I need some advise about my rabbit, Happy. She has been with me for 3 months now, and she seemed really settled in, and always used her litter box. Then came the drama. I got a call one day, out of the blue, while my boyfriend was at work. It turned out that my boyfriend’s 11 month old nephew needed temporary guardians, or he could go to foster care. Of course, I said we would take him! Our apartment is only 2 bedrooms, and I have 9 year old twins, so the crib, and all the baby’s things were set up in the living room. My boyfriend was freaking out, over his family situation. The bunny, and the cats were confused, and scared. I tried to keep to our normal routine, letting Happy out to free roam each morning, and putting her to bed in her cage at night, I didn’t have the time to give her and the cats the attention I normally would. Adding to the drama, my boyfriend decided to have his sister come stay at our place, so she could be with the baby, and I could help her learn how to properly care for him. (She’s young, and a first time mom, and just didn’t know she had been making some mistakes.) Now our home was very overcrowded, and I had my hands full. I felt like I had to take care of Mom, as well as the baby, and the house was getting messy, and uncomfortable, and my boyfriend was so stressed, he began having severe panick attacks. The bunny spent a lot of the day just hiding behind her chair, and the kitties were clearly stressed. Any way, we made it through, and were able to send both Mama, and baby home. It was a relief to get our home back, and little by little, the bunny and kitties started venturing out, looking for attention again. Happy started following me around everywhere I went. She would climb in my lap and groom me, and started licking/grooming my face, which she had never done before. At first I just thought it was cute, like she was just relieved. But now it seems like it’s more than that. She scratches at the doors sometimes when I’m in my room, or the bathroom. And she has stopped using her litter box, altogether. She insists on peeing on the couch, or on me, and poops anywhere, and everywhere. My boyfriend is getting upset. He doesn’t want me to let her roam the house anymore. He wants me to use the playpen. But I feel so bad! I feel like she was traumatized by the family drama, and now she feels so insecure, she just wants to be by me, all the time, and wants to mark her territory so she won’t ever lose it again. I do agree that we can’t just let her keep peeing and pooping all over. I just don’t know how to get her back to feeling comfortable. I’ve tried moving her to the litter box after she pees, and giving her praise, and treats. I have put her in her cage on a time out when she pees. I have even told her no, but not harshly. I never ever yell at her, or anything. I just need advice. Should I use the playpen for now, until she starts using her box again, or will that make her even more traumatized? What should I do? She’s such a sweet girl, and I love her so much. I just don’t know how to get her to use the litter box again.