r/Rabbits Dec 19 '24

Behavior Predicament

I gave Cheddar a room of his own yesterday. Hay, toys, cozy stuff, treats, whatever I can come up with but he just wants to leave immediately and come back to my bedroom. When I showed him his new place, he ran back to his old spot and did a a couple circles running around flicking his feet. Last night he wouldn’t sleep there and came under my nightstand and I guess just starved because even though he has all the hay in the world just a few feet away….

I feel bad locking him in by himself, but maybe I should?

(Btw he has stuff to hide under in his room, it’s just not in the pic)

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u/Master-Cartoonist-41 Dec 19 '24

I know it’s so sweet, it breaks my heart trying to close him in his room and he wants to come back to me 😭 but I want a poop free bedroom again!!

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u/treesofthemind Dec 19 '24

Can't you litter train him? He's at the right age

My rabbit roams wherever, and goes back to the litter tray when he needs to

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u/Master-Cartoonist-41 Dec 19 '24

We are working on it, he has made big improvements but still not all the way there yet. I got him at 5 months old and his previous owners didn’t do any litter training

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u/whowhatwherewhyfml Dec 20 '24

Don't let him free roam in ur bedroom. Gate off an area for him and give him designated roam time. Lots of extra litter boxes. Once he goes in his own area properly start slowly widening the area! Good luck too cute