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This evening I went out to a bunny group run by a rabbit rescue lady. She knows about Bandit and that me wanting to adopt has been pushed back for some time. She knew I was going to be at the group and I could tell straight away that she had a bunny lined up for me, so I just told her to hand it over, lol, I was overdue some bunny cuddles anyway.
So for an hour and a half I got to cuddle this little guy. Just under a year old, desexed. He was really sweet, and even tooth purred for me. He’s quite an unusual colour, a smokey grey otter with sandy undertones and creamy coloured paws.
I liked him, but I don’t know if he’s right for me yet. I found it hard because he was a similar colour (but not really) to Bandit. It was a bit difficult to like him, I’ve always seen myself moving away from grey bunnies for a next bunny. But it was nice to hold him and pet him etc. I’m told he’s very well house trained, and likes coming up on the couch. Both rescue ladies want him for their own, but aren’t able to, which means he’s a good bunn.
Given the situation with the parrot cage being on top of the rabbit cage, I told them it would have to wait a couple weeks until the cage situation is sorted. So I’m thinking that when that’s done, I’ll phone them up to organise a visit, my husband can meet this little guy, and we’ll interact with some of the other adoptables too to see if any of those seem better suited. I’m told there’s a little Dutch girl, so I’m interested to meet her too.
It seems dumb, because I’ve been really excited about getting another rabbit, and it was great cuddling him, but when I got home the first thing I did was cry because it wasn’t Bandit.
But that’s enough talking, I know you’re all just wanting to see pictures. Taken with my crappy phone camera, but you get the idea. His rescue name is Royster.
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Aww Az. He looks a really nice little guy, but you know, you’ve got to find out why the tears afterwards and then you’ll know if Royster can come join you or another one later?
Were the tears guilt (for replacing Bandit)? Were they somehow tears of relief (actually taking the plunge and getting a new family member?). Tears of uncertainty because you so want a new bun, thought tonight was going to be “the night”, but Royster wasn’t “the one”?
Sleep on it and you’ll wake up knowing it, feeling it, deep down…. and go check out that little Dutch demoiselle in a couple of weeks !!
Dont feel sad, this could be a new beginning !
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Az, he’s beautiful. Look at that ballerina pose when he’s grooming his leg!
But I get it – it’s one thing to know that you’ll open your home and hearts to another bun, and it’s another to actually start walking the path toward that day. Even if handsome honey is not that bun, a little fluffle time is good for one’s soul – both yours and Royster’s. *hug*
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Thanks for the responses everyone, I appreciate it, it is very exciting
@Vienna. I think the tears were mostly just me missing Bandit. You can’t replace a lost pet, a new pet is a new personality to love, but at the end of the day I think I just wanted Bandit back. It was a little overwhelming, being excited about it but bringing back a lot of memories. I don’t know whether he was “the one”
but I think that’s why I need to meet the other bunnies too. I think his colour being grey-ish with the pale eye and ear rims just reminded me a bit too much of Bandit, which put me off at first. But at the end of the day, colour means nothing really.
I would actually love to adopt two bunnies and bond them, but I don’t want to push my luck with our rental agent given we just got a parrot, lol.@Jersery, he’s a little smaller than Bandit was and at a very wild guess based on how big he was, I’m going to say around 2.7kg. Now I have to get him so that I can weigh him and find out how close I am, lol.
@Hopper, hello there, what a surprise
It sounds like Bunny Basics because it is Nice to know you’re here too And I know he needs me and that he’s simply adorabun. I think I need time to process, fortunately I have time till the cage arrives.
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Why make work for yourself ? Just adopt two buns that are already bonded !! I am SO doing that next time round !
And, (and not to bore you with the reason how I know this) – the next time you see Royster you WILL know if your heart skips a beat (true luuurve) or if it is ‘just good friends’ (move on to little Dutch girl !!) !!
I say celebrate your thousandth posting on here with a “I”ve got him” post !!!
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lol, you guys are too funny
If the bird cage arrives when the tracking information says it will, there’s a chance I may decide next week, so I may make it within 30 posts, haha. I would adopt a pair or two to bond, I just technically didn’t mention two bunnies to the rental agent when it was discussed some time ago, it was always just “a rabbit”. I’m not too keen on pushing my luck there.
