The Rabbit Thread

[Lord Snot]

Not about bunnies, but my kitty was adopted out of the shelter and then returned after a week because she wasn't paying enough attention to people/being interesting enough.

Funnily enough, after a few weeks with me, she wouldn't leave me alone stupid people.

Ugh, humans. All of our cats were terrified of us in the first week or so, they ALL set up camp under tables/chairs/between cabinets and only came out for food and toilet. It's only once they realise they haven't been taken to a house full of giants who want to eat them, their personalities come out. That's especially true of rescues who were often mistreated in the past.

Both Harry and Jessica were available for adoption a long time because people find their eyes "scary".

 

[AeryFairy]

Ugh, humans. All of our cats were terrified of us in the first week or so, they ALL set up camp under tables/chairs/between cabinets and only came out for food and toilet. It's only once they realise they haven't been taken to a house full of giants who want to eat them, their personalities come out. That's especially true of rescues who were often mistreated in the past.

Both Harry and Jessica were available for adoption a long time because people find their eyes "scary".

Tell Harry we all think his eyes are beautiful

 

[ledboots]

Just make sure it's plain, no added sugar or spices. A good, but more expensive, alternative is baby food squash.
In a pinch, you could cut and steam a squash, then let it cool and mash it a bit. It's just not as convenient as having a can in the cupboard.

I have even seen people give their bunnies whole pie pumpkins (the small ones) as a treat this time of year.

Ooh, i just bought 2 tiny pie pumpkins today on sale! If I had a bunny, I'd share.

 

[Lord Snot]

Sleepy bunny is all full of vegetables.

 

[kibbleforlola]

Harry is getting so big! Every time a see a new pic of him, he seems to have grown!

 

[Lord Snot]

That's what I thought, but according to the vet he lost weight after coming here. I did wonder at the time if there was something wrong with her scales, but I think perhaps his winter coat is coming in and it's just that he has more fur?

Fingers crossed when I take him back to the vets, he will have gained again. I had a feel of his ribs and there is a layer of fat over them, which I would think means he isn't underweight but just lean.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I want a bunny with ruby eyes!

There is one at the rescue who also has behaviour issues, so he is having a rough time finding a permanent home. (He was at a no-kill shelter, but was going to be euthanized because of overly aggressive behaviour. A foster home took him and worked with him, and he is now very calm and loves nothing more than he loves being petted. But because of his past, he is only available to a bunny-experienced home.) He is also six years old, so there are a lot of obstacles for him. If I had space, I would take him in two seconds.

 

[Lord Snot]

Oh bless him, he is gorgeous. If I adopt more bunnies in the future they will all be red-eyed whites!

I might be being stupid here, but there are two types of red eyes right? True red (ruby) and then Harry and Jessica, whose eyes are blue but the pupils shine red in light?

 

[RabbitLuvr]

As far as I know, all bunnies' pupils shine red in the light. There might be some sort of genetic difference between the pale blue with red rims that Harry and Jessica have, vs bunnies with darker blue eyes. I haven't researched it, though, so I'm not entirely sure.

 

[Lord Snot]

 

[Lord Snot]

Harry Flopper seems to like his daddy! He hasn't peed on him yet, so he obviously doesn't love Mr Snot as much as he loves me (I've been peed on quite a lot) but that's okay, he can be a mama's boy. This is also his last day as a bachelor.

 

[SummerRain]

Introducing Mushroom my 6 (I think! I forget) year old bunny. This is last time I saw him in the summer (he lives with my parents) and he's chilling in the garden in his run, at night and at winter he lives inside (he has his own room!). He loves it outside though because everyone feeds him kale and parsley and milk thistles from the garden when they walk by ! Even though he's getting on a bit he binkies all the time and runs about like a young bunny.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

Mushroom!!

 

[SummerRain]

We call him Mushy for short.

 

[Lord Snot]

Mushy is ADORABLE! I would feed him parsley and milk thistle and kale too

 

[Lord Snot]

Jessica and Harry's date went really well

So we took Jessica home with us.

And in no time, Jessica was grooming her new husbun and they seemed very content munching hay together.

Then Harry got a bit horny, Jessica was not impressed and they had a bit of a disagreement. Some fur flew, so we locked Harry in the hutch to give Jessica some space. She explored for a few minutes then went back and sat right beside the hutch, so it seems like she still wants to be close to him and he hasn't put her off the marriage too much

We have divided the hutch in half and they will get supervised playtime only until Harry is fixed. But I'm feeling really positive about this bonding

 

[SummerRain]

AND THEY CALL IT, BUNNY LOOOOOOOVE

That's just too cute for words. I hope it all works out for them both.

I just bought my bunny christmas presents. This threads been making me miss him!

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I'm so happy things went well with Harry and Jessica!!! She loves him!

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I just bought my bunny christmas presents.

I just got in orders of treat and toys for my bunnies.

 

[Lord Snot]

I bought a bunch of stuff from Jessica's rescue's Amazon wishlist. It's one woman running a rescue from her home with the help of her mum, she also works full time and funds it herself plus any donations she can get. If anyone asks me what I want for Christmas I'm gonna tell them to buy something from the wishlist for me, since I don't really need anything and what that lady is doing really humbles me.

I put Jessica and Harry away for the night in their separate hutch halves, but Jessica keeps upturning her litter tray and thumping it against the side. I don't think she's doing it on purpose, she's just too big for it and keeps falling out, but Mr Snot is trying to sleep in there so she is sitting with me watching TV.

I'll have to be on the lookout for something I can use as a litter tray that will allow Jessica and Harry to both sleep comfortably inside. I can't think of anything except big storage boxes, which would be too high. Will have a look round and consult with Mr Snot to try and think of something.

Also HOLY MOLY are her poos huge