Bunnies are generally easier to litter train if their mother was litter trained, they will learn it from her.

The one think I learned is no matter if the bunny is litter trained or not, just put hay in the litter box. They will eat the hay when they poop. They put two-and-two together pretty quickly.

They can also learn to be litter trained by other rabbits, so if you’re intending to bond rabbits together, have them in pens next to each other and they will teach each other.

If you want your bunnies to be free-roaming (running around inside all day), litter training them first before “releasing” them into the house is a great idea. Even if they are free-roaming, the training situation is exactly the same, but in a larger space.

Once they learn about their litter box, you can then put it anywhere around the house and they should find it (you may have to show them where you put it first). They are pretty good at finding their poop-spot.

People struggle with litter training rabbits. That’s because they are doing it wrong. Rabbits are simple, and look for hay to toilet on. Give them hay in a box, and they will use it without issue.

If you want to use paper litter: Initially, use a box of hay, then over then next few weeks you can lower the amount of hay and slowly replace with recycled paper pellets, or similar. Don’t use kitty litter it has chemicals and clays in it that are not healthy for rabbits. Kitty litter is made to eliminate “cat-pee” smell, and that is too harsh for bunny-feet.

Keep in mind that bunnies will eat their litter. Paper can clog them up, crystals can absorb all gut juices, clumping clay is poison. Hay is always best. If you can, get bales of hay, its much cheaper than buying bags. And don’t skimp on the amount of hay you use. Bunnies love digging around in it, laying on it, playing with it.

Buttons and Cotton came litter trained, but I didn’t realise that until later.

I didn’t know to ask when I picked them up.