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So… Saturday is the day
We have a time booked in to go and see Royster again and meet some of the other bunnies I’m really excited Yesterday after Dory changed cages I pulled apart her temporary cage in addition to the roof and front wall of the bunny condo (bird food and poop infested). Today I soaked and scrubbed the grids and wiped down the whole condo (incredible how dusty it was, especially around where I used to put the hay). It’s ready for reassembly tomorrow. I also washed all the bunny fleece and some of the plastic toys today, I think I have a couple more to do tomorrow in addition to checking the hay box. Such a beautiful bale of hay, just sitting in that box for 7 months, such a waste. It should still be good though, hay doesn’t really go bad if stored properly. I’m more concerned about spiders having moved in, although I did try to seal it. So I’ll be checking that thoroughly tomorrow with gloves on and some sort of poking around tool.
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I think both the foster carer and the bunnies would consider it impolite to just bust in in the middle of the night, as tempting as it may be…
Can you imagine, me kicking the door down, carrier in one hand, treats in the other. I’ll unlatch all the cages and all the bunnies will follow me out into the night like the pied piper. I’ve been busy prepping today. The condo is reassembled, I’m just in the process of clipping all the cable ties. I’ve checked the box of hay outside and it’s still as fresh and green, and smelling as wonderful as the day I bought it (triggered my allergies too, haha). I didn’t find any awful critters hiding it in either. Litter storage box is topped up. I still have to set up the condo with bowls, litter tray, toys etc but I think I’ll do that in the morning. I’ve still got a bit of tidying to do tonight. I’ve been so busy removing random bits of junk from high areas to prevent Dory landing on it that now there’s too much at bunny danger level. I’m so out of practise!
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I’m in agreement with LBJ – you said “Saturday”, you didn’t say not at 00:01 hours!! In my calculations that’s in just a few Aussie hours….
On a harsher note, Jersey said “go with your gut”.
Firstly, I would not take kindly to my partner being called that…(!) …AND also… although it is good advice to go in twos – and no disrespect to Jersey’s so-called “advice” (
) – I would also add, “go with some raisins, a camera (to record the moment), a carrier or fleece and some dolly lolly to pay with !!” -
I’m with Vienna. I vote a bonded pair
But Royster is sooo cute, he will make it difficult, I’m sure.
That pet taxi is the bomb @Jerseygirl
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I’ve been busy prepping and laughing at all your comments, lol. This thread may be getting out of hand
I had to put everything in the condo, do some vacuuming, clean Dory’s cage, go to the farmers market for fresh fruit and veg (lets face it, mostly Dory and bunny veg, barely anything for the humans). We’ll be leaving in about 5 minutes
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Geez guys, patience
Can’t a person spend an hour being indecisive about which bunny to bring home I also considered taking the time to eat lunch first before posting but figured you had all been left to sweat long enough.We cuddled Royster again, he’s sweet and all but it just didn’t feel right for me to adopt him. It probably wasn’t good either that he had his moody pants on and all he wanted to do was nip me. I don’t feel I judged him on that though because he was a real sweetheart when I held him a week and a half ago, it just didn’t feel right.
Then then was a ginger lop who wasn’t right, an adorable chocolate dutch girl and she was just gorgeous, but she wasn’t right either. Then we cuddled a pair of bunnies, Tony a red-eyed-white with frosty ears and nose, and Rosie a vienna marked ginger agouti type who seems to be part lop. I fell in love with Tony, he seemed a super sweet lap bunny. Initially I decided to adopt Royster, two bunnies was just too much of a risk with vet costs etc and I didn’t know whether it would work out and so on. But I didn’t feel settled about the decision.
Ultimately I changed my mind on adopting Royster, which I felt bad about and we took home the pair on a two week trial basis. I’m told Tony is friendly and outgoing, and Rosie is shy but sweet. So far they seem ok in the cage, spent a lot of time in their litter tray (I think a little wary of the slippery floor), but now Tony is out exploring the bottom level. So Vienna Blue was right, I only needed one carrier
Upon bringing them home I have noticed that Tony seems to have horizontal nystagmus and sometimes when he’s sitting still his head seems to shift a little because of it, but I think I remember reading that nystagmus isn’t uncommon in red-eyed-whites. I might ring them this afternoon to ask about it and see if they noticed it before now, because I would hate for him to be coming down with a head tilt.
I also feel really bad because less than half an hour after them being home Dory squawked up a storm, really loud and harsh. I think she was a bit unsure of all the noises she could hear of them moving when she couldn’t see them. Poor bunnies, it quite scared them and Rosie started thumping.
