Litter-training your pet isn’t difficult when you are patient and vigilant, and can usually be accomplished in just a few days. You’ll need a litter box, litter, and a small cage that will allow room for a litter box at one end and just enough room on the other end for eating and sleeping. If you don't have a cage or crate, confine your pet to a small area of your home until it is litter trained.

A mama cat who lives indoors usually introduces her kittens to the litter box while they’re still in her care. Once a kitten is in its new home, litter training may only be a matter of showing the kitten where the litter box is.

Outdoor kittens who are brought indoors to live will need to be trained to use a litter box, and some dog owners will train their small or toy breed dogs to an indoor litter box for convenience. Even small household pets such as bunnies, ferrets and hedgehogs can be readily litter trained.

In a large house, you may want to strategically place two or more litter boxes in different rooms. When young animals gotta go, they gotta go, and small pets may not make it across the house in time. Having a litter box close by will help avoid accidents. As your pet matures, you may be able to get by with just one litterbox. Please use this guide to learn how to litter train your pet.

A cat litter box is adequate for most pets, but ferrets and bunnies tend to back up and lift their behinds before they go. They may overshoot the edge of a low litter box. A covered cat box will help keep the mess inside, but some pets don’t care for covered litter boxes. An inexpensive plastic dish pan with high sides will work just as well. Cut a low opening in one side so your pet has easy access to his litter box.http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/ferrets/a/ferrettraining.htm

Cat litter comes in many types, but ferrets, bunnies, hedgehogs and other small, furry pets may try to eat the litter. Choose high-quality, paper-based cat litter pellets for pets who aren’t dogs or cats. Don’t use pine or cedar shavings which contain natural oils that may be toxic to small animals, or clay or clumping litters that may cause intestinal distress and blockage if they are eaten. http://www.myhouserabbit.com/tip_littertraining.php,/ref>

Don't use too much litter in the box, just an inch or two depending on the size of your pet. Extra litter will get shoveled out of the box and go to waste. You may find that your pet doesn't care for the litter you've chosen. This will be apparent if it continues to resist litter training, or uses the box while perched near the edge. It may take some trial and error to find the type of litter your pet prefers. Sometimes plain ol' dirt works best.

When you bring your new pet home, keep it confined to a small cage with just enough room to sleep and eat at one end, with a small litter box in the other end.

Most critters won’t eliminate in their sleeping or eating area, so they’ll be required to check out the litter box end of the cage for their toilet area. They may be wary of the box with the strange filling in it at first, so put a favorite treat in the clean litter box to entice them into it.

If your pet eliminates in his sleeping and eating area, try switching the cage around so the litter box is on the other end. He may have some reason for preferring that end of the cage, so let him have his way to encourage him to use the box. If he still won't use the box, he probably doesn't care for the litter you've chosen.http://www.myhouserabbit.com/tip_littertraining.php

Put your pet in the litter box after each meal and frequently during play time. The first time you put your pet in its new litter box, it will probably sniff around curiously and may play in the litter. Let your pet jump in and out if he wants to; restraining him may give him the idea the litter box isn't a pleasant place.

Don't expect your pet to use the litter box the first time you put him there; it's still clean and doesn't smell like a bathroom yet! Take advantage of nature when your pet eliminates outside the box. Transfer the “accident” to the litter box so your pet will learn to associate his eliminations with the litter box. The smell of his own feces or urine in the box will encourage him to use it. http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/housebreaking2.htm

Once your pet is reliably litter trained, you'll want to find a suitable location for his household litter box(es)if you're going to let him roam freely around the house. Unfortunately, what you consider a suitable location may not be what your pet has in mind! Most pets will want their litter box in an out-of-the-way spot, but won't want to feel trapped, so they may not use a litter box that is covered or placed in a closet. http://www.paws.org/cas/resources/fact_sheets_cats/litterbox3.php

The corner of the laundry room or bathroom are usually good places to put litter boxes. It may help to have two or more litter boxes placed throughout the house, especially while your pet is still young.

Your pet may not like your choice of location, and may decide to choose his own spot. If you catch him trying to go in a corner or other hidden spot, consider placing his litter box there. If that's inconvenient, try placing a dish of food in the spot to discourage him from using it as his bathroom.