That's amazing. I've been seeing more and more people keeping rabbits as housepets.
My only question is this: how do you keep it from leaving little rabbit pellets all over the place? Can you train them to use a litter box or something?
i had a rabbit when i was kid. she learned easily to poo in her cage, so when she was walking around the apparment, she didn't poo around but just ate all electrical cables..
one of my friends had a similar (dwarf) rabbit, and he left those pellets around everywhere.
rabbits are cool. but i think if i'd get one now as a pet to my cats, they'd eat it.
I didn't have to go through the steps myself, since my rabbit (to my surprise) was pre-trained. From what I understand, however, it's oddly enough easier to litter train an adult rabbit than a younger rabbit.
I know the "attack rabbit" is kind of a running joke, but our neighbors had (past tense) two rabbits that they let roam in their back yard. Well, someone gave them another male rabbit and the original male turned downright mean. Sure, when your an adult getting "attacked" by a rabbit is pretty funny, but when your a kid and barely 2 feet tall, it's a scary.
Also, when I was growing up, our cats would catch rabbits but it was always baby/young rabbits. I never saw them catch anything their own size or bigger. Cats are pragmatic. If "domestic" housecats were bigger than us, they'd eat us too.
Also, when I was growing up, our cats would catch rabbits but it was always baby/young rabbits. I never saw them catch anything their own size or bigger. Cats are pragmatic. If "domestic" housecats were bigger than us, they'd eat us too.
Yup. My cats catch baby rabbits all the time...too bad half of the time they don't finish them off. So they sit there, bloodied and squealing till I can put them out of their misery. I need some new cats...or a killer attack rabbit...
Rabbits are essentially born potty trained. They look for the litter box and will over the course of a few days essentially 'train' themselves. They're creature of habit, as long as you don't move it, or change the box, they'll use it forever. However as soon as anything changes they have to 'relearn', another couple days.
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Originally posted by midwinter
That's amazing. I've been seeing more and more people keeping rabbits as housepets.
My only question is this: how do you keep it from leaving little rabbit pellets all over the place? Can you train them to use a litter box or something?
i had a rabbit when i was kid. she learned easily to poo in her cage, so when she was walking around the apparment, she didn't poo around but just ate all electrical cables..
one of my friends had a similar (dwarf) rabbit, and he left those pellets around everywhere.
rabbits are cool. but i think if i'd get one now as a pet to my cats, they'd eat it.
This lady is the boss at my house:
Look at this cute visitor I had in my front yard one day:
There is a creek near by and there are all kinds of creatures around here.
Fellowship
Originally posted by keyboardf12
how does one potty train a rabbit?
can it be done with older rabbits?
just wondering...
I didn't have to go through the steps myself, since my rabbit (to my surprise) was pre-trained. From what I understand, however, it's oddly enough easier to litter train an adult rabbit than a younger rabbit.
You can probably dig up a lot more info at the House Rabbit Society (www.rabbit.org) web site.
Also, when I was growing up, our cats would catch rabbits but it was always baby/young rabbits. I never saw them catch anything their own size or bigger. Cats are pragmatic. If "domestic" housecats were bigger than us, they'd eat us too.
Originally posted by Fangorn
Also, when I was growing up, our cats would catch rabbits but it was always baby/young rabbits. I never saw them catch anything their own size or bigger. Cats are pragmatic. If "domestic" housecats were bigger than us, they'd eat us too.
Yup. My cats catch baby rabbits all the time...too bad half of the time they don't finish them off. So they sit there, bloodied and squealing till I can put them out of their misery. I need some new cats...or a killer attack rabbit...
...or a killer attack rabbit
LOL!
i can see the headlines now: THE BUNNY RABBITS ARE COMMING! THE BUNNY RABBITS ARE COMMING! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!