More about them. They’re both about 1.5-2.5 years old. They’d been at the rescue since January 2015, Rosie was adopted at one point but was returned 6 months later after which they bonded her with Tony. They’re both going to need new names, and Tony needs a really good brush and a bit of weight loss, haha.
Long story short…, I GOT NEW BUNNIES, HERE’S SOME PICTURES!
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So far, Rosie has groomed Tony. Tony has chased Rosie around a little at times. Rosie’s been up onto the first step, Tony has been inside the cardboard hidey box. Tony has peed on the floor right next to the litter tray, Rosie ate a Burgess Excel pellet from my hand, they both played with the toilet paper tube toy and they’ve both had a nibble on hay
I want to call the lady about Tony’s nystagmus, but my husband is waiting for a call back so I have to wait until after that before asking her about it. I would hate for him to have an ear infection or E.c. Hopefully it’s just a genetic thing.
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Posted By jerseygirl on 7/30/2016 1:01 AM
Yay! A REW! They are such lovely rabbits. Yay! A Pair!
I’ll see if I can fix second pic for you. No promises!
With the eyes, it might be “scanning” you are seeing. Common with REWS. They move their heads slightly also.
Yes! That must be it, I knew there was another word for it but I was struggling to get google results with nystagmus for REW. That seems to be exactly what he’s doing, his head sometimes sways side to side with it which is what made me think it was probably more just him that nystagmus from a tilt where the head should really only lean in one direction. Thanks
The first picture is fixed now.
Right now they’re just snoozing together on a fleece blanket. They are so cute!
Suggest away with names, no offense to the rescue but there’s no way I’m keeping Tony and Rosie, lol.
Maybe Rosie could wake them with thumping! She had a good go of it earlier when Dory was squawking.
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She sure does, some times more than others but they are very cute
He likes them. He’s worried about his allergies with two instead of one, but I don’t think it’ll be much different. He’s a big animal lover too and Bandit helped him to like rabbits more so he already likes them and I know he’ll bond with them over time. He’s just not obsessed like I am
Also I’m really mad, I left the room for about 5 second and come back to see Tony all flopped out (so cute!) and I couldn’t get my camera ready fast enough before he righted himself a bit. Two bonded bunnies really is just adorable though, all the snuggling and grooming.
I don’t know what to do for names yet, I’m thinking maybe from astronomy, but trying some of those out I don’t know if they fit. So far I’ve considered Lyra and Janus. That’s as far as I’ve gotten
Edit: I had thought of Nick and Judy from Zootopia but I don’t know if I’m overly keen to go the well known character name route.
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ERMAGAH! They’re so CUTE! AZERANE!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE *breathes in paper bag*
Seriously. I’m so happy for you! A bonded pair!
So… how about Tristan and Isolde? Famous couple…
Other famous literary couples:
Jo and Laurie
Wesley and Buttercup
Claire and Jamie
Estella and Pip
Eowyn and FaramirJust sayin’
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OMG !! I’ve just got up and there’s a whole new 2 pages to read !!!
We’ve got bunniieeeeeeeesssss !!!!I understand Dory flapping for not understanding her instrusion and I understand Rosie for thumping as birds make uncontrolled flapping noises, especially if they’ve never heard that noise before. Thery’ll settle once they know that noise is not a threat. And yes slippery is not nice…
Congratulations Az, I knew you could do it !!
I actually like Rosie for a bunny name…. but yup, the name Tony has got to go.
– Rosie and ‘Jim’ !! lol
– Rosie and Winston?
– Hillary and Trump ! (current affairs!)
– Alba (Latin for white)
– Matt (for Matt le BLANC!)
– River (for white river!)
– Storm (snowstorm, can you see where I’m going with these…)
– “K” (for Karat for White Karat Gold but you couldn’t call him karat or people would think you named your bun “Carrot” !!)
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@Azerane – “I spy with my little eye something beginning with R&T in your first very original photos of Royster starting this thread….” ???
Am I right or am I wrong?? Clue – photos n°2 and n°4
Is this subconscious fate or… am I completely wrong…… hmmmm 
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Lol, nice catch on the photos but it’s not them. The white bunn is a lop, just someone else’s bunnies who happen to be similar colours
Thanks for all the name suggestions. Rosie is a nice name, you’re right, but I’m not sure I want to keep it for her. Plus there’s a bunch of people on youtube with rabbits called Rosie which makes me shy away from the name. Alba is a nice suggestion, feels more feminine to me though.
