Bandit: rabbity antics

Finally, with the help of my fiance, I managed to cut Bandit's dew claws tonight. I can manage to cut his main front claws if I do a few a session (he doesn't flip or burrito easily) but I always have trouble with the dew claws because of their location. But tonight I had my fiance distract Bandit with head rubs while I held each paw out and snipped the claw. It was a success on both counts. Bandit was not impressed about it until I pulled out the craisins and we were instantly forgiven, haha.

I don't know if anyone saw on OscarTheBunny's blog, but I've been working the past few months on getting a youtube channel established for rabbits. The usual rabbit care and how to's, info relevant to Australia (I don't think there's any Aussie bunny youtubers), cute Bandit videos etc. It's something I've wanted to do for some time because info and supplies are so lacking here. So I've been working on that, the longest thing has been trying to come up with a name, and also just learning the video editing program. I'm almost at the point where I'm ready to upload my first intro/welcome video, I just need to edit the audio a little. So that should be up later this week and I'll link to the channel when it is I'm really excited about it because I have pretty big plans for it and I've sort of been toying around with different ideas since late last year about where I could progress with it. I'm really wanting to get it up and running before I move so that I can do some moving videos too.

Azerane said:

Finally, with the help of my fiance, I managed to cut Bandit's dew claws tonight. I can manage to cut his main front claws if I do a few a session (he doesn't flip or burrito easily) but I always have trouble with the dew claws because of their location. But tonight I had my fiance distract Bandit with head rubs while I held each paw out and snipped the claw. It was a success on both counts. Bandit was not impressed about it until I pulled out the craisins and we were instantly forgiven, haha.

I don't know if anyone saw on OscarTheBunny's blog, but I've been working the past few months on getting a youtube channel established for rabbits. The usual rabbit care and how to's, info relevant to Australia (I don't think there's any Aussie bunny youtubers), cute Bandit videos etc. It's something I've wanted to do for some time because info and supplies are so lacking here. So I've been working on that, the longest thing has been trying to come up with a name, and also just learning the video editing program. I'm almost at the point where I'm ready to upload my first intro/welcome video, I just need to edit the audio a little. So that should be up later this week and I'll link to the channel when it is I'm really excited about it because I have pretty big plans for it and I've sort of been toying around with different ideas since late last year about where I could progress with it. I'm really wanting to get it up and running before I move so that I can do some moving videos too.

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Having another person help you cut a rabbit's nails makes the whole thig a lot easier and quicker! I had to distract Oscar with pettings and treats just to make him a little less stressed.

Having a rabbit in Australia can be really hard as it does have the chance of catching myxo. So creating a youtube channel (I think the first aussie rabbit youtuber), would help people locally and make them more aware of the virus and what to do about it (the petition as well). If it was a cat or dog they would send that vaccine out away quickly, rabbits is different and I feel that rabbit owners should speak because rabbits cannot do not have a voice. So what your doing is great (somewhat revolutionary) and if you need any help with anything me and Oscar are here to support you.

The first Bunny Basics video is up on my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7iGH1c16pZmHSZCQg2aBDw

I'm really excited about this, now I just have to make a bunch more videos, haha, though the next is already in the works. I keep telling Bandit that he's going to be youtube famous

OscarTheBunny said:

Having another person help you cut a rabbit's nails makes the whole thig a lot easier and quicker! I had to distract Oscar with pettings and treats just to make him a little less stressed.

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Oh absolutely. The problem I have doing it by myself is that he'll sit reasonably still if I'm petting his head, but I can't always hold his paw and clip while petting, so then I have to stop petting, and then he moves

Having a rabbit in Australia can be really hard as it does have the chance of catching myxo. So creating a youtube channel (I think the first aussie rabbit youtuber), would help people locally and make them more aware of the virus and what to do about it (the petition as well). If it was a cat or dog they would send that vaccine out away quickly, rabbits is different and I feel that rabbit owners should speak because rabbits cannot do not have a voice. So what your doing is great (somewhat revolutionary) and if you need any help with anything me and Oscar are here to support you.

