Bella is doing so much better!

She is allowing not only us to pet her, but our good friend Gaite when she comes over, and my husband’s parents all had a lovely time petting a perfectly docile bunny who even nosed them to keep petting when they stopped.

She’s letting us do this in her cage even, and has stopped being territorial about her cage. I’m impressed at how mellow she’s become, seeing as how she’s not spayed!

We’ve got a routine going, and her diet is slowly being switched over to the good Oxbow pellets, and she’s loving all the new veggies we’re trying.

She’s been doing so well in my office area, that my husband got excited and rabbit proofed the main living area of the apartment (we’ve decided our bedroom and bathroom are no bunny zones, as we like to have some personal space.)

So the last couple of days, we’ve been letting her out to explore the rest of the apartment under supervision. So far, she seems to be loving it. She’s learned her way around, though she still won’t go into the kitchen which has lineolum- I guess the change in flooring wierds her out! She’ll get all four paws on it, but won’t move. Maybe in time. lol.

She’s even started playing in the office area, nosing around balls, pillows, and some crumpled paper I keep on the floor for her to play with. When I let her out in the morning, she does a sprint circuit of the hall, her cage, and the dining room, running as fast as she can in laps! It’s something to see, and pretty funny.

I am a bit concerned about one aspect though- she’s decided that “her place” is in the forest of chair legs under the dining room table. Now, I’m cool with her being under there, but once she goes under there she won’t come out! She’ll sit under there, sometimes get to the point of lounging and stretching out, and clean herself.

However I can’t reach her under there, so when it’s time for her to “Go Home” (the words we’re using for going back to her cage) she won’t budge. Today I even just went to offer her a treat under there, and she growled at the treat and pushed my hand and the treat away- then she clawed at the treat! She won’t allow me to pet her while she’s under there either.

Is under the table becoming her new territory because we’ve been petting her in her cage and the office? I would rather she keep her cage her territory, really, and I’m wondering if anyone has any thoughts.

Also- more pictures!

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