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Good luck for your thesis, BubbleJo! You can do this!
There’s no autumn in Indonesia, but we’re seeing a slight increase of rain and humidity. Bad news for our hay
Chito would flat out refuse to eat hay that’s not ‘crispy’ and I understand why but….i don’t want to waste them ;_; Anyhoo, happy September, everybunny!
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Public school for elementary kids started yesterday, and High School started today. Although it’s not uncommon to start as late as September 3rd. When we lived down south, school generally started the first week of August, and in rare cases mid August. Different states have different school schedules. It’s strange, I know.
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Exactly, except for playing with Ben
But Ben gets angry with me when I bother him too much so he is usually let alone during the day exept for feeding time, which is three times a day, and sleepy time, which is where I lay down in his cage and sleep for a bit with him until he falls asleep, than I slowly get out. -
I love fall too – we just don’t get one here. Not properly autumnish, anyways. We just get the turnaround night – when a cool breeze kicks in signaling the end of the heat. Everyone waits for that night. After that, it’s nice weather until it flips to hot again in mid-spring.
Can you imagine how amazing palm trees would look if their fronds turned colours in autumn? Like giant torches everywhere…
But I do put on a show of solidarity and wear Uggs and sweaters and scarves and beanies and gloves to work. And drink mulled wine in the evenings.
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That moment of confusion when you receive a St Patrick’s Day card in September… I opened the mailbox this afternoon to find a lovely green envelope addressed to us from Hubby’s parents in the USA. Turns out it was a St Patrick’s Day card that they mailed on Feb 26th which only just arrived over 6 months later. I can’t help but wonder where it’s been all this time. Is the international post sent via canoe now?
Also, it’s FRIDAY!!!!
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Except for Six White Boomers, Aussie Jingle Bells and Aussie 12 Days of Christmas
But you are right, most of them really don’t count, haha. Each more cringeworthy than the last
I do have a soft spot for Six White Boomers, lol.
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSsffF2xhA
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnJ8jsw4BSo
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4IlcGyoswThere is Carol of the Birds/Orana To Christmas Day which is quite a lovely song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85XtT8F4YvY
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Aww, Benthebunny, I wouldn’t be too worried. I remember learning I was going to be in the mean teacher’s class one year when I was in school. She turned out to be the best teacher ever! Don’t let others’ experiences cloud your judgement. Go in with an open mind and make your own assessment after you’ve been in the class for awhile.
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LBJ – excellent advice for BTB, it was exactly what I was going to write !! (It was! Truly!)
Our adv. maths teacher was the same. A very strict, frightening, elderlyish man who marched down the corridors shouting DON’T RUN!!
But he played on his reputation and in the first lesson (with us trembling in our Doc Martins) he explained that he didn’t mind if we didn’t understand (just ask) or didn’t get the answer right, what he couldn’t stand was laziness and his time being wasted – so as long as we showed a page worth of calculations, even if wrong, things would be OK. And do you know they were !!
Oh Mr Collins – I only had him for a year, but respect lives on !!
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Posted By LBJ10 on 9/02/2016 9:57 AM
But Vienna, Chewie isn’t a white rabbit. His color is distinctly dandelion fluff. He’s snow white underneath!
My favourite Christmas carols:
Frosty the leper
Didn’t even have a nose
But he jumped about with a laugh and a shout
‘Cause he still had seven toes…AND
Decorate your father’s belly
Falalalala lala la la
While he’s sleeping by the telly
Falalalala lala la laJelly smeared in patterns festive
Falala lalala la la la
Makes a centrepiece suggestive
Falalalala lala la la(The Simpson Guide to Life)
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Posted By LBJ10 on 9/02/2016 9:11 PM
What a nice story Vienna! And thanks!Ugh. I’m so depressed. I was crying earlier because I saw Cash’s socks sitting by the back door. It’s been 2 months. The socks hadn’t moved. But I saw them there and I broke down into tears.
That’s grief for you. It ebbs and flows. It’s a good thing to cry for her though.
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Posted By Q8bunny on 9/02/2016 11:12 PM
Posted By LBJ10 on 9/02/2016 9:57 AM
But Vienna, Chewie isn’t a white rabbit. His color is distinctly dandelion fluff.
He’s snow white underneath!
My favourite Christmas carols:
Frosty the leper
Didn’t even have a nose
But he jumped about with a laugh and a shout
‘Cause he still had seven toes…AND
Decorate your father’s belly
Falalalala lala la la
While he’s sleeping by the telly
Falalalala lala la laJelly smeared in patterns festive
Falala lalala la la la
Makes a centrepiece suggestive
Falalalala lala la la(The Simpson Guide to Life)
Never heard those versions before!
The one I remember from being a kid is:
Jingle Bells
Batman smells
Robin flew away
Father Christmas
Lost his britches
Flying TAA.
(TAA was an airline we had here years ago).
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Posted By LBJ10 on 9/03/2016 6:43 PM
Jersey – Her socks were just sitting there “looking” at me. Those are some very strange versions. LOL It goes:
Jingle Bells
Batman smells
Robin laid an egg
The Batmobile lost a wheel
And the Joker got away!That’s the version I know, except the last line is “And landed in the bay” for some reason
Have had an awesome weekend
My dad’s visiting from interstate so he stayed at our place last night, was super nice to see him and we’ll be seeing him again next weekend. Then this morning I conducted my first bird surveys for the season, and boy did I hit the jackpot. My very first site not only had amazing views of gorgeous rolling hills, but I saw a bird that not only have I never seen before, but is a rarity for the state. So that was pretty exciting. Unfortunately since I was doing official surveys, I didn’t have my camera because I can’t carry it while using a clipboard and keeping track of time, but I managed to make a detailed sketch etc. I knew what it was right away, but when observing rare birds, they take observations more seriously if you have detailed field notes or sketches that you made at the time. So even though because the ground and all the vegetation was wet I ended up with squishy wet socks for over 3 hours, it was well worth it.But wait, there’s more! On the way home, I passed by a willow tree overhanging the edge of a dirt road, so I pulled over, jumped out and grabbed some of that for the bunnies. I’m thinking I might only give them a little of it fresh, then perhaps try and weave the rest into wreaths and dry in the oven or something, I’m not sure yet. Any ideas on dealing with that?
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Well I had a “windfall” today – unfortuntely not the financial kind, but just as good !!
A WHOLE huge branch of a willow tree had fallen down in the windy rainstorms of this morning next to the canal and so I ran (well walked, like I was doing a wobbly-kneed, swingy-hip movement walking race) back home to get a bag and secateurs and left a naked branch by the waterside !!
YUM! YUM! exclamed Zou when I arrived home!!!
Just got back from cinoche (cinema) “Nocturama”.
DO NOT spend 2 hrs watching it…. trust me !! It does SO annoy me when my time is wasted like that !!
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Posted By Vienna Blue in France on 9/04/2016 3:41 PM
Az – which side of Oz are you? Same as Jersey or not?
She is! She mentioned in Q&A thread that she’s in South Australia. Same as me.
@Azerane, as Bam said, just pop willow in a dark place (keeps leaves from going black) with a bit of air flow around it if want to dry some. It won’t take long. I put it in my shed, hanging up if I get lots. Then put in cardboard box after. You can easily dry in in open cardboard box also if there isn’t a ton of it.
It’s great seeing the new seasons growth coming in. Happy bunnies! The weeping willow around he seems to get rust but its good for a lot of weeks when it’s new growth. There is another non weeping type i pick that seems to be more resistant to the rust. The council has cut out some of my fave tree.
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Yes, we’re in the same place
And hooray for willow hauls! I made mine into varying sized wreaths. I tried drying some in the oven which worked well but was a mistake because the smell was very strong
the others are slowly drying in front of the heater. ETA jersey’s post wasn’t there when I started.
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I am so excited because I finally Crysta-proofed the decking and backyard fences, and she had her first run of the whole backyard today
She did a high binky for the first time, so I was so chuffed! It was so much work to clear out and modify the backyard, but I was like the Energiser Bunny today. Thor had not had a full run of the backyard for a year (since we got Crysta), so he got a bit tubby, and I was feeling terrible about it as he always kept the weight off, pre-bond. Maybe love just made him too happy? :p I am looking forward to seeing him slim down a bit because our house is so limiting for him, and he was so used to race-tracking at high speed. As weird as this sounds, it was my dream to have two bunnies enjoy the backyard in safety, and now I’ve actually achieved this. The only thing is, it takes me 15 mins to herd Thor back into my arms. Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can get him quicker? I don’t chase him but I do herd him to a smaller area where I can block it off and pick him up. Is there a better way to do this or is this pretty much standard rabbit-getting technique? -
Get him trained so that hutch time is treat or pellet time. Get him used to a familiar sound such as the crinkling or shaking of the bag that will send him running to come get his dinner or treats.
