How do you teach your rabbit not to jump on furniture?

Answer 1

This is a cat thing, it is a normal thing that cats do. You can try spraying the cat with a squirt gun every time they jump on something you do not want them to. Takes time, but it is known to work. Another thing to do is set mouse traps where the cat jumps up on and the sudden snap will scare them and prevent them from jumping up there in the future without thinking about it first.

Answer 2

One of the best solutions to this behavior is to get double-sided sticky clear tape and put it on the furniture the cat jumps up on. (Not painted or finished wood surfaces) Cats hate the feeling of the sticky paws and won't jump up a second time.

Instead of the time-honored spray bottle of water, I suggest a can of compressed air, the type used to clean electrical relays and keyboards. It makes a hissing sound that cats hate and you can spray it at them as much as necessary to remind them not to do a certain behavior, like jumping up on a table.

Just putting the can on top of the table is enough to make them stay away after the first two or three spritzes!

Good luck with one or both of those ideas.

Answer 3

I have never seen or heard of a rabbit jumping on furniture (the problem is usually the rabbit chewing on furniture legs). Since rabbits are naturally scared of heights I must assume that you carried your bunny when it was little and put it on the furniture either in your lap or just put it on the furniture. You have established your furniture as part of the bunnies' TERRITORY. I would try the same tactics as trying to break a dog or cat of doing something you don't like. Tell it NO! and shoo it off furniture. Some people have luck discouraging bad behavior by spraying rabbits with spray bottle with water in it while telling them not to do bad behavior (getting on furniture). Let me know if you have any luck, this is a new one on me!

Answer 4

You might not be able to. Rabbits can be naughty animals, especially when you've let them know about something you don't want them to do. Some people have success with using water spray bottles, saying "no" in a firm voice, and being very consistent -- these training methods might work for you and your rabbit, or they might not.

The best way to keep your rabbit away from something, aside from physically blocking that area off, is to try and make it so that your rabbit is perfectly happy to stay away. Making a rabbit happy means giving her plenty of rabbit toys, play structures, and hay to amuse herself with, as well as giving her plenty of attention (playing, cuddling, socializing).

If your rabbit wants to join you on the furniture so that you'll cuddle and pet her, consider joining her on the ground, or changing your rules and allowing her to join you on the furniture. Keep a nice big floor pillow in the room so that it's comfortable for you on the floor. Keep a blanket or beach towel in the room that you can throw on the sofa for times when your bunny wants up.

Answer 5

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