I can’t believe they’re both laying on the fleece blanket, Bandit would never lay on fleece if he had a choice
What weird bunnies, lol.Another post edit: Driving home, husband says to me “I’m surprised you went with them because I know you’re not a fan of white bunnies with red eyes” and all I could think to say was that it just felt right to bring them home. He was right I was never really a fan but there was just something about Tony, perhaps it was the name, lol.
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Both Alba and Albus just make me think of Dumbledore.
Perhaps Nova for the boy, since it’s related to white dwarf stars. He’s no dwarf but he’s dense like a white dwarf is, lol.
Also I’m not exactly sure on the scanning thing, I think it’s genetic. I thappens in some dark-eyed bunnies too, but I think their eyes scan back and forth to try and focus on something or get a better look at it. Which results in the head swaying sometimes. At least that’s what I’m reading about it.
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A Vauxhall Nova was my first car – . Well Mum’s, but still….
It was called Begonia (reg plate was BGN). Or did we have Siegfried first? (SGF!) Dad bought a new one EXACTLY the same colour and thought we wouldn’t notice….
All our cars were named or had sayings depending on the reg plate. We had VGC (Very Good Car) followed by RGC (Really Good Car!!) LOL
Can’t remember what I need to buy at the shops today, but I can remember those !! -
Zazu sounds cute!
Nova is a good bunny name. : ) Maybe pair with Lacaille? Pronounced La-KA-ya or La-Ky-ah though im guessing most people are going to say “La carly” or La kaylee”.
Anyway, it’s a red dwarf star. No, not from the tv show if anyone is thinking that. Fun fact: on this day (july 30) in 1971, Apollo 15 landed their lunar module on the moon.
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I just love the name associations that you guys are coming up with, they’re awesome.
This morning I was looking at Rosie and thought that she had beautiful big doe eyes (deer doe, not bunny doe) so thought she could be called Bambi, which is a good name, but still doesn’t fit
For a bunny that’s supposed to be shy, she’s really very curious and will come up and sniff me and lets me pet her. When they are scared though, they seem to do things together. After they first arrived and were in the carrier, Tony didn’t leave it until Rosie did. Then when they were hunkered in the litter tray for half an hour, once Tony hopped out, Rosie was also out within 30 seconds.Also when I got up this morning, they were grooming each other (never gonna get tired of seeing that). They still haven’t discovered that there’s a second level to the condo and they’ve partly shared half a tablespoon of burgess pellets. No pee messes overnight either which is great, only that first one from Tony yesterday and that’s it.
Here’s some more pictures from yesterday, it’s a bit dark here this morning to get good ones yet today.
ETA: Going off of Jersey’s comment from yesterday, about the Apollo landing, he could be named Apollo, and her Luna. Another option is Sirius B (not Sirius Black from HP) but from Sirius B (a white dwarf star) which could turn into the fun nickname of Serious Bunny. That or just plain Sirius, which I’m reading is the brightest star in the night sky.
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Posted By Q8bunny on 7/30/2016 10:41 PM
I give up. Apparently no one here appreciates a good literary power couple, preferring instead to spend their time with head in the sky. Pffft…
Haha!.. Well I also liked Tristan and Isolde.
@Love4Bunny, I thought Orion was a MIB reference too! I thought there was a cat named Orion.
Re Hubble, I was just saying about a member here who had a rabbit named Hubble. She also had Nova and Eclipse.
I also like Faline. It sounds like it fits her personality. If Rosie had blue eyes from the vienna gene, it would be an even better fit.
This morning I was looking at Rosie and thought that she had beautiful big doe eyes (deer doe, not bunny doe)
The white fur around the eyes makes them stand out even more. I love that about Rumballs eyes (he’s chestnut agouti). Does she have a white belly? Her colouring reminds me of lynx palomino. (If thats a colour that appears in other rabbit breeds. I had thought palomino does..)
You’re referring to them as Tony and Rosie a lot.
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Tony and Rosie just seems better than referring to them as the white one and the brown one
There’s a chance Rosie may stick, but there’s no way Tony’s staying, lol. There is a cat in MIB called Orion, it’s the cat belonging to the Arquillian prince. The galaxy is on his (the cat’s) belt
I don’t like the name Faline
Just to be difficult. There is a doe in the book Firebringer called Eloine though, which is a nice name. For some reason the name Rueben also popped into my head for the boy. In which case Rueben and Rosie has a nice ring to it. But I still don’t know what to choose, haha. Someone mentioned the name Finn or Finnick. I do like that name and it has been on the back of my mind for several months as a good pet name. I think Finnick from the Hunger Games series if people have read/watched it. I’m just not sure it fits him either.
