Saffy
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Starting with our first little rabbit, Felix. Some of you will remember that he is how I found Rabbits Online. He was less than a year old when he became really ill and I scoured the internet for sites that could help - and came across you guys.
Sadly, Felix didn't even make one year old but he will always be remembered and loved.
Then along came Benji. This is a recent photo of him but his stance is one that we grew to fear as he got to maturity! He absolutely terrorised us! He bit into a vein on my arm .. he attached himself to legs; or anything he could get hold of. He was, what my Nana used to say, a holy terror! We were seriously considering rehoming him if aspey didn't help to improve his disgusting teenage behaviour as my daughter wouldn't go out in the garden if he was out of his cage.
Fortunately, as you can see, he grew into a big softy .. full of character. He still has his "moments" but all in all he has been a rabbit amongst rabbits !
Benji became MY rabbit, because Hollie was so frightened of him, so of course she kept on and on until I agreed she could have another rabbit she could call her own ...
So .. introducing Mookie
Here she is checking out Benji. Before long we decided it would be nice to bond them .. and bond them we did. They were totally loved up with one another until Mookie sadly died earlier this year.
Above: Benji and Mookie in their favourite place in the garden. We would allow them to run free and eventually I decided to rabbit proof the fence at the side so they could have the run of the whole garden.
Little did I know what a cheeky rabbit Mookie would be. She's find a way into the neighbour's garden (which was full of lucious green grass - we just had gravel). She would bite her way through the fence, but instead of going through herself, she would entice Benji to go through first just in case I came out and found caught them before them got through.
This happened several times .. I would go out to check on them and Mookie would be sat, an innocent look on her little face, and there would be no sign of Benji ..because he'd gone through the fence! So he was the one who got in trouble while Miss. Princess Mookie was regarded as THE GOOD ONE. (Until I found out what she was actually doing)
A bitter sweet photo above. This was taken only a few days before Mookie passed to the bridge.
My initial thought after we buried Mookie, was no more .. I can't go through this any more. My eyes were swolen and red, my nose bulbous and snotty .. too many tears and heartache ..
So .. we got Luna. Hahah! We "thought" Benji looked lost and sad without Mookie - after all, they were cage mates for over 5 years.
We introduced them on the same day ..
This was taken the first day we got Luna. She was a tiddy little thing with this very strange habit of sticking her tongue out. Seriously .. she'd sit there and all of a sudden you would see this little pink tongue. In fact, this was the first thing I saw of her as I was talking to the lady I got her from and looked in the cage to the left of me and saw this little tongue sticking out ..
Laid out alongside Mike's flip flop!
After introducing them seperated by a cage we finally introduced them We were very wary as you will remember what a vicious little begger Benji was initially and we really didn't think he would take to another rabbit.
However ..
... as you can see
.. he was so patient
and finally gave in.
This is my favourite picture of them. Love Beji's closed eyes .. BLISS !
Anyhoo .. I wanted to ask, will you all give Luna some thoughts for tomorrow .. she is in for her neuter.
She is harassing Benji by "jumping on his back .. cough" and has started dragging the bedding around from one place to another .. and has become a little bit skittish and restless when hugged, whereas prior to that she loved being cuddled and would sit licking you to death as she was stroked.
Do you know, the little devil has also started trying to escape like Mookie did! Is this a female thing I wonder? I've put wire netting round the bottom of the cage so they can't hide under it when I go out to get them in at night ... however, on one side I had to use plastic and yes, you've guessed it .. she bit a rabbit sized hole in it ... though she was very neat, I have to say! :halo
Tomorrow's the big day. The Head Nurse rang me today and said to bring some of her food in and if I thought it would help, Benji too, so that she would have less stress. Trouble is, I think it would stress Benji out more, and as he is getting to be an old man, I'd rather he stayed at home.
Prayers and good vibes for Luna tomorrow please.
I love your bunnies.