Exciting day today, my dad goes a bit crazy sometimes. We don’t see him very often, so when he stayed over Saturday night he randomly decided to buy us a new tv. I was a bit surprised but obviously very thankful. There’s plenty of other things that would have been more useful, but it’s nice all the same. Extremely generous of him but he just gets that way sometimes when he decides to buy something for someone, he gets his mind set on it. So today we picked up the tv and hubby is just getting it all set up. About to turn it on for the first time
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Posted By jerseygirl on 9/05/2016 2:12 AM
@L4B, I miss being able to do this for my rabbits. Although, these days they’d act more freaked out then anything when outside. Except Rumball. Back when I only had Jersey and Rumball, I use to let them roam the yard. I could whistle at the back door and Jersey would come to that. She knew she would get a treat. And Rumball would catch on and follow her. He’s a lop so didn’t hear as well as her.
Are you just needing them to hop inside or do they need to go to a specific room?
JG, I wish my bunnies would come when I whistled. You’ve hit the nail on the head – they need to go to a specific room. I have to carry them through the hallway, living room and kitchen to reach the backyard
Not too fun when you need to give them daily exercise. I don’t want to pick them up too much so I plan to open up their entire pen 4 days a week to give them full access to the other half of their room, and the other 3 days I will carry them outside. Thor hates to go inside after experiencing the backyard. He knows all my luring tricks 
I just always feel bad for him because he trusts me a lot, except for when I pick him up multiple days in a row. He always forgives me and lets me snuggle next to his face when I put him down again, but he is a little displaced 
if our kitchen were big enough and my hubby, more accommodating, my bunnies would live in the kitchen for sure! I was uncertain if I would be overdoing it with taking them outside cos my bunnies can’t be free range house bunnies… -
Instead of carrying in arms you could put into transport carrier to take them out. That’s how Podge & co ‘travel’ to outside time…
Zou always gets her treat on my lap (me on floor) so she thinks “Yay! Lap. Treats!’, So make sure you give the ‘wow factor’ treats ONLY in the cage and with a rustle or word which is ONLY associated with that treat… I have a word and it works for her to come to me…. If she’s really hungry, she comes like a bolt like a cartoon animal who can’t brake fast enough when she reaches destination and skids past….
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bam: 21
Have any of you watched “Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell”? We just finished it. At first I thought it was a bit slow, but I ended up enjoying it. And “Stranger Things” has been renewed for a second season!
There’s so much stuff coming up that we need to watch, both on Netflix and tv.In other news, while I was doing some yard work yesterday, a frog came up and peed on my foot. I wasn’t even getting very close to him, he just hopped over and squirted me! What a jerk…
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Posted By jerseygirl on 9/04/2016 7:14 PM
Posted By Vienna Blue in France on 9/04/2016 3:41 PM
Az – which side of Oz are you? Same as Jersey or not?
She is! She mentioned in Q&A thread that she’s in South Australia. Same as me.
Oops, missed that one !!
So, I’ll have to do a double visit when I come….
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Posted By Love4Bunny on 9/05/2016 2:14 PM
You probably took his leaf, Hazel!I was just walking by, but maybe that’s what he was worried about.
He was probably saying “Get the heck away from my leaves!!!”LBJ: Yeah it was a frog, a big one too. Sort of blue with dark spots, very pretty. At that moment I didn’t appreciate that, though…
Don’t know why all the critters around our house are so confrontational, every time we walk out the door the lizards on the railing bop their heads at us like they’re all that. And the other day, we found a little garden snake at the bottom of the stairs, I tried shooing him to a safer spot, and boy did he let me know to mind my own business! The smallest snakes have the biggest attitudes (kind of like bunnies).
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Guys, the scariest thing happened to me today!
So me, my mom and brothers went to go see a movie at a drive in, the radio is on, were all having a good time, and the radio stops. The car is off. My mom tries to turn the car on. The cars interior lights start flashing and the car is making a clicking noise. The car was totally freaking out and would not turn off. So we are waiting at the movie theater for someone to come with a booster. The next movie that plays is a not that apropriate for my brothers age. Great, now we have to wait in the car where there is that stomach turning clicking noise. It was not the noise that scared us, it was the cause of the noise. So we are waiting in the car for about an hour, each click making my stomach knot tighten even more. The most nervewracking thing I had to do was tell everyone it was okay, even though I knew somthing was wrong. Now I am at home,just got back safe. Someone came with a booster, and my oldest brother was thanking the guy with the booster so much I would not be suprised if he went up to him and kissed him. But right now, what I am concerned about is the CHECK-ENGINE light is on. My dad has to check that tomorrow -
I’m back!
I was dying! No wifi for over a week (ISP went belly up and good luck getting a contract with another ISP when you’ve got less than three months left before civil ID expires).
The only thing I missed more than Skyping with my mom: BINKY BUNNY!!!
Now what did I miss?
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L4B – no, the piggie was an white and rust coloured one… he was a Zou version of a guinea pig… huuuuuge
Ben – very exciting – make every day count ! Even if it’s in bed relaxing.
Q-iiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee !! Well do you know I was thinking it strange that there was no reply to my “Q8 !! Come defend yourself” plea !!
And that’s exactly what I was talking about a little while ago, we could disappear off this planet (and BB’s planet) and we have no way of checking if it was a conscious decision, or a “whoops” moment….I mean what school (establishment) am I going to call in Kuwait to ask if there is a linguistics nerd there with a dandelion fluffball hidden under her coat, who downloads far more things that are legally allowed, has questionably (not)firm upper arms and has slight OCD, oh and has a kermit car??!!! Hmmmm???!!!
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Posted By bam on 9/06/2016 11:45 AM
Ben, that sounds SO exiting! I hope you’ll have lots of fun and make many new friends and learn lots and lots of stuff
Q8, we’ve missed you! I’m collecting numbers for the Euro lotto, so if Chewie has bestowed any stray poops upon you, please tell me how many General Zod (Thor) & Crysta (Princess Leia) left me 37 the other day. I put new hay on the ground in a paper bag and they lost their toilet habits
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For anyone who’s interested, I figured out the Thor/ Run time issue. Well, at least I think I did.
MY BUNNY IS TRYING TO TRAIN ME.
That is the conclusion to the matter. Would an angry rabbit do this after you patiently followed him round the backyard to bring him inside?:
I think not. Thor will let me near him when he knows I’m not going to bring him inside. But otherwise, forget it.
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Posted By bam on 9/07/2016 1:59 AM
L4B, what a lovely shiny coat he has! Of course he’s trying to train you. Buns are always tring to train their humans. They often succeed. When they don’t succeed it’s because hoomins are stoopid.I see what you mean! Thanks for the compliment, Bam
His coat is one of my favourite things to faceplant into. When I walked into the shelter, his shiny black coat was what caught my eye and it is the softest fur I have ever felt. I was so worried I was making Thor’s life tough by carrying him outside that I didn’t think to ask myself if there was a difference in behaviour before and after playtime. He and I have a really good bunny-human bond, so all I really had to do was trust it and not stress so much! He knows what he’s doing!! -
Posted By jerseygirl on 9/06/2016 7:26 PM
Posted By Vienna Blue in France on 9/06/2016 12:57 PM
@Q8 – everybun knows that when you blow a dandelion, the seeds fly off and kiss everyone on the wind… so no need to be nearby to get a Chewie nudge !!
I love that.
Did I write that? Gosh! It seems so…. inspired !! LOL
(And everyone deserves a Chewie nudge!)
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I hope so, but it feels like we may face this forever. The vet’s stumped as are we. It makes leaving him for anytime at all so hard because I’m scared he’ll become ill and go downhill rapidly like he did the first time.
I’d happily oblige but I’m at work currently (don’t tell my boss I’m on BB
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Posted By Watershine on 9/06/2016 6:05 PM
I haven’t become a real life adult yet – no jury duty so far! Lol, hopefully it’ll get dismissed before the court date.
I hope so too! Maybe he/she will take a plea bargain. Or escape…
LBJ: I guess some people are touchy about their landscaping.
Theo: I’m sorry he’s not feeling well. Sending lots of vibes!
Btb: Glad to hear you had a good first day!
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Jersey – Bunsitting = sitting on buns – I think that’s against BB rules ??!
You should know better being a leader ! Azerane – Bandit’s binkying was brill and that last one, miscalculated and falling off bed – rotfl !!!!! Or rather “rotbl” !!!
There seem to be a lot of boobs on BB lately…..
I’m not bothered. Just saying. I’m off to London tomorrow eve to see Ghost The Musical (! Yes really !!) – I saw it in 2012 on Broadway, surprised myself by loving it and promised to take Mum if it ever came London way – she remembered, so she bought me a ticket !!!! Cunning plan Vienna !! LOL
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Chewie’s latest morning thing: I’ll stretch out on my belly and prop myself up on my forearms; Chewie then backs up between my forearms until his bum is up against my throat; I then ‘lock his sides in’ with my forearms, use my hands to rub his cheeks, and kiss his hot little ears from up above. He tooth purrs like he’s in heaven. And I can rest my cheek on top of his bum between ear kisses like on a soft little pillow.
