I don’t doubt that Lulu doesn’t LOVE it, but I think this is probably best for their safety, and your sanity. They already have better accommodations and more free range time than probably 90% of bunnies out there. Don’t view it as trapping her. Most people have to have some kind of containment for their rabbits. I need my buns to be penned at night. I prefer this also in case of an emergency, I know where they are and can retrieve them easily and quickly.

Do not feel bad. Those two buns hit the bunny lottery when they got YOU as their owner. I couldn’t think of a better person to take care of them. :o)

That is such a nice setup. It’s your best so far~ I just love it. Seeing your pictures makes me wish I didn’t have carpet in the room I use for my rabbits. Beka is right: don’t feel bad! I mean what’s next? You give in to Lulu and let her out 24/7 and then she will want the whole house! you’ve got to draw the line somewhere, and this line is your sleep. That’s what I did with mine. Also, whenever you go away and need them to stay with a sitter, they have got to be used to be enclosed. It is in their best interest. Don’t let your rabbits tell you how things should be… you are the boss.

Posted By mocha200 on 01/11/2011 12:23 PM

  I Though I was there slave! 

yeah… but in return, you also get to be their Master!

Don’t let her have spaces that she can’t always have. It will confuse her not just in litter habits but it will make her harder to manage.

Well, I think your set up is *awesome*

Although you could just give it a shot and see what happens, if you felt really bad. Before we found out about Stan’s allergies, Remy used to sleep under the covers next to my feet. I won’t say we never had an accident… but they were very rare. Momo usually chose to sleep under the bed instead, but I think that’s mostly because she didn’t want to make the effort to hop up on the bed lol.

It is not always practical to have bunnies able to be free run in an area where you sleep.  It is more important that YOU get the sleep you need without bunny kisses during the night.  Plus- bunnies are mighty tempted to pee on beds and I would hate for that to be a deal breaker with your parents and not have them allowed to be free run in any part of the room at all (parents aren’t always reasonable when they see pets differently than we do).

That’s a really good point that I didn’t take into consideration. When Remy was sleeping with us, we were already married and living in our own place!

I know what you mean, Indy started out having a cage at night but I felt so bad putting him back he just got to be out all the time. Those little stinkers sure know how to put on the guilt trip on us don’t they!?

I love your new setup, it’s awesome and so clean and tidey! Do they love that bucket hidey hole thing you have? It looks neat!

I agree with the deal breaker like Katnip said about the bed….Mine like to dig in my bed and I have a crumby blanket on top so they can ruin it. Occasionally somebunny will pee on my bed too

I am married and have my own house- but I still have to take my husband into account and what he will find acceptable. LOL I would have to imagine Griffin chewing thru his CPAP (breathing machine for sleep apnea) at night to be a deal breaker!
Griff is so “in your face”- the other night I had friends over and we were playing Super Mario- Griff and Schreoer were out of their pen for their exercise time- Griff jumped up on the couch and started lickng my friends husband who had fallen asleep. So he woke up to a bunny he had never really met before licking his bottom lip!

lol, exactly! They don’t sleep with us anymore since we found out about the allergies. Remy got on his hind legs and stared over the gate for a few days, but he doesn’t seem to mind anymore : D

Ohhh Lizzie…poor poor Remy…I would have caved in seeing that little face staring at me!!

Bunnies do make sleeping more difficult in the bedroom it seems!

I’d love to have the bunnies in my room at night, but my hubby is scared we’d squish Monkey in our sleep

Could you try blocking your bed off during the day when you’re gone, and while your home and at night let them up on the bed? Try it out on a weekend see how it goes.

wasn’t there someone else on here that sleep in an ex pen so their bunnies could have free run?

LOL!! I laughed out loud at her pooping because of the loud noise!!!!

Bee was really my problem on my bed, most likely because she was a naughty teenager bunny! She LOVED digging and really when I missed giving them their pellets in the morning, I would come home to pee on me bed. Of course I can’t be certain it was her but…Indy’s been really good about potty-ing in the box. Bee has been a very destructive teen. Although….Indy has ruined tons of things too.. I won’t ever forget now; I just got my new smartphone and I was on it’s headset talking to my friend and all of a sudden I couldn’t hear anymore. I looked down…and there was Indy. The cord was dangling and he bit it in half. Also…I was laying on my bed with my knees in the air with my cell phone charging and talking on it…Indy was binking all around me and running in between my legs….then my phone goes beee beee. Indy bit my charger in half. Gahhhhhh those 2 I swear!!!

Do you have a crumby blanket you could use on top just in case? That’s what I do.

 who was it that slept under a shower curtain?  You could always try that… 

Yeah I guess what I mean is make the transition slowly.. letting her up on your bed under supervision during “play times” and then back to having the bed penned off when you’re not home into on your bed at night when you’re sleeping (or trying to ).  If she continues to pee when angry, I would back off then.  (Vinegar works great of cleaning up pee, not that I’ve had to use it or anything ).  

You don’t want to have to sleep in an xpen or under a shower curtain, but you do want to spoil your buns .

I was watching one of those animal hoarder shows yesterday and this guy had over 100 chickens IN HIS HOUSE. He kept some of them in his master bedroom, so he had to sleep in the living room on a cot.

I am watching this thinking “This guy is nuts!” when in reality, I think we are ALL just a few bunnies away from sleeping on a cot. LOL…