Wabbitdad12 wrote:
Has Natasha been behaving herself?
*knock on wood* Yes, she has - the change in her behavior over the last few weeks has been amazing.
She's been using the litter boxes in the dining room and the computer room, when I'm on the computer she plays with paper on the floor or just lies next to me, and when she does jump into my lap at the computer she hasn't peed on me once in weeks. I've even noticed that she's been much cleaner in her cage, not leaving droppings on the upper level at all for quite some while.
I had friends over last Sunday for dinner and they remarked on how "normal" she seemed ("normal" being more like Scone, since he's the only other rabbit we've known). She did leak a bit on the sofa while they were there - just making sure they knew she was still claiming me - but it was a real leap forward.
For some reason Natasha started to push her water jug off the top level of the cage over the last week, which is something of a feat, as when it's full it has to weigh about half what she does. I've bungee-corded the jug to the side of the cage and that seems to have foiled her attempts at redecoration for a while. She does have definite ideas of where things ought to be - for a few days her baby keys would be carefully put in her food dish, then she started stacking the cardboard hay tube in the hay rack after she ate all the hay in it.
I'm almost ready to start leaving Natasha out at night. I tried a few nights ago, letting her out after her bedtime broccoli and getting into bed to see what she'd do. She had a great time jumping up on the bed, climbing all over and kissing me, and jumping to the floor to jump up and do it again. I finally chickened out and put her back in her cage, but I think free-range nighttime is coming closer.