A couple of months back, I quieried about theeffects of springtime rabbits may like. The longer days, warmertemperature, and new fragrances that effect both humans and 'dem crazylagomorphs, i.e. rabbits. I'm no vet, yet I know my pet. Here are someinteresting instances that have occured since.
Firs off Bonnie is a flop eared female of just a shade over 2 yearsold. (How old is that in human years I wonder???) She's been in indoorrabbit and suffice to say I've lost my deposit for the carpet, yet tome she is MUCH more valuable to me than 250.00. MUCH MORE. Since sheis, has, and will always be remembered, (Hopefully that's YEARS off andaway)as my favorite pet. Period and hands down. And I've had LOTS ofpets during my tenure here on good old terra firma. Since I keep a VERYsmall circle of friends she's turned out to be my best friend. Crazy,huh?
So with the love in now complete, and since she's been such a good pet,I took her out to a monstrous plot of forest the other day...and what aday it turned out to be. At first she probably though I was abandoningher because she was hesitant to come out of her cage, but I got her outwith some Italian Parsley. I could tell that she was excited becauseher ears went straight back and that nose was sniffing a mile aminute...then BOOM, a sprint of about 50 yards..then she began toburrow...and man she went at it with gusto. During this time I walkedto her and gave her a good scratch as she got good and dirty. I wantedto stay close to her as to scare away any prey, particulary birds. Shelet me..probably because I was carrying the Parsley with me, but mostlybecause she trusts me and vice versa. After about ten minutes ofburrowing and getting filthy she took off again, but this time it was alonger sprint..and how she could move!! They are agile, thoselagomorphs, and FAST. Anyhow, to make a long story short, old Bonniehad herself quite a day. She got a good four hour workout. She gotfilthy dirty. And, kind of the moral of the story: I, after two yearsof ownership, FINALLY got to see a sleeping rabbit, even got it ontape. My advice to all of you? Take the bunny out. If they trust youthey, and this is MY opinion only, wont run away, especially if youbring their favorite food. Just stay close to them since they know usas basically their mother and father. Be cool, Rabbit Owners of theworld. Adios.
Firs off Bonnie is a flop eared female of just a shade over 2 yearsold. (How old is that in human years I wonder???) She's been in indoorrabbit and suffice to say I've lost my deposit for the carpet, yet tome she is MUCH more valuable to me than 250.00. MUCH MORE. Since sheis, has, and will always be remembered, (Hopefully that's YEARS off andaway)as my favorite pet. Period and hands down. And I've had LOTS ofpets during my tenure here on good old terra firma. Since I keep a VERYsmall circle of friends she's turned out to be my best friend. Crazy,huh?
So with the love in now complete, and since she's been such a good pet,I took her out to a monstrous plot of forest the other day...and what aday it turned out to be. At first she probably though I was abandoningher because she was hesitant to come out of her cage, but I got her outwith some Italian Parsley. I could tell that she was excited becauseher ears went straight back and that nose was sniffing a mile aminute...then BOOM, a sprint of about 50 yards..then she began toburrow...and man she went at it with gusto. During this time I walkedto her and gave her a good scratch as she got good and dirty. I wantedto stay close to her as to scare away any prey, particulary birds. Shelet me..probably because I was carrying the Parsley with me, but mostlybecause she trusts me and vice versa. After about ten minutes ofburrowing and getting filthy she took off again, but this time it was alonger sprint..and how she could move!! They are agile, thoselagomorphs, and FAST. Anyhow, to make a long story short, old Bonniehad herself quite a day. She got a good four hour workout. She gotfilthy dirty. And, kind of the moral of the story: I, after two yearsof ownership, FINALLY got to see a sleeping rabbit, even got it ontape. My advice to all of you? Take the bunny out. If they trust youthey, and this is MY opinion only, wont run away, especially if youbring their favorite food. Just stay close to them since they know usas basically their mother and father. Be cool, Rabbit Owners of theworld. Adios.
