I don’t know what’s wrong

[Grace]

So I have a year and a half lop named grace, I recently adopted her (about 2 months) she’s often very scared, I’ve tried ever I can think of to make her happy, she’s free roam yet sits in the litter box all day everyday, she doesn’t like to run around like my other bunny. I’ve never seen her flop. Nor binky, she just sleeps in the litter box and eats. I’ve tried giving her bananas, apples, strawberries, pear, and lettuce. But she doesn’t like any of them. I don’t think she’s depressed because I read that bunny’s that are depressed don’t eat or drink. And she does all of that. How do I make her happy? I’ve put her on my bed and she sits for hours but she doesn’t come close she doesn’t like to even be looked at. She just loafs in the litter box. What do I do to make her happy? Or is this common behaviour for Holland lops? My lionhead doesn’t act like this at all. What do I do?

[Kiki]

If you just adopted her it might not be the right thing to already have her free roam. She may be scared/intimidated because it’s a much bigger area than she is used to. I would suggest giving her her own space and letting her free roam for just small periods of time at first.

[kurottabun]

I agree with Kiki that you can try limiting her space to a smaller area first. Maybe start with a dog pen? Then slowly expand her area once you see her exploring the smaller space. Also, what kind of flooring do you have? If it’s a slippery surface like wood or tile, then that could be the reason why she doesn’t like coming out of her litter box. Some bunnies are ok with slippery surfaces while others hate it.

[Sirius&Luna]

I agree, give her a small space to call her own, even if you leave the door open all the time it will help her to feel secure. You could also try some hidey boxes around the room, and maybe some tunnels?

My lionhead is definitely more energetic than my lops, but it might just be coincidence

[Kiki]

My lop is lazy as heck, she will have random binky bursts, but yeah she’s like me , she’d rather be napping

[Muj Mom N Bun]

I agree that maybe she is overwhelmed and intimidated by the vast space and change that is suddenly upon her. Give her a smaller space to call her own and let her grow to feel secure in that and then open up more space to her. Of course, I already can guess that she would still need enough space for proper excerise and playtime, even if she is doing it all solo for a while until she begins to feel safe in her environment. Also, while she is feeling things out on her own terms, let her come to you.. as she begins to feel more trusting and secure, her curiosity of the person who keeps giving me all these yummy goodies to eat will kick in and she will decide to try to check you out. Also, I am unsure how often you put her on the bed, but try to maybe pick her up less. Come down to her level on the floor with her… she may be still very unsure of you and doesn’t really love feeling so vulnerable being picked up.

When I adopted BunBun, (she was being rehomed by a family that was ready to put her in a shelter) she came with a cage that I had no choice but to pick her up in order to get her in and out of, and when I finally was able to rid of that and got her a crate (her diva den domain), she improved quite instantly simply because she was then able to get in and out on her own, without be mom-handled.

[easter]

is she bonded? if not was she before you got her? she could need a friend, or maybe her friend died and she is pining

[Marzipan The Bunny]

I agree. My boy free roams all the time but everyday when he feels overwhelmed or scared he always runs to his x-pen for a while.

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