How To Potty Train Your Rabbit

Rabbit are intelligent animals who can be toilet-trained. Training them is not much different than training your pet dog or cat.

Materials Needed:

• Litter tray
• Litter material
• Play pen
• A lot of patience and perseverance

Methods on Potty Training your Rabbit:

1. Place a litter tray big enough for your rabbit in a corner of its playpen. Fill it with litter material like pin pellets—never use clay clumping cat litter as the rabbit may eat it and suffer digestive problems.
2. Put hay into the tray as a reward for the rabbit whenever it jumps in. Speed up training by placing some of its droppings and already soiled pine pellets into the tray to associate peeing with the tray.
3. It’s a good sign if the rabbit digs or sleeps in the tray. Praise and reward it with food when you see it using the tray. Do not yell if it pees outside. Just say “No!” firmly and bring it to the tray.
4. Be patient. If you find droppings outside the tray, keep putting them back. Clean the tray regularly but not so often till all scent is removed. If your rabbit pees in the wrong place (e.g. the sofa), clean up completely or it will use it again

Remember, training a rabbit is like training a dog or a cat. Be patient and persist for at least a few weeks.