SunnyCait
Well-Known Member
After two seperate dates with two different neutered males, we found Holly a future husbunn. 
The dates themselves were probably pointless as her temperment will change once she's spayed, but it was nice to see which one would be best able to tolerate her in the meantime for short play sessions during the day. Rabbit #2 turned out to be a winner. Holly was very into both of them, but the second one was the one that completely ignored her unspayed female ways. And that in my eyes has potential.
Hugh is a mini-lop, a nice husky fellow who is extremely personable and has already shown tons of interest in his new toys. He also likes to be petted and is a breeze to handle... A little different than Holly in the last two respects at least! I have no idea what color he is. He's four years old, and his previous owner has had him since he was 2 months old... So he's been a well cared for guy. They had to rehome him because of time constraints, but were very happy to send him here where he can be free ranged and will eventually be bonded to another rabbit. For now he has a NIC condo in our dining room, which we're going to section off from our living room so that he can run around the dining room and Holly can't harass him (she's very persistant that he MUST love her, it's kind of sad). Once she's spayed and has time to calm down and slow her roll a bit, we'll be expanding the condo andletting them have free reign of both the living and dining room. Hopefully by January we'll have a good start on that!
Holly has a new nickname of The Terrorizer. She's really, REALLY into Hugh. Humping Hugh, insisting Hugh groom her, watching Hugh longingly through the condo bars, following Hugh, sniffing Hugh, flopping near Hugh... She literally won't leave the guy alone. For his sanity whatever time they do get to spend together before she's de-hormoned will be brief. As it is she is stalking him through the condo grids. And he ignores her every move, laying there and just taking the abuse. Poor guy has no idea what to think of the whole thing.
I know, I know... Get to the important part. Pictures!
"HELP!"
"Oo this is mine!"
"All mine."
"Mine mine mine!"
"Now you like me, darn it!"
"He's a little slow, is all, guys. I promise he loves me."
An ounce of mutual affection. Actually I think he was just sniffing her, but she was hoping for more.
"He will be mine. Whether he likes it or not."
Stalking outside the condo.
As we speak she's trying very hard to get his attention through the grids, and then doing binkies on his front carpeting. Rinse and repeat. It's almost a little pathetic. The good news is that despite the move and meeting Holly, he seems very calm about it all, no signs of stress whatsoever. He's snoozing on his top level where Holly can only sniff his bum, much to her chagrin.
The dates themselves were probably pointless as her temperment will change once she's spayed, but it was nice to see which one would be best able to tolerate her in the meantime for short play sessions during the day. Rabbit #2 turned out to be a winner. Holly was very into both of them, but the second one was the one that completely ignored her unspayed female ways. And that in my eyes has potential. Hugh is a mini-lop, a nice husky fellow who is extremely personable and has already shown tons of interest in his new toys. He also likes to be petted and is a breeze to handle... A little different than Holly in the last two respects at least! I have no idea what color he is. He's four years old, and his previous owner has had him since he was 2 months old... So he's been a well cared for guy. They had to rehome him because of time constraints, but were very happy to send him here where he can be free ranged and will eventually be bonded to another rabbit. For now he has a NIC condo in our dining room, which we're going to section off from our living room so that he can run around the dining room and Holly can't harass him (she's very persistant that he MUST love her, it's kind of sad). Once she's spayed and has time to calm down and slow her roll a bit, we'll be expanding the condo andletting them have free reign of both the living and dining room. Hopefully by January we'll have a good start on that!
Holly has a new nickname of The Terrorizer. She's really, REALLY into Hugh. Humping Hugh, insisting Hugh groom her, watching Hugh longingly through the condo bars, following Hugh, sniffing Hugh, flopping near Hugh... She literally won't leave the guy alone. For his sanity whatever time they do get to spend together before she's de-hormoned will be brief. As it is she is stalking him through the condo grids. And he ignores her every move, laying there and just taking the abuse. Poor guy has no idea what to think of the whole thing.
I know, I know... Get to the important part.
Pictures!
"HELP!"
"Oo this is mine!"
"All mine."
"Mine mine mine!"
"Now you like me, darn it!"
"He's a little slow, is all, guys. I promise he loves me."
An ounce of mutual affection. Actually I think he was just sniffing her, but she was hoping for more.
"He will be mine. Whether he likes it or not."
Stalking outside the condo.
As we speak she's trying very hard to get his attention through the grids, and then doing binkies on his front carpeting. Rinse and repeat. It's almost a little pathetic. The good news is that despite the move and meeting Holly, he seems very calm about it all, no signs of stress whatsoever. He's snoozing on his top level where Holly can only sniff his bum, much to her chagrin.