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Friday again
Hooray. Busy weekend coming up but should be fun. Just trying to think of a new meal recipe for Dory because I’ve got to do a big shop for her food prep at the market tomorrow morning.
So far:
Mung bean sprouts (already sprouted at home)
Papaya (already in the freezer)
Bok Choy (already in fridge extra that the bunnies won’t eat)I need a couple of orange/red veg, maybe a leafy green and some green veg. I usually like to use kale for the leafy green because it’s high in calcium, but I think bok choy is reasonable in that regard so I might buy a herb. Other options include pumpkin, sweet potato, capsicum, carrot, cucumber, zucchini, radishes, snow peas, broccoli, lettuce. I tend to leave out the fruit from her meals because I usually offer fruit in the evening.
ETA: Ugh, just discovered I shouldn’t be sprouting milo, which Dory’s seed mix definitely has. How frustrating. Better to find out now than too late I suppose, but now I have to pick out all the milo seeds
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hey Jersey….maybe I missed it somewhere on another thread but I wanted to ask….
What do you mean by visitors? Do you board rabbits? I know I have seen pics posted by you where your room is sectioned off with pairs of buns…are they all yours? How do you keep up with all the play time, cleaning and such?!? Do you have a rotation schedule? Sorry for all the questions I was just curious They are adorable!!
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Well, it’s milo sorghum. Apparently there’s regular sorghum and milo sorghum. I didn’t know there was a difference which is why when I looked up the seeds on the ingredient list I thought it was all good. Then I happened to notice something that said “never sprout milo sorghum”, I double-checked my ingredients and was quite disappointed. I’ve read it’s fine as a dry seed, but sprouting makes the cyanide content skyrocket. So I’ve either been poisoning her, or building up her tolerance so she can resist a lethal dose, lol.
But yes, she eats better than we do. She likes sweet potato, hates beetroot though. I tried it in her chop mix once, and since she didn’t like it, she wouldn’t eat any of the mix because the beetroot stains and flavours everything. It was such a waste so I won’t be doing that again
Here was I thinking she was going to love it since many other parrot owners mentioned their birds just go crazy for beetroot. @ How cute your visitors are too, tough telling them apart at a quick glance
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Posted By Vienna Blue in France on 9/09/2016 2:57 PM
Jersey has 8 family members and then some come visit for club-med time. Or rather Club Jersey time !!!! Lol
The twinnoes are gorgeous JG…And yes… how DO you cope with everything??… (and all you other multiplebun owners…..!)
Noooo. LOL I don’t have 8 bunnies.
Im guessing you got that number from my profile? Anyway, I have 5 bunnehs. 2 pairs and a single. The most Ive had at one time is 6. As recently as early last year when Maple was alive. She was part of a trio in with Gooseman and Potamus. So 5 bunnies, 3 rainbow bridge bunnies (Jersey, Jelly and Maple).Posted By LuvFurBabies80 on 9/09/2016 1:32 PM
hey Jersey….maybe I missed it somewhere on another thread but I wanted to ask….
What do you mean by visitors? Do you board rabbits? I know I have seen pics posted by you where your room is sectioned off with pairs of buns…are they all yours? How do you keep up with all the play time, cleaning and such?!? Do you have a rotation schedule? Sorry for all the questions I was just curious They are adorable!!
No, I don’t do boarding, though friends recently were sending me pictures of boarding set-ups as a joke.
The visitors are a friends rabbits, with me for 3 weeks while they take a holiday.
The last pair I had here was someone I know that had been working on bonding their rabbits. They were having trouble getting that to progress and hard to find neutral space. So I took them for a week to finalise the bond. I have had other friends rabbits here for bonding also. In the past I did some private fostering but I get too attached. So the only rabbits I (temporarily) take now are ones that already have great homes.
As for my own crew, I have my pairs sharing one room with a divider down the middle. They each have a 3 x 1.3 m area. The single boy (Tim Tim) is free range in my bedroom. I took him in at 4 weeks of age. He’s pretty bonded with me.
Re play time, my guys pretty much sleep! Well, Timbu does get pretty active when he wants me to get outta bed though. lol
They have things in their area that allows them to go up levels, and I give them boxes. They basically are mostly interested in food for stimulation.
When the weather is nice, I take them outside for enrichment. And they sit and do NOTHING until right before I need to bring them back in. Well, thats true for a couple of them anyway. Rumball is my oldest rabbit so I bring him into my living room on occasion to spend one on one time with him. A few years back I had just Jersey, then brought him home to bond with her. They were free range through out the day. I do miss that. So I like to bring him into the living room like the good old days. I also bring Ailis out on occasion (This is Rumballs companion now) but not both of them together. They are messy together, neat on their own.
Cleaning… My pairs are a bit messy. They all use the litterbox to pee and poop but there are a lot of poops out of the box also. So its just a matter of sweeping those up. The girls both occasionally do a territorial pee too but thankfully not too often. They’re buggers for peeing when I take the litter box out though!
TimTim is great with litter habits. The only mess he creates is hay strewn out of box, fur tumbleweeds, bits of chewed up cardboard and blankets.
So essentially, I only have 3 litterboxes to take care of. 3 waterbowls to clean & refresh, 3 food bowls to keep replenished with noms.
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@Q8, their owner had a dalmaltion also (lived to be 12) so she must have a thing for black and white spots. : )
Since I wrote abit of an essay above, I wanted to write some more. Lol.
I don’t have anything against those with multiple rabbits. It certainly is some work, but these can be quite content rabbits. I have some friends that have upward of 7 but they are either in groups of 3 or pairs and some single rabbits. I have seen situations of larger groups where the rabbits didn’t fair so well.
Kept in same sex groups with most not neutered.For me, I never envisioned having more then 2 rabbits really. Jersey was a single rabbit for over a year and I really think she have remained happily single. I got her companion Rumball around easter time. I saw an ad for him in the paper and got caught up in thinking about rabbits adverstised at easter and where they might end up. He was already desexed and 2 years old though, so he would probably been alright. Any rabbits that came after him were not intentional. Tim Tim was a “foster”, a baby I took in after a friend found him and I planned to get to an age where he’d be healthy and find a good home for him. But I soon found the though of giving him away to virtual strangers was difficult. But I did struggle with the thought of extending my own number to 3. Hilarious when I think about it now!
Then came Jelly (through same friend), then came Maple (through same friend) And then Maple had babies a week after I took her in. 3 died at birth, Potamus survived. Then came some foster lops (through same friend) …you see the pattern?… which we did successfully find homes for, but Goose was the remaining rabbit from that group. After 18month, I said he was pretty much mine and bonded him with Maple and Potamus.
Back to Jelly. He was either born with cataracts or they developed soon after and he ended up developing a jaw abscess. Difficult to keep under control. He eventually got really ill (unknown cause) and I had to have him put to sleep. In 2013, I lost Jersey – she was in early stasis and I think she may have had a stroke. After she passed away, I took in Ailis (Supposed to be temporary) to give another friend who was fostering her some respite. The now single Rumball showed some interest in her so I decided to try bonding them – which worked. : )
I no longer am influenced by this “friend”. She had a tendency to find rabbits and have this big story that went along with them that she liked to share on social media. She’d “rescue” them but them have various other people (myself included) end up taking them on. She had enough of her own anyway
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In hindsight, it was a crappy situation and I no longer have much contact with this person. I have seen a real strong pattern with her an acquiring different animals. And that they usually end up with someone else taking care of them for the long haul. I don’t totally blame me number of rabbits on her. I take responsibility for the decisions I made. I also love my rabbits and can’t imagine not having had them. I guess Im really want to say that it is very easy to get caught up in the rabbit welfare situation and setting a limit. A big learning curve for me and I’m much better with it all now. I see it happen with other members here and others Ive met IRL and I know how it happens.
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Posted By LBJ10 on 9/09/2016 11:03 PM
L4B – I know, that’s why I’m stumped. She started out saying no pink. The nursery was originally decorated in light gray and lime green. Now I see my niece wearing pink all the time. I guess that’s what happens when you accept free clothes from people at work. *sigh*I’m leaning toward rainbow… but maybe muted rainbow? And having the colors going in order instead of being random. I dunno.
Haha, I was wondering about that! I know a few Mumma’s who are very particular about colour scheme’s. However, in the land of kids, it’s just not practical, long-term. Especially with hand-me-downs. Let me show you what I made for my niece, who is going to be 3 in December. It’s a pillow/ soft toy, but I love the randomness and bright colours. I showed it to the middle schoolers I look after and they loved the colour scheme, so I honestly think as long as you love it, it will be perfect. I did not design this pattern but what I loved about it was the quirkiness. That’s my two cents.
