Hi there, welcome!

Sorry in advance, I’m going to ask a bunch of questions to try to see what might help!

You mentioned she was recently spayed, how recently? Female buns can go through post-spay hormone surges that can cause an up-tick in behaviors like marking, chasing, digging, etc. My hunch is that the chasing is related to hormones draining….

The chewing is a normal bunny thing though! How much time per day do you spend with her?

Can you describe her diet? I ask because eating hay is actually an important part of preventing bunny-boredom, and you mentioned she’s getting a bit fat, so maybe she’s getting too many pellets and not spending enough time eating hay.

You can also make enrichment activities that make her work for her food a bit. Stacking cups for babies(you can hide pellets in them), or egg cartons, or just scatter feeding her pellets to make her look for them can help.

Finding the right toys is really all about finding what activities your bun likes. My girl Bertha likes to dig, so she loves chewing and reshaping cardboard cat scratchers (they have seriously saved my carpet). Tunnels and boxes with holes cut in them are also great. She also loves food… so hiding food is a good activity for her. Bun Jovi on the other hand likes to climb things, so having lots of things for him to hop on and climb keeps him entertained.

Also, check your own behavior to make sure you aren’t unintentionally rewarding behaviors you are trying to stop. On that same topic, many bunny owners find it very rewarding to do some clicker training with their bun. You can even teach your bun to do obstacles. I think since she is food motivated and energetic she might love it! If you look up clicker training bunny on youtube you’ll find lots of tutorials and fun things to try. I’ve never done this because I’ve always had two buns and it was too confusing, but I was able to target train my cat, and it was really fun!

Ah, gotcha, so prob not hormones then!

Snacks are definitely hard to resist, but they can really add up for buns!

Not sure what your set up is, but if her cage is small, you might consider adding a pen to give her a front yard type area, even when she’s penned in.

Hi and welcome to the forums (: Ahh yes the good ole days! Some bunnies are like mini toddlers with sugar, you just gotta wear them out. I built a pen in my room for my bunny, he’s in there when I’m not home. It’s about 7x6x4 and it was the best choice I made. Bunnies love any interactive toys, even loud toys that have a rattle in them. I stuff hay in cardboard toilet paper rolls and they make a good chew toy. I let my bunny run down a babygated hallway, he absolutely loves it and binkies like crazy. You could also teach her tricks like giving you a toy or giving kisses.

Bonding is a very complicated but enjoyable topic. It would be best to pair her with a neutered male if you decide too, but the bonding process is a long one. I highly recommend looking on Petfinder. You truly don’t know how your bunny will react to another bunny unless it’s with one. When I first had Kylo bonded it was with a professional from my closest rabbit care organization and things went so smoothly. When they are bonding they will have to be in two separated pens but still able to see each other, and you do daily bonding sessions in an X pen. Bunnies do good in pairs, and can get depressed if left alone a lot, so I do encourage you to find a little buddy for Francine!