Today Sugar was out in the living room for the first time in literally months. He's normally confined to the laundry room (not my choice; I live with my mother and after he chewed through two cell phone chargers and a TV cord he was banished to the back room), but today I was able to sneak him out for a few hours. He was a perfect angel: no chewing, no digging, no soiling or damage of any kind. Mom wasn't too happy when I told her, but I'm trying to prove that he's trustworthy enough for more "out" time now. I got him neutered last July, and it's been nearly that long since he's had free run of the living room. He's calmed WAY down since then, and I was even able to pick him up without much fuss once his free time was over (and, in typical bunny fashion, he HATES being lifted). At least he got in a few binkies, and took a nap over the heating duct. He did growl and "box" at the cats when they got rough with him, and they got the message pretty quickly.
I really, really hope that this can become a regular thing...I feel horribly guilty about how little free time he receives. He regularly goes out to pet stores on his harness a few days a week, and he (very) occasionally gets time out in the kitchen, but that's about it. I'll probably be moving in with my boyfriend in the next few months to a year (the military being as unpredictable as it is), so his situation WILL definitely improve, but right now I'm sort of limited.
I really, really hope that this can become a regular thing...I feel horribly guilty about how little free time he receives. He regularly goes out to pet stores on his harness a few days a week, and he (very) occasionally gets time out in the kitchen, but that's about it. I'll probably be moving in with my boyfriend in the next few months to a year (the military being as unpredictable as it is), so his situation WILL definitely improve, but right now I'm sort of limited.