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Hmmm… Just re-read and I realised I skipped over the part about it being a wooden toy. With wood, I kinda like to see the grain and have a nice stain with maybe a pop of pastel, but if the wood is not expensive and has no natural grain to it, I would likely choose 2 complimentary and 1 contrasting shade. I like mint, cool soft greys, tiffany blue, soft dusky pinks or lilacs, lemon. Haha, I just think I like colour, full stop
Jerseygirl, I did not know your story, so it’s nice learning about all your bunnies. I kinda also thought you did fostering as a thing. I know what you mean about being drawn into unhealthy friendships. That’s pretty toxic. Especially when people know you’re a bleeding heart. It’s overwhelming to see so many abused and sick animals, but I just keep thinking about how I’ve probably helped save two animals for every one of my babies. That’s the best way to look at it. At least you figured out that persons behaviour eventually, and those rabbits were so lucky to have you as their mumma. So many rabbit peeps put themselves last, and they need to employ self-care to keep this good thing (rabbit ownership) going. I saw a post on here once, and I thought it was a great idea. What you can’t do for all, you do for one. I think that is a quote from someone that I’ve butchered, but even if I’ve butchered it, I think it makes sense.
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That is cute L4B! I love the single tooth.
You’re pretty well on the money re that friendship. I did meet some other bunny people through her though, at least. We all still have contact with each other but none of them with her, so that tells you something. She pretty much ditches people for new people.
Im not one who needs a lot of friends tbh. I mean, I have friends but we don’t need to be in each others pockets all the time. Im happy on my own most of the time and I come from a large family. So when I need a heart to heart, life advice etc, there is always my family. Or binky bunny. For me, the learning curve with rabbits was steep. I got one spontaneously and had to learn fast. With that came an awareness of how often they are discarded, mistreated and overbred. So I definitely was pulled into that strongly. I think I know the quote you are thinking of. Or at least, one like it. The story of the boy and the starfish?
@LBJ, do her parents have a sports team they are mad about? You could always do those colours, assuming they’ll want their daughter to become a mad fan of that team also.
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A little about a non-toxic friendship, this friend who owns the rabbits I am looking after is a huge animal lover. Allergic to most but that’s something she just deals with. She is so good with enrichment for all her pets. It really is inspiring (read: gives me a kick in the butt about doing better for mine). She is also super organised. She potted up herbs, edible weeds and grasses for her rabbits in advance so she could bring these all over to my place. I already have a yard full of weeds but she wasn;t to know.
Plus, she wants her guys having what they are used to. So all I have to do is plonk a pot of food in their pens for a bit and they free graze on it. 
p.s. Sorry I’ve spammed the chat thread so much this last 24hrs!
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Posted By Vienna Blue in France on 9/10/2016 4:50 AM
Jersey. I said 8 buns because you said if you stole Zou whilst I was here in London that wld make it to 9 !!! !!!!
Ah true. I did say that! But I was counting my 3 guests. Zou says Hi btw. She’s enjoying the Aussie oat hay but says French dandelions are the best in the world.
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Oh no, poor Yohio.
I hope he feels better. Wooly seemed off this morning. He didn’t come for naners like he usually does. I picked him up and did tummy rubs while he sat in my lap. He felt a little gassy, but I didn’t want to torment him with simethicone just yet. He told me when he had had enough and I put him back in his room. I offered him banana again. He thumped and turned his nose up. Then I offered him some apple and he took that. So I think he’s okay. Probably just a tummy ache.
About the colors. These are dyes, not paint, so it might limit me a bit. I do like just having finished wood for part of it. Like maybe have the head and wheels finished wood and colors on the segments. And yes, my sister-in-law was very picky in the beginning for color schemes. But she got a giant box of clothes from someone at work and the whole color scheme thing sort of disappeared.
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Posted By LBJ10 on 9/10/2016 8:46 PM
Well, he wasn’t happy about the simethicone! LOL But that’s normal. He let me rub his tummy for awhile after that. After a little while, he arched his back awkwardly and then ran away. Boy did he leave a stink cloud behind!Yucky
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Posted By bam on 9/11/2016 12:20 AM
I’m so sorry to have to say it, but I lost my little Yohio yesterday.
I’ll post in the Rainbow Bridge later.Oh no
Bam I’m so very sorry for your loss. How heartbreaking it must be. Binky free, Yohio.Can’t believe I didn’t come online for 24 hours and there’s pages and pages of new chat thread posts.
Jersey it was good to learn more about your bunny history and how things came to be. Taking on animals in need is certainly a dilemma, and to be honest I still struggle sometimes with the fact that we decided to keep Dory. She’s cute and funny and I do care about her, but given a choice I would not have chosen her as a pet. We certainly had a choice to keep her, but after rescuing an animal, nursing them to health and waiting 3 months while looking for an owner, it’s easy to get attached and not want to give them up. And I’m not the sort take responsibility for an animal in need, and then decide we can’t keep it. Which I think for me was the main catalyst for keeping her, besides my husband wanting to keep her, I would have felt guilty rehoming her, even though there was technically no reason for me to.Apollo and Luna are acting all kinds of crazy this afternoon, they didn’t get out at all this morning or yesterday afternoon so I think they’re expending pent up energy. It’s resulting in some chasing by Apollo and some mounting from Luna. I still can’t get a handle on that. Even if they aren’t out or don’t get out, sometimes in the morning I’ll find a tuft of Luna’s fur in the cage that Apollo has pulled out. I feel bad for her being chased, but at the same time, she does hump his face more often than she does the proper way. It’s going to stop soon, right?
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Thank you so much. all of you! Q8, Yes, it does seem unreal but I’m glad all of you got to “know” him, he was a great personality. He was a BB bun from the day I found him. I’ve started working on a picture memorial for the Rainbow Bridge.
I don’t want to hijack the chat thread with this sad event, so please, chat now, all you sweet people
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Can I chat about how annoying Dory is? Seriously, she’s doing my head in. When Pat’s home she’ll make lots of cute noises, as soon as I get home, every 2 minutes it’s “SQUAWK… SQUAWK”. If I enter the room, she squawks, so I leave the room. But I can’t leave the room forever. So I sit in the room, quietly ignoring her. But god forbid I want to talk to hubby or the bunnies, or even her, because then it’s “SQUAWK” all over again. The problem is, if she’s being quite and I want to reward her for it, as soon as I start talking to her or I seem like I’m going to pay her attention, she squawks again. So I can’t reward her because she interrupts
And at the same time, I want to let her out because I think she’d like to come out more, but if I let her out while she’s squawking, it’s only rewarding her for squawking. I’m a bit stuck and frustrated with this one. I just want peace and quiet after work for a bit, but she is so loud, lol. I try to tell her “Good Dory” when she’s been quiet for a while, but she instantly starts squawking again. Not cool, Dory. Oh well, the bunnies are cute and amazingly tolerant when it comes to Dory’s noises, they seem less affected by it than I am. I was somewhat concerned when I adopted them that there would be issues with the bunnies and how loud Dory can be, but it seems to be working out well and Apollo and Luna don’t seem to care much at all unless Dory does her super loud mega alarm squawks.
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Unfortunately yes I am mainly the food lady
I feed breakfast 95% of the time because hubby often sleeps late after being up late. Which I’m aware is probably part of the problem. Then her evening meal is probably also me 70% of the time. Hubby is more the deliverer of treats, about 80%. I would love to give her more regular outside time, it’s just a mega pain in the butt to get the cage out of the back door because of the high lip on the door frame and the fact that it can’t be wheeled on our veranda because it’s very uneven brick. So the cage has to be carried. However I do like that idea, at least with spring coming there’ll be more frequent occasions when the weather is suitable. Also I just looked it up, apparently she can go up to 115 decibels. I am not surprised by that number
ETA: Frequent outdoor playtime would be much easier if we had the ability to put her in a smaller carry out cage. But I don’t fancy getting bitten.
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Posted By Vienna Blue in France on 9/12/2016 5:50 AM
Az – Well it’s obviously “feed me please; go on feed me; feed ME…. FEED. ME !!!!”F.E.E.D. M.E. (squaaaawk) N.O.W. !!!!!!!!
as for the cage moving…. could the veranda have a section of carpet to make uneven bricks slightly more manoeuvrably friendly ? And as for the door lip… hmmm; I’m thinking a seesaw-motion trolley effort with the cage… weightwise, can you cope alone?
lol, one parrot is enough thanks very much
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Posted By Q8bunny on 9/12/2016 7:50 AM
Oh man… I just finished reading A Dog’s Purpose.
So. Friggin. Good.Except I cried so much my ribs and face and head hurt now
I liked a Dog’s Purpose, just found it hard to connect with the characters because well, you know.
If you liked that, try reading The Art of Racing In The Rain. It’s one of my favourites. Also the Dog On It / Chet & Bernie series, private investigator series with the dog telling the story
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Ellie: That’s horrible! I know tons of people let their cats loose outside (which i disagree with), but I can’t believe these cats actually climb into people’s homes, that’s crazy. And so sad what happened to the poor bird. I would have sued that guy’s butt off if his cats did something to my pet! It’s incredible how irresponsible some people are.
