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- 03/01/2018 at 3:47 PM
  Honeybunny
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  I’m living in a big apartment with my little bunny, Lola, but I’m about to move into a much smaller place. I’m worried that it will be too small for her, I never lock her in her cage but giving her free roaming I’m scared she’ll chew on everything. Right now I have a baby gate in my room and I let her live her life freely in here but in my new apartment my room will be way too small to keep her cooped up in there. I’ll have room mates and I just don’t them getting mad if she chews on things or leaves poop around somewhere (I have her litter trained but in new places she’ll poop a little). I’ve tried to train her not to chew but she’s a bit of a brat. She knows not to do it and will run as soon as I yell “no” but as soon as I look away she’s back at it. I don’t have the room or time to handle another rabbit as a companion. I just want to know what to do to make things more manageable for her. Any ideas for toys, bunny proofing, training, or anything of that nature will be a big help. Especially the toys part, she’s so picky and never likes any of them. She rather chew on my door over anything. Any kind of help will be appreciated. Thank you!
- 03/01/2018 at 3:56 PM
  Honeybunny
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  Oh, and I might look into getting a cat as a friend, if anything. She absolutely loves the cats in my apartment right now, she always forces cuddles on them if they come into my room. I thought this was weird as first because of the whole predator/prey thing but she doesn’t seem to care lol
- 03/02/2018 at 2:18 PM
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  Why is your room too small? A whole room for her to free roam is still much larger than an x-pen or a cage. My boys have never been free roam due to the fact that they aren’t bonded, and both live in separate cages. I moved from an apartment to a shared house with a single room. My boys seem to think a whole room is plenty and manage to get into loads of mischief.
  
  For bunny proofing, you can set up gates in areas you think she’ll be prone to chewing. If it’s cords you can buy special protectors for them. For toys, my boys love anything made out of hay, and they really love those wicker balls and apple sticks. They’ll chew on those all day.
- 03/07/2018 at 4:48 AM
  GarfyTheLop
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  I think your bedroom would be a totally acceptable size for her so I wouldn’t worry
  
  I can’t comment about bunny proofing because weirdly my bun isn’t interested in chewing anything he’s not supposed too.
- 03/07/2018 at 5:10 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  I agree, a whole room should be more than enough space, as long as she has lots of fun things in it, like hidey boxes and tunnels. Under my bed is my bunnies’ favourite place to be.
  
  To be honest I can’t see how getting a cat as a companion for her would be less work than getting a second bunny. You’d have to buy different food, litter etc, make sure the cat wouldn’t ever be vicious, and give the cat more than one room to live in. Obviously the bonding process with bunnies is stressful, but once they’re bonded, I would have thought it would be much easier!
- 03/08/2018 at 3:54 PM
  caillou
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  I live with roommates and my bunny! I’ve used nic grids to box off the wires in the living room where his cage is and I let him out when I get home from my classes. My bun has always generally been pretty good about only pooping in his litter boxes (I have three set up across the living room) but he does have stray poops here and there, and when he digs on the couch. My roommates hate it, but I clean it up as soon as it happens, as he’s typically only roaming when I am around. I don’t know how well you know your roommates, but mine are my friends and have been pretty understanding so far. I’ve had to explain many, many times that rabbits are not really ever 100% litter box trained because there will always be stray poops. But I can’t imagine that your bedroom, would be too small an area!
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