@dasomyu1 the main smell i get with sam is the straw and hay in his box. that's a definite farm/barn smell. however if you're used to dogs or cats a bunny is nothing compared to them. give me hay over kitty litter any time.
@quackerdoodle remember that any rabbit proofing has to be done in combination with consistent training, for example in my office, it would be very easy for sam to jump on the desk and wreak havoc if he really wanted to-- but he doesnt because keeping him off tables, desks, and counter tops were part of his training. that's just one example, but i'm very confident that with some attention to training and common sense rabbit proofing that even smudge could be a respectful cageless roommate :)
@quackerdoodle theres a few ways, *i* used the water gun from the video, the behavior corrected itself in a matter of days -- i'd say i only had to shoot him 3 or 4 times before he gave up on jumping (this was the kitchen table, but the training seems to have carried over to any surface jumping, which is why he doesnt get on the desks or living room coffee table either). i'd also recommend trying any product made to keep cats off of counter tops as well, they should work the same for bunnies.
@sanyasagar it's great to see another free-ranger , i hope someday -- like cats and dogs -- it becomes DEFAULT for rabbits to live cageless .
I'm actually quite jealous of you that you get bedroom bunnies at night, we tried really hard with him over maybe 6-10 weeks trying to train him to go back downstairs to his litter box to piss but he just wouldnt do it. i think he saw the bed as the humans "box" and didnt see any reason why he couldnt share it and save the trip.
@sanyasagar we actually chose NOT to go the muli-litterbox route because we didnt want the smell, clutter, and mess in the bedroom with us (or double the work of litter maintenance). Do you have a permenant litter box in the bedroom AND somewhere else? or did you use a secondary box as part of the overnight training and you took it out later?
@webseth actually, it wasn't quite as complicated for me because i live in a teeny tiny apartment and it's literally just me and her. her cage (always open) which has her litter box in it is in my bedroom. at night, she sleeps on the bed or wherever she wants and jumps into her cage when she has to go. i can definitely see it as being more complicated if you have two levels in the house and your bunny's "house" is on the bottom floor.
im really interested in getting a house bunny, but i just want to ask if they smell alot :/ as it'll be in my room most of the time.
great video though! ive started to rabbit proof my room already
dasomyu1 3 months ago
@dasomyu1 the main smell i get with sam is the straw and hay in his box. that's a definite farm/barn smell. however if you're used to dogs or cats a bunny is nothing compared to them. give me hay over kitty litter any time.
webseth 3 months ago
Some good tips there, however it is definitely not Smudge-proof!!
quackerdoodle 8 months ago
@quackerdoodle remember that any rabbit proofing has to be done in combination with consistent training, for example in my office, it would be very easy for sam to jump on the desk and wreak havoc if he really wanted to-- but he doesnt because keeping him off tables, desks, and counter tops were part of his training. that's just one example, but i'm very confident that with some attention to training and common sense rabbit proofing that even smudge could be a respectful cageless roommate :)
webseth 8 months ago
@webseth how do you stop a rabbit jumping onto things? What are your techniques?
quackerdoodle 8 months ago
@quackerdoodle theres a few ways, *i* used the water gun from the video, the behavior corrected itself in a matter of days -- i'd say i only had to shoot him 3 or 4 times before he gave up on jumping (this was the kitchen table, but the training seems to have carried over to any surface jumping, which is why he doesnt get on the desks or living room coffee table either). i'd also recommend trying any product made to keep cats off of counter tops as well, they should work the same for bunnies.
webseth 8 months ago
Nice, Seth. You probably know you can pick up the bunny fur from the carpet with masking tape.
Featureman 8 months ago
lucky rabbit indeed! my bunny is free range as well, but i don't shut her out of the bedroom. i get a kick out of her sleeping next to my face.
sanyasagar 8 months ago
@sanyasagar it's great to see another free-ranger , i hope someday -- like cats and dogs -- it becomes DEFAULT for rabbits to live cageless .
I'm actually quite jealous of you that you get bedroom bunnies at night, we tried really hard with him over maybe 6-10 weeks trying to train him to go back downstairs to his litter box to piss but he just wouldnt do it. i think he saw the bed as the humans "box" and didnt see any reason why he couldnt share it and save the trip.
webseth 8 months ago
@webseth have you tried putting another litter box in the bedroom/upstairs? maybe that will help!
sanyasagar 8 months ago
@sanyasagar we actually chose NOT to go the muli-litterbox route because we didnt want the smell, clutter, and mess in the bedroom with us (or double the work of litter maintenance). Do you have a permenant litter box in the bedroom AND somewhere else? or did you use a secondary box as part of the overnight training and you took it out later?
webseth 8 months ago
@webseth actually, it wasn't quite as complicated for me because i live in a teeny tiny apartment and it's literally just me and her. her cage (always open) which has her litter box in it is in my bedroom. at night, she sleeps on the bed or wherever she wants and jumps into her cage when she has to go. i can definitely see it as being more complicated if you have two levels in the house and your bunny's "house" is on the bottom floor.
sanyasagar 8 months ago