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Yes, apart from the love of having an indoor rabbit, it's one of the main reasons I keep Bandit inside. You're right that rabbits are treated differently to cats or dogs, and they really shouldn't be. There's so little awareness about them and even if I help one person, I'll be happy. Don't think I'd call it revolutionary though Thanks so much for all of your support

Azerane said:

The first Bunny Basics video is up on my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7iGH1c16pZmHSZCQg2aBDw

I'm really excited about this, now I just have to make a bunch more videos, haha, though the next is already in the works. I keep telling Bandit that he's going to be youtube famous



Oh absolutely. The problem I have doing it by myself is that he'll sit reasonably still if I'm petting his head, but I can't always hold his paw and clip while petting, so then I have to stop petting, and then he moves



Yes, apart from the love of having an indoor rabbit, it's one of the main reasons I keep Bandit inside. You're right that rabbits are treated differently to cats or dogs, and they really shouldn't be. There's so little awareness about them and even if I help one person, I'll be happy. Don't think I'd call it revolutionary though Thanks so much for all of your support

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It kind of feels revolutionary because no one else is doing it and people want change. Can't wait to watch your video! My tip as a youtuber for 2 years is to be consistent and optimistic if you cannot do that you won't make it (I had a gaming channel that had 300 subs and one video got 25k, its very scary that 25k humans watched that but yeh )

Subscribed and liked! Australian accents are one of my favorite accents, so I totally approve of Australian rabbit videos! lol

OscarTheBunny said:

It kind of feels revolutionary because no one else is doing it and people want change. Can't wait to watch your video! My tip as a youtuber for 2 years is to be consistent and optimistic if you cannot do that you won't make it (I had a gaming channel that had 300 subs and one video got 25k, its very scary that 25k humans watched that but yeh )

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Thanks so much for the tips The consistency and commitment thing is why I've taken so long to get it up and running. I wanted to be sure that I had thought it through beyond posting a first video and having some fun on youtube so that I wouldn't just let it die. It is a bit nerve wracking to know that so many people could be listening to me and watching my vids

BrokenMermaid said:

Subscribed and liked! Australian accents are one of my favorite accents, so I totally approve of Australian rabbit videos! lol

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Thank you so much And my fiance (who's American) said that my accent alone would probably draw in more viewers too, lol.

Bandit seems pretty content with his face being all over youtube so far We're heading out to the bunny group tonight. I haven't been in months so it will be fun to hang out with some like-minded people in person again and see all their cute bunnies Right now I've got to go and clean up the giant mess he made with his hay today. He must have been in a mood because it's covering the entire floor of his cage! Usually he's pretty tidy.

I know here in America accents are totally a draw!

Bunny groups are great! If yours doesn't mind, you could include them in your channel. I have one near me, but they don't bring their bunnies (probably because we don't have bunny vaccines here yet, so it's dangerous to socialize them like that). If I go back before I move I may try to get them on youtube anyway, because they are super awesome people trying to make our area a better place for rabbit kind.

I envision in my head Bandit having a party, with music going and hay flying everywhere, and strobe lights too! Then you come in and he's just flopped out and there's hay all over his cage. The secret life of bunnies! Tee hee!

BrokenMermaid said:

I know here in America accents are totally a draw!

Bunny groups are great! If yours doesn't mind, you could include them in your channel. I have one near me, but they don't bring their bunnies (probably because we don't have bunny vaccines here yet, so it's dangerous to socialize them like that). If I go back before I move I may try to get them on youtube anyway, because they are super awesome people trying to make our area a better place for rabbit kind.

I envision in my head Bandit having a party, with music going and hay flying everywhere, and strobe lights too! Then you come in and he's just flopped out and there's hay all over his cage. The secret life of bunnies! Tee hee!

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The group is good, though I'd feel weird having people I actually know in person watch my videos on youtube, haha.

While the rabbits are all in the same room and there is certainly risk of transmission of things, they are generally not allowed to interact. People will have their bunnies on the table in front of them, and some people will let their bunnies sniff noses with others, but I don't let Bandit get close to other bunnies. Then there's the general etiquette of washing your hands before petting a different bunny. Which is good, though I suppose there is always the potential of something being spread between bunnies. There have been times when I've gone without Bandit as well, mostly during summer when there's cases of myxomatosis (because we can't vaccinate for it), I leave him at home just in case.