Boy am I indecisive, lol.
As a side note, I took lots of pictures and videos today, however I can’t show you any because we had to do a reset of my laptop to fix a bug with the screen turning off. Which means now all the programs have to be reinstalled, which means no pic or video editing
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Orions belt is a constellation, a gathering of stars. All within the Milky Way, our solar system. In the movie MIB it referred to a galaxy hidden within the pendant on Orion’s (the cat’s) collar. A Nova is an exploding star, hence my rescue baby’s name as she is a cataclysmic event if not monitored, in fact even if monitored she is a cataclysmic event if you aren’t fast on your feet. Pic is Nova.
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You could called him Bennett. Tony Bennett, drop the Tony. lol
I really like the name Reuben .
I thought about calling Tim Tim Roobun – pronounced Reuben. But it turned out the silliest name(TimTim) is what stuck.
Finn is a great name too. Finnegan also but that sends me off into the song Michael Finnegan. lol.
Eloine is pretty!Sorry to hear about the laptop. Look at it this way, it allows you more time to take more video.
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If only he was red! The Red Baron would be an awesome name
For now Rueben seems to be sticking a bit, but I may have to change something to suit if Earhart sticks. I can’t call her just Amelia because it’s my niece’s name.
Somebunny peed outside the litter tray overnight, and lots of poops! These two aren’t exactly tidy bunns. Complete opposite of Bandit in some regards. He hardly used his cardboard box hidey and barely touched it. In two days these two have shifted it all around the place and gone to town chewing on it and renovating. Rosie in particular. I’ve been calling her Rosie the Renovator
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Who’s naming them after a sandwhich? I missed that one….
I like the Red-Eyed-Baron, Ree-Ree or Rey-rey or Bazza for short, lol. Perhaps not, not really any good nicknames there.
I agree that Amelia Earhart is a fantastic name, just because of my niece it’s a bit weird though
We’ll see, I’m still undecided. Hoptimus Prime is also awesome, but I think we had a new member recently who’s bunny had that name
The problem with two bunns… I have no idea who peed/pooped outside the litter tray, I have no idea who’s had the odd squishy poop. I think Mr Bunn might be the one missing the tray, but I’m guessing.
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Ahh, well that explains it. Weird name for a sandwhich
I had thought the litter box may be too small. I’m determined to try and fix their habits first though, I love this litter box way too much to just get rid of it and I’ve not seen the sieve style in anything much bigger. I’m thinking they could be messy from their foster home since I don’t think their cage was terribly big. I’ve tried something different this afternoon and moved the hay to the back of the box by the wall of the condo instead of at the front. Bandit always liked to have his butt in the back corner so that’s just the way I arranged it, but I noticed these two just eat and poop while sitting outside the box, so by moving the hay to the back they have to jump into the box to have easier access. I’m hoping it will help a little. Now I just need to find out who’s the one leaving the pee, I get the feeling it may be Mr Bunbun making all the mess, but I could be wrong.
A change of environment and food probably isn’t helping either so I’ll give it a few weeks before giving up hope on my favourite litter box. Otherwise it’s probably onto the storage tub solution for a bigger size.
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Falkor, now there’s a name
Seeing that he’s white, I could also call him Abominable The pee culprit is definitely Mr Bunbun, I saw him do it. I let them out into the playpen while I’m using my laptop and eating breakfast before work. He’s out and about, chewing on his seagrass mat, next minute he turns around on it and lifts his tail and I know exactly what’s going to happen. Then he pees. At least it was only a very small pee. I had been super proud though because apart from two uneaten cecals, there was no mess in the cage this morning
So much for that. Have I mentioned how cute they are?
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You don’t have Reubens in Australia? They are extremely popular here. It has corned beef, swiss cheese and sauerkraut on it. Some friends of my husband’s parents love Reubens so much, it’s ridiculous. They will order one where they go and critique them. o_O
Anyway, Finn is most definitely not a sandwich.
