Jess_sully
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After years of waiting and anticipating getting another bunny...
HE'S FINALLY HERE!
First of all, a bit of general info:
Name: Flynn
Meaning: "the redhaired son" (Gaelic/Irish)
Breed: Mini Rex
Color: Red
Born: June 1st, 2008 at Two Rivers Rabbitry (Mt.Pleasant)
Gotcha-Day: July 21st, 2008
We took a couple of wrong turns and it ended up being a very, very long trip to the breeder's house. When we got there, she brought out a bunch of different babies and young adults that were for sale, one at a time, onto the show table. She'd take one out, let us interact with it, put it back, get another... and so on.
There were SO MANY to choose from... harlequin's and tri's, blues, blacks, whites, opals, castors, reds... I was tempted to sway from my original choice: RED, but when it came down to it, that was what I had my heart set on, and we'd already been referring to him as 'Flynn' for a couple weeks. And what good is it getting a bunny named Flynn if it wasn't red?
She had two red brothers for sale, both 7 weeks old. First she took out a larger, regular-sized one, and he ran all over the table and was cute in an awkward way. When she carried out the smaller one, the runt, I knew he was the one. He stayed perfectly posed for ten whole minutes after she put him on the table, and when I held him, he snuggled right up under my chin and started licking my neck.
:inlove:
And so, we paid for him, put him in his carrier, looked at a lot of her senior bunnies for the heck of it (they were more than happy to take out their grand champions and explain what judges look for in minirex), and then went home.
His first picture, taken in the car before we even left the breeder's house.
At first we had him in his carrier, but he kept getting bounced around and sliding, so I decided to try holding him in my lap. He sat quietly for most of the ride, and even slept a little
He started exploring his cage right away...
Nibbling on a toy...
He tossed it right after I took the picture
Smelling his hippo, which accompanied him in his carrier
He is quite infatuated with his bed.
He even might have disapproved of it a little
Wasting no time in giving me the bunny butt.
He struggles a little when first being lifted, but once he's in your arms/hands/lap, he melts like butter
Snuggling with my friend Timothy.