Our neighbor regularly traps cats in his yard and calls animal control to pick them up. He said they refuse to take cats that have a collar though, which seems weird to me.
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Mine is an outdoor cat – all neighbours’ are outside cats.
Unless you have a very expensive or gorgeous cat worth stealing (Mozza !!), no cats are kept inside unless they don’t have a garden (appartments…)Ironically Tisha since becoming ill and who needs to be kept a close eye on, has now become a “leash cat”, wistfully looking up onto the walls and roofs of houses to go explore
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Having grown up with indoor/outdoor cats, and seeing what can happen, it’s a no brainer for me to want to keep cats only indoors, No cat of mine will ever be out unless it’s in a cat run or on leash. Not only is it the responsible decision based on native wildlife, but it’s also so much safer for the cat. My brother’s cat was hit by two cars and bitten by a venomous snake, my cat got into fights all the time which sometimes resulted in infections/abscesses and also injured his leg outside which resulted in him being put down.
Why risk so many dangers. I think what so many I’ll call “normal” people (as opposed to truly pet loving people) like about cats is that when they’re being annoying or noisy, you can just put them outside and they’ll go and do their own thing. There was recently a big thing here when an owner of some semi-rural property with native habitat on it shot one of his neighbours cats. The situation was that he was concerned about the wildlife on his property, he had asked his neighbours multiple times to keep the cats off his land, the cat wasn’t wearing a collar, had gone on to his property multiple times that week already, he had a gun licence and was within his rights to use the gun on his property. It’s a horrible situation and I would be horrified if someone shot my cat, but the conservationist in me can see he has a valid point. There was a roaming cat that was a threat to native wildlife. He ended up with a several hundred dollar fine I believe.
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Posted By Vienna Blue in France on 9/13/2016 1:56 PM
Mine is an outdoor cat – all neighbours’ are outside cats.
Unless you have a very expensive or gorgeous cat worth stealing (Mozza !!), no cats are kept inside unless they don’t have a garden (appartments…)Ironically Tisha since becoming ill and who needs to be kept a close eye on, has now become a “leash cat”, wistfully looking up onto the walls and roofs of houses to go explore
I better not let Mozza know you said that, his head will get even bigger!
Poor sweet Tisha. It’s nice that she gets to go outside though, even if on a leash. I’m sure she still loves it, even if she tries to make you feel bad for not letting her climb all over the place. LFB: Wow, your neighbor sounds like a piece of work… I find it funny that she calls Walker a “beast” (which he isn’t of course), but at the same time doesn’t find it necessary to keep her cats safely indoors, away from him…
It’s ridiculous that you would be the one getting in trouble with AC when she’s the one not controlling her animals. We have a lot of loose cats around here, luckily they can’t get into our trash, but I always find their little paw prints on top of the trash cans. What annoys me most is the pee and poop. I’m tired of everything in my driveway/patio getting sprayed with urine, and stepping in poop while cutting the grass. Makes me wanna do the same as our neighbor and let animal control take them, but in the end I couldn’t do that, since they might end up being put down. It’s not the cat’s fault, after all.Azerane: Yeah, I’m sure many people like the convenience of letting their cat go outside to do what they want, and use the potty. But like you said, it’s not worth the risk of your cat getting hurt. And I think keeping them inside (or on a leash) is the considerate thing to do if you have neighbors close by.
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My parents have been plagued by a massive neighbourhood cat who comes and does its business on their back porch right outside the sliding glass door (so gross), leaves burn spots on the lawn, and kills but doesn’t eat the birds and bunnies my parents shelter in their massive back yard. They’ve asked the owner to control it better repeatedly but he’s a sphincter so it was a no go and the animal control peeps say that the rubbish must be attracting it (even though it’s in sealed bags which are in sealed and locked bins in a locked shed between pickups). Even the fat raccoon family living in the back thicket is afraid of this beast, who hisses at my mom every time it’s caught in the act.
Kuwait is crawling with feral cats. Some groups do catch and sterilize campaigns, and the government puts poison powder in the rubbish bins once in a while to cull them (they subsist on the rubbish everywhere) but they’re too many to really notice a difference. They are diseased and leave poo everywhere which dries quickly and gets blown around as dust for all of us hoomans to breathe in. Same goes for the pigeons that overrun this place (since the cats don’t eat them) – they carry some gnarly parasites and their poo joins the lovely breathable dust – and then people here are always surprised whenever there’s a strange epidemic of respiratory something or other after a particularly windy period.
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Posted By ReeseBun on 9/13/2016 5:28 PM
Whats wrong with letting cats roam and hunt outside? Rye, my Norwegian forest cat, would rather die than be an indoor cat. she comes in to eat, sleep, and cuddle, then goes back outside all night.While it’s seen as the norm, and for me growing up it was certainly just what you did and seemed normal to me. But not only is it dangerous for the cat; think diseases spread by fighting or mating, accidents with cars, chased by dogs, attacked by people who don’t like cats (more common than you think), snakes, fights with possums/raccoons etc. There is also the huge detriment to wildlife. Songbirds are thought to suffer the most from cats, in my opinion native wildlife should not have to suffer just because I want to own a cat. While it may be natural for a cat to hunt and kill, it is completely unnecessary in a domestic setting, and owners need to take responsibility of their pets and take responsibility for the action of their pets. Which includes defecating on other people’s lawns, roaming, and killing wildlife. In my opinion it’s unacceptable. You don’t just let your dog wander the streets killing small animals when it wants to, so why should it be any different with cats. But aside from all of that, I couldn’t risk the safety of a beloved pet when so many accidents, injuries and illnesses can be prevented just by keeping them indoors. If they love the outdoors, there’s always cat runs and leash training. I keep my bunnies and parrot indoors because it’s safer for them, so it’s just as good a reason for keeping a cat indoors too
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Posted By Azerane on 9/14/2016 1:29 AM
Oh my goodness, I missed the photos of your food. It looks amazing!We had a smorgasboard on Saturday night for my dad’s partner’s 60th. Boy did I eat way too much food. But it was all so amazing and delicious (and free)! I would do it all again in a heartbeat, lol.
Free Food? Where? Too late
<Licks crumbs off birthday cake tray
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@ L4B That food looks yum! I forgot all about making zoodles. I was given one of those tube style spiralisers as a gift and honestly, it’s too much hard work.
My hand cramps badly when I used it. I picked up a julienne peeler like this instead. A lot faster and easy to use. Your new toy looks like a mini version of those apple machines.So what makes bad pesto vs good pesto in your opinion?
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Well, whatdya know, I’m not sure what to say in the “update post”…. it all seems so far away yet so close….
First off very sad news and goodbyes to Yohio, our very own bam’s little baby, taken suddenly. I know that he knew he was the luckiest bun to have been saved, rescued, loved and pampered by bam.
Also, not sure if it happened before or after, but Grimm couldn’t stand up to a terrible infection in his amputated leg and said goodbye too.On a more happy note my Tisha is still going strong. I put that down to the fact that I stuff as much liquid food as I can down her to keep her energy up. When she has her antidepressant once every 3 days it’s like having a kitten in the house. She is losing more and more fur from her neck, chest and front legs and looks like a cross between a Sphynx Cat and Gollum !
Sage is growing and expanding and exploring and becoming a beautiful beast.
We are helping Barrett with his coutdown to GOTYA day (tomorrow!!!) when he and his menagerie (sorry, hooman family!! lol) go fetch Patton zee head and put him in zee transport cage which doubles as a child’s ‘time out’ box when they’re naughty.
New scottish/usa member JNg has found out that buns can cause ££$$£ damage, but are (alomost) worth every penny.
BB members experienced going under the English channel (glug glug glug) when Vienna and Tisha posted from beneath the fathoms when travelling to the UK.
Oscar’s solo party got bunnymobbed by 2 fearless feline bouncers, headed by Mozza, and Oscar hasn’t been seen since…
A debate (shouting and huffing and uummmming doesn’t come across with typed words, phewie) was had whether cats should be keep inside or outside.
The 2 opposing parties will never be in agreement and have silently agreed to not bring the subject up again.Angora rabbit breeding (for fur) in France made headlines yesterday, not in a good way.
Lancelot still having bladder problems and Vanessa has got bunnybutt nappy wrapping down to an art.
Reesebun’s photo competition thread took off in a big way and some ridiculous (Thor flopping on Crysta) but cute (Resse yawning!) photos are being posted.
We discovered that simply ALL Australians in their red land spend all day, every day surfing, SCUBA diviing and saying “Gday Sheila. Stick a prawn on the barbie, will ya love”!
GinaJenny increased her bunny family to SIX and has disappeared temporarily as she prepares her offspring for uni. She’ll be back when they’ve flown the nest. I suspect the extra furry creatures will help with the boy-sized-holes that will be left in her home.
And to finish off, we all remember every day how the BB family keeps us company whenever we need it (just log on), supports us when things are going bad and makes us laugh like donkeys on weed as everyone share jokes, anecdotes, daily mishaps and things that our bunnies & children have been up to.
