I use open litter box because I like to watch my bunny eat it’s hay :)

I struggled to toilet train with a closed litter box, she wasn’t interested in going in there at all. I also tried the big box with a hay feeder and again she wasn’t motivated by these. I’ve just taken the hood off my closed litter box and it works so much better for her! She’s also a weirdo and doesn’t like hidey houses or tunnels at all so you I agree with you you definitely have to see what your individual bunny prefers!

I have the Ikea hol trunk with two holes carved out, and both my bunnies love that. They feel so safe and secure when they are in there (for example, when I have guests, they always like to hide in there - before slowing coming out to sniff the guest out eheh)

I like hooded large size litter boxes since they are a like and extra hideyhouse for your bunny. My rescue rabbit peanut wouldn’t leave his litter box for the first day we got him.

I feel like debate in pet rabbit care really comes down to these two choices. 1. Do you train the rabbit to live with you in your home? 2. Do you cater to what the rabbit needs and find a way to live with them? I struggled really hard to potty train my bun with an open litter box. He would purposefully eat the hay from outside and did not want to jump into it. Even when he jumped in his butt would be hanging out and he would miss 😂😂 he almost seemed afraid to go into the container. he also pulled all the hay out and made such a mess that I couldn't have him 100% freeroam. I watched one of the videos on how to free roam a bunny from lorelei recommending a cat litterbox with a lid and decided to give it a shot. They were expensive but I would never go back. He no longer goes anywhere but inside the litterbox. Maybe this works because I only have one bunny but I live in a 2 bedroom 3 story house and he has 2 litterboxes and is free to go wherever he would like which is usually next to me. I dont think it's about philosophies or beliefs.. its just about finding what works for your life style and your bun's temperament ❤

Alternative to plastic puppy pads is plain newspaper! I have an environmental concern for the puppy pads too. I posted on a local Facebook group for spare newspaper and literally filled my SUV with free newspaper from someone in my city who delivers those weekly flyer packs and they had extra! Free litter for months for me. I've been doing it this way for like 10 years or more and it's scent free (except fresh paper smell) and natural so I dump all of it into the compost bin each week.

I'm a believer of large open litterboxes too. I found a stainless steel one and wouldn't go back. It's an investment, but I now never have to replace it since you can clean the bottom like it's new if you're lining it with paper. Then I have other hideyhouses that they can feel safe in instead.

Every bunny owner is different ultimately. I prefer hooded litter box because of smell and seeing all poos etc I can see that mine jumps out if hear anything suddenly but don't see that being different with open litter box

i find your videos SO calming to watch, i just got a huge smile om my face seeing a new video

love how considerate you are about different opinions people might have on rabbit care. love a respectful queen ❤️

I personally use an XL living world cage BUT its doors are always open since my buns are free roamed. I turned that cage into their litter box space/ extra hideout/ home base. Bc a open cat litter box is inside the cage, it actually makes cleaning sooooo much easier since the spilled hay is contained in one area while still having lots ventilation. To clean up, I just vacuum the inside of the cage and pick out some hay strands that my bun brought out from the cage. It keeps so much hay inside that it’s impossible to find hay outside of that area 👌

I really appreciate how candid you are :) thanks!

When I first got my bunny I didn't know bunnies should be free roamed and I had bought a cage. Thank god my bunny was tiny (not even a month old) so the first month she stayed in there comfortably. But the second month I put her in a play pen all the time and I free roam her 4-5 hours every day and I use her old cage as a litter box and it works well because it's like your litter boxes with the hay pockets or whatever they're called. So happy she lives well now🥰

KAT YOUR VIDEOS ARE SUCH AMAZING QUALITY OML I THOUGHT YOUR CHANNEL HAD 8 MILLION SUBS

So aesthetic and boho-.

I liked the close-up shots of them eating, really cute :D

Speaking on the pellet topic: Our vet suggested we give our rabbit at max 1/4 cup of pellets a day, but refrain from giving pellets two days out of the week! So they eat even more hay those days, since it's so important. They said it's becoming a bit more normal of a suggestion, even pellet companies are starting to add that information to the bags.

A really sensible, comprehensive and instructive video. 👍

Your rabbit care is amazing! This video was so interesting

Best advice yet, thank youuuuu!

love this video, i use a hooded litter box and my girl loves it! she’s never on edge unless i bring the hoover in😂😂 but again it really does depend on your rabbit! not everyone is the same🥰

Your house is so cute and aesthetic I love it :)

This is a great video! Thanks for giving me another perspective!

