Rusty
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WellI don't have her yet but I am absolutely bored out of my skull.
If you haven't met Rusty you can read about him in Rusty's corner. He is an absolute cutie and just loves to be pet, cuddled, and cheeeeeeeew..... What a bad boy. Well I thought that he might get lonely this year with my erratic university schedule so I convinced my parents to let me get Rusty agirlfriend.I have a friend that worksat the humane society and told me there was this perfect little lady forRustyand that Ishould adopt her because she is white with red eyes, and she has a higher potential of beingeuthanized than other rabbits because of her looks. So on sunday I broughtRusty in to the humane society andset up a datewith this lady, who's shelter name is Montie. They thought she was a boy and apparently the bunny volunteers are crazy, which I can totally see after being on this forum.Just kidding
Anyway,the two of themwere put in a room together, supervised by three people of course, and they kind of just sat there ignoringeach other. It was a room neither of them had ever been in so it wasthe perfect place for a first introduction.
Well Montie, now known as Akira,started exploring the roomanddigging atthe blankets when she finally came toRusty who was cowering in a corner lol. The two of them kind of justtouched each other's noses and Rusty thought he was going to be pet so he tried to put his head underneath Akira's. Well Akira wanted tobe petfirst so she put her head underneathRusty and so on and so on. This happened for a good 5 minutes until they split up again. Akira explored the room while Rusty slowly inchedaway from thecorner. They met up again and then they both started licking each other at the same time.Thishappened within 30 minutes. It was so great.After that Akira just binkied and ran laps for 10-15 minutes just going nuts and try to run by Rusty and get groomed and then run off again. It was so funny to see.
My friend and the bunny volunteer there both agreed that the session couldn't have gone better, but when the two of them told me that someone had been looking at her I had to ask if she wasonhold. They checked it out on the computer and there was no indication of her being on hold or that that person had actually comein, the lady had only called asking for a white red eyed female, so I asked to adopt her right away.
After signing all the papers they scheduled her spay for friday and they said if I wanted I could come in and see her whenever. Well I thought this would be a great idea to just strengthen their bondto make it easier when she comes hometo him. We ended up takingRusty in his cute little plaid carrier, which everyonegawked at lol,and visited her for 1-2 hours tuesday, wednesday and today. The sessions were just so fantastic. Theykind of played the first day but Akira wasmostly trying to humphim, which Rustyallowed. I guess that maybe if she shows dominance to him and he submits he might not be so bad to her when shecomes home. Well at least that iswhat I am hoping for.
Then next day went even better. They ran everywhere together, andshe kept trying to flop on him but he would hop away. I don't think he knows how to behave with another rabbitsince she is only 4months old. Anyway, shehumped him a few times and flopped onhimmore than a dozen times in the 2 hours and she binkied countless times, just racing around everything, binkying, and she even started running toward him in a chargingmanner and then binkying over him which was hilarious.Today went well although I only stayed about 45min so that she could restwell before her surgery. Apparently she has been really pooped since Rusty has been visiting hereveryday. Then again I can't blame her with all the binkying and laps she hasdone.
So right now I am just beingbored at home waiting for work to come and hoping she will do alright with her surgery tomorrow. My friend told me 2 rabbits have died in the past2 years and I've just been a little worried. I know the vets there are really good but I am still worried. She has even come around to my company since she willflop as soon as I pet her and she will let me rub her cheeks where she nearly falls asleep. I just hope she will be alright and that I can geteverything ready for her arrival.I still have to completely wash down Rusty's cage and puttowels instead, andbuild the second level inside the cage so that they can be together but separated just incase.
Too many things on my mind!!!
I will post pictures of the new cage design and the cute couple once she isfeeling ok and the cage is all done.
If you haven't met Rusty you can read about him in Rusty's corner. He is an absolute cutie and just loves to be pet, cuddled, and cheeeeeeeew..... What a bad boy. Well I thought that he might get lonely this year with my erratic university schedule so I convinced my parents to let me get Rusty agirlfriend.I have a friend that worksat the humane society and told me there was this perfect little lady forRustyand that Ishould adopt her because she is white with red eyes, and she has a higher potential of beingeuthanized than other rabbits because of her looks. So on sunday I broughtRusty in to the humane society andset up a datewith this lady, who's shelter name is Montie. They thought she was a boy and apparently the bunny volunteers are crazy, which I can totally see after being on this forum.Just kidding
Anyway,the two of themwere put in a room together, supervised by three people of course, and they kind of just sat there ignoringeach other. It was a room neither of them had ever been in so it wasthe perfect place for a first introduction. Well Montie, now known as Akira,started exploring the roomanddigging atthe blankets when she finally came toRusty who was cowering in a corner lol. The two of them kind of justtouched each other's noses and Rusty thought he was going to be pet so he tried to put his head underneath Akira's. Well Akira wanted tobe petfirst so she put her head underneathRusty and so on and so on. This happened for a good 5 minutes until they split up again. Akira explored the room while Rusty slowly inchedaway from thecorner. They met up again and then they both started licking each other at the same time.Thishappened within 30 minutes. It was so great.After that Akira just binkied and ran laps for 10-15 minutes just going nuts and try to run by Rusty and get groomed and then run off again. It was so funny to see.
My friend and the bunny volunteer there both agreed that the session couldn't have gone better, but when the two of them told me that someone had been looking at her I had to ask if she wasonhold. They checked it out on the computer and there was no indication of her being on hold or that that person had actually comein, the lady had only called asking for a white red eyed female, so I asked to adopt her right away.
After signing all the papers they scheduled her spay for friday and they said if I wanted I could come in and see her whenever. Well I thought this would be a great idea to just strengthen their bondto make it easier when she comes hometo him. We ended up takingRusty in his cute little plaid carrier, which everyonegawked at lol,and visited her for 1-2 hours tuesday, wednesday and today. The sessions were just so fantastic. Theykind of played the first day but Akira wasmostly trying to humphim, which Rustyallowed. I guess that maybe if she shows dominance to him and he submits he might not be so bad to her when shecomes home. Well at least that iswhat I am hoping for.
Then next day went even better. They ran everywhere together, andshe kept trying to flop on him but he would hop away. I don't think he knows how to behave with another rabbitsince she is only 4months old. Anyway, shehumped him a few times and flopped onhimmore than a dozen times in the 2 hours and she binkied countless times, just racing around everything, binkying, and she even started running toward him in a chargingmanner and then binkying over him which was hilarious.Today went well although I only stayed about 45min so that she could restwell before her surgery. Apparently she has been really pooped since Rusty has been visiting hereveryday. Then again I can't blame her with all the binkying and laps she hasdone.
So right now I am just beingbored at home waiting for work to come and hoping she will do alright with her surgery tomorrow. My friend told me 2 rabbits have died in the past2 years and I've just been a little worried. I know the vets there are really good but I am still worried. She has even come around to my company since she willflop as soon as I pet her and she will let me rub her cheeks where she nearly falls asleep. I just hope she will be alright and that I can geteverything ready for her arrival.I still have to completely wash down Rusty's cage and puttowels instead, andbuild the second level inside the cage so that they can be together but separated just incase.
Too many things on my mind!!!
I will post pictures of the new cage design and the cute couple once she isfeeling ok and the cage is all done.
