jeanluc_pippen_merry
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My first bunny was a little mini cashmere lop i named Jean-luc Picard (pictured below). I had been researching bunnies for a few months before finally deciding to get one. What i really wanted was a Newfoundland Landseer, but as they usually cost $3,000+ along with the fact that there aren't any landseer breeders in Australia, the possibility of me getting the newfie i wanted was looking pretty bleak. I remember talking to a friend about it one day, and how finding a landseer pup in Australia for sale was almost an impossibility. She knew i really wanted a pet, something to love and spoil, she said "what about a bunny?". I looked at her with a "wtf... why would i want a giant furry rat as a pet" kind of expression on my face. "Yeah right" i said to her... "a rabbit? HA!".
I should mention that i have actually wanted a python pet since i was a kid, and i had always thought of rabbits as being food, not that i ever ate rabbit, but i knew it was a common source of protein for people as well as other animals, so it never occurred to me that they might make good companions.
Anyway, the next day i decided to check out the pet section on gumtree.com to see if there were any newfies or any of my other favourite dogs for sale, and despite having chosen the dog/puppy section, i came across a listing for a rabbit. It was for a little mini lop bunny. It was much cuter than the bunnies i was accustomed to seeing. A rabbit to me had pointy ears, so i was surprised and intrigued to find one with floppy ears. Out of curiosity, i decided to check out the listing. There were more pics inside and i was sold instantly on their cuteness! At this point i was thinking to myself how i have been missing out on having an adorable little full ball with floppy ears my whole life!
I didn't buy that one, though. I don't like doing anything without knowing what im getting myself into first, so i spent the next few months reading about rabbits before finally deciding around 2 months later that i had to have one. I spent the next 2 weeks searching for rabbit breeders, seeing what was available. Of course i thought they were all adorable, but it wasn't until i came across a breeders ad for a mini cashmere litter that i finally found one i wanted to bring home. I don't remember 100% for sure, but i think there were around 5-6 in the litter, and out of those i picked 3 or 4, the first on the list being my favourite. She got back to me saying that all but 1 had already been sold, and my heart sank because i knew there was no way that the one i wanted wouldn't have been sold. And when she told me which one was still available, i was over the moon!!!! I couldn't believe that our of all those bunnies that the only one left was the one i wanted!
As soon as i saw him i knew we were meant to be together. And we were.:hugsquish:
I should mention that i have actually wanted a python pet since i was a kid, and i had always thought of rabbits as being food, not that i ever ate rabbit, but i knew it was a common source of protein for people as well as other animals, so it never occurred to me that they might make good companions.
Anyway, the next day i decided to check out the pet section on gumtree.com to see if there were any newfies or any of my other favourite dogs for sale, and despite having chosen the dog/puppy section, i came across a listing for a rabbit. It was for a little mini lop bunny. It was much cuter than the bunnies i was accustomed to seeing. A rabbit to me had pointy ears, so i was surprised and intrigued to find one with floppy ears. Out of curiosity, i decided to check out the listing. There were more pics inside and i was sold instantly on their cuteness! At this point i was thinking to myself how i have been missing out on having an adorable little full ball with floppy ears my whole life!
I didn't buy that one, though. I don't like doing anything without knowing what im getting myself into first, so i spent the next few months reading about rabbits before finally deciding around 2 months later that i had to have one. I spent the next 2 weeks searching for rabbit breeders, seeing what was available. Of course i thought they were all adorable, but it wasn't until i came across a breeders ad for a mini cashmere litter that i finally found one i wanted to bring home. I don't remember 100% for sure, but i think there were around 5-6 in the litter, and out of those i picked 3 or 4, the first on the list being my favourite. She got back to me saying that all but 1 had already been sold, and my heart sank because i knew there was no way that the one i wanted wouldn't have been sold. And when she told me which one was still available, i was over the moon!!!! I couldn't believe that our of all those bunnies that the only one left was the one i wanted!
As soon as i saw him i knew we were meant to be together. And we were.:hugsquish: