Taking Bunny to Work

[BEL]

Hello!
So I have lately been taking my bun to work with me ( I live a 10 minute walk away from the office so I just take her in a carry bag). When she is at work with me its during the day when she is super sleepy so she just relaxes either in bunny loaf  position or stretched out on a blanket in her x-pen. She does spend most of the time in loaf position and a little time stretched out. Her eyes don’t look stressed and she eats and drinks water and poops like normal BUT she is super cuddly while at work with me. She always wants my attention and will even sit on my lap to be pet. She even comes up to the cage bars when someone walks by to try and get pets from them too. When they go to pet her she hunkers down and happily tooth purrs. She would never do that home, she prefers to be on the ground/bed when you pet her. Her change in behavior makes me worried that her coming to work with me is stressing her out a bit but I can’t see any signs of stress. She even has a huge box to hide it but she prefers to sit on top of it and hope for pets. What do you guys think? What other signs can I look for to check if I am stressing her out too much?

Thanks a bunch!

EDIT: She just stretched out on top of her box (which is the closest spot to me). This means she is relaxed right? Sorry first time bunny owner.

[Fluffykins]

Sounds like she prefers to be around people. What exactly about her behaviour makes you think she’s stressed?

Coming up to reach people walking by and settling down for pets aren’t exactly the classic signs of stress.

[Deleted User]

I’m confused as to why you even take her to work. Most people leave their buns at home. She seems relaxed and not stressed, but I still wouldn’t do it.

[BEL]

It was just the change of her behavior that worried me. She doesn’t want this much attention at home.

[Wick & Fable]

Work seems to be a more stimulating environment for her. Considering her behaviors, it seems stimulating in a positive sense. It is a sign that she may find life outside of your work boring, perpetuating very little need for attention at home.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Fluffykins]

Posted By Wick on 11/28/2017 12:34 PM
Work seems to be a more stimulating environment for her. Considering her behaviors, it seems stimulating in a positive sense. It is a sign that she may find life outside of your work boring, perpetuating very little need for attention at home.

Agree with every word. I’d continue to do as you do. What an awesome workplace you must have?

[flemishwhite]

I think she enjoys the change in environment and is favorably stimulated by people walking by. You’ve got an outgoing adventurous rabbit. 

My previous rabbit, Bunny, really enjoyed going outside.  She’d sit by the door begging to go outside.  She wouldn’t go outside on her own, so I had to accompany her.  There were some bushes near the sidewalk in front of our house.  She liked to lay there.  She could watch, hidden, as people walked along the side walk…people out for a walk or walking their dog.  I’ve sure she got a perverse enjoyment laying only a few feet away from an unsuspecting dog.   It was pretty boring for me….big cup of coffee and a newspaper in the morning….and in the late afternoon, the same big cup filled with wine. 

Bunny soon learned she got a lot of attention when we had visitors.  She’d hop into the living room and strangers would be always acted surprised to see a loose rabbit in the house.  Mischievous, a woman was setting at our dining room table, and Bunny snuck up and rubbed her face against the woman’s ankle.  The woman looked down and saw this brown furry thing and just shrieked. Great fun for a outgoing rabbit.

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