Dragonrain
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[/align][align=center]Happy 2011!![/align][align=center]Welcome to my 2011 blog! Here are links to my past blogs:[/align][align=center]The Bunhalla Buns 2009[/align][align=center]The Bunhalla Bunnies 2010[/align][align=center]Sorry about any broken links/missing photos in my old blogs - at the end of every year I sort through and reorganize/back up my pictures and clean through my photobucket account.
Here is a link to my personal blog, where I usually post copies of my pet articles that I write for Examiner.com, as well as occasional updates on my life and/or my pets. It's a work in progress right now, the layout will eventually be overhauled, but this is where I'll probably be doing most of my blogging now:
Paw Print[/align][align=center]Most people reading this probably already know all about me and my pets, but I'll reintroduce everyone for any newbies! My name is Michelle, Chell or Chelle for short. I have a bachelors of science degree in biology and concentrated in wildlife and environmental management. Since Oct. 2010 I've been working as a freelance writer, mostly writing articles about animals and pet care, and am also working on writing what will hopefully eventually be my first published book. I live with my fiance Chris! We've been engaged for a bit over a year now, dating for almost 10 years! I met him when I was only 15. He's a great guy. He works as a video game designer/art directer/artist.
Chris and I live in northern NJ, right outside of NYC, with our small zoo! We currently have 9 very spoiled pets, who I will introduce here. We unfortunately had two casualties in 2010, Rolo our Japanese trapdoor snail passed in the beginning of the year, and our 3 year old comet goldfish Ike passed away on Nov.26th, 2010.
I'll start by reintroducing my rabbits, since this is a rabbit forum afterall! These are the inhabitants of Bunhalla, aka our bunny room! Yes, my bunnies have their own room. They have a 3 story cage, but the doors are always open and they have free range of their room, as well as our apartment when I'm home to keep an eye on them.[/align][align=center]
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Birthday: Nov.26th, 2006
Adoption day: Aug. 13th, 2007[/align][align=center]Barnaby is a 4 year old neutered male tort lionhead. We adopted him in 2007 when he was only 8 months old. He was very shy and timid, and wasn't in very good shape when we adopted him, but now he is happy and healthy, and will even run up to me to beg for treats. He's a complete different rabbit then the shy guy he was when we got him - it took me over a year just to convince him to trust me enough to take treats out of my hand. Barnaby is only about 2.5 lbs, but his long fur makes him look a lot bigger! Barnaby is an old soul. He is calm and very smart - a perfect little gentleman. He has learned to trust me and my fiance, but still prefers the company of rabbits and other animals over that of humans. He gets along really well with our dog! One of Barnaby's favorite things to do is to lounge on our couch and watch TV. He is a really picky eater, but seems to be getting better with that. We got through 2010 without him having a single bout of stasis! He likes playing with toys, especially stuffed animals (his favorite toy is a stuffed animal lobster), unpeeled willow toys, and box forts!
[/align][align=center]Birthday: March 1st, 2007
Adoption Day: Jan. 18th, 2009
[/align][align=center]Berry is a 3 year old spayed female broken black holland lop. I adopted her and her brother Ziggy on Jan.18th, 2009, from a women who posted about them in the rescue section of this forum! Berry is the only female rabbit I've ever owned. I was always afraid to get a female, because I had heard stories of them being moody and not as friendly as males. Boy has Berry proved that stereotype wrong! Berry is such a sweetheart. I'd say her most distinguishing feature is her ears. She has ear control, so she can hold her ears up, to the side, or have them floppy. In Jan. 2010 Berry had a stroke. We thought for sure that we where going to loss her, but she proved to be a fighter. Looking at her today, almost a year later, you wouldn't think anything was ever wrong with her. She is slightly unsteady on her left front leg, and is now blind in her left eye, but she doesn't let any of that bother her one bit. She is a sweet, happy, binky bunny who loves snuggling with me, our dog, or either of her bunny brothers. She is very girly and enjoys being brushed and groomed. Berry is our miracle bunny and we are so happy to have her here with us.
Birthday: April 1st, 2007
Adoption Day: Jan. 18th, 2009
Ziggy is a neutered male 3 year old broken blue holland lop. We adopted him with Berry, they came as a bonded pair. He loves his sister Berry but can be a bit cranky towards Barnaby at times. Ziggy is my trouble maker. He commonly finds ways to escape from our bunny room so that he can run around the apartment. He loves chasing our dog (the dog isn't afraid of him, it's a game to them both)! He's my most photogenic bunny, often making funny faces and posing for the camera! Ziggy has some litter box issues that we've been attempting to work on. He's really a rather (or I guess I should say VERY) messy rabbit. It seems like everywhere he goes, he leaves a hurricane of mess and destruction behind him! But he's friendly (although he despises being picked up), adventurous, and fun. He loves toys! Especially things he can pick up and throw around. Ziggy even plays fetch, and catch with small toys, and always seems to be inventing fun little games of his own.