This helped so much thanks

I think you are doing a GREAT job with your rabbits and these videos! :D Keep up the good work, as much as you have time and energy, love too keep watching and getting great insight! BTW; You are higher up on my Bunny youtuber list than Lennon the bunny!! :D

Where are your hay racks from? :)

I love that you made this video

I agree to an extent. I use closed litter box but I added around 6 ventilation holes+ one on the top that came with it and my bun is not fussed about one entrance or it being closed, he is very carefree but I believe it depends on how u handle it and your rabbit. I love your channel

I understand why people would use a open litter box but to be honest my rabbits don’t care either way. Some people get so mad and insist that they need two exits but my bunnies are totally fine with it, also the ventilation on my closed litter box is just fine.

May you do a litter box tour? As well as link the products you use! I love the bin and the hay feeder!

I'm not a rabbit owner yet I'm still watching this ! Great video !

They have a great life❤️

I've got one open tray per bun (4) and two hooded boxes for each of them. For the hooded ones I use one of the ones with space for a carbon filter insert that I can remove as well as the door flap just so I can see what they've been up to in each box without startling them. I've never had a problem with ventilation this way either. Seems to be working really well but one of my girls loves to kick the litter all over the floor 🥲

-hoping you´ll make more videos soon...- bless you guys!

Your rabbits are very unique!!💖

I think your video was well done and well said. While Lorilei is a great advocate for Bunnies your point is well made. Not everyone has the same situation with our pets whether they be dogs, cats, bunnies even chickens. What works well for me might be a catastropy for someone else. Constructive, informative and still polite.

We have open letterboxes, just like you. We also had a closed sandbox which two out of four rabbits really loved to use.

I wish I saw this video earlier! I adopted 2 pretty big bunnies and bought 2 Moderna litter boxes for them (I think you have the same, 8:12). They had problems with using it, although they were using litter boxes before. So I bought one huge container instead and they started use it immediately!

This is so helpful Thankyou!! 😊

I have a large open litter box for my bunny and she loves it 🐰 newspapers on the bottom and hay on top.

I disagree, I have 2 buns and 4 litterboxes, they do really prefer the closed one as it doubles as a hidey house. If they get scared by something that's likely also the place where they'd hide. I also have cats, they have the opposite, only open litterboxes, as they do guard their litterbox and want escape routes. Rabbits kinda dig tunnels that they'll run towards, they're also slower runners and don't last as long as cats do and tend to go zigzag. In general I think rabbits feel more comfortable running through tunnels and taking a nap in a closed pet bed hidden, under closets tables or sofa instead of being in clear view.

I am so glad I watched this, because I have an open litterbox in the kitchen but been worriyng that it is to open... maybe not! :D I guess in the wild they poop outside of their tunnels in the grassfields so what you say really makes sense! Maybe the most natural is pooping by a bush or tree? Then they have protection but still easily escapes... so a corner sounds good, like you said. :) I have a big corner toilet. :) haha, Us bunny owners will l never get tired of talking about bunny pooping... ;) haha. Bless you guys!

Can you add links to litter boxes and hay racks you'd recommend? I keep trying different things with my rabbits, and I think I want to get a hay rack. I feel like so much hay gets wasted with how I have it now.

informative, thank you!

Thank you for this video!! Subscribed ❤

I use a huge bunny toilet ( I have an angora bunny) with a square metal grid. I love it! I line it with a charcoal activated P pad that I cut to custom fit the bottom. My angora is very comfortable with it. I love the part that he doesn’t have to sit, stand or hop through his pee or poo. Also the hay would be tangled in his fur. He also has another toilet on other side of house that he will use. He has my bedroom and does not live in a cage. He also is allowed to have free roam house time

My 3 prefer the hooded, corner box that is for a large cat. They play in there, use it as a bathroom, hang out. We have 4 in total, all in varying sizes/styles but the smallest one, that happens to be enclosed is apparently the place to be

I have tired so many different types of litter boxes with different set ups for hay and then My bunny Butter and I came to love the second one that you mentioned in this video(the one that has grid pen on top of it), but in extra large size! Its Way bigger than the one featured in this video :) I also had kept hay in the different containers but Butter always flipped it over so it seemed the mess wasn’t going to stop. So I decided to put hays in the corner of the litter box. (Thats where Butter does DECIDE NOT to pee or poo) and surprisingly, she loves it so much so far, I totally agree that every bunny has different preference and I think this would only work for me and her. So just take this as one of idea, not a useful tip! I would probably get another new hay container that would attract Butter, but idk when that would come. LoL