And that's a very funny mental image of Bandit

Azerane said:

The group is good, though I'd feel weird having people I actually know in person watch my videos on youtube, haha.

While the rabbits are all in the same room and there is certainly risk of transmission of things, they are generally not allowed to interact. People will have their bunnies on the table in front of them, and some people will let their bunnies sniff noses with others, but I don't let Bandit get close to other bunnies. Then there's the general etiquette of washing your hands before petting a different bunny. Which is good, though I suppose there is always the potential of something being spread between bunnies. There have been times when I've gone without Bandit as well, mostly during summer when there's cases of myxomatosis (because we can't vaccinate for it), I leave him at home just in case.

And that's a very funny mental image of Bandit

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That's the danger (or thrill, depending on how you look at it) of Youtube though, there's always a chance someone you know might see what you're doing! I can understand not wanting to purposely show it to people you know though.

I didn't think of that! I was just thinking there'd be bunnies all over like at a dog park and no way to manage who met who, etc. I've never taken a bun anywhere but the vets so I guess I never really thought it out, but you could bring exercise pens and tables and manage where your rabbit goes.

I swear I'm an adult (26) but I still get ridiculous ideas in my head all the time.

Watched your first video, nicely done! Bandit is so cute, love his little binkies and bluff charges

Yes, if people come across it, that's fine, not much I can do. But I'm not really ok with just sharing it with everyone I know

stevesmum said:

Watched your first video, nicely done! Bandit is so cute, love his little binkies and bluff charges

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Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Hoping to have the next video up later today.

Here's a grumpy bun pic to cheer you up this afternoon Bandit during a grooming session, guess who's shedding again? We've got twitter now too, so this image will go up there later today too.

The new video is up on our youtube page, and I also linked to it on twitter. Here's the links in case you missed them before. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7iGH1c16pZmHSZCQg2aBDw and Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bunny_Basics

I also gave Bandit a new toy today. It's a wooden barrel roller, he's had one before and loved it, but hasn't had it in a long time since he chewed it to pieces. I finally bought another one yesterday and gave it to him today, he had a great time chewing it and tossing it right after I gave it to him Love my adorable bunny, he's also been super snuggly today.

Azerane said:

The new video is up on our youtube page, and I also linked to it on twitter. Here's the links in case you missed them before. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7iGH1c16pZmHSZCQg2aBDw and Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bunny_Basics

I also gave Bandit a new toy today. It's a wooden barrel roller, he's had one before and loved it, but hasn't had it in a long time since he chewed it to pieces. I finally bought another one yesterday and gave it to him today, he had a great time chewing it and tossing it right after I gave it to him Love my adorable bunny, he's also been super snuggly today.

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I have a youtube channel started too! The hassel is editor's! If you want a good editor its $90-$400 & the cheap ones Ive heard of are eh, so Im gonna have to buy a USB cable attach it to my phone and then attach it to my computer so I can Transfer the pics and then I'll have to edit the videos I have on my phone & tgen edit them on the windows computers movie maker then I have to buy the USB cord so Ughh 😩 Do you have any tips? I'll sub by the way my channel is called Tacokittn I'll have to change when I get home 😢 xD

Chester1_andblueberry said:

I have a youtube channel started too! The hassel is editor's! If you want a good editor its $90-$400 & the cheap ones Ive heard of are eh, so Im gonna have to buy a USB cable attach it to my phone and then attach it to my computer so I can Transfer the pics and then I'll have to edit the videos I have on my phone & tgen edit them on the windows computers movie maker then I have to buy the USB cord so Ughh 😩 Do you have any tips? I'll sub by the way my channel is called Tacokittn I'll have to change when I get home 😢 xD

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Learning the editor was a real pain, I got myself Pinnacle Studio, the basic version will only set you back $60 and really has plenty of options and effects etc. I don't really think it's worth forking out the big bucks for their higher end versions, at least not at this stage. Though to be fair their most expensive option is only $120, which is really quite reasonable compared to other options out there.

