Whiskeylousmama
Well-Known Member
OOOh a bunny blog...
Okay, first things first. One day I woke up, and said, I want a bunny. I did not know the first thing about bunnies, so I spent two weeks online reading. When I decided that a bunny was indeed for me, I picked a breed, and started looking. I found a nice breeder not far from my house, who seemed to know everyone of my friends...
She had a litter of French Angoras due in about 2 weeks, and told me she would reserve one, so I started looking into "cages". Yuck! They were all so tiny, and ugly, and even though I planned on letting the bunny runsupervised when I was home, I couldn't bear to see one locked up in such a tiny thing, and I hated the idea of something so Ugly in my livingroom. So between my roommate and I, we designed a beautifulhouse, 36" x 48" and two stories, (with the porch the whole thing is 48" x 48") Now 4' x 4' x 3' high doesn't seem too big, until you see it... holy moly... we had to take off the sliding patio door to get the thing into the house, and that was before we put the roof on, so if I move, It'll be an aventure getting it out... We may have to take off both sliding doors, and make sure I move somewhere with a similar door!
Well, I decided on the name Whiskey, because I thought it was so cute, and I am a bartender, so it fit. With a name already picked out, I decided it would be cool to decorate the bunny mansion as an old distillery. I like it, what do you think?
Whiskey Lou was born May 11th 2007, out of a litter of 8. Her mother was a blue french, and her daddy was a chestnut french. Cute little buggers.
I brought Whiskey home in July, and she moved into the mansion. Talk about a spoiled bunny! She is an odd duck, er rabbit, because she loves to cuddle me when I carry her around! I don't do it often, but occasionally I will take her for a "walk" to the mailbox. ( really I just carry her with me.) Well about 3 weeks ago, the mail lady saw me there with Whiskey Lou, and she chatted with me, and petted Whiskey, then told me about the stray rabbit in town. Stray rabbit? We can't have that! Find her! She told me the story, she says a lady she works with at the post office, her niece breeds rabbits for 4-h, or raises or whatever, and she got tired of this one, and let it go. Well it was the weekend of the firemans picnic, just a block or two away from the yard and garden my stray friend frequented, so with all the noise, no one saw her for about a week, but I gave my number to the mail lady, and she called me one thursday (exactly two weeks ago today). She says, I see your rabbit! I stopped at the house, where it was seen, who also happens to be the girls other aunt. I knocked on the door, and the aunts husband answered. He was very helpful, and showed me where the bunny liked to hang out. He said it was tame, but it had been outside to long, it wouldn't let you get very close. He suggested I place a live trap in his wifes flower bed, and told me he would watch out for it.
The next morning, My mail lady called again. Your rabbit is waiting to be picked up! I was so happy! It is a young English Spot, such a sweetie, and a cuddler. yesterday was her first vet visit, and I have a healthy baby girl! We had a slight flea problem at first, but a vet recommended flea/tick spray did the trick, and also brought out a tick I didn't see. Ever since I pulled that tick out of her leg, she had loved me even more! I named her Seltzer, because of her ever emerging bubbly personality, and it goes so well with Whiskey!
Today, now that I know for sure she was a she, and healthy, I let whiskey and seltzer play together. There was no biting, no mounting, though Whiskey did sit on seltzer, but over all, they were amazing together! They played some Tag together, then retreated back into Whiskeys mansion. After a couple of spays it will become Whiskey and Seltzers mansion, but it's good to know they both like it!
Okay, first things first. One day I woke up, and said, I want a bunny. I did not know the first thing about bunnies, so I spent two weeks online reading. When I decided that a bunny was indeed for me, I picked a breed, and started looking. I found a nice breeder not far from my house, who seemed to know everyone of my friends...
She had a litter of French Angoras due in about 2 weeks, and told me she would reserve one, so I started looking into "cages". Yuck! They were all so tiny, and ugly, and even though I planned on letting the bunny runsupervised when I was home, I couldn't bear to see one locked up in such a tiny thing, and I hated the idea of something so Ugly in my livingroom. So between my roommate and I, we designed a beautifulhouse, 36" x 48" and two stories, (with the porch the whole thing is 48" x 48") Now 4' x 4' x 3' high doesn't seem too big, until you see it... holy moly... we had to take off the sliding patio door to get the thing into the house, and that was before we put the roof on, so if I move, It'll be an aventure getting it out... We may have to take off both sliding doors, and make sure I move somewhere with a similar door!
Well, I decided on the name Whiskey, because I thought it was so cute, and I am a bartender, so it fit. With a name already picked out, I decided it would be cool to decorate the bunny mansion as an old distillery. I like it, what do you think?
Whiskey Lou was born May 11th 2007, out of a litter of 8. Her mother was a blue french, and her daddy was a chestnut french. Cute little buggers.
I brought Whiskey home in July, and she moved into the mansion. Talk about a spoiled bunny! She is an odd duck, er rabbit, because she loves to cuddle me when I carry her around! I don't do it often, but occasionally I will take her for a "walk" to the mailbox. ( really I just carry her with me.) Well about 3 weeks ago, the mail lady saw me there with Whiskey Lou, and she chatted with me, and petted Whiskey, then told me about the stray rabbit in town. Stray rabbit? We can't have that! Find her! She told me the story, she says a lady she works with at the post office, her niece breeds rabbits for 4-h, or raises or whatever, and she got tired of this one, and let it go. Well it was the weekend of the firemans picnic, just a block or two away from the yard and garden my stray friend frequented, so with all the noise, no one saw her for about a week, but I gave my number to the mail lady, and she called me one thursday (exactly two weeks ago today). She says, I see your rabbit! I stopped at the house, where it was seen, who also happens to be the girls other aunt. I knocked on the door, and the aunts husband answered. He was very helpful, and showed me where the bunny liked to hang out. He said it was tame, but it had been outside to long, it wouldn't let you get very close. He suggested I place a live trap in his wifes flower bed, and told me he would watch out for it.
The next morning, My mail lady called again. Your rabbit is waiting to be picked up! I was so happy! It is a young English Spot, such a sweetie, and a cuddler. yesterday was her first vet visit, and I have a healthy baby girl! We had a slight flea problem at first, but a vet recommended flea/tick spray did the trick, and also brought out a tick I didn't see. Ever since I pulled that tick out of her leg, she had loved me even more! I named her Seltzer, because of her ever emerging bubbly personality, and it goes so well with Whiskey!
Today, now that I know for sure she was a she, and healthy, I let whiskey and seltzer play together. There was no biting, no mounting, though Whiskey did sit on seltzer, but over all, they were amazing together! They played some Tag together, then retreated back into Whiskeys mansion. After a couple of spays it will become Whiskey and Seltzers mansion, but it's good to know they both like it!
