Why Does My Bunny Pee on Me? Understanding and Resolving the Issue
It’s expected that your bunny will take some time to adjust to the new environment when you bring him or her home. However, despite litter training, you may notice abnormal urination patterns that are often inappropriate, annoying, and, if we’re honest, pretty disgusting.
My two mini rex rabbits often had little accidents, especially when young. We also had some trouble with them spraying. However, nowadays, it no longer happens at all. It’s been many years since the last time.
Here are some reasons your rabbit might pee or spray on you.
Table of Contents
1. Fear
2. Trauma
3. Needs to be trained
4. A medical condition
5. Marking territory
1. Fear
Rabbits are sensitive prey animals by nature, which causes them to scare easily. This is especially true if they’re not used to socializing with people or other animals. As a result, one of the main reasons your bunny pees on you when you pick them up can be out of fear. Your rabbit may be afraid of you, perhaps because you’re yet to earn their trust. This may also be due to rough handling, mainly when removing them from their bunny hutch. The rabbit feels scared or concerned, and once they settle in your arms, they pee involuntarily because they don’t know what will happen.
2. Trauma
Like fear, your bunny may be traumatized by a negative experience when being picked up. So, when you pick them up, they might feel scared of repeating the trauma and pee. While this shouldn’t stop you from taking them home or keeping them once they’re home, it’s a good idea to find out the history of your rabbit, whatever age they are, when you get them.
3. She needs to be trained
A simple reason your bunny pees on you might be that they don’t know it’s wrong. If your rabbit hasn’t been taught to urinate in a specific spot, it can easily pick up bad habits, such as peeing on its guardian. We place a litter box filled with rabbit bedding material in the corner of our rabbit’s room, and she will only ever pee there. Training her didn’t take any work on our behalf, but rabbits are spotless animals and prefer going in one spot. If you give them a comfortable spot to go in, they will make the most of it.
4. A medical condition
If your rabbit is peeing on you, they might be feeling unwell. Inappropriate urination is a common symptom of several health issues, including urinary infections, kidney disease, and diabetes. If the unwanted peeing is coupled with rabbit diarrhea, you must take your pet to the vet as soon as possible. The problem may be psychological, for example, if your bunny is stressed or frustrated.
5. Marking territory
Lastly, your bunny peeing on you might be territorial or sexual behavior. This is called spraying, where rabbits voluntarily urinate on other rabbits, objects, or people to mark them as their own. You can tell if your bunny is spraying by the strong odor of the urine that’s way more intense than usual peeing. Additionally, bunnies spray on vertical surfaces, while normal urination is usually directed at the horizontal ground. One of our male rabbits.
Source:Petnpat.com
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