Hi all!  I’ve got a question about how best to introduce our bunnies to the bigger apartment we’re moving to in a week.  I read something about how it’s best to keep a new bunny penned up at first and then gradually increase their territory so that they keep to their litterboxes more, and don’t try to mark everywhere at once… Should I do something like that with our bunnies when we move?  This place has some expensive carpeting, apparently, so I want to try to protect the carpet… Also, it will be by far the most run space they’ll have had (they’ve just had studio apts up till now), and they might be a bit overwhelmed at first. 

Their litterbox habits so far are okay but not great… they do keep to their bunny condo (mostly), but they started peeing & pooping sooo much throughout the first floor of the condo (where they have two very large litterboxes already) that I just gave up and built them a new condo with a smaller footprint so that we can cover the entire first floor with litterboxes!    They’ve also started peeing right outside their condo, which I’d like to dissuade them from.  I’m also planning to put down plastic and then some indoor/outdoor rug I bought at Lowe’s over the carpeting in this future bunny-room, but want to make extra sure to discourage marking or digging on the rest of the carpet too. 

So, should I keep an X-pen attached to the entrance of their condo for a little while, then just let them roam the bunny room, then let them out into the rest of the apartment after a week or two?  Or is that not necessary?  (I’ve had them both for 3 years — they’re ages 3 and 4.)  Please let me know what you would advise!

Thanks,

Meg