So I trimmed the claws on Bandit's front right paw today, and now he's chewing them off even more. Did he not like the way I trimmed them? I've heard of rabbits chewing their claws when they get too long, but I find it odd that he would chew them after I've just trimmed them. Especially since I trim them so they don't get too long and he doesn't chew them, I guess that backfire, haha.

Well, we've officially started the moving process. We got the keys to the new place today and took two car loads of boxes over. We were disappointed to find the floors were pretty filthy. They'd had painters in which is obviously why, but they still should have gone in and cleaned up afterwards. We got that organised though and hopefully there'll be a cleaner coming through tomorrow. I wouldn't have minded if it was just a little bit that I had to sweep or something, but it's all hard floors in the entire house that are messy.

I also measured up the hallway for a baby gate that I'm going to be getting (for Bandit). The hallway is much wider than I remember it being at 136cm wide. Which put a stop to my plan of getting a tall gate of 93cm because the width extensions (I would need two) for that gate are really expensive. So instead I'll be getting the shorter 74cm tall gate which is also wide, and then just buying one extension for it. It will end up $40 cheaper than getting the tall one. I wanted the tall one just for extra peace of mind that Bandit wouldn't jump it. I know he could certainly jump 74cm if he wanted, but I feel like he's not really inclined to. Plus he would be jumping from a slippery surface and I think that will deter him too, if it was carpet then I would be more concerned.

So it's exciting to have started moving in. Even though we just dumped some boxes in one of the bedrooms. I already know where Bandit's cage will be going since there's really only one suitable spot for it in the lounge room. There's kind of two, but one would put an end of the cage against a floor to ceiling window and I don't think that's a good idea (though it wouldn't get any direct sunlight so maybe it would be ok). I'm excited to post pictures once we're all settled in and show you Bandit's new area. I can't remember if I mentioned it but I also recently bought a second floor rug, since the new lounge is an L shape it will mean there's a rug in both sections and will make for better bunny 500's and binkies

Edit: Additional about the baby gate, the gaps between the bars are about 5 1/2 cm wide. Which is small enough that Bandit won't fit through, but it might be perfect head-stuck-in-gate size I think I'll buy a piece of wire shelf and just attach it along the bottom with cable ties to prevent that.

Just checking in real quick to give an update on things. The move went well, it was raining but we managed to move furniture without too much drama, just had to wipe things down before they came inside. Bandit has settled in really well, no problems with him at all. He's a very curious rabbit so a new house for him is just like having a new playground to explore. He loves it already. Tonight was his second time out and he's hopping all over the place, still exploring but also doing binkies etc. We have a lot to sort through and organise yet, but we'll get there. Just happy that my little guy is happy. I won't get time to post much till next week, but will hopefully check in.

Glad he's enjoying his new home! Good luck sorting everything out, it can be a hassle but in a way it's exciting too.

Thanks, it is a hassle but you're right that it's also exciting.

Some other exciting news is that my fiance and I got married on Friday! We had a small wedding with only 18 guests (his family lives overseas) but it was just perfect for us having it small and intimate. We had a really lovely time, and got to spend the weekend at a hotel in the city thanks to my sister.

Bandit's doing well, we dropped home yesterday afternoon to check on him so he wasn't left for more than 24 hours, he has made a huge mess of his hay and his fur had exploded everywhere I had to get the vacuum out and brush him straight away. Really hoping he's done with his shedding soon.

Azerane said:

Thanks, it is a hassle but you're right that it's also exciting.

Some other exciting news is that my fiance and I got married on Friday! We had a small wedding with only 18 guests (his family lives overseas) but it was just perfect for us having it small and intimate. We had a really lovely time, and got to spend the weekend at a hotel in the city thanks to my sister.

Bandit's doing well, we dropped home yesterday afternoon to check on him so he wasn't left for more than 24 hours, he has made a huge mess of his hay and his fur had exploded everywhere I had to get the vacuum out and brush him straight away. Really hoping he's done with his shedding soon.

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Congratulations!