Natasha Rabbitova's first blog

[MikeScone]

I've often thought that Natasha must have been an interior decorator in a past life. She has a very strong sense of "everything in its place", and feels compelled to modify everything to fit her sense of design.

Recently she finished nibbling her grass ball down to a grass bowl. Once that was done, she decided that the bowl had to be on the lower level of her cage - every time I'd put it back on her balcony, it would immediately be thrown downstairs. Now, she's decided that the new bowl is just the place to keep her keys. No matter where I put things when I straighten up her cage, when I come back from work the grass bowl is on the bottom level, and the keys are in the bowl.

Smart bunny. I'm always misplacing my keys - Natasha never does.

 

[myheart]

Mike, maybe you should ask Natasha to make a grass bowl for your keys... If your really lucky, she will keep track of that bowl also just for you.

 

[MiniLopHop]

That is so cute! I'm always telling my husband to put his keys in the bowl so he won't loose them. Now I can tell him that the bunny does!

I recently got a castor mini rex, he is so cute. I am finding I love the rex personality. He loves to get into trouble with the cat. Does Natasha like to play in the water dish? Ghirardelli keeps putting his feet into the water to play and I'm worried the furr will fall off from being wet all the time.

 

[MikeScone]

MiniLopHop wrote:

Does Natasha like to play in the water dish?

No, Natasha has never shown any interest in the water dish, other than to drink from it (or put her keys in it, from time to time).

 

[AeroGoes Thump]

What a gorgeous pyt (pretty young thing)
Where did you get your apple tree branches from? Does she use a water dish or bottle?
Gorgeous bunny!
"Hi Natasha!"

 

[MikeScone]

AeroGoes Thump wrote:

Where did you get your apple tree branches from? Does she use a water dish or bottle?

I got the apple tree branches from one of the apple trees on my front lawn. I've got one apple tree in front of the house that's some sort of eating apple (McIntosh, maybe?) on one side and crab apples on the other, and another one that's just eating apples. There's also an abandoned orchard in the State Forest behind my land, for variety. Living in the country has its advantages.

Natasha uses a self-filling water dish, the sort with an upside-down quart bottle which keeps the dish full.

 

[AeroGoes Thump]

Aw she's so gorgeous!
Who doesn't love a BUNTIFUL bunny of joy!

 

[MikeScone]

Natasha's been in a grumpy mood these past few weeks. She's in the middle of another explosive shedding, and I think she's frustrated that the hair just keeps coming. She still loves to groom my hands, but hates it when I use that as an excuse to pluck out loose fur.

It's really hard keeping up - some days she's her normal self, other days she just wants to sit near me but not be bothered. Just when I've decided that there's something wrong, and I should take her in to the vet, she starts jumping up into bed every evening and morning, and everything's OK.

On Sunday I had a meeting for the Scout group I'm taking to Scotland and didn't get Natasha into her cage soon enough. She ran under my bed and stayed there until all the Scouts and parents left, then came out - but she didn't want to go into her cage for some reason. She even left her bedtime snack uneaten. Monday morning I had to pick her up and put her in the cage - she wanted breakfast, but she'd run up to the cage door, look in, then run away. I have no idea what she was thinking, but by the time I got back from work she'd finished all her food and was back to normal. Go figure...

Anyway, I had time to take some pictures of her this morning while she was keeping me company in the computer room. Here they are.

"I'm sleepy, but I'm still listening to you"

Return envelopes - yum!

"Goin' somewhere good, Dad?"

Disapproving Natasha

 

[MikeScone]

It's "Black Friday", so what could be better than some more pictures of my beautiful black bunny?

"Yummy hay, Dad!"

A bunny on her balcony

Natasha and her stuffed friend, Borders MacBunny

Natasha on the ottoman...

... and jumping off again

 

[MikeScone]

Natasha was relaxing in the living room while I was watching Antiques Roadshow tonight. She was so zoned out, I couldn't resist getting out the camera and bothering her a bit with flashes...

Finally, the BIG yawn!

Scone always ignored the narrow little extension of his balcony I added to hold his water cooler, but Natasha loves it. She can sit on the end, right next to Dad's recliner.

There are two kinds of hay in her baskets, but she's got to see what's UNDERNEATH...

It's OK to relax, but always keep one ear on Dad - he might say "treat". You never know...

 

[MikeScone]

This blog's getting a bit long, and it's a new year... so it's time for Natasha to start a new blog!

From here, go to Natasha Rabbitova's 2012 Blog