Why do rabbits pee on their kits?

Answer 1

Spraying and "throwing" urine is a common sexual and/or aggressive and/or territorial behaviour in unaltered rabbits.

Neutering/spaying your rabbit, especially at a young age, will often put a stop this behaviour. (This is one of many reasons why you should spay/neuter your rabbits.)

Answer 2

Their bowl is in the corner they have designated as their potty corner. Try moving the bowl but first disenfect the bowl so it does not smell like pee because they will be habituated to peeing where it smells like they should, too. Very small bunnies are not used to a designated potty corner yet, and tend to go wherever they are. You don't say how old the bunnies are.

Answer 3

Most does don't actually pee on their kits. The urine stains and marks on kits is often caused by rolling around in a soiled, dirty nestbox. Some does choose to use the nestbox as a bathroom before and after the litter is born. The kits, who live in the dirty nestbox, will inevitably get dirty themselves. So why is it on their backs as well? Kits feed upside down. If you ever watch a kit during feeding time, as soon a mom walks into the nestbox the kits grab a nipple and turn upside down. Again, since they are feeding in a dirty nestbox, their backs get dirty too!

Answer 4

Because they have to