Merry my little sooty fawn girl (which is apparently black torty in other countries, or is it just torty?) came to us about 1 month after JLP passed. I was still very heart broken (still am) about his passing and didn't want to get another, but Pip was now on his own and showing signs that he was missing JLP too. I thought he needed a new buddy and so decided to find one for him quick.
I didn't want him to die of a broken heart, which i have heard happening to pets before. Whether or not it's actually what happened, i don't know, but i didn't want to lose Pip as well, and so Merry (Meriadoc, it's actually Meri for short, but i keep forgetting and end up spelling it Merry so i just spell it that way now) came into our lives. She's always been a skiddish bunny, though she and Pip bonded virtually right away. Which doesn't surprise me anymore because Pip seems to bond with everyone lol.
Merry loved to hump Pips head. It was pretty funny to watch. Pip tolerated it most of the times, but there were occasions where he put his foot down and told her that there's only a certain amount of head humping he can take from a female before he starts to feel emasculated.
Merry became a mum 4 days ago. I was very anxious and worried at first since I've never experienced this before, but i have come to learn now that she's an excellent mum and i don't have to worry anymore. I just check up on them in the morning and before i go to bed to make sure they're all still alive and bouncing.
But i told her: "Just because im excited about and love your babies, doesn't mean im happy that you went and got yourself pregnant. Do you think i enjoy telling people i am a 30yr old grandmother? You will NOT play with Gimli again until you can do it without falling preggers! Naughty girl. But i still love you. Now let me see my grand kids".
I've heard that a doe's personality can change after they have babies, most of the times they become more aggressive. It's the total opposite with Merry and i must say i was very pleasantly surprised. We never had the same bond that Pip and i have, but i suddenly feel much closer to her. She was never aggressive before, and always let me pet her, but only for a little while, and she didn't enjoy being picked up. Now she lets me pick her up without a struggle, she loves to lay there and let me pet her for as long as i want to and even enjoys a cheek massage (she never used to enjoy that). She lets me put my hand in the nesting box too, doesn't mind at all. This has made me feel much better about her getting pregnant, selfish i know, but i think it might be nice for her too since she's not skiddish anymore.
She loves empty toilet rolls. =)
