)