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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 03/16/2008 at 11:39 AM
  thencamebun
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  i just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself and my rabbit.
  
  my name is mandy, i’m a vet tech at an animal hospital that treats cat/dog as well as many different exotic species. i have an 8 year old daughter and 3 chihuahua’s, and our new addition bunny which i just adopted 3 days ago. the other night one of the girls i work with (who also works with the spca) brought in 2 rabbits for our exotics manager to take and adopt out (she works with the NJ house rabbit society.) well i work the overnight shift and a lot of the times i have sad things happen during my shift. and that night was no different. so after the sad experience (as i’ll call it) i went into exotics to do a few treatments (i had a lung cancer bun, a gi stasis bun, and a ferret that wasn’t eating/drinking.) well one of the spca rescue bunnies came running to the front of the cage and popped up on his hind legs and was watching me very intently. i’ve never been much of a bunny person, so i smiled at him and said aw your cute. and after 10 minutes of staring at me he stomped his back feet at me. i opened the cage figuring ok ok he wants attention. well he was SO friendly! he chin rubbed me and while i was petting him he layed on his side and was just so adorable. i don’t know what came over me! i left a note on his cage saying if he wasn’t already spoken for then i wanted him! i got a phone call the next afternoon saying he’s mine and i can take him home with me next time i came in to work. my daughter has wanted a bunny for awhile now (she just turned 8.) so she’s super happy that he’s here. i gave her the liberty of naming him, we are calling him iorek (after the polar bear from the golden compass lol, hey that’s what happens when you let your 8 year old pick the name.) i had rabbits growing up and at my job we take care of a lot of rabbits so i’m not really new to bunny world. however, i must say things are a lot different than when i was a kid, and a healthy rabbit is a huge difference from the sick ones i see at work. iorek does some pretty funny things! i don’t know much about him really. he has an appointment with the exotics dr on the 24th so we’ll discuss age and i want to get him neutered asap. i have some questions about his behavior and cage (he’s living in the cage i had made for my hedgehog when she was alive and it’s roomy enough but i’d like bigger.) i’m going to go browse the site and see all i can find looking forward to getting to know all about you and your buns too!
  
  here’s some pics of iorek and my daughter
  
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- 03/16/2008 at 11:49 AM
  bunnytowne
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  Hi welcome great to have you adn what a beautiful bun and daughter. I am happy for her. she must be tickled pink. sounds like the bun is happy to be there. he likes you. and your daughter. he picked you didnt’ he. ahaa. yes you and your daughter we are delighted to have you and there are many people here with experience and can answer questions. I have learned a lot here myself.
- 03/16/2008 at 11:55 AM
  thencamebun
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  i’m glad to have found this forum. it’s filled with great info, from what i have read so far, he is delighted to be here lol. when i put him in his ex pen he was jumping, kicking, spinning and spazzing out. i believe that they are what is called a binky? lol. first time i’ve ever seen a bunny do that! and i am about to buy some products from the site too! pet stores just don’t have the things that i’ve found on this site. i’m like a kid in a candy store lol.
- 03/16/2008 at 12:19 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Great to have you here. This is the best bunny forum, lots of different peeps and buns.
  
  Your bunny is very cute and, trust me, very soon you will become a bunny slave (sounds like your on your way…). They are just so fun to watch and spoil.
  
  This is a great site; I learned a lot here on the forum and from the care info. I’ve been a bunny lover/slave for over 4 years now and I’m still learning new things all the time. They are very complex little guys.
  
  Check out the great build-it-yourself condo cages section.
- 03/16/2008 at 12:20 PM
  linda
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  So glad you have joined. What a beautiful rabbit. I have 4. All of them are unique.
  
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- 03/16/2008 at 12:24 PM
  thencamebun
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  i’m no stranger to being “owned” by my furkids lol. i can see iorek plotting with the chihuahua’s and learning how to wrap me around his little bunny feet lol.
  
  thanks for tip i got a pretty good idea from the cool habitat section on this site. i am so glad i found this place! i can’t say that enough!
- 03/16/2008 at 12:48 PM
  Beka27
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  he is absolutely adorable. i love his gray ears. he’s very unique looking. welcome here. if you have any questions, please ask. caring for sick animals and enjoying healthy ones are two completely different experiences.
- 03/17/2008 at 7:20 AM
  babybunsmum
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  welcome here iorek is adoreable! my pinky bun picked me out at the shelter much like iorek picked you. it sounds as if he’s settling in well already… binkying & all!
- 03/17/2008 at 7:23 AM
  kimberleyanddarren
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  aww cute bun! nice that you decided to adopt a needy bun too! congrats on your new addition and welcome! 3 chihauhaus must be abit of a handful! but they are so cute to! expensive to say the least i would imagine also lol
- 03/17/2008 at 8:23 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Welcome!! He is soo cute!! I think that is just the best story, him picking you!! So cute!
- 03/17/2008 at 11:55 AM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  Thencamebun, a warm welcome to you! What a great little furred addition to the family you have now, it can be very sad working at a shelter and down time from a furred cutie pie waiting to find a home sounds like it was definately in order. Fate, who knows but very sweet how your bun wormed its way into your heart and home now. I love the pictures and nothing could be happier than to see a bun being loved. That’s wonderful you have connections to a rabbit rescue that can also help you out with any questions as well and of course we’re here too and would LOVE more pictures!
  
  It looks like the x-pen you have is really nice, a lot of our members here have combined that with wire cube storage panels, just be sure to cover the wire flooring. If you have any ideas you want to run by us or have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
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