I also had many types of litter boxes in the past. For Eden (my bunny) personally, she liked the hooded litter boxes for a time, and then got bored and stopped using it and would mainly sleep in it. It is more ascetically pleasing because I made it look not like a litter box and friends and family can’t see the poop. Also Less hay gets dragged out. Again she liked it for a time but then got bored. My rabbit doesn’t act like a normal rabbit (she was syringe feed by me since 2 hours old). She never really learned how to be a “rabbit” so she enjoys being held and Closed spaces. Her favorite litter box I got is a corner litter box for cats. It is hugeeeee!!! I can sit in it with my legs and everything. It is high sided and can fit boatloads of hay in it. It is open topped and Eden loves it.

Good job Trin

Kat!! Loved this video and love the set up of your litter box. Can you link the items? I’d love to have the same set up with the tall clear storage bin and wire storage as a hay feeder!! :-)

I definitely agree with you! The open litter boxes gives much better ventilation. I saw that your video was posted 2 years ago, curious to know if you had found more litter box solutions in the market?

As a bunny and cat mom, both have large litter boxes meant for cats. (Jackson Galaxy has some litterbox videos that have relevant advice to both species, honestly.) The rabbit one is open with very high sides, and luckily he doesn't touch the pee pads which keeps it overall cleaner and less smelly. He has a hay bag, too, hanging into his litterbox! The racks just seem a little more messy unless you do more prep. Just what I do, but this is good advice I hadn't really thought about. I think my rabbit Thurberi might prefer a covered litterbox because he likes to hide, but if I ever get him one I'll definitely cut a second hole into it.

Good thinking, but during the day they mostly sleep. But yes during their awake time. They don't sit in their box a lot. They eat and move on. 🌸🐰 I totally agree about the closed boxes. My girl hated closed and was always nervous in them.

my rabbits seem to love their enclosed litterbox, but bc of this video im tempted to try and have multiple litterboxes for them!

Thank You. Sounds all good….

For me open litter boxes have always worked better and I can see it easier and know when to change it

Same, our bubs loves to chew plastic including the puppy pads and those terrible puzzle mats everyone loves lol. My bun chewed the ends and I was so so worried

I have xtra large littter box open and I have another hooded litter box because my buns like the hooded one to use primarily as a digging around box. I agree it smells less with the open one. they don't pee in the hooded one for some reason, so I don't have to change it often. Being a pet owner is about giving your pet what THEY need, not the other way around. Accept them for their natural instincts, because you cannot change them. Less stress for a happy bun.

I love the litterbox you have I am looking for another one since grids hurt rabbits feet

I agree with you my rabbits bite up the pads I had to just use boxes and add Yesterdays news papaer litter really easy clean up

I have a hooded litter box and when I get bunnies I will only put the hood during the night to have an extra giddy house

Mine as a cat litter tray full of hay and a "closed" one basically has the swing door taken off also filled with hay and she has a tote bag with 2 circles cut out filled with hay, so she has 2 options for a solo bun

I use a small dish pan with litter pads and shredded paper. The hay is hanging next to it. Works great. Get them at the dollar tree and can changed them out when they get soiled. I have a closed litter box but she doesn't like it.

i use these biodegradable puppy pee pads! but i make sure to get a smaller size, put it on the bottom and then paper-based litter on top. i only do this because my bun doesn’t dig his litter box and doesn’t go for the pee pads (maybe it’s because it’s covered well by the paper pellets lol) btw my bun doesn’t like hay racks (i’ve tried so many!) and will only eat his hay in his litter box, so it really goes to show that as owners we need to observe and understand our buns :))

Yeah, I think each rabbit is different :) One of mine would, I'm sure, loves somewhere to hide on because she is very sensistive, and my other on is really as you said : wanted to see everything all the time ! He's a real cat, always wanted to see as much as he can by getting high as much as possible ! ^^

where did you get the little wood house that’s at 1:13? it’s so cute i need it!!!

Really loved this one! Your videos are a work of art 🖼✨

I use pellets and only use puppy pads if we're off to the vet and I need to line the bottom of my bun's travel carrier. Other than that, the pellets are used weekly and I use a kitty litter box that has a removable lid & I took it off and use that in my buns X-pen. But, when he free roams, he uses the little box with a cover on it. Works perfectly because we have dogs and even though they have assimilated and accepted each other, he does better with an open litter box in his designated space, but prefers an enclosed space when he's out and about all over our house. You learn as you go with a bun...LOL

I use the big bunny cages as a litter box for my baby bunnies (I do NOT keep them there, it's only used as a litter box) I love it because it's so huge so they have a big area to go to the bathroom which I noticed helped with their training amazingly. I also love this for them because I can put their food and water in there so they poop all in one place. This is easier to clean for me also.