Ta daaaaa
(Please feel free to add if I’ve missed a major moment in last month’s goings ons.)
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I’m three chapters away from beating Uncharted 2 so I decided to take a break from gaming to make it last longer. LOL
So instead I’ve been gorging myself on Da Vinci’s Demons Season 2 all day, doing absolutely nothing more productive than dishing out a bowl of stew before reclaiming my indentation in the sofa. -
Vienna Blue, sorry, the pain meds aren’t helping my clarity! I meant I was a bad person for giving Odette an extra treat. She was just so sweet sleeping on the floor beside me.
I jumped out of the car in a pair of flip flops and landed on my pinky toe. The foot went out from under me. It rebroke along an earlier break, so it didn’t take much. Just a silly thing
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Ahhhh the spiral fracture of the pinky.!!!
Soooo much more common than one would think…. that’s what I had (or 4th and 5th!) and when I was waiting to be plastered (hic!) everyone had the same thing almost – a very common injury when you miss the last step of the stairs, or imagine that the bus step is lower than it actually is (or jump out of the car…!! what do you have, a Range Rover?!!).
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Odette: I feel your pain (I used to dance on pointe and have broken a number of bones in various mishaps)
Feel better soon. But I must ask: how did your drink even make it as far as the red light? LOL Azerane: I found that fennel lasts longer if wrapped in newspaper and kept cool, not very cold.
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Q8bunny, that’s a mystery! We were on a service road merging onto the interstate, so the speed wasn’t high. But still pretty wild. I did ballet too and still do plié squats– you pay for it later for sure. Worth it though. I think
Jerseygirl, I think the orthopedist was too! He treated me last time. When I was cleared for activity last break, I asked if I could skate. I think it took all his strength not to roll his eyes at me!
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Bam, that is one bone I haven’t broken! A fibula fracture sounds like a difficult heal.
Jerseygirl, I bet she was disappointed. Its so exciting to start pointe. I hope she is doing ok and healing well. I still can’t do a cartwheel– I’m guessing its not going to happen at my age!
Love4Bunny, that sounds like me. If your husband is anything like me, the chair attacked him
Vienna, I jumped out of the seat running…briefly…then down! I’m 5’5″/165 cm, so I am on the shorter end of average. The doctor thinks the bones were weak along that previous break. I think that was his nice way of saying (without actually saying) “you’re a klutz…and I’m not clearing you to skate this time.” But he will.
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A double tib/fin fracture is (apparentyl) one of the most painful (after femur) – ouch.
I thought bones were strong where a previous fracture had been as the ‘new’calcium builds up and makes it extra strong – but I suppose the bits at each side of the extra strong areas would therefore become relatively weak….
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Posted By LBJ10 on 9/17/2016 9:53 AM
L4B – Well, it would have helped if half of the projects weren’t incomplete. LOL We were on two tour buses too so it took forever to load people on and off the buses at each stop.I dislike dealing with so many people cramped on little buses. Not my thing at all. I did that for many years in the Aussie rail and bus system, and although I miss Oz, I do not miss cramped spaces with people with bad B.O. But perhaps yours wasn’t that bad. Was it a work thing or a day out thing?
I can picture an imaginary tour guide, “And here is… uh.. Whoops. We forgot to finish that one”.
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I think the treatment from rabbits at fairs stems from the way they are judged. Must be well groomed, nothing stuck in fur, no wet fur, no poop or pee stains etc. So because of that and to avoid those things, what is provided for the rabbits is minimal/no food and a wire bottomed cage so that they can’t sit in their waste.. I also believe many rabbit clubs have maximum sizes for show cages because they need to fit lots of rabbits on the tables. I think it looks bad because they’re in cages but if you compare it to dog shows, the dogs often have as much space as the rabbits but it seems as if they have more because they’re not caged. A short time in a small show cage isn’t going to hurt a bunny, although I agree it’s tough to look at. The absence of food and water does concern me though.
Also this is probably a no no-brainer, but I have the option to take the bunnies to a club for super cheap vaccination, or heading to the vet to get it done. My only concern is that I’m super paranoid about the new RHDV strain so worry that going to the club and being around those other bunnies is just asking for trouble. Again on the other hand, the group is run by a rescue and I’m sure they’d be happy to see how the buns are doing since I adopted them, plus the saving money thing
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Just got back from getting the bunnies vaccinated. Went with the cheaper option of getting them vaccinated at the club. Arrived early so I was the first one there
Both bunnies jabbed for $30, can’t beat that. At my vet it was $75 each, because they include the standard consult/health check and they won’t vaccinate without doing that. Probably partly duty of care I suppose. The bunnies were very displeased and made a complete pee mess of the carrier, whether it was bad timing or bunnies that pee their pants when scared of car rides, I’m not sure. Now they’re hoovering pellets like it’s their last meal ever. A fresh fleece in the bottom level of the condo, now to get some fresh hay. I’m such a slave to their needs -
Yes, once a bunny slave, always a bunny slave.
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Thanks L4B, there’s no Bed Bath and Beyond here
Was looking for something more traditional (square with the grid lid door, if that makes sense). There’s a reasonably priced one at a cheap store that I’ll check out, but I want it to be a touch bigger than what I’ve got. The bunnies fit together, but there’s not a great deal of room. I had a light bulb moment today. Why would I line Dory’s cage tray with wood pellets (which uses a tonne since it’s 100cm x 60cm and makes it really heavy), when I can use the wood pellets like they’re intended, expanded soaked in water. I used two scoops (maybe 5 cups) of wood pellets, which is maybe 1/5 of what it takes to fill the tray with pellets alone, soaked them in a bit of water and voila! I got enough to cover the whole tray, plus a bit extra which I can use for spot cleaning on her main poop zones. I can’t believe I never did this before. It’s going to save me so much in how many wood pellets I use. And I can’t believe how much they expanded. That’s a win
I also started sprouting for wheat grass the other day. I’m excited to see how that goes, bunnies can have the grass, and Dory can have all the roots and seeds from the bottom.
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Ah I’m with you L4B on that one – I witnessed a horrible babynapping at work by a magpie (gggrrrrrrr) in a beautiful Wren’s nest that we had following for weeks as the babies hatched.
The noise by the parents was chilling as they realised what was happening and they knew they were physically unable to stop it. (It was the racket they were causing that brought us out of our office) I was in a zombie state all afternoon
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Bunny Update!! We’ve had the bunnies for a week shy of two months now and we’ve finally reached the end point of their weight loss. I’m very happy about that since I was worried Luna was going to lose too much. This week her weight difference was only -1 gram, so nothing really. Apollo was up in weight for the first time, though only by 11 grams so no big deal there and I’d say he’s levelling out too. Apollo now weighs at 3.07kg, down from his initial 3.53kg, and Luna weighs 2.56kg, down from her initial 2.79kg. Looking back at their photos from the day that I adopted them, I can definitely tell they were a bit hefty and now they’re just sleek and beautiful
(Not that they weren’t beautiful the day I adopted them of course ). I don’t know exactly what their diet was before, definitely unlimited hay, not sure on pellet amount, and probably few veggies. Now they’re on hay, 2 tablespoons of Burgess Excel pellets each (split into two meals), and a big plate of veggies daily (maybe 2 1/2 cups).
We have two very happy and healthy bunnies
ETA: Thanks L4B, the wheatgrass is growing well so far, should be ready to harvest mid next week.
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I think I should come to the Az spa hotel – if it’s gentle weight loss and caring cuddles, i’ll be there tomorrow !!
I’m sure Zou could do with ‘slendering up’.(too! LOL) .. but hey…. she’s not rolling around… !!I have NO idea how many pellets to feed her (there’s no guidelines on the pack for such a big bun) – she gets a 2 handfuls a day. She jumps on them but still eats hay so I reckon thats balanced…
And she eats a big endive (chicory) per day and a chunk of carrot every 2 days. And mache when I find it. I don’t have a whole load of choice for bun friendly veggies. And of course loads of willow !!
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Lol. Apollo, Luna, and Dory all eat healthier than we do, so I’m not sure the weight loss transfers to humans
Haha, it sounds like enough. They really don’t need terribly many pellets to keep healthy. Bandit weighed more than either of my current two and he got the same amount of pellets. Endive is a good idea, another one to add to the bunnies green rotation. Everything I read about fennel said it wouldn’t keep very long, but I’ve had it a week and it’s still going strong and I have enough left for another week.
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Posted By Q8bunny on 9/24/2016 2:08 AM
poor Renee’s face… what did her doctors do to it??
What do you mean?? It’s only the anti-ageing cream doing its job….
Q8 – Hope you’re feeling better. Any excuse for a film marathon with your little man, eh? (and I’m not talking about JS!! LOL)
I’m the opposite, when froggy throat comes a-calling, I go out for brisk walk, get the heart a-pumping to frighten the little tadpoles away…
If it doesn’t, THEN I feel sorry for myself in front of t’tele !
