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I thought I should stop lurking and properly introduce myself and Nigel the wonder bunny. These forums are a great source of information and I’ve been reading them steadily since I brought Nigel home for the shelter in July. I’m not sure how old he is but I’m guessing he is about a year and a half (he was caught by animal control agents so I’m guessing someone threw him away once he reached puberty and started acting out). His breed is a mystery as well (any guesses would be welcome) he is mostly black with some brown on his belly and throat with greyish paws, his fur is so soft and shiny I suspect he might be part satin.
I’ve been a cat owner all my 40+ years but allergies and a husband who just doesn’t get cats forced me to look for alternatives, after some research I decided a rabbit would suit our household perfectly and reality has far exceeded my expectations! My husband has fallen in love with Nigel as well the house wouldn’t be the same without him.
I’ve had great success clicker training him and so far he has about 15 different tricks he will perform. Really he will do anything for a treat so he is easily to work with and it really help us to bond very quickly. Plus he really enjoys it, my next goal is to construct a wee obstacle course for him to encourage him to run around and exercise.
Well I could go on and on but I’m sure that’s enough, hi everyone!
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Definitely too cute to leave out!
. He’s lovely and his fur looks so satiny soft! Looking forward to hearing more about Nigel. He sounds smart!
That first pic had me thinking he must be part Flemish giant with those ears but I think it was just the camera angle. They don’t look as large in the second one. Do you know his weight?
Do his ears always go out to the side? Maybe he has some lop in his mix… -
Oh he certainly has, we are looking at building in the next few years and I’ve convinced my hubby that our new house will need to have a bunny room in the floor plans.
I should clarify about the tricks though, several of them are variations of a theme, throw, the ball, toss the ring, that sort of thing, basically grab it and toss your head around. But he loves to play.
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. His black coat is gorgeous, hope you post more pics later.
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