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- 11/14/2017 at 8:32 AM
  SaRa
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  I have a spayed female holland lop bunny named Bubba who is about 4y old. She was never into digging before, as she has gotten older, she now digs like clockwork!
  
  She always digs in the evening or in the early morning, specifically when the sun rises and sets. She can go on doing this for several minutes uninterrupted. I also noticed that it usually gets worse when the weather changes and it gets colder. I tried getting her a sand-box or dirt-box figuring she might enjoy that but she would rather dig on harder surfaces in her enclosure. She does not do this in the carpeted area or her actual litterbox either (thankfully) but she will on the linoleum area where her food usually is.
  
  I thought it might have to do with her nails but I clip them once a month so I don’t think that is the issue. Also, my boy rabbit Poe never engages in this behavior.
  
  It doesn’t bother me at all, but I am curious…can anybody give me an explanation as to why this happens? Thanks!
- 11/14/2017 at 6:24 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  My Bindi went through a diggy phase when he was younger. It drove me mad. My buns are not bonded so he would have to wait his turn to come out in the evening. I think that’s why he would dig. A certain corner in his condo for like an hour every evening. He eventually grew out of it.
  
  Maybe try to give her more out-time if she’s not free roam?
- 11/14/2017 at 6:52 PM
  SaRa
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  Hello LittlePuffyTail!
  
  My buns are not bonded also…but I have a fairly large game room attached to my living room, and I let them out at the same time- one will be in the living room and one in the game room separated by a tall baby gate. The arrangement seems to work fine as I can see them both and they do not fight through the gate.
  
  She gets a lot of outside time but maybe she is just spoiled and wants more? LOL! You say your Bindi did this when he was younger; my Bubba is 4, is that still considered young in terms of age?
- 11/16/2017 at 6:11 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Yup…..Bindi was probably around that age or older when it started. And it continued for quite a while. He’s 10 1/2 now and much more mellow, thank goodness.
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