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Well it’s the only pee on the seagrass mat so far, out of at least 5 or 6 pees outside the box. (I found 3 outside the box after work today, possibly some from last night and when I cleaned out the box there had been 3-4 pees inside the box). I’ve rearranged the litter box again, I’ve only got litter inside the box so that there’s more room and the hay is in a basket between the box and the wall of the cage. Seems to be going well so far, both have sat in the box to munch hay and poop.
But Love4Bunny you could be right, Mr BunBun, Apollo, Rueben, Thor, Falkor could just be marking his territory about the place. I had to change their fleece blanket already because it was so stinky, lol. All that being said, better a few missed litter box incidents than sick bunnies. So it’s really not a bad thing to deal with, just takes a bit more time to clean up
Day 4 and they still haven’t discovered the upper level either
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Azerane – have you put yummy scrummy bits of smelly treats up there…. that’s what I had to do to get Zou to jump up through the vertical hole (how can a hole be vertical, it’s nothing!) onto 3rd floor !!
Q8 – I wrapped a bit of kitchen towel around the base and after a few days it was gone – so either he got the message, or peed on it and had to get rid of it – no other accidents to report… he doesn’t know how to wash up properly (ie it’s still dirty when its dry!…) he’s a 30 yr old teenager….
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I think Mr Bunbun is just lazy. He much prefers to sit next to the tray to eat hay and poop. Whereas Miss Bunn will always hop into the tray.
Overnight, a couple more squished cecal poops, but definitely no stray pee! They both eagerly ate the 5 burgess pellets I offered each of them this morning too.
And I still have no idea what I’m going to call them
ETA: Funny story. About 3 weeks or so ago I e-mailed our rental agent about getting a rabbit. We’d already spoken about it before in January after Bandit had passed, but I thought I’d better run it by her again just in case. Weeks pass and I didn’t get a reply, and as you know I adopted bunnies on the weekend. Yesterday at work she happened to be in and came over to tell me that it would be ok for me to get a rabbit. Lol, well that’s a relief. I just figured since I didn’t get a reply that all was good. I didn’t however correct her and mention there were two rabbits…
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That’s two nights in a row now Mr Bunbun has has been mean to Miss Bunn. Yesterday I think it started when she humped him, he wasn’t pleased about it and chased her around, trying to nip her and managed to pull out some fur.
Shortly after which they were cuddle bunnies again. Then tonight I’m not sure what started it but he started chasing her around again and trying to nip at her. Then 2 minutes later he’s running around doing binkies. But if she gets to close he starts chasing again. And yet in half an hour they’ll probably be best buddies again. I thought that she was the boss because she’s the only one I’ve seen humping, but Mr Bunbun is pretty bossy and seems so mean at these times. You guys are right, I’m so glad I’m not the one doing the bonding, because this is stressing me out, haha. I just hate that it only seems to happen around 8pm which is a little before I go to bed so then I can’t watch them for a long time to make sure they’re ok. What level of naughty bunns should I tolerate? In most cases it’s over before I can get to them and stop them chasing, but him puling her fur yesterday quite concerned me. Really hoping they sort things out sooner rather than later, silly bunnies.
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Hmm, space could be an issue, I had wondered that myself. I don’t think they would have had very much before. They seem to be fine all other times of the day when they have access to the playpen, just around 8pm. Maybe if I shut the cage door well in advance and see if that makes a difference. Not that I think it will because the chasing has started both in and out of the cage. Since I’ve been feeding small amounts of pellets and greens by hand, I have been feeding them at exactly the same time.
I’d hate to not give them access to the playpen at all, but I will close it earlier tonight in hopes that it helps, maybe an hour before scuffling time. Thanks guys
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I come to Binky Bunny for my daily laughs! Lol, this thread is classic
@Moxie, I haven’t chosen names yet. I’m too indecisive.
I bought a digital scale today and weighed both bunnies. Mr BunBun surprised me, I knew he was overweight, but he’s physically smaller than Bandit was so I didn’t expect him to weigh more. He weighs 3531 grams (7.78 pounds), and Miss Bunn weighed in at 2798 grams (6.16 pounds). I’m sure Mr BunBun has already lost a tiny bit since arriving. I’m told he was eating the litter in the pan which is probably why he’s a little chunky. Mr BunBun also barely fit in the bowl I used for the weigh ins too, haha. I should have taken a picture. I was thanked by Miss Bunn with a nip to my arm while putting her back and a thump after I put her down. No appreciation for anything I do
And I’m pleased to say that since yesterday afternoon there have been no pee accidents.
