escape artist won’t stop shredding furniture please help

[syl]

Sylvia is a 3 year old spayed female with a huge personality. i love her more than anything, but she has been getting on my nerves lately. she is free range with plenty of toys, but i can’t find any way to get her to stop destroying everything in the house. she has irreparably torn up countless sheets, a mattress, a couch, a loveseat, and multiple blankets. at nighttime when i’m sleeping and can’t supervise her, i put her in an x pen attached to a cage with toys, blankets, food, water, anything she may want or need, but every morning when i wake up, i find her out and about, digging holes in the couch. she gets a ton of attention, freedom from cage (minus the x pen at night that she escapes anyway), toys, etc. i really don’t want to have to put her solely in her cage at night, but i can’t afford all the damage she’s doing. ive looked online for any tips but none seem to help. if anyone has any insight, help would be greatly appreciated. side note: when she tears things up she eats them, not just destroys them. i’m worried about her health.

[Sirius&Luna]

She sounds like a handful!

I wonder if she could be bored at night, which causes her to go on these sprees! Have you considered a second bunny? (this is a huge undertaking in itself, but could be worth considering!)

Apologies if these seem like obvious solutions that you’ve already tried, but I didn’t see mention of them:
Does she have hay to eat? Can you try putting a litter tray and a box of hay on the sofa for example, perhaps with some fun herbs or dried flowers. This might distract her from destroying the couch if she sees something delicious to eat instead.
Do you know how shes escaping? Often draping a blanket or sheet over an xpen will deter buns from escaping, because just the perception of a roof will stop them trying to jump.
Have you tried wooden toys and willow or apple twigs?
You can also try blocking off the things you don’t want her to get to, rather than blocking her in.

[FlemishDad]

Could you put her in her pen and watch to find out how she escapes? Generally escapees jump onto a shelf which can be blocked rather than free jump from the floor over the fence to the floor on the other side.

[syl]

the sheet overtop is a great idea! she has so many toys and sticks to toss and play with, but seems pretty uninterested. i’m hoping to get her a friend once i move out of my current living situation, where i can only have one bun. she escapes by jumping on the arm of the couch right outside her pen, so i typically stack pillows, blankets, anything i can find to make it seem taller, but she seems to just jump beyond them and push them out of the way. i’ll definitely try the sheet idea, thank you so much!

[syl]

the sheet overtop is a great idea! she has so many toys and sticks to toss and play with, but seems pretty uninterested. i’m hoping to get her a friend once i move out of my current living situation, where i can only have one bun. she escapes by jumping on the arm of the couch right outside her pen, so i typically stack pillows, blankets, anything i can find to make it seem taller, but she seems to just jump beyond them and push them out of the way. i’ll definitely try the sheet idea, thank you so much!

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