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Posted By LBJ10 on 9/24/2016 9:35 PM
I had a weird dream last night. I woke up to find rose petals all over the floor in the bedroom, leading out into the hallway. I thought to myself, “that’s romantic”. I walked out into the living room to find rose petals and leaves all over the floor and the buns sitting there eating them. Then I realized they had somehow reached a vase on the table and knocked it over to get the flowers. Then I saw a bunch of half eaten potatoes on the floor. Oh no, they must have gotten into the potatoes in the kitchen too!I was already thinking rabbits as soon as I read “rose petals all over the floor”. My brain didn’t even go to romantic.
Perhaps they were showing you how much they love you, but then thought you might be upset at the mess so started to eat them to clean up. And then… Potatoes. I don’t know where the potatoes fit. -
Lol about the dream, LBJ10. I know where the potatoes come in, JG. When my little sis and I were kids, I overheard her sleep taking, “Don’t cover the potatoes! NO!”. It’s a sign. The potatoes are supposed to remain uncovered because the bunnies are SUPPOSED to eat them. That was from the year 1990. Boom. Prophecy fulfilled
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LOL, we often keep the potatoes in a bag on the floor. I don’t normally worry about it because the buns typically don’t go in the kitchen. They are in their room and if we let them out, they are supervised. So when I saw all the half eaten potatoes, I was really worried. The roses, on the other hand, were just a mess. No danger if they ate those.
I had another weird dream last night, but it wasn’t bunny-related. I think I need to stop watching TV.
There was some show on about evidence that the Yeti exists. They had re-enactments with people with furry legs. Well, I dreamed that my legs were covered in a thick coat of fur!!!! LOL -
I am a HUGE cheese lover…. I didn’t say stop eating cheese, just limit it before you go to sleep !! (all food actually….) heavy tummy = remember weird dreams.
Did you know (I heard this weekend) we ALL dream every 90mins into sleep (so about 4 times each night) but we just don’t remember them….
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Q8, here there’s a good variety of milk, cream cheese, sour cream, etc that’s lactose free. I’m just sad the lactose free greek yogurt is stupidly expensive, so I usually get the 2% fat. Boo. It’s a lifestyle change for sure.
I’ve had some Dutch cheese before! Not while I was in the Netherlands, I was rushing about because of a conference… but my bf did field work in Curacao, which is Dutch, and brought back some cheese. Yummy stuff
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Posted By Q8bunny on 9/26/2016 12:33 PM
Ugh… I believe that the frog in my throat is turning into a head cold. Why can’t they ever turn into princes, like they do in fairy tales?
But Chewie is your prince!
He has a crown and everything I was so tired last night, but try as I might I just could not shut my mind down. Too many bunny related things on my mind
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Ugh September, nearly October and this Tonsillitis will NOT go away, if anyone does not have tonsils they can have mine for free, just take them, all this talk about cheese sounds nice I love cheese but can’t swallow, so cheese is off the shopping list
So me is off to bed for a few hours, take care all.
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L4B – yup, a Pom through and through who somehow made her way over to France and stayed here ever since (I’m still trying to remember why really….)
Currently in a rather major ‘Shall I stay or shall I go now….” mid-life crisis at the moment…. I’m waiting for a sign to help me, but I haven’t seen any yet…
Here is Prince Froggie from Ikea !
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Posted By BubblesJo on 9/26/2016 12:34 PM
I’ve had some Dutch cheese before! Not while I was in the Netherlands, I was rushing about because of a conference… but my bf did field work in Curacao, which is Dutch, and brought back some cheese. Yummy stuff
in Portugal we also cure our cheese a lot. It was a big chance when moving to Canada
This reminds me of an anecdote my BF told me. He and his family went to Canada this summer for the wedding of one of his cousins. There was a store in town which advertised: “Artisanal Cheese, cured for 2 weeks!”. They actually were proud of that curing time… Here in the Netherlands the stuff doesn’t even leave the storehouse until it is at least 4 weeks old, and then we call it “jong” or “young”. The cheese is still very soft and sticky then, and it doesn’t have a lot of flavour. We have these classifications for Dutch cheeses (shamelessly ripped from wikipedia):
Dutch name English Curing time Flavour and texture Jonge kaas Young Cheese 4 weeks Sticky, soft, bland. Often served as party snack cut in cubes. Difficult to slice with a cheese grater because of the stickyness. Jong belegen Slightly matured 8 – 10 weeks Slighly more firm and flavourful than young cheese. Often used on sandwiches, easy to slice with a cheese grater. Great for melts. Belegen Mature 16 – 18 weeks Firm and flavourful. Often used on sandwiches, easy to slice with a cheese grater.
Great for melts.Extra belegen Extra mature 7-8 months Very firm and very flavourful. Used on sandwiches, slighty difficult to slice with a cheese grater. Oude kaas “Old” cheese 10-12 months Brittle and has small salt crystals. Flavour is a mix between a hint of caramel and salt. Difficult to slice, but store-bought slices can be put on sandwiches. Often served as a party snack in cubes. Overjarige kaas Over 1 year old cheese 12 months or more Very brittle with clear salt crystals, flavour even more pronounced than oude kaas. Mostly served cut into cubes, delicious with mustard and also, surprisingly…with thick apple syrup. Its salty caramel flavour combines wonderfully with the tart sweetness of the apples. It’s seen as a true delicacy and can often been found in the box of delicacies that employees get from their bosses as a christmas gift.
Dutch food is all about rustic comfort food. We’re especially known for our cheeses of course, but also for our hearty and heavy winter food. Best kept secret? Our love for everything sweet, we have so many recipies for baking, especially for the Sinterklaas feast on December the 5th. Think huge chunks of spiced cookies baked with brown sugar (speculaas), pastry dough filled with almond paste (amandelstaaf), small spiced cookies with oriental spices from Indonesia (kruidnoten). In the summer we love our fruit pies from Limburg in the south: vlaai. I usually bake several for my birthday in June. My favourite: apricot vlaai, with a large dollop of sweetened cream on top
You won’t find a lot of haute cuisine, but if you’re looking for a hearty meal on a cold winters’ day, look no further: http://www.thedutchtable.com/
And to everyone who is currently ill: get well soon! {{healing vibes and best wishes!}}
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Yeah, Canadian cheese is so mild! The Quebec stuff is quite yummy, just not as flavourful I guess.
Speculaas!!! They have it in Germany too. My bf gets them in care packages from his family. So good! I really like them
I was raised with a ridiculous amount of pastries, Portugal is also a little crazy about them. Hmmm… I’m creating a list of food I want to eat when I go back!
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Jo: I keep forgetting that my likely future province is in a country that cares about stuff like that. Been in the sandpit way too long.
Bam: Thanks
Vienna: I know! I’m used to being bathed in golden light when I wake up, and now it’s dull gray out. So depressing. NOT motivated to shower and go to work. Reading BB with fuzzybutt instead
Az & Ellie: I think I’ll get my little prince a frog prince and see what he makes of it
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OMG – I swear its like having a toddler that just realised he can toddle – fast !!
(is “toddle” even a word? lol – yes of course it is!) And she’s like a stealth-machine !
I think I know where she is then suddenly she’s passed under my chair and is licking (I hope, not chewing, but I doubt it!) the tyre of my bike which lives in the living room at the other end of the house!!! Having of course passed by many electric cables, wallpapered walls (DON’T TOUCH!) and other bunny-unfriendly things… So no free-roaming inside until I can work this out… (fear not newbies, she’s free-roaming outdoors!)
I’m not sure the new potential lodger signed up for segreated kitchen areas !
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Posted By Q8bunny on 9/24/2016 2:08 AM
Watching the third Bridget Jones. Lots of LOL moments so far, but man… poor Renee’s face… what did her doctors do to it??
OMG yes,
I hadn’t seen her…. here’s a recent interview and around 1′ you can see the pulled down skin on her throat, not knowing really where to go when she turns her head…. as you say – poor thing – and sooooo skinny !! Far too skinny imho.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQydrPWBPG4
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Haha, shortly after I adopted them, I found Apollo in a dead bunny flop, with a little poop just sitting on his fur just outside the exit zone, lol.
Soooo tired of being micromanaged at work lately. Just let me do my job like I’ve always done, and things will get done. I’m so glad I have time off coming up soon, it has worked out to be perfect timing.
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Posted By Q8bunny on 9/28/2016 12:13 PM
Keeel meee
My head feels like a balloon filled to bursting.Hang in there!!
I have a question about neutering and hormonal behavior and I don’t want to hijack someone else’s thread so maybe I can ask here?
Patton is 3-4 months old now and I’ve been reading a bunch of threads over in behavior about hormonal bunnies. I know that this is about the time where things may begin to change for the big guy.
Which is sad because he’s been so incredibly awesome so far! He’s got a litter box in his room, as well as a box in the corner of the living room. I often see him get up suddenly, bolt to the litterbox, sit for a moment and go right back to his hang out spot. Perfect.I’ll gladly have him neutered when he starts spraying, urinating in other places and trying to make tender love to my children’s appendages!