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I didn’t really reduce their space, I only closed them in their condo earlier to prevent a marital tiff (which didn’t work). But they seem to be getting less aggressive with that.
Had an interesting morning this morning. No pee outside the box (that’s almost two whole days now), no cecal poops left laying around to get stepped on either, hooray! But, ALL the hay was pulled out of the hay rack, half of it was in the water bowl and the hay rack was half way across the cage, lol. So they had a fun night
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Ok, so I think I’m narrowing it down some. Dear husband is no help but here’s what I’m thinking as options.
Him: Apollo, in which case I would likely name her Luna as a sort of couple name. From Jersey’s suggestion based on the date of the Apollo 15 landing and their gotcha day, Luna seems a perfect addition to that name because it’s the shuttle and the moon.
Him: Atlas or Altair, her Lyra. Both Atlas and Altair are strong names which I think suit him, he’s a sweet personality, but he’s just this sturdy bunn that doesn’t seem phased by anything. Atlas being one of Saturn’s moon, or Altair being a star in the Aquila constellation.Pigeon is cute, but what would I call him?
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Lol, you guys are no help either!
And I know I need to put up more pictures. Hubby recently installed Windows 10 on my laptop and it didn’t install properly which caused issues with the screen. Because of that he had to refresh the system, saved all the files but deleted all the programs. Now I’m waiting for him to reinstall Photoshop and Pinnacle (my video editor) for me. I could probably manage it myself, but I get too worried about stuffing things up. Hopefully today that will get sorted then I can get some of my photos off of my DSLR up. I do have an absolutely gorgeous one of Luna
@LBJ10, do you have a problem with one of our Australian birds having the nickname Pee Wee?
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Ahh, lol. Fair enough, I forgot about him
And I feel like Apollo and Luna are sticking, so consider them officially named!
Here’s a pic of each of them, not such a great one of Apollo, but such a great one of Luna
I couldn’t get a png file small enough to upload, but saving it as a jpeg for on here ruined the colour 
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Thanks everyone
Trying out the other names I just kept coming back to Apollo and Luna She already has a nickname too which is Luna Bug I’m so glad they love sleeping on the fleece too, it catches so much of Apollo’s fur that he’s shedding. I need to brush him again, the brush that worked so well on Bandit doesn’t work as well on him, so I may have to try the slicker.
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When does it end!??!!
Today, in the misadventures of Apollo and Luna: Bad bunnies were bad today. After work I found two pees outside the litter tray. Then after cleaning that up I took Apollo outside to be brushed. Brought him back in and took the fleece out to shake it off and clean off fur. While I was out there somebunny peed outside the cage! Probably Apollo, probably because I cleaned up his other pee messes and picked him up, twice! Oh the travesty!
In other news, I scared them senseless with the vacuum cleaner today. Poor bunnies. They’re all good now, lounging around on a clean fleece. Apollo has his hind legs stuck out straight back
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They were using layer pellets, cheap I suppose.
Which is the reason he’s overweight because he was eating them, lol. But it means they’re used to the hard surface. They definitely love soft things though (almost always on the fleece if they’re in the cage). It’s just strange that he started using it so well and then just had a really bad day. It’s still early days I suppose. In good news, since I’ve started putting hay almost everywhere, his poops have increased in size quite dramatically so it’s doing the trick in that regard
I wonder whether distributing the hay more could have caused the pee issues too though since he didn’t have to hop in the tray to eat. I’ll just keep working at it, maybe he just had a bad day. I’m looking forward to later this week when I can weigh him again and see if he’s lost anything. -
The weekly weigh-in results are in
Apollo 3399 grams, down from 3531 grams last week for a total loss of 132 grams. I think that’s a pretty healthy loss. He probably doesn’t need to lose much more, just a bit of toning up. Which he’s certainly getting from all his binkies. It may not seem like much, but I’m pretty sure I can feel the difference when I pet him already.
Luna 2721 grams, down from 2798 grams last week, total loss of 77grams. She didn’t need to lose weight, but it’s probably the decrease in pellets since they’re not getting much and she’s likely expending more energy with space to run around. I imagine things will stable out given a bit of time.
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Posted By Love4Bunny on 8/09/2016 1:33 AM
Gosh, do I know that feeling, Azerane! I sometimes bury my face in between their backs as they huddle together for brekky. It’s just the most calming thing you can do, hahaha.I do that too. I smoosh my face in the nape of Chewie’s neck, right behind his ears, and it feels like brain yoga. Sooo relaxing.
