cookie2006
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I thought I would start one of these bunny blogs. I love looking at pics of other peoples rabbits and this is the perfect kind of place to show off my 2 bunny's without starting a new thread everytime.
Right, I am a 28 year old stay at home mummy from the UK. I have 4 kids, 2 sons who are 5 and just turned 2, a netherland dwarf buck called Cookie who is 1 and a loinhead doe called Twix (aka Cream!) who is 3.
We came about our rabbits by chance really. I have had rabbits before, when I was a kid, but haven't had any pets for years, not since my hamster died when I was 19. Hubby & I were discussing what we should get for our sons 5th Birthday. Now before you all gasp in horror, thinking that these poor rabbits will soon be back in a shelter, this is certainly not the case. We decided against getting him a rabbit for his birthday, but did go to a shelter and picked Cookie out and introduced Connor to him on his birthday (26th May). We explained to Connor that he is our family pet, not his and that mummy (that would be me!) would do most of the work in looking after them and caring for them. Less than a week later, I noticed an add on a white pages board I use, saying that a lady had a 3 yr old white lionhead doe that needed re-homing. I thought of this poor rabbit, who may end up in a shelter, so I told hubby that I was going to pick her up, after all, she was free and came with her hutch.
Cookie, is a beautiful rabbit. He has been in a shelter all his life and when we got him, it was obvious that he had never been out of his hutch or allowed to run free. The first time I took him outside, he had no idea what to do and he laid down, hiding behind one of my plant pots for more than an hour before I tok him in again. Since then, he has come on in leaps and bounds (hehe!). He doesn't like being picked up so I normally wait until he hops into his carrier to take him outside, or take his whole hutch outside. It is an arrangement that we are both happy with. He is learning to enjoy the boys and often encourages them to play tag by going up behind them and butting their legs, lol! He is also becoming more trusting. He will allow a little stroking now, I got to give him a nose rub for the 1st time yesterday and he will now eat from my hand. I took him to be neutered on Tuesday and he is recovering really well, it was hard to keep him queit for 48 hours, he was raring to go. He is such a fantastic boy, with a beautiful personality.
Twix is a quiet girl. It is taking her alot longer to settle into family life with us. I am guessing it's because she was always kept outside on her own. She will tolerate being picked up and stroked.....if you can catch her first. She prefers to keep away from the boys, although seems to like Cookie. When she arrived with us, I found that she had not been spayed, so that was the 1st thing on my to do list. Perhaps this is why she is not very trustful of us! Within 3 1/2 days of her arriving we had her down the vets and undergoing an invasive operation. She did have some complications, but her recover has gone well and she is feeling much better now, almost 3 weeks later.
It is my wish to try and bond them when they have both recovered sufficiently and Cookie's hormones have died down. He's a real boisteous one! They seem to like each other. They have been introduced to each other, especially if they are enjoying outside play at the same time. We will have one in the run and the other having free run of the garden. They haven't been fighting through the wire at al, so I hope this is a good sign of things to come.
Anyway, I bet you are all wondering where the pics are?! Without further ado, here they are!
Right, I am a 28 year old stay at home mummy from the UK. I have 4 kids, 2 sons who are 5 and just turned 2, a netherland dwarf buck called Cookie who is 1 and a loinhead doe called Twix (aka Cream!) who is 3.
We came about our rabbits by chance really. I have had rabbits before, when I was a kid, but haven't had any pets for years, not since my hamster died when I was 19. Hubby & I were discussing what we should get for our sons 5th Birthday. Now before you all gasp in horror, thinking that these poor rabbits will soon be back in a shelter, this is certainly not the case. We decided against getting him a rabbit for his birthday, but did go to a shelter and picked Cookie out and introduced Connor to him on his birthday (26th May). We explained to Connor that he is our family pet, not his and that mummy (that would be me!) would do most of the work in looking after them and caring for them. Less than a week later, I noticed an add on a white pages board I use, saying that a lady had a 3 yr old white lionhead doe that needed re-homing. I thought of this poor rabbit, who may end up in a shelter, so I told hubby that I was going to pick her up, after all, she was free and came with her hutch.
Cookie, is a beautiful rabbit. He has been in a shelter all his life and when we got him, it was obvious that he had never been out of his hutch or allowed to run free. The first time I took him outside, he had no idea what to do and he laid down, hiding behind one of my plant pots for more than an hour before I tok him in again. Since then, he has come on in leaps and bounds (hehe!). He doesn't like being picked up so I normally wait until he hops into his carrier to take him outside, or take his whole hutch outside. It is an arrangement that we are both happy with. He is learning to enjoy the boys and often encourages them to play tag by going up behind them and butting their legs, lol! He is also becoming more trusting. He will allow a little stroking now, I got to give him a nose rub for the 1st time yesterday and he will now eat from my hand. I took him to be neutered on Tuesday and he is recovering really well, it was hard to keep him queit for 48 hours, he was raring to go. He is such a fantastic boy, with a beautiful personality.
Twix is a quiet girl. It is taking her alot longer to settle into family life with us. I am guessing it's because she was always kept outside on her own. She will tolerate being picked up and stroked.....if you can catch her first. She prefers to keep away from the boys, although seems to like Cookie. When she arrived with us, I found that she had not been spayed, so that was the 1st thing on my to do list. Perhaps this is why she is not very trustful of us! Within 3 1/2 days of her arriving we had her down the vets and undergoing an invasive operation. She did have some complications, but her recover has gone well and she is feeling much better now, almost 3 weeks later.
It is my wish to try and bond them when they have both recovered sufficiently and Cookie's hormones have died down. He's a real boisteous one! They seem to like each other. They have been introduced to each other, especially if they are enjoying outside play at the same time. We will have one in the run and the other having free run of the garden. They haven't been fighting through the wire at al, so I hope this is a good sign of things to come.
Anyway, I bet you are all wondering where the pics are?! Without further ado, here they are!