My rabbit has 2 litter boxes: 1 in her cage and 1 in the bathroom of my apartment.  She rarely goes potty in her cage.  I think she tries to hold her #1 until I get home, despite me putting wee-wee’d papers in her cage litter  box.  Due to being in an apartment, I cannot leave her unattended in my house when I am at work.  I would like her to feel comfortable going #1 and #2 in her cage box, and I don’t know how to accomplish that other than putting her #1 & #2 in the cage litter box.

Additionally, her main litter box is in my bathroom next to the toilet.  I have had her for about 1 month and she has been using it just fine for #1 and #2.  Recently, however, she has started becoming territorial with the entire bathroom, not just her litter box.  She will be running around the house but when I go in to use the bathroom, she comes charging in and glares at me while I do my ‘human business’.  She will move my feet, try to chew on my toes and otherwise, push me out of her bathroom. She seems fine, however, if she is already in her box doing her business and I come in to do mine next to her.  After I leave, in either situation, she walks the entire bathroom to inspect if I have changed anything.  She also does not like me cleaning her litter box, which I try to do when she is not around. 

Her litter box is of her choosing, a gold pan.  I use Carefresh natural paper bedding, and only remove the #1 soaked portion, leaving a few wet papers in the clean box.  My bunny is a rescued 3 year old New Zealand white and is spayed.  The only other issue she has is a steel determination to get under the couch which is covered in chicken wire and cinder blocks.  She is convinced there is a weakness she can exploit. 

Any ideas on how I can stop her being territorial over my/our bathroom?  I really don’t want to feel like ‘sneaking’ into my bathroom every time.  Due to the size of my apartment, I have to change the wee-wee’d papers every other day or the entire place smells like wiz.  Thank you!