But here is my question: Before Patton, I had 3 other bunnies in the ‘modern era’. All males. All un neutered. The first 2, an American Chinchilla and a Checkered Giant, never showed ANY signs of hormonal outbursts. I guess I was lucky? Then my Holland Lop Halsey arrived. (Cue “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley). He was quite a… prolific little guy. I ended up getting him some stuffed balls that he loved until a few weeks before he died of old age.
So I’m wondering, how often does a bunny still behave even without neutering/spaying? Should I wait until I see unfortunate behavior before I have him neutered? Are there OTHER benefits to neutering like prolonging his life/reducing stress?
Sorry if this is supposed to be an off-topic thread!
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Barret, you can always start a new thread of your own by clicking the “Add Topic” button to the upper left un your sub-forum of choice. But since you already have asked your questions here, we might just as well answer them here
There’s no telling which bunny will develop hyper-sexuality and which won’t. I got my Bam when he was an adult, I had him for a year before he developped a crush on my dog. We have members here who have problem-free intact boys. I think tge chances increase vastly if the bun is an only pet in the household.
As for neutering early, I did that with my bunny Yohio. I was hoping to bond him to my first bun, so I had him neutered asap for that reason, before any adverse behaviors had surfaced. I never managed to bind him and Bam, but litter-training-what se it was a huge success. He slept in my bed and he spent a good deal of his day on it, but he never once peed there.
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Thankfully it wasn’t off for as long in our area as they said it would be. We went to bed early and I think within 15 minutes of going to bed the power was back on. There’s still more rural areas that are without power though. The mobile towers must have backup power because I had phone reception the whole time. More of the storm coming through today so possibly some more outages on the way. Funny story, I boiled water on the stove for a hot drink, thankfully I checked the water with a torch before pouring it in my mug, a moth had flown into the pot while it was boiling! I would have drank it if I hadn’t checked! I had to tip it out and reboil some more
Also, very random. But I had a dream that my husband and I owned a home somewhere and we had a greyhound x kelpie called Chase (he liked to run)
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I have no idea LBJ, I just know that in my dream he was definitely a greyhound x kelpie. Kelpie is an easy explanation because I love working breeds, but I’m not sure why greyhound. I googled the mix after I got out of bed and found a dog that looks just like him
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v344/mike-allen/IMG_0203Small.jpgPower went out again today, played some board games with hubby and spent extra time with the pets. Right now I’m putting off cleaning out the litter tray because it’s cold outside
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LBJ, belated Congrats! Being out of probabtion period means more job security, right?
@Q8, sorry to hear it! Feel better soon {{{vibes}}} coming your way.
@Azerane, the greyhound have been in the news a lot lately. Maybe that’s why it made it into your dreams? To those unaware, one of the States here recently abolished Greyhound racing.
Im in fortunate situation of having gas at home also, so I wasn’t too badly affected by the power outage. I still had a hot meat and hot cuppa and was able to read a book.
My sister had her fire going so she heated a meal and boiled water in a billy can. Her kids thought it was great! My other sister were using the BBQ before the daylight disappeared.Having all the street and traffic lights out was interesting. I was really impressed at how careful drivers were being and the flow of traffic was surprisingly good when I was on the roads. I think people were probably less distracted then they normally are also, without businesses being lit up and no flashing signs etc.
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You’re right, it could have been because it’s been around on on the news. We have a gas stove but I didn’t fancy cooking much in the dark so just had boiled eggs
We lost power again for about another 4 hours today, we just played some board games My brother and his family only got power back around lunch time today, theirs was out for 20 hours and I don’t think they have gas cooking. There’s always the BBQ, but no one wants to be outside in this weather. Just looked at the forecast, Thursday next week is supposed to be 27! Very exciting, I love the heat.
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Also, can everyone believe this is almost October?
We are going to a Celtic Fest this weekend. Neither of us have any Celt blood (I wish), but the fest is so much fun. The bf is trying haggis this time, he says. He said he would last year too
This vegetarian is not trying haggis, but I will definitely indulge in some fest food. Also, Odette gets her first pumpkin (!!!!!). I’ve never had a bun who would eat pumpkin. I bet Odette drags the whole pumpkin off. She’s a handful– literally and figuratively.
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And in other news today, Chewbacca Rabbit has decided that one month between moults is long enough. His furless mother was seen surreptitiously plucking tufts of hair from his hind quarters while he vacationed in Club Bed yesterday evening. There is no information as of yet as to whether strings of poo will soon follow.
Kuwait private school teachers celebrate as Ministry of Private Education declares three-day weekend in light of Monday’s Islamic New Year. A number of teachers were seen pumping their fists in the air as they pulled their cars out of school parking lots on Thursday afternoon. They were last seen speeding in the general direction of the local Chili’s. Unfortunately, sources say that at least one teacher was subsequently up all night with heartburn and a terrible student-gifted head cold. Tragically, the teacher in question woke up before dawn thinking she needs to go to work. Our thoughts are with her family.
The forecast for the next three days is very promising for you weather watchers out there. After the seasonal shift last Thursday night, you can look forward to sunny skies, increasingly cooler temperatures, and pleasant easterly breezes. Get out your paddleboards! It’s beach weather again.
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That is very sweet, JG.
Az, I like the gif where the electrical towers are playing jumprope
Gosh, it is 2am now and I am up late. Aaand the bunnies have come alive… Crysta morphed into speedy Gonzales and is like a bucking bronco, and Thor picked up a second wind. Please, someone tell me this is not a permanent shift in their clocks! We have just entered Autumn. Did I just bugger up their internal sleeping patterns?
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This page has most of the main memes on it, including the jumping towers
http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/09/29/internet-laughing-south-australias-power-problems Crysta is so cute peering out of the box fort!
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Posted By Love4Bunny on 9/29/2016 2:18 PM
JG, I saw the undercover vid a while back of how they disposed of greyhounds overseas (live dogs sent from Oz). I cried so hard and my heart broke a little, seeing all those dogs watching their mates die. I mean, it was always about the people and never about what was good for the dogs. Do you know if the dogs are allowed to run for fun on a course, or if all racing, full stop, has been banned?LBJ10, that is crazy how people are with money. Just wow.
Sadly I live near the Greyhound tracks, I’m in the UK, it breaks my heart to see these innocent animals tied to lampposts, when I go past on the bus because their dog didn’t win a race
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Thanks, guys
She’s my little doll face! I just want to hug and kiss her all the time but she’s a bit fraidy, so I have to pick my moments to shower love on her. Lol, Vienna.
Yes, JG! I thought of meme’s straightaway.
Bam… well that’s one way to do speed dating. Yikes.
Charlies Angel, that is so sad. Those dogs basically lose their “family” and everything they know because of selfishness and greed. As part of a penalty, they should have the breeders race on all fours instead. Now, I’d like to see that. I am intrigued by sighthounds and if I had the money and space, would get an Irish Wolfhound. I’ve done a bit of online research on Whippets, Iggies, Afgans & Borzoi’s and they just seem like very interesting pets. I’m okay with the aloof personality. I mean, you have to be with bunnies. I think my dream home would also include some smaller reptiles and a skunk (I’d be okay with de-glanding her). Here is a link on a skunk in a wildlife education facility. She is also a pet. Her name is Lollipop:
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Imagine how cute some of those bunnies would have been!
Then again, all bunnies are cute The baby boom has been mentioned here quite a number of times, haha. State just has a flooding issues now. Bad for many homes and businesses, but fantastic for our environment which rarely gets this much rain or water flowing through rivers. They were probably due for a flush.
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Azerane, well at least that’s one positive. I remember visiting Fiji on a layover. The flood had practically levelled Nandi/ Nadi and had risen to the rooftops. So sad, since I’m guessing tourism brought them their wages.
Thankyou, Odette. Nice to know I’m not too biased
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Odette, thank you
We’re fine where we are, I have some family in rural areas that have been flooded (though not their houses) and my Nanna was completely cut off yesterday due to flooding road closures, but all is well LBJ, it’s amazing how things can change like that. That is so much rain in a short period of time, I’m not surprised that the water table has risen if that’s happening regularly. It’s tough to be expected to do something about it when it’s only natural and there’s nothing to be done.
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WATERFALL OF PEE!!!!
Seriously. I’m just sitting here watching tv and I hear a strange noise. I look over and there’s Luna, sitting on the top level of the condo, right in the corner and she just lets it go. Not a small pee either and it just cascaded over the edge like a beautiful waterfall and down into their water bowl, and onto the carpet etc.
My only theory is because I’m cooking a roast and they’re scared of the meat smell, she didn’t want to go downstairs to use the tray. Such a pain
I guess I better clean it up, it was just so unexpected that I felt the need to quickly post here first before cleaning it, lol.
im like let me enjoy September first plssssssssss!
Felicitations! 
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