NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/talk/bizarre/28441

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From: [e-mail] (Rachel Dafni Christy)
Subject: REC.PETS OR ALT.SEX.BONDAGE
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Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 00:53:54 GMT
Organization: 'Ex-Biology Grad Student, Student of Life.
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IN REC.PETS  OR  ALT.SEX.BONDAGE

[e-mail] (Monica Cellio) writes:
)I'm having problems litter-training Stuart and am hoping that someone
)here can help.  (He's not long for my house if we can't solve this, but
)I *really* don't want to give him up.)
)
)He seemed to more or less get the idea when the box was in his cage and
)he was locked in it, so I started leaving the door open.  He still mostly
)got it, except for a few pellets on the floor that I assume are basically
)territory marking.  He had an occasional tendency to pee in another corner,
)behind a door, but mostly he used the box.
)
)Then I went on vacation.  During that time he apparently decided to do
)*all* his eliminations in that corner.  My house sitter got the bright idea
)of putting the box there (you can sort of get in and out of the room with
)it there), and that appeared to mostly work.  I came home, cleaned up the
)rest of the mess, and left the box there.  That was Monday.
)
)In the last few days he's shown an annoying tendency to use the area
)*around* the litter box, rather than the box itself.  I've tried vinegar.
)I've tried chili powder.  I've tried heavy scolding.  Nothing is working.
)We have reverted to him being locked in his cage with the litter box,
)a situation I don't like.  I left him in the cage last night and today,
)and when I let him out tonight he went right back to making extensive
)messes on the floor.  He's back in the cage again.
)
)I sift most of the pellets out of the litter daily and change it about
)weekly.  I praise him and give him treats when I see him do the right
)thing and scold him when he does the wrong thing.  He has gotten the
)idea in the past, so it looks like I'm dealing with a beligerent bunny
)who's finally gotten comfortable enough in my house to defy me.  Or
)something like that.
)
)By the way, I tried putting his food bowl in that corner tonight (someone
)suggested this to me privately).  He moved it partially out of the way and
)worked around it.
)
)Can anyone here offer any suggestions?  Please?
)
)Monica


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