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Okay okay I was going to wait until classes ended for the day so I could go back home and take nice glamour shots for a proper introduction…but I’m too excited about my new little bunny guy and have a short break in classes at the moment, so I’ll just make a text post now and add pictures later!
Milo is a gorgeous completely black uppy-eared bunny about 5.5 lbs (juuust a tad bigger than Peppy), but I have absolutely no idea what breed he is. The pairing process began last Sunday, and they’ve been together 24/7 since Thursday, sharing everything with no fights at all! Peppy, as per her usual super affectionate self, took to grooming him already on the first date, and I’m glad to have caught him sneaking a few licks in too!
We finally took the two of them home last night; I was worried that their relationship might change once we took them back to Peppy’s territory, but it’s actually been great. No fighting or nastiness at all, and they’ve both groomed each other a little bit while lounging in the cage. Milo even immediately figured out where the litterbox was and promptly used it, with not a single accident beforehand! Peppy plopped down in her usual relaxing places, but I think Milo is still trying to figure out the comfortable spots, lol. While I’m sure their relationship is still developing, I’m excited and things look quite promising; I’m still keeping an eye on them in case anything flares up unexpectedly, but they look completely nonchalant about the whole thing.
One thing about Milo – he’s also an incisor-less bunny! The shelter people told us that when he was picked up about a year ago, his incisors were so maloccluded that they were growing out of his mouth. His lack of incisors still doesn’t stop him from trying to use them, though…poor little guy was trying to steal parsley from Peppy last night, but it didn’t go so well for him, lol. Apparently his peg teeth are still intact though, and will need periodic trimming or maybe eventual removal (which they did NOT tell us until we were finalizing the adoption papers
).I guess that’s it for now, I’ll post some pictures when I get the chance!
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Ahhhh, black bunnies are near impossible to photograph! Not to mention that Milo is practically invisible sometimes, too. Well I tried my best, and these are no glamour shots but they’re the best I could do without getting him too mad
.Peppy grooming Milo!
Black bunny loaf!
He’s got the slightest cream-colored spots on hips nose/lips
Checking out my computer.
More exploring
I love the way his eye color contrasts with his fur!
Bonus: a bunny butt!
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Brittany – lol oh dear, I’m going to start looking like a bunny hoarder as my sig gets bigger and bigger!
LPT – Well, Peppy groomed almost every single one of the boy bunnies she met…I guess she’s just a very lovin’ type of girl, if you know what I mean
jerseygirl – Yea, I think Milo looks like a slightly enlarged version of Peppy, but dyed black. The shelter people said he might be New Zealand, but I thought they were a slightly bigger breed; they also ventured a guess at Polish, but I wouldn’t rule out a bit of Dutch as well. All I know is that he’s a very handsome medium-sized bun!
grumpybun – Mr. Milo would like to say hello to you too! He’s still getting to know his new home, but he’s settling in quite well and has even done a few binkies
I’ve been working with Milo a lot, getting him used to us and hand-feeding plenty of yummies to socialize him…he’s not an unfriendly or nervous bun, but (understandably) not quite as genial as Peppy yet. Meanwhile, Peppy seems to be a bit irked that she has to do tricks for her treats, but her new bunny buddy gets treats just for being friendly! Silly girl
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I’m glad things are going well! Sounds like he’s adjusting just fine!
Lolli automatically peed and pooped whenever she ate hay (and still does). Then dingbat Eddie started doing it too even though he never did before. (banged head on wall) I resisted putting the hay in the litter box for a while cause it just seemed gross. But I got over that. You might have to do the same thing – have the hay only assessable in the litter box. Or…..just pick up the poops more.
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I went home for lunch break and found that my boyfriend had moved the hay box behind the litter box, so the buns HAVE to be sitting in the litter box to access the hay. Problem solved! (for now)
Forgot to mention last night – Milo is such a smart bunny! I never did a very structured stimulus-response conditioning (like I did with Peppy) to train him to come when I call, but he’s picked it up already! He’s also well on his way to learning “up!” and he’s hardly been home for a week. Now, when I give the signal, two buns come bounding across the room to me…it’s the cutest thing ever
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