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Everybunny is doing well, despite the heat/humidity. They have their little fans a'going right now to help keep cool (plus their little granite/marble tiles I put in the pens). Sammi is much better, but I still don't think those two will ever bond. :( Right now, I am trying to find a new apartment where I can go and bunnies are welcome. It's so frustrating!

How is your crew doing? I hope everybunny is well!
 
I finally have the apartment set-up for the hot days ahead. I am always so worried about the rabbits (and pets, in general), so I made sure that I had their well-being in mind when I dug out all of my "room cooling" items.

1. This year, each bun-bun has their own mini-fan that rests on their cage, like last year. It blows in one area, and if they don't want to sit under the breeze, they have 3/4 of the cage to choose from.

2. I bought each of them a 14"x14" granite tile for their cage to lay on if they feel too warm. I may have crappy apartment carpeting in my living space, but my bunnies each have granite floors! :p

3. A timed window-mount air conditioner. This one was a little trickier. I have a small window-mounted air conditioner and it works well to cool the bedroom off fast. The downside? It's an air conditioner and it sucks electricity, and I am the self-proclaimed "electricity bill nazi". So, I took the timer off of my fish tank light and hooked it up to the air conditioner. Now, for 15 minutes of every hour, the air conditioner is on. :) So, when I am at work (during the hottest part of the day), I don't have to worry about the apartment getting too hot. I have also set the timer so that it does the 15-minute thing for all 24 hours. That way, the bedroom doesn't get stagnant or stuffy overnight. :)

4. I've been refilling their water crocks religiously. I'm normally good about this anyway, but lately I've been checking on it like every 20 minutes when I'm home lol I also have been refrigerating their water. Normally, I just get cold water out of the tap, but this time, it's refrigerated.

5. This probably doesn't really count as a "cooling" technique, but both bunnies now have a little cat hammock to sleep on. Some of you may remember Toby's little pink house. These are made by the same people, but they are a two-story blue cat hammock. It's made of super light-weight material that breathes well, so if anything, they get a little air-flow underneath. :)

I will have to post pictures sometime soon!
 
On a sad note, Leonardo DaFinchi died. :(

I don't know what happened, but Ish Kabibble was sitting on the perch alone the other morning. I couldn't find Leonardo, but I soon found him in the nest, little feetsies in the air. :( That was exactly how Will's old finch, Psycho died; Belly-up in the nest.

Prior to his passing, he did get out in the apartment and was flying everywhere. That was on the 20th (Will's birthday). Will and I had to chase him around the living area of the apartment for about 5 minutes before I finally was able to throw a pillow case over him and return him to the cage. He died about 5 days later. I wonder if him flying around injured him somehow? He wasn't visibly hurt.

At night, I haven't been covering the cage all the way (about half) and leaving the window open. The window is across the room from them (they are at the furthest point from it in the apartment). Also, for the last few nights, it was about 70 ˚ Fahrenheit in the apartment (at the lowest). Plus, we don't get a lot of "breeze action" through that window. I had done that for the last few years with the other two finches and never had a problem. I really think that him getting out and bouncing around on the walls did it. Either way, I'm still upset.

Oddly enough, though, it was the same finch that had gotten out at the pet store and was flying around. I guess he was just a free-spirited finchy. *sigh* We specifically picked him out from the cage, too. Well, my mum said that I had to get Ish Kabibble because she is so fluffy, but I picked out Leonardo (much to the dismay of the sales clerk) because he was snuggling and preening Ish Kabibble. So, the poor sales clerk had to chase him around the cage full of similar-looking finches so get him.

I will be getting another friend for Ish Kabibble soon, though. I feel bad for getting another one so soon, but I figure that it's better for Ish Kabibble.

In the picture, Leonardo da Finchi is on the left, Ish Kabibble on the right. :( Rest in peace, little finchy. :rainbow:
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Aww, sorry about Leonardo DaFinchi. I liked his name a lot... But I'm glad you'll get a new friend for Ish Kabibble. He would be lonely otherwise.

Great setup btw! I've been thinking about the buns too. I bought an aluminum platform that is supposed to cool them down too but they never lay on it. I wish my AC was a window unit. Mine are attached to the wall so I can't set it to timer, I wish I could! I have been thinking of setting a Blizzard fan on oscillating, with a timer... I don't know know though. Doesn't seem enough :( The living room is always hotter than the rabbit room.
 
kirbyultra wrote:
Aww, sorry about Leonardo DaFinchi. I liked his name a lot... But I'm glad you'll get a new friend for Ish Kabibble. He would be lonely otherwise.
Aww, thanks! :hug:

I have been thinking of setting a Blizzard fan on oscillating, with a timer... I don't know know though. Doesn't seem enough :( The living room is always hotter than the rabbit room.
Last year at Wal*Mart, I bought two mini-desk fans for the bunnies. They were about $5, and they have a little metal stand that hooks over the side of the NIC pen that the bunnies live in. So, the fan hangs inside the pen (up near the top, though) so it's not hanging out and in the way. The bunnies can't reach it, either. I put the granite tiles where the air flow hits, so the bunnies can lounge on the tile or the carpet in the breeze. The bunnies normally choose the carpeting, though.

Before I had the mini-fans, I just had a tower-type oscillating fan that I put in one corner of the room so that it swept across the rest of the room. Toby was my only bunny at that point, so it was easier to aim on one cage! Just make sure that if you do the oscillating thing, that the fan doesn't reach ALL spots in the cage. I think it's important to have a "dead zone" with the fan so that the buns can get away from it if they get too cold.

