Bedding and Litter Training
Bedding: Straw is generally used as bedding in hutches kept outside. The hutch floor can be lined with newspaper and cardboard with a layer of straw as bedding on top. For indoor rabbits, newspaper, towels or carpet can be used.
Litter Training: Rabbits kept indoors or outdoors can both be trained to use a litter tray and this makes it much easier to keep their environment clean. Sometimes faecal pellets need to be swept up outside the litter tray
Because rabbits pass their faeces and urine in a chosen area it is easy to train them to use the litter tray. By placing a litter tray in the area where they have chosen to defecate, the rabbit will learn to associate the litter tray with defecation. When training indoor rabbits several trays can be place around the house once the rabbit has learnt to use the one in its indoor cage.
Rabbits tend to defecate as they are eating and can be encouraged to use the tray by placing a hayrack above the tray.
DO NOT use clay litter as it can cause gastrointestinal obstruction if ingested. Paper pulp litter and straw are the safest types of litter to use.
Because rabbits pass their faeces and urine in a chosen area it is easy to train them to use the litter tray. By placing a litter tray in the area where they have chosen to defecate, the rabbit will learn to associate the litter tray with defecation. When training indoor rabbits several trays can be place around the house once the rabbit has learnt to use the one in its indoor cage.
Rabbits tend to defecate as they are eating and can be encouraged to use the tray by placing a hayrack above the tray.
DO NOT use clay litter as it can cause gastrointestinal obstruction if ingested. Paper pulp litter and straw are the safest types of litter to use.
