How can I teach my pet rabbit where to pee or poo?

I think it's more a case of work out where the bunny likes to do the business and put the litter tray there! Our littleun likes to run into the kitchen and go in the corner.We put the tray there and hey presto, 9 times out of 10 she goes in there. What is funny is, if we lock her away in her carry hutch for a little while, she won't do ANYTHING in there. Once we open the door she runs straight to the kitchen and into the tray! Bless. Nick

A few things that I can think of. 1. Are you putting bedding over the floor of the pen? If so, stop. Only put bedding in the litterbox. Immediately clean up messes so the rabbit gets the idea of using the litterbox, and that other areas are not acceptable. If your pen floor is old, buy a new sheet of linoleum because otherwise the smell is everywhere already. 2. Where do you put the hay? Put the hay in the litterbox, they'll eat and poop at the same time. 3. How long ago did you get the rabbit? If you just got them, rabbits often mark territory with poops. 4. How much space does the rabbit have? If they have the whole run of the house, you'll want to first confine them and train them. A puppy pen of about 8 square feet seems to work well for training. Anything less than that isn't enough space. I usually upgrade them to 16 square feet once they get the idea of litterbox training (never longer than 2 weeks for rabbits I've had). 5. Is the rabbit spayed or neutered? This is a huge factor! If not spayed or neutered, make an appointment and get it done. You'll have a lot more success. Hope that helps! Check out www.rabbit.org for more information on litterbox training.

Oh that's kinda tough. I never see a trained rabbit in my entire life. Well maybe you have to put him in a cage. In that way he has nowhere to go. hehehe

Well, if you're not planning on breeding your buck/doe, you should get him or her spayed or neutered because that is their way of marking territory, and 'fixed' bunnies are usually a lot less territorial. Second, if you provide them a litter box with hay like the post above me says, they will often pee or poop there just out of coincidence, because they spend so much time there eating. You can also put some of their droppings in the box to show them where they go, or try picking your pet up gently and placing them in the box if it looks like they're about to use the bathroom. It takes time, but most rabbits can learn.