I already had the open large box and while I thought some of the set ups for the closed ones were cute I wasn't gonna spend more on that. My boy does fine with his TWO open boxes (my gosh he pees a lot). Now trying to get the hay set up for hopefully less waste. I don't have grids up to hang anything from so brainstorming for now.

I use Grey tubs...I don't know the true name but the grey or black tubs that restaurants use to collect dishes. Airports and governments buildings use them also to put belongings in while going through metal detractors. They are perfect size and cheap. I use puppy pads for quick clean up, under a metal grate with wood pellets for material. I only give my rabbits about a teaspoons worth of timmothy pellets a day for the minerals in them. They are very good hay eaters

i think my rabbit prefers a hooded box. i say that because he can also use it as a hide house but i took off the door thing. and when i have friends over they don’t have to see all the poo. i can always take the hood off but i think he likes it more.

I have 2 litter boxes for my large bunny. One of them is bigger and has a bit taller walls he prefers that one for sure over the shorter smaller one. Even tho he fits in both very well

Yeah my bunnies didn't enjoy the small ones we had at first, and it got dirty faster. One of my buns likes to sleep in her litterbox too

Where did you get the castle

❤️❤️ we have a IKEA hol with litter box inside and with two exits but also another litter box outside as well… litter box territorial behaviours hey! 😂😅

I am soooo happy to have find your channel❤️and your bun-buns are so cute too. I was planning to buy the closed litter box but now I think I should stick to my open one. I have a question. What part of Australia allows to have rabbits as pet?🥺

Where did you get the wooden house for the litter box? Love that idea

Hey where did you get your wire hay feeders from? Love your videos!

What kind of paper based pellets do you use? My bun has been eating the bedding instead of the hay.

I try to open the litter box but my rabbit was digging, so i have to close it again

What size tote do you use

My bunnies chewed around the edge of the litter box and the puppy pee pad. (They have chew toys they just love chewing on plastic. Which is why they aren’t getting plastic cups to play with). I do agree it’s up to the individual rabbit though.

Where did you get your hay rack from?

I was able to finally really litter train my bunny once I started using the closed one, before that he had a lot more accidents and stray poops and pee stains. Make of it what you will.

I like an open litter box, and hay racks better as well!

Hi... May I know where did you buy that big wood castle at your back?

I love the Ikea Hol!!! The thing is that they dont sell it in my country 😫

I think it depends on the rabbit I have three rabbits two of them like open litter box but one really prefers the close litter box he feels more secure in it

What type of bedding is she using? I didn't see one in the video description....

Where do you get the rug you have in this video?

My rabbit is neutered and I’ve tried EVERYTHING! But he will NOT stop peeing and pooping on my bed to the point where he has to be caged when I leave the room or I come back to a disgusting bed… Hes been neutered for almost a year! Please help me!! Sadly, he has since passed away while having a seizure. He passed away in my arms and he had his bun wife with him. I’m just so glad I was there for his last few moments. Please don’t ever take your pets for granted. It feels like you’ll have them forever but then one day… They’re gone.

do you have any links to the bunny rack you have ? i like it as its very big and the can pull out the hay easily

My litter box is the bottom of Egg's old cage so it is pretty large. I have a hay bag attached just above it so they can eat but they go for the hay I put in the bottom of the box. :D Maybe i have a bad sense of smell but I don't find the open box smelly at all.

what water "system" do you use??? I like yours!!! I have to keep refilling mine in the day. :)

I see that the bottom of your rabbits pen has like a wood almost like fence, do you have a link to that or did you make it yourself. I could really use one for my rabbit (also if you have any links for the hay holders and the litter boxes, i would love to get them)

omg!!!! i’m the first comment ❤️ i love this channel and your adorable bunnies ❤️ ❤️

I have two litter boxes and I have one rabbit one has a lid and one doesn't but they're the same type of litter box just bought one with a lid and one without and they're at opposite corners of the room. she also has a 3rd litter box but I don't use that one so I guess whatever works works lol i took the cover off the one with the lid cause I didn't like it it looked complicated for her to get in out so it's just the lid and no door

I use the hol as a hide house as I got it for the litter box but then they started pooing and peeing everywhere so I took them out and it’s a good hide house because it’s huge for my three number four coming in soon