So… I thought Olaf might like to hop around in the grass.

Quick backstory: I adopted Olaf from the local shelter. He had been found running around outside with his brothers at 3 months old. I got him at 6 months and he has been an indoor house bunny ever since. He has supervised free-roam of my living room for about nine hours a day, split morning and evening.

I’m not a huge fan of taking indoor rabbits outside. I love seeing cute videos of those who do it safely but I don’t think it is 100% necessary for every bun. I’m also super paranoid and the idea of it always stresses me out.

Anyways, it was a super nice day so I thought I would try taking Olaf out in his x-pen. Just a small, safe space in a little patch of untreated, fresh grass. Food galore!

After setting up the pen I took him out in his carrier and set it inside. I climbed in the pen, sat down with some treats, and opened the carrier. I also put a small towel down next to me in case he didn’t like the grass. It was fairly quiet and a really beautiful day. He poked his head out, looked around, and immediately started roaming the edges of the x-pen looking for a way out.

His breathing was heavy (from new smells and, I assume, stress) and he had that wide-eyed, what-do-I-do look. He had no interest in the grass or treats. It was all business. We were only out there for maybe ten minutes and he just couldn’t settle or seem to enjoy himself.

I knew it was best to go back in so I popped him in the carrier and we went back inside. For the rest of the day he hid under the coffee table looking remarkably fluffy. I’ve heard some rabbits shed a lot from fear (this happened at the vet last time) but on this occasion his fur looked super puffed up like it was standing on end. It was so bizarre and I felt terrible for making him so uncomfortable.

Needless to say, I think Olaf is officially an indoor bunny.