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Hodari works very hard. I’m so proud of her, so I wanted to share with you the results of her work.
These pics are of today’s “excavation” project. She likes to dig “tunnels” behind some of the objects in her room; in this case it was behind the buckets I use for her dirty and clean litter. I placed some paper bags, a couple of hand towels, some packing paper from Binky Bunny, and some of her grass mats and toys between the dresser and the buckets to simulate dirt, rocks, and other debris. She had a ball.
It’s a little messy, but what the hay!
The end! 
Time to rest. Have your bunnies had similar projects? If so, please share the details.
Just edited this to fix my typos. Twice.
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I love their projects! Good job, Hodari!
That’s great that you made one for her to work on. Years ago I stuffed a down comforter under my couch to stop Spockie from hiding under it. Well, he started to dig a tunnel. And dig. and dig. and dig.
He pushed a squished spot along the length of the middle and came out the other side, but it took him weeks. He went back to it faithfully every day.Bunnies always remember projects they start and they go back routinely.
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It’s fun to watch her work, especially when she gets a little frustrated and starts throwing things.
She does keep going back to the buckets, looking to dig some more. I guess I’ll have to keep a stock of paper bags and packing paper from now on so she can make more messes. 
I tried making her a diggy box several times, but she wouldn’t play in them. She’s more of a dig the carpet kind of girl. 
Spockie must’ve been elated to have finally made it to the end of his tunnel. I may try that next. Hodari would love it. I have to make sure she can’t tear a hole in the fabric, though, because she’s bad about eating stuff she shouldn’t.
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She’s definitely happiest when she has a job to do; yes, especially if it makes a big mess. Lol. I am just so happy to see her playing again; with the e. cuniculi, I didn’t know how soon she’d improve or how much. It was hard watching her try to play and then always falling over. Thanks for the compliments.
Elrohwen, I do think she’s similar in color to Hannah. She keeps having slight color changes, though. Periodically the hair on her back gets darker and changes pattern slightly, as does the hair on her face. I don’t really know why, but I like seeing what will happen next!
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I will have to post some more pics of her so you can see her coloring a little better, and we can compare her with Hannah. Because she’s a year old, I’ve been surprised that she is still getting these darker bands in her coat periodically; and then they just get assimilated with the rest of her hair so that you don’t notice them any more. Her back does look silvery.
She’s definitely a destructo bun!
I’m just glad I found some paper products she likes to play with but not eat! -
Lol. Yeah, she’s my sweet baby girl. Her messes don’t bother me as long as she’s happy! DH and I just step around all the toys during the day and pile it all into a corner at night so we don’t trip over anything if one of us has to get up to go to the bathroom.
And I always wear slippers so I don’t get stabbed by all the hay. -
RabbitPam: That’s hilarious.
Sammy kept popping out where I didn’t expect her to. She really likes your slippers, doesn’t she? In another video, or maybe it was some pictures, I’m sorry I don’t remember which, wasn’t she also playing with your slippers? She is so cute. 
Mindy:
Thanks for the compliments. Hodari does dig at the curtains and bite them sometimes. We usually drape them over an open dresser drawer, or across the buckets, or something during the day. As long as they are pretty much out of her way she won’t usually be tempted by them. It’s cute when she tries to push them aside with her nose, though, and they won’t stay put; she gets a little mad. I hope Blossom gets distracted by her toys being on the rug so she will leave it alone. Hodari is bad about digging the carpet and pulling at the fibers with her teeth, so I am always supervising and trying to come up with fun diversions for her. Sarita: Thanks. She’s been playing a lot more now that she’s feeling better. She goes to the vet again on Feb. 7th for her second blood test. She’s still a little dizzy, so we’ll see… As long as she can play like this I am happy! Big binkies aren’t necessary.
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