Bunny problmes!!?? i dont know what to dooo!!?

Question

I havea miney rex bunny, she is going to be 4 months this months and has not been fixed yet. Ever since I got her I left her cage open so she could go in and out as she pleased, also so that she could bond with me and my boyfriend. The bonding worked great! she comes up to us, let's us pet her, she lickes us, she "binkys", she lays flat out on the floor just enjoying life during the day.. she's just a happy bunny over all. The issue starts at night when we are trying to get sleep. Since our bed is on ground leve meaning it dosnt have a base she tends to jump on it. I really wouldn't mind it but all other times wev let her stay on it she pees and poops on it. She is potty train nd she dosnt pee or poo around the room, just the bed. So I'm guessing she does that because she's claiming it as her space. But how can I get her to stop? Its really becoming hard to get some sleep since she's more active during dusk/dawn, and since I'm a light sleeper as soon as she gets on the bed I notice nd take her down right away, but I know that once she gets on the 1st time I'm going to be up for 3 good hours just pushing her off. =/. That's one of the problmes and the 2nd problem is that she chews on evrything in the room! I just need somthing to spry to make her stop, id perfer if I could use somthing around the house other then going to buy somthing. We are thinkning of giving her away but I want to know if ther is anything I could do b4 we starting to ask ppl. We have tryied to keep herin her cage during the night but she goes crasy in it. Not only will she bite the bars, she will litterly shake the whole cage. I would put her out in the garage at night, but idk if its bad for her to be shaking the cage all night untill the next morning.
Any advice would be amazing! I really don't want to give her away, but if thers nothing I can do, then I feel like I got no option. I do no that once we get her fix she culd calm down on both the chewing and peeing on the bed, but we don't. Wannt to spend 150-200$ and then decide to just give her away.

Answer 1

Chewing - if you don't want it chewed, keep it away from the rabbit. That's the rule! Time to start living a minimalist lifestyle with all *stuff* kept in solid boxes, books behind glass doors, wires protected off the floors and with special protective piping. Here are some bunny-proofed rooms for inspiration:

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Peeing on the bed - to rabbits peeing on soft duvets apparently is pretty awesome, even once spayed. Are you able to get a bed base to help there? Stopping her getting up there is the only way to prevent that. Rabbits in a bedroom is only for the very heavy sleeper! Being active when she is is completely natural and normal.



Do you have another room other than a dark dingy garage for her to go during the night? Get her spayed once she's old enough and you can bond her with a husbun, having another bun to snuggle with will stop her going so crazy at night for partytime companionship! Night-time is DEFINITELY bunny partytime!



Sprays and physical punishment WON'T WORK! That will just make her fearful of you, completely undoing the hard work you've done to bond with her.

Answer 2

Hello, my two rabbits are exactly the same with been more active at night and biting the cage when they are in there! i only have one room so i just have to put up with it but could you maybe put her in her cage in a different room? if biting the bars was hurting her she would stop, she is probably just upset and a little angry that you two are out the cage and she is locked in, over night i dont think it would do any harm as long as she is out all day. sometimes making sure the room is completly dark makes my rabbits calm down, they jump up on my bed but it doesnt wake me up properly and they are much calmer in the dark. if i leave the light on they are very active and wake my flat mate up! i think with the weeing and pooing on your bed you need to boil wash your sheets and scrub anywhere that could have her urine smell on, we might not be able to smell it but they have very sensitive noses and they go to the same place to wee and poo. hope it works out, dont give up just yet x

Answer 3

I spent a long time in that predicament, and it feels really dangerous, but if it helps most my pals are actually single and i'm the one with the long run boyf :D you'll to find any person and when you do, you'll be able to soon overlook concerning the instances you had been the one single one, and humans can be envying you. Hope this helps. Ruth x

Answer 4

You need help. Put her in the garage at night. She will get over it, don't feel bad. Spray vinegar and water on things so it tastes bitter. Good luck! Oh, and btw, how much does your mini Rex weigh? Mine is six ounces, and my friends ( from the same litter, we got them together ) is 7 ounces. But they are babies.