ETA: I will try to get video of Toby "talking in his sleep". :p
 
Yay! Hammies! :) I will have to look into that link and see if my mum is interested!

Oddly enough, I was actually out in Madison yesterday to go help some people who were bird-banding. I didn't get to band any of them (it takes a lot of learning beforehand), but I did get to release an Acadian Flycatcher (a new species for me)!!!
 
TreasuredFriend wrote:
^ have no clue how the shelter can name them (guess that isn't so hard), or tell them apart. Eeeeeeek. They pretty much look the same. :lookaround
I had to LOL at this!
 
kirbyultra wrote:
TreasuredFriend wrote:
^ have no clue how the shelter can name them (guess that isn't so hard), or tell them apart. Eeeeeeek. They pretty much look the same. :lookaround
I had to LOL at this!
It definitely sounds better than "Hamster #201", or something like that. :p Maybe they started employing the "poke them with a marker" tactic. I remember that my mum did that when our family dog had puppies (West Highland White Terriers + nontoxic markers made for easy puppy ID). lol
 
TreasuredFriend wrote:
How did you get roped into bird-banding, miss K?
Well, I go birding every week (at least once!), so I figured that I should try something new. Plus, I always wanted to work with the wild critters. I have pictures of everything that we captured and banded, but I uploaded them onto Facebook and was too lazy to put them on here.

:p

Sidenote, everybun here is doing good. We stay busy. all send a wave or nose nudge ~
How is Karla doing? She's such a little fighter! :) Same for Tamm, too! I hope they get some extra ear scritchies coming their way!

Hope you get time for videos of Toby and Sammi. :D & :D
I have one quick video on Facebook with Toby doing a mini-bink. I haven't been letting him out as much as I should (bad bunny mummy). :( I will have to try this coming week. Will is going to be out of town starting next Thursday (we're back together, by the way). I should have lots of free time to let the McBundersons out. :)

Here is the link to my Facebook page, for those of you with Facebook. I will try to upload some pictures and videos onto here, too. :) My Facebook Page!

 
Never knew window air conditioner has a built in timer. Great idea! I thought about getting one or afloor fan just for the girls' room, but I'm always afraid of having anything on when I'm not home.
 
hln917 wrote:
Never knew window air conditioner has a built in timer. Great idea! I thought about getting one or afloor fan just for the girls' room, but I'm always afraid of having anything on when I'm not home.
Smart to do. I learned of a house fire and bunnies perished in the smoke from the blaze. Therefore, I do not leave on oscillating fans or electrical items when I need to be away. Just in case. A radio as background music with well-protected wires from teeth who may choose to chew, is OK.
 
kherrmann3 wrote:
TreasuredFriend wrote:
How did you get roped into bird-banding, miss K?
Well, I go birding every week (at least once!), so I figured that I should try something new. Plus, I always wanted to work with the wild critters. I have pictures of everything that we captured and banded, but I uploaded them onto Facebook and was too lazy to put them on here.

:p

-- Birding Every Week? The finches taught you that, and so? K, how awesome to spread your wings, and band, and help out the wild ones, too. Likewise, am sorry to hear when your finch babies pass away...

-- Oh Boy, you'll have a new FB lurker or fan. Not to use the "L" word, it's just called being busy. :wink:
Look at the awesome ears photo for KH on Facebook. How did Toby EVER allow that??



Sidenote, everybun here is doing good. We stay busy. all send a wave or nose nudge ~
How is Karla doing? She's such a little fighter! :) Same for Tamm, too! I hope they get some extra ear scritchies coming their way!

-- Ears scritches were doled out! Karla's on the recovery from chronic blocked tear duct, R-eye, eye that she usually rests on for sleeping. Multiple duct flushes (possible scar adhesion build-up?), Ciproflaxin drops, and antibiotic just in case for infection. Eye specialist did culture and no noticeable bacteria was present at the time of the culture. Eye specialist DVM consulted with Karla's regular DVM. KRS (Kathy Smith, whom I learn from all the time!) mentioned that with chronic blocked ducts it sometimes bothers us humans more than the buns. Karla seems not to mind the milky weepage, yet I'm there with a Q-tip to swab the stuff away.

This is medical talk that I thought you might find intriguing. Tamm doin' okay, too.

-- How you doin' with taking blood from arms?

-- When things slow down over here, you'll have to visit in the fall again with Will, if you can. Big Hugs for working things out with your tall handsome guy. Living with another person isn't easy, at times. -- !!!!!

-- You two were such a picture-perfect bonded PAIR in the baseball game photo.

Hope you get time for videos of Toby and Sammi. :D & :D
I have one quick video on Facebook with Toby doing a mini-bink. I haven't been letting him out as much as I should (bad bunny mummy). :( I will have to try this coming week. Will is going to be out of town starting next Thursday (we're back together, by the way). I should have lots of free time to let the McBundersons out. :)

Here is the link to my Facebook page, for those of you with Facebook. I will try to upload some pictures and videos onto here, too. :) My Facebook Page!
^ will be watching for updates on FB. Be careful how many bun-humans get attracted to miss ?sassy pants? on the photo.

Hooray, raccoon-brave man and K are parenting together again!


Q. The McBundersons get out together for run time?
 

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