I don’t think your relationship was damaged necessarily. She sounds like a perfectly normal young bunny that is blossoming. 😉  She’s 3 months old, so I assume she isn’t spayed yet. As her hormones kick into high gear in the coming months, be prepared for more of this type of behavior.

She’s just growing up. 🙂  Baby bunnies are usually pretty chill and happy to be handled. Adults not so much. Even once she’s been spayed she most likely won’t go back to being as cuddly as she has been as a baby, but that’s completely normal for an adult rabbit.

I agree with others about growing up, but I will also say that if you have to pick her up every day to return her to her pen, that will likely harm your relationship eventually.

It’s best to only pick up buns when needed for nail trims, deep grooming, etc. Since she’s growing up, she could be starting to get annoyed that when you pick her up, it means play time is over, so it’s a double-negative (being handled and no more playtime).

Is there a way you can lure her back to her pen with food? I usually will feed my buns their salad or pellet ration in their pens to get them to go back in when I need them to. Usually a shake of the pellet cup is all I need and they come running!

You can also add some safe enrichment activities in the areas she digs. Block off the problem spots with NIC cubes or tiles, and add a digging bog, cardboard cat scratchers, or grass mats. Some destructo-buns also love shredding phone books.

Agree with Dana, it’s best to pick them up as little as possible.

Aww she will forgive you. Some things definitely fall into the “tough love” category with bunnies, but all is usually forgiven with a couple of days of spoiling. 😉