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Thanks so much
Yes, he sometimes does so many binkies, it’s the greatest thing to watch He also did a big dead bunny flop the first day he was here. Just yesterday he nearly rolled right over when he flopped I got the floor rug (assuming that’s what you mean) from a Bunnings store (hardward/home improvement store like home depot). It’s a flat weave rug so the fibres don’t stick up, Luna still chews it when she thinks I’m not paying attention. Haha you’re right about how they have to be cute, I can tell that Luna is going to be a challenge in the chewing department. Apollo is just happy to run through the bendy bridge, chew on the cardboard and seagrass mat and do his binkies
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Question, should I be interfering with their humping/chasing episodes?
There’s quite a bit of action going on here this morning and Apollo has pulled some of Luna’s fur. The first time she mounted him she was on there for quite a while which I think got him fed up which is why he chased and pulled fur. A little bit later, she mounted again but was on there less time so he just sat there when she got off. But then a few minutes after that he’s chasing her again and nipping at her bum to pull fur out. In between all of this they are of course doing binkies, grooming each other, playing etc but they keep having episodes. It seems common at the times that they’re most active (morning and evening), but all other times it’s non-existent. I feel like perhaps the main thing would be to stop Luna from humping for as long if I catch her at it, and to stop Apollo chasing so he doesn’t nip her. But I’m not sure if this would do more harm than good?
Just now, Apollo chased her because Luna was sniffing his butt, so he had to sniff hers and then chase her off. These two are doing my head in this morning
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No certificates but they each have a very clear tattoo. Occasionally she does mount his face, the trouble is seeing it happen, and getting over there in time to push her off before he retaliates. Fair enough that some pairs are just like this. I suppose all you generally see of bonded pairs is the happy, cute moments
Not all the in between things. Thanks again for the tips. Two bunnies is a whole new thing for me
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?? Wouldn’t both pairs now be in neutral territory having both come in from outside (both Azerane’s two and GJ’s). so is this sort of reinstating dominance, which they presumaby don’t carry over from territory to territory??
Could it go badly wrong and they be de-bonded? Or is it just a ‘remember me, I’m the dominant one’ game?
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According to the lady who deals with PetAtHome adoptions, Minstrel and snickers were doing this there, and both have huge patches of new short hair, indicating a big hair pulling session a couple of months ago, so I think this is an ongoing issue for them. At a guess, these two were shoved in a hutch together at some point, with no introductions or bonding and left to get on. Snickers has already sussed out that the blue tunnel gives some protection from unwanted advances, and there were only a couple of small tufts of hair this morning. Clever Snickers
and she hopped straight into the per carrier this morning, so she may have already made the connection between going in the pet carrier and being in the garden? On a poopy note, most of their poops are getting a nice size now
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I was just going to update in the chat thread, but decide to update here because it was mentioned about the second level.
Yesterday*, the second level was discovered! My friend dropped in yesterday, and I was telling her how the bunnies didn’t go upstairs, and that I wasn’t sure Apollo would because I doubt he has good depth perception for jumping. Within 60 seconds of my saying that, Apollo jumps onto the first step, then the second. Making a big fat liar out of me. Shortly after Luna is up and exploring the top level with Apollo chilling on the step. Last night, Pat went into the kitchen late at night and found BOTH bunnies sprawled on the top level. Ever since it was discovered, they seem to go up somewhat regularly. It only took them three weeks
*I believe that Luna was up there before yesterday. I found her chewing on the mat that was up there, and when I removed it, it had more chew holes than what she could have done in that time.
Today was also their weigh-in again. Apollo has continued to lose a bit more weight, another 102 grams, so he now weighs in at 3297g, his weight loss has slowed a little from last week. Luna also lost a little big again, but only 33g this time unlike last week which was 72g. She now weighs in at 2688g.
I’ve cut back their pellets quite a bit (not that they were getting much), they’re getting two each in the morning now. But I was concerned they were the cause of the occasional mushy poop during the day. 99.9% hay diet for them until both their poops are completely ship shape. The 0.1% is occasional treats (I had to sample the dried papaya I made yesterday with them. Luna loved it, Apollo turned his nose up at it).
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and omg az congrats
and yes the first picture isnt working on my end either. 
but yay!!!
spirit and rain. rose and clover. 
Pigeon and Pee Wee. 
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