Hi! I’m happy to meet you. I am very new to this type of forum, so I’m still familiarizing myself with all your icons and such! Hope everything turns out okay!

My bunny, Hodari, is a Lion Head. She is light gray, or gray and white; when looking up info about her breed I saw that breeders decribe her as a pearl-point marten. Is that right?

I am sorry to say she came from a pet store, where everyone, including grabby young children, carried her around. I was worried for her safety and talked my husband into bringing her home. (“We’ve had a guinea pig,” I said. ” A bunny can’t be much different, right?”) We’ve had her since February 21st. She was spayed on March 31st. It was estimated that she was probably close to 4 months old on the day of the spay. Our vet does spays/neuters every week, and she felt that our bunny’s young age was actually an advantage as far a recovery time goes and considering that there would be little fat accumulated around her organs yet. Hodari did great! She was eating and pooping not long after the surgery.

BTW, the name “Hodari” is Swahili, and it means “brave, strong, and clever,” depending on context. Hodari is cautious about new things, but never panicky. She adapts well to new sounds and situations.

She loves to have me cuddle and rub noses with her, but she hates to be picked up. Her favorite hobby is to dig at towels, or anything she thinks she can move, and when she’s in her dog crate she likes to try to pull things (her willow baskets, her grass mats, etc.) through her grass tunnel.  Here is a recent picture. The white coloration around her eyes is becoming more intense. I love watching her grow.