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[/align][align=center]I'm going to split this up and introduce my other pets in another post, this one is getting long![/align]
Here is a link to my personal blog, where I usually post copies of my pet articles that I write for Examiner.com, as well as occasional updates on my life and/or my pets. It's a work in progress right now, the layout will eventually be overhauled, but this is where I'll probably be doing most of my blogging now:
Paw Print[/align][align=center]Most people reading this probably already know all about me and my pets, but I'll reintroduce everyone for any newbies! My name is Michelle, Chell or Chelle for short. I have a bachelors of science degree in biology and concentrated in wildlife and environmental management. Since Oct. 2010 I've been working as a freelance writer, mostly writing articles about animals and pet care, and am also working on writing what will hopefully eventually be my first published book. I live with my fiance Chris! We've been engaged for a bit over a year now, dating for almost 10 years! I met him when I was only 15. He's a great guy. He works as a video game designer/art directer/artist.
Chris and I live in northern NJ, right outside of NYC, with our small zoo! We currently have 9 very spoiled pets, who I will introduce here. We unfortunately had two casualties in 2010, Rolo our Japanese trapdoor snail passed in the beginning of the year, and our 3 year old comet goldfish Ike passed away on Nov.26th, 2010.
I'll start by reintroducing my rabbits, since this is a rabbit forum afterall! These are the inhabitants of Bunhalla, aka our bunny room! Yes, my bunnies have their own room. They have a 3 story cage, but the doors are always open and they have free range of their room, as well as our apartment when I'm home to keep an eye on them.[/align][align=center]
Birthday: Nov.26th, 2006
Adoption day: Aug. 13th, 2007[/align][align=center]Barnaby is a 4 year old neutered male tort lionhead. We adopted him in 2007 when he was only 8 months old. He was very shy and timid, and wasn't in very good shape when we adopted him, but now he is happy and healthy, and will even run up to me to beg for treats. He's a complete different rabbit then the shy guy he was when we got him - it took me over a year just to convince him to trust me enough to take treats out of my hand. Barnaby is only about 2.5 lbs, but his long fur makes him look a lot bigger! Barnaby is an old soul. He is calm and very smart - a perfect little gentleman. He has learned to trust me and my fiance, but still prefers the company of rabbits and other animals over that of humans. He gets along really well with our dog! One of Barnaby's favorite things to do is to lounge on our couch and watch TV. He is a really picky eater, but seems to be getting better with that. We got through 2010 without him having a single bout of stasis! He likes playing with toys, especially stuffed animals (his favorite toy is a stuffed animal lobster), unpeeled willow toys, and box forts!
[/align][align=center]Birthday: March 1st, 2007
Adoption Day: Jan. 18th, 2009
[/align][align=center]Berry is a 3 year old spayed female broken black holland lop. I adopted her and her brother Ziggy on Jan.18th, 2009, from a women who posted about them in the rescue section of this forum! Berry is the only female rabbit I've ever owned. I was always afraid to get a female, because I had heard stories of them being moody and not as friendly as males. Boy has Berry proved that stereotype wrong! Berry is such a sweetheart. I'd say her most distinguishing feature is her ears. She has ear control, so she can hold her ears up, to the side, or have them floppy. In Jan. 2010 Berry had a stroke. We thought for sure that we where going to loss her, but she proved to be a fighter. Looking at her today, almost a year later, you wouldn't think anything was ever wrong with her. She is slightly unsteady on her left front leg, and is now blind in her left eye, but she doesn't let any of that bother her one bit. She is a sweet, happy, binky bunny who loves snuggling with me, our dog, or either of her bunny brothers. She is very girly and enjoys being brushed and groomed. Berry is our miracle bunny and we are so happy to have her here with us.
Birthday: April 1st, 2007
Adoption Day: Jan. 18th, 2009
Ziggy is a neutered male 3 year old broken blue holland lop. We adopted him with Berry, they came as a bonded pair. He loves his sister Berry but can be a bit cranky towards Barnaby at times. Ziggy is my trouble maker. He commonly finds ways to escape from our bunny room so that he can run around the apartment. He loves chasing our dog (the dog isn't afraid of him, it's a game to them both)! He's my most photogenic bunny, often making funny faces and posing for the camera! Ziggy has some litter box issues that we've been attempting to work on. He's really a rather (or I guess I should say VERY) messy rabbit. It seems like everywhere he goes, he leaves a hurricane of mess and destruction behind him! But he's friendly (although he despises being picked up), adventurous, and fun. He loves toys! Especially things he can pick up and throw around. Ziggy even plays fetch, and catch with small toys, and always seems to be inventing fun little games of his own.
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[/align][align=center]I'm going to split this up and introduce my other pets